It’s gone… Violet has completely given up her nap. Quiet time has failed. Her room is right next to Graham’s. It is physically impossible for a 3-year-old (at least this one) to play quietly alone for any longer than 5 minutes. (What can I do aside from duct taping her mouth or tying her to a tree in the front yard?) And so she wakes him up. And so he screams angrily for the rest of the afternoon. And so she punches him. And so I flip out, scream and stick my head in the freezer. Whee!
So. From about 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., I’m Mommy. No meal break. No coffee break. No listening to the radio in the car during the commute. No checking email or twitter or blogging. Exhausting isn’t a strong enough word.
I have an hour at night after all the chores are done. But by then I can’t string together a coherent sentence. Yeah. No time to post.
(By the way, Violet just fell asleep on the living room floor (clearly still needs a nap), which is why I am able to dash this out.)
You need so need a break! Have you thought about enrolling her in a preschool a couple days a week? I think we are going to put Abhi in Jackie’s School at the beginning of the year and I am pretty sure they have a part-time and Mother’s Day out option. They had dance, karate, and gymnastic classes (get that energy out, lol). *hugs*
Yeah, I actually put V in a 2 morning dance MDO a couple weeks ago. She seems to love it. But Graham is a bit too young still. That’s why I have a babysitter 4 hours a week. Because I do have to do stuff like get a haircut and go to the dentist every so often.
Oh honey, you’re speaking my language. The only breaks I get are when I am at my part time job. I actually think you have it worse than I do–at least my hubby gets home by 6:30 p.m.
Wow, Cheris, sounds rough. Um, but they get older and wiser? I know, little consolation…can’t wait to see you in October