I used to love spring break.
I loved spring break as a kid.
I loved spring break as a teacher.
As a stay-at-home mom?
Not so much.
I am completely and utterly exhausted from last week. AKA Spring Break. I barely had time to shave my legs and pluck eyebrow hairs, let alone do my usual blog reading/writing. I never realized how much I benefited from my usual routine with the kids: School/Gym daycare drop-off, workout, shower, lunch, preschool pick up, naps {insert reading/writing/Tweeting time}, playtime, dinner, bath, and then bed time {AKA the best time of day}.
During spring break, there is no routine.
No routine and I don’t do well together.
I am planner. I am an organizer. I like my routine.
Apparently my kids also thrive under our usual routine as well because last week with no routine and not the regular schedule…..NIGHTMARE. I was trying to decide what was the worst from last week, what actually made me want to pack a college style spring break bag and head on down to Cancun.
Perhaps it was my kids sleeping habits?
My kids are great sleepers. 12 hours every night. In fact, sometimes I have to wake Sadie up to get ready for school. For some reason, last week they thought it would be a good idea to wake up between 6:00-6:30am. They are usually up between 7:00-7:30am. Ummmm…so not cool with me. I needed that extra hour of sleep, especially since I had them all day… everyday with NO break. And to top it off- they were NOT napping. Seriously hanging out singing and talking like crazy people during nap time. It’s like they were high on some crazy spring break air or something.
Perhaps it was Sadie’s new pre-teen attitude?
Sadie, while usually very sweet and cute, has developed this attitude. You know the one I am talking about ~
Me: “Sadie can you please take your shoes and sweater into your room?”
Sadie: “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
She has also started telling little white lies which drive me totally and completely insane.
Me: “Sadie, did you draw on the wall with your markers?”
Sadie: “No! Tyler did it!”
Me: “Umm…you are the one holding the marker and Tyler is in his room.”
Sadie: “Tyler did it.”
Or how about this one:
Josh: “Sadie, please don’t squirt Tyler with the hose. This is your warning. Next time you squirt him, you will go into a timeout.”
{Sadie proceeds to squirt Tyler again with the hose.}
Josh: “Okay Sadie, timeout!”
Sadie: “Fine Daddy!!! I guess I am not part of this family anymore!!!!!!!!”
{Josh, scratching head…..say wha??}
Perhaps it was the barfing incident?
Apparently Tyler gets carsick now. We were driving down a mountain/windy road when Sadie informs me that Tyler has just thrown up everywhere. WHAT?!??!?!?! Fan-****-ing-tastic. My favorite thing to deal with….barf. I had nothing to clean it up with in the car, so I continued driving all the way home, with my head out of the window because the stench was just horrific. Once home, I got Sadie out of the car, all of our gear and then went back for Tyler.
When I tell you this barf was everywhere…I mean EVERYWHERE. In his hair, on his face, on his hands, on his shirt, on his pants, on his socks and shoes, on the straps of his car seat, on the fabric of his car seat, down in the cracks of the car seat where the straps come through…..and even on the actual protection foam underneath everything. I kid you not. EVERYWHERE.
So I stripped his ass down in the driveway, stuck him inside with Sadie and proceeded to take the entire car seat apart and hose it down along with all of this clothes. I watched as the barf chunks flowed down the driveway and onto the sidewalk. Sorry neighbors!
I must have made quite a scene because my lovely neighbors delivered me a bottle of wine later that evening claiming they thought I needed it. LOVE them!
Perhaps it was Tyler’s Diaper Digging?
Remember how I told you the kids were not napping? Well, Tyler found something much more amusing to do in his crib. I call it diaper digging. I went into his room an hour after I had put him down for his nap to bust him for not napping. I sniffed. Poop! So that is why he was not napping! I turned the light to his room on.
What I saw was one of the most horrific things I have ever seen.
Poop- across the rail of the crib.
Poop- spread all over his sheet (I have pictures but will spare you the image).
Poop- all over every stuffed animal and blanket in his crib.
Poop- all over his clothes.
Poop- THROWN out of the crib.
Poop- in his hair.
One place the poop was not- his hands. Which can only mean one thing:
Oh dear lord he licked his hands clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I mention he did this 2 DAYS IN A ROW??!!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!
Needless to say, Tyler now gets put down for his nap in zip up PJ’s put on backwards.
{So, how was your spring break? Did it make you want to jet off to Cancun as well?}
Oh I’d say you need a bit more of a prize than a bottle of wine! Ugh what a crazy week!
A larger prize would be nice.
Oh crap (no pun intended) what a week!
Not only do I want to jet off to Cancun, I’m bringing you with me. You SO deserve it.
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Sherri….I love you.
Oh my word. I gagged. I hope he cleaned his hands on the sheets. Yup. There was no licking. Nope.
Keyona’s last blog All I Need Is A Frame
That is what I am hoping as well…but I will never know!
My spring break hasn’t been much of a break either. I don’t know what has gotten into my kids, but I’ve been contemplating leaving for work early, like 6 hours early. Thank goodness this week is almost better.
Rachel’s last blog Wordless Wednesday
6 hours early sounds like an excellent plan!
Oh.Dear.God. I thought I’d been having a tough time. Virtual hugs and virtual bottle of wines coming your way!
Poop has been a central theme in my life his week when I got featured in World’s Worst Moms about a poopy story. Haha! But yours with the diaper digging is no laughing matter…..
