Can I Borrow Some Sanity?

As I sit here, there are three C-named children playing in the background. Now, I am using the term "playing" loosely here, because there is a lot of screaming and fit throwing coming from the dining room.

Can I borrow some sanity?

I love, love, love being a stay at home momma. These 3 babies are my pride and joy! All 3 personalities are so different--maybe that's why they clash on a daily basis. Caitlin gets so tired of the drama from the 2 younger ones, Christian whines because he's being picked on by his sisters, and Caroline tries to rule the roost as if she's the biggest one around.

Oh yeah...did I mention we got a cat?!? He's adorable. We adopted him from the Humane Society (the pound), and he's about 12 weeks old. He is gray with beautiful green eyes. My darling husband and children decided on the name Gary (they named him after Spongebob Squarepants' pet snail named Gary). The problem here is that there are WAY TOO MANY HELPERS. Poor Gary--he gets carted around, watched, held, snuggled, moved, etc about 100 times a day.

Again, can I borrow some sanity over here?

In the place I'm at in life, Facebook and blogging are my escapes. I can shut the world out for all of 10 minutes or so and act like I can't hear the house falling down around me.

I love them all, I do.

Nights when Daddy is on shift seem to drag on forever. No one to really keep us all company, nothing to do. The gym passes some time, but after that it's a free for all.
Oh yeah, and then there's homework. Glorious homework. And it can't be started until the 2 smaller C's are tucked away in bed, because Lord knows they want to "help" too much.

*deep sigh*

I'm sure all of the moms out there feel this way occasionally--okay, maybe everyday too. Who knows? Am I alone? Do you ever ask for sanity?

Maybe I'll go fold a load of laundry to clear my head.

Or play with Gary. I'm sure he'd appreciate some adult love.

~Mel