What is YOUR DEAL?

Irritable is an understatement. I am so grouchy it's not even laughable. I guess the grumpy hadn't had the opportunity to really be released over the span of the last 8 months. I’ve just been so stinkin’ excited about this “bay-buh”. At one point, Brent asked if I was sure I was pregnant because I hadn't been that emotional yet, and I think that was around 5 months along. But something happened in the last month or so and it’s not “emotional”. It’s like I’ve grown fangs. But I haven’t. Still, be certain I need to exercise the demons (link).

Clearly, I'm going to deal with some mood-swings. But I don’t know if school starting and the resulting drain of my children’s painfully slow adjustment to it are what trigger this wish I could STOP ALL THE WHINING… AND THE TALKING… AND THE GRIPING… AND THE BICKERING… AND THE DRAGGY HOMEWORK… AND THE FALL SPORTS PRACTICES… AND THE RIGID BEDTIME NECESSITY… AND THE TALKING BACK… AND THE CRYING!! THE STUPID CRYING that has gone on in the family in the 7 and under crowd because we can’t find the spelling word-list SOMEONE is responsible for keeping track of, or because we can't find socks! I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE SOCK DEMAND! And so again with the crying. I'll put five pair of the guys’ socks away the day before and it seems they must be those people who sleep-eat, but they’re eating socks.

Really, what is WITH SMALL PEOPLE WHO DON’T KEEP THEIR IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME SO THEY’RE IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME WE GO TO FIND THEM IN THAT SAME PLACE!?!? Every time. I know this is what kids do. I know. Who are we kidding - this is what grown men around me do. It just doesn’t make me any more patient when there’s CRYING AND DISRESPECT AND STORMING OFF about it [not including Brent in that part].
I guess I should stop here. It’s probably more draining to be the one reading my venting, but it was so necessary. I can’t seem to find much to keep the steam from spewing forcefully out of my ears sometimes.

Okay. I feel better. We have Oreos. I never buy Oreos. But I did. And they’re going to taste great.