Calgon, Take Me Away!

Seriously!? How many times does one child have to be reprimanded, talked to, reminded, spanked, etc. for the same offense? I know I'm dealing with a three year old and they are by nature unreasonable, but throw in a bubble-headed seven year old as well and it's like trying to pull apart two cats that are fighting AND wearing Velcro suits.

Point in case, I'm trying to get everyone to clean up the toys/Play Doh, dress themselves (b/c my kids think underwear only IS dressed) and in the car to go to the park. I have to push, remind, push, remind and even put someone in the corner for pulling hair. What should take one or two askings and all of fifteen minutes (at a maximum) has turned into forty minutes of hassle and punishments, ending with us not going to the park at all. My guess is that Zach is overtired from several days with no nap and him waking up at 5:40 this morning scared of the lion in his room. We put him back in bed, but within twenty minutes he was right back in our room. So - hopefully he's upstairs catching a quick nap and then we can go to the park as originally planned.

I know this post is going back on my "no complaining about the kids" rule, but DANG! On the rough days, my kids make shock therapy and a sedative look like a day at the spa.

Update: I was searching for some Scriptures to help me feel better and stumbled upon God's Blog. Hey - did you know God's on the superhighway? Funny how the Scriptures are always there for me when I need them in a specific way! Check it out...

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