My Day

This was a Monday I could have done without. I am venting so be prepared....Everything was hard today. Everything went wrong. Pete forgot how to pee in the potty. He was fussy and needy most of the day. Jamie woke up with a runny nose, mosquito bites all over her, a yeast infection and diarrhea. She took a horrible morning nap and woke up crying. Pete wouldn't eat anything I gave him. He kept asking to go outside but we can't go outside because he gets eaten alive by mosquitoes. All day was like this. It seemed like it was one thing after another. And the weather, oh the crappy weather here. I think it has rained like 10 out of the last 14 days. I went to the gym to get a break, was late for my class, Pete was screaming crying when I dropped him off the the childcare area and I had no energy to exercise once I got started. I should have just stayed home. Traffic was horrible and the construction around here is driving me crazy. There are mosquitoes in my house and I cannot protect my kids from them when they are in our living space. I cleaned up three pees on the floor, 2 diarrhea diapers and the granola bar Pete took apart bit by bit and threw on the kitchen floor. Today was frustrating, trying and emotionally and physically draining. At one point I just walked away and laid down on my bed. Pete followed me, "Mommy, up! Mommy up!" Later I went into the bathroom, closed the door, shed a few tears and rejoined my kids before they could get into trouble. These days are few and far between but when they happen they take everything out of me. I was a terrible mom today. It was a terrible day and I was a terrible mom. So, I am going to bed and tomorrow will be better.

Here are a couple of pics I took today. As hard as today was, Jamie was still really cute. :)

She is not quite as helpful as Pete when it comes to unloading the dishwasher. She picks up the silverware and drops them on the ground.