We're in the midst of a fun and completely exhausting visit with my parents, sister-in-law, nephew and two nieces. So we've got six kids under the age of eight to feed, entertain and tire out. Total chaos.
A typical scene: We're trying to get dinner on the table, two kids fight over the Nintendo DS, the two-year-old is covering her entire body with Band-Aids she found in the pantry, the four-year-old is playing with the water cooler and the baby is crying because she wants someone to hold her.
Everyone's displaced from their usual beds, so no one is sleeping well. Last night I ran into my sister-in-law at 3 am while my 5-year-old was having a conniption about his pajamas and she was bringing her two-year-old back to bed after discovering her wandering the halls.
We keep reminding each other that we're making memories for the kids. I better be really skinny after this visit.
The chaos intensifies tomorrow with the arrival of two six-week-old Labrador Retriever puppies. Weeks ago I signed us up to do volunteer "home socialization" visits for a local guide dog organization. The pups come for three or four nights to get used to being around lots of different people in different environments. At the time I volunteered for this week we weren't expecting visitors. Should be interesting.
In band news, I'm too busy to eat much but the scale isn't really working with me.
