Buncha BS and TDs: Saved by a tea party

To say we're all going a little stir crazy right now is a huuuuuge understatement. The kids have left the homestead all of once since Friday afternoon and that was only for our little drive to Family Market. Thankfully Bryan and I did get out of the house on Sunday to watch the Super Bowl with some friends at least. As you can imagine, we're all just tired of each other! I also lucked out today because my office wound up being closed due to lack of parking of all things. Unfortunately the luck ended there - the kids were wired today - WIRED. Tyler and Delana are very much like me in that they thrive on schedules & knowing what to expect. I'm sure some of that is because that's all they've ever known. It's always been this way - Dad being off certain days (and even that was screwy) & Mom working through the week (and again that was screwy!) Add in no school for Tyler for 2 days and Delana not on her regular schedule of going to grandma's well you've basically got a disaster. And that's pretty much what we had today - constant aruging over everything, complaints of being bored, refusing to eat, refusing to nap........

The afternoon wound up getting a little better because Delana settled down and did finally fall asleep (at 3 pm) and Tyler kept himself busy by playing Lego Star Wars. Unfortunately Delana woke up on the wrong side of the crib and man was she in a mood. After dinner Tyler & Delana retreated to the playroom and I cleaned up the kitchen and got lunches prepped. Tyler kept insisting I had to come downstairs soon