All I wanted

All I wanted was a nap today. Apparently that should be illegal in my house, hum maybe it is. Two of my three cooperated BEAUTIFULLY. One did not. LOTS of naughty acts were performed during the whole 30 minutes I got to sleep. One guess who it was and you'll probably be right. I awoke to the sound of plastic being opened. What is she into now? I go and find Kaitlyn (you knew it didn't you!) sitting on the floor with the TUMS and the sprinkles. The two items that have been moved NUMEROUS times because of her. There is NO PLACE higher or more secure than were they were. Hence the probability of parental naps being illegal in my home. The first time she got into the TUMS I called the nurse and was all geared up to take her into the hospital, but the nurse informed me she was fine, "she'll just have a little extra calcium". Well considering all the drugs she could have chosen I was happy. Today I decided not to make a huge deal of it. I just reminded her (for the hundredth time!) that is NOT candy, it is medicine and we don't just eat it. Then I find the gum wrappers. I think a whole 2 pieces had been eaten before she got a hold of them. Again, luckily, she hadn't made too big a mess. Mostly she just chews it and then swallows it. Again, not the most healthy decision, but it could be worse. There was no gum in her hair or on furniture. I went to throw the gum wrappers away and found mess number 3! Grrr! This one got to me. The stamps ALL over the floor. She KNOWS Mommy gets upset when she plays with those. After she got punished I sat on the chair practicing my breathing techniques (very important!) and she says Mom look! She spins on one leg and looks like the perfect little ballerina. Oh I love her. I'm so glad she chose that moment to show me her new skill. I love all my babies, but Kaitlyn definitely makes me work the hardest at it. At the same time there are HUGE rewards if I'll get over the "little" things she does to annoy me. (I KNOW she doesn't specifically do these things to frustrate me) After that she found some TUMS I had missed when cleaning up after her and thoughtfully shared them all with her sister. That’s love right there. Mom didn’t even know she had them and she gave them to Em. I love it when they share and play nice, even though I didn’t want Em to eat the TUMS too. I was nursing Logan and Em ate as many as she could before I got to her. Lol. Good times. All in a day (well like an hour) at the Dalton home.
Also I've decided to be more specific about my wishes from now on.