Crazy week and Enough already

OK so to start I have had a crazy week. I started watching this really sweet three year old little boy named Isaiah. Wow does he ever have a lot of energy. Not having a three year old of my in my house for a long time has made me a little spoiled. I am really glad that at the end of the day I can give him back to his dad. Wow I am also very glad I don't have a three year old of my own. sometimes I wonder how I made it through those years in the first place. I feel for all of you who do. I now understand why you are always tired. I know that all this sounds a little silly and reading it out loud even sillier but it truly is how I feel. Anyway he has taken up a lot of my week with just adjusting to having him and getting use to his schedule. Also it has been a while since I changed a diaper. But it is like they say. Once you learn you never really forget. You just push it to the back. I love having him though. He is just the sweetest little boy and very loving.

Anyway on to other things. I didn't do much for the new year. I guess I am getting old because at about 10 I fell asleep. That didn't last long because someone in my apts started shooting off fireworks at about 11 and woke up Isaiah. So we went out on the porch and watched until they were done and then tried to go back to sleep. That didn't work out either, so we watched TV until Isaiah's dad came to get him. Then I went back to bed.

Yesterday we as a family went to Barns and Noble to get books. Elyssa had gotten a ten dollar gift card to there for her birthday so we needed to use it soon. Anyway she got a book on how to draw and DJ got a book on the value of his hot wheel car and Dale got a book about the Truth about History and I got a classic called Uncle Toms Cabin. So far it is a pretty good book. I didn't have to read it in high school but I hear nothing but good things about it. We shall see. After that we came home and I watched Isaiah until about 11 and then went to bed.

Now for today and the reason for the other part of the title. So today was one of those days when I really felt like it was coming at me from all sides. To start Dale didn't get off work until 9 this morning and so I was late to church. I didn't even bother trying to fight the kids on getting up and getting dressed so I let them stay home with Dale. While at church I was fine but when I got home is when it all started. First the kids were fighting with each other and so I sent them to their rooms. After about two hours they came out and they were fine but then I had remembered that Dale had told them that he wanted their rooms clean before he woke up today so I sent them back in there to clean only DJ decided that he wasn't going to listen to me. I asked him several times very nicely to please go clean his room and he flat out told me NO. That only pissed me off. Forgive the language. The more I asked the more he keep on coming out of his room so the madder I got and I turned off his TV and locked him in his room. That really made him mad and he started telling me to turn his TV back on or he wouldn't clean so I took a couple of deep breaths and walked to his room and calmly told him that I was the parent and that he was not going to give me the ultimatum but was going to do what I told him to do. At this point her proceeded to yell in my face and give me a death stare so I told him to wipe that look off his face and give me the respect that I deserve. He told me Hell no and to get out of his room at this point I was so mad that I slapped him in his face and walked out of his room with his TV in my hand. That only made the situation worse and Dale finally stepped in and took over.

So this brings me to my question when is enough enough. I understand that at this age they have a hard time controlling their emotions but when should I leave it be and when should I stand up and say enough. I really am tired of this happening. I don't think I can make it through this phase of his life and if Elyssa is anything like this I think I will be bald and in and asylum by the time they grow up. I really don't know what to do so if you have any suggestions please help.

Well that's all for now.....Blog at you later.