Quiet, OCD, and "More please"

Oh I love the quiet moments during the day. When McKenna is sleeping. When Hannah is resting. When no one is saying "Mama... can I have a drink?" "Can I play outside?" "Can you get this for me?" and I am able to think about no one but myself. You got it.

I watch a friend's baby once a week and occasionally I watch another friend's 2 children who are two and four. Today I got to watch ALL FIVE children (total) at the same time!!! It was complete and utter chaos. I realized that one of the reasons I love to teach is because of the structure. We have a schedule to follow. Every day there is a certain time to do each thing we do. The kids listen (or at least they are supposed to) and I am their BOSS. HA. When you have two babies, a 2, 3, and 4 year old at home there is pretty much none of the schedules or structure involved like a typical school day. No matter how structured I try to be it doesn't turn out well. Who wants to be structured when you're at someone's house to play?

I also realized I am slightly OCD. I pick up after the kids as they blow through like a tornado. If one toy with lots of little parts is out you better bet we pick it all up before the next toy with lots of little parts gets taken out. I also like the shopping cart toys to stay with the shopping cart... the legos to stay with the lego wagon... the dominoes to stay in the domino container. No mixing and matching. Or I get stressed. That's just me. It's the way I am. And if this gets mixed up I really try to let it go. But that only works for so long.

Lastly I would like to officially announce that both of my children have a love for something. Chocolate. I would like to say it has successfully been passed down from my grandma to my mom, to me, and now my children. It's the first thing Hannah asks for in the morning (apparently she must see someone sneak brownies before breakfast??) and it's what she also wakes up asking for in the middle of the night.

Well my quiet time is now over. Hannah is trying to type with me and it's not working very well.