Alison@Mama Wants This’s last blog The Bond Family heartbreak
O..M..G!!! So that was what you were up to last week! Holy smokes!!!! Glad you ended the week with a real she-bang!
I thought my spring break was bad. Your’s was terrible. If I was you I would hire a babysitter next year and go on vacation without the kids.
Jessica’s last blog Grandma’s Birthday
I now know why so many parents take their kids on vacation during spring break.
I am exhausted from reading your post! Ha!! I can so relate. It is 1:45 AM and I need to go to sleep right now! I know tomorrow there will be no time for blog reading, really. My life seems a lot like yours. It’s like Spring Break is all the time lately. I miss my routine! You made me crave it.
Poop.
Eek!!! Sounds like one LONG week! We are on Spring Break this week, but have(so far!!), been poop on the walls free.
Lindsay’s last blog Wordless Wednesday
I agree, Spring Break is evil!
But you definitely take the cake on the most evil.
Holy what a traumatic “vacation”!! Sounds more like torture!! Teen attitude…scary. Our oldest is now 12 and just starting to give us some…he’s a boy; I think you’re in for a tougher time with a girl!!! The car sickness thing…I have to plead the 5th; I do it too, makes hubby mad (not the puking all over myself; just the nausea and complaining!) I think you need a good nap and a nice glass of wine….or a spa day…whichever!!
I am dying: “I watched as the barf chunks flowed down the driveway and onto the sidewalk.” Bwahahaha!
I am dead: “Oh dear lord he licked his hands clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Oh, my.
I can barely type through these tears of laughter.
I am so sorry, my friend. But this is gold.
Oh my gosh…I have heard of this poop catastrophe happening! I’m so sorry…I probably would’ve just walked out and cried. I don’t think there is enough wine in the world to make that ok!
Elena’s last blog Super Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Bless your soul. I am so mad with my children right now, but I am gonna blow it off because my day is so much better than yours. I would bring you another bottle of wine if I could.
OMG OMG HAHAHA I am laughing so hard I hate to say that but 1st what is with you and your family and bodily “ejections”! Someday you will catch a break! And 2nd you really do need a vacation! Cancun or bust!!!!
Erin’s last blog Something out of Anything
OMG, I just wrote a blog post about spring break, as we’re in the midst of it right now and the kids are going nuts with no routine. I actually just forked out $30 for them to go to the local jumper house place while I sit here on my ass on my laptop enjoying the free wi-fi because i was THAT desperate for peace and quiet. Not exactly the type of peace and quiet I was looking for but I’ll take it.
I remember my daughter digging in her diaper one day when she was a baby…and yeah the smell hits you first and then you turn on the lights and you instantly wish you could stick your head in the oven, right?
Helene’s last blog Can someone just shoot me now
OMG. We had a few poop incidents like that and they completely grossed me out.
Our spring break starts tomorrow. I’m not looking forward to it.
Shell’s last blog How to Get Your Kids to Let You Sleep In
Oh wow – that is awful. The poop part especially. I am also not a fan of Spring Break if we are just spending it at home.
tracy’s last blog If Erica Kane was my Mother and other Favorites
That sounds, well I’m just going to drop the nicey nice and say it, terrible. That sounds terrible. Should we start a “Mommy deserves a drink” tally for BlogHer? Or maybe we should wait to start keeping track of that so that we are actually coherent while at the conference.
Catherine’s last blog Grilled Dijon Herb Chicken
This week has killed me. KILLED ME. I need a freaking Spring Break of my own to recover.
Now that is an excellent idea. Let’s meet in Mexico for margaritas!
I’m only one day in and I’m already losing it. This scares me. Poop painting has to be the worst thing ever. Boys are gross.
Well said- boys are gross.
Oh good grief! You have really had a rough week! Praying that Monday will hit super fast to get you back into the routine! (I am the very same way – get me out of a routine and I am a mess!)
Paula@Simply Sandwich’s last blog Ear Plugs Plueeeze
It is forever the mystery of the universe – why do kids wake up so early when they don’t have to, but they are complete bears when they must be woken up????
Kristy’s last blog If my Mama was a Blogger
I am on day #1 of spring break and I am about to run far away!!! I have one more week {someone hold me}!
Oh I totally agree. Spring break is great for about 2 days. Then, unless I’m romping on the beaches, I’m totally over it.
Like over it. For real.
I think everyone is going to be happy when Spring Break is over…working moms and stay at home moms. Mine go back tomorrow! Regular bedtime here we come!
Nicole’s last blog Husband Takes Longer
I’m so traumatized by this, I don’t know how to respond…
Uh, I’m feeling a bit queasy after reading this one.
Denise’s last blog Couch to 5K- Week 1
Yeah, there’s really no way to prepare for all the glorious joys that come with motherhood.
Ick!
misssrobin’s last blog Shopping in My Pajamas
Yikes!….LOL…
So very happy that never happened to me.
I hate poop…hate changing diapers….I gag. And, when either of my girls were to get dog poop on their shoes; into the trash they go…..the shoes, not the girls.
I would have had to toss out everything in that room.
Robin’s last blog Wednesday Words
Oh my word that is frikken hilarious! I don’t normally read mommy blogs (not yet a mom, but heading in that direction in the next 2 years), but yours is such a breath of fresh air and funny
Thanks!
I love wine too. Love from another SITS girl x
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