today, was a good day.
but really really hard.

the kids were acting up worse than usual.
littlest decided to throw the biggest tantrum in the HISTORY of tantrums.......
in the middle of the grocery store.

i dealt with it well....

oldest was up to her tricks of holding my nose...and tickling...etc.
usually i just get exasperated, and frustrated
but i dealt with it......
she didn't believe me that i could make her stop.....but i held her until she stopped.

then they decided that they weren't going to clear the table.
normally i would just say whatever.....
but i'm SICK of it....so....
i told them if they didn't have the table cleared in time...then apparently they weren't hungry and that just meant i didn't have to cook!

well......they didn't like that one bit...and cleared the table with only a minute or two to spare.

whew.....

so we had dinner....and it was oldests bath time.
got her in the bath.
then helped the other two into their pajamas.....by then it was time to help her with her hair.
she absolutely REFUSED to let me wash her hair.
so i told her she had to stay in there till her hair was washed......even if her water got cold first.
she apparently didn't believe me...and started splashin me like crazy.
so i'm completely soaked, and the bathroom floor is completely soaked.
so i go out and tell her that she has to clean the bathroom floor before she leaves the bathroom....it's a pretty HUGE mess.

she doesn't believe me.
so i read stories to the other two and tuck them in.....and finally she's ready to let me wash her hair......her bath water is gettin cold.
so i help her get dried off....and all that......and she cries and cries cause i won't let her out of the bathroom till the floor is mopped up....
i gave her a bunch of towels and stuff.

anyway, she finally got it done.
and got to bed.

anyway, it's been a long day.
but i didn't get exasperated like i usually do.
i kept my cool and just dealt with it all.

so, i'm proud of myself......
but god what a day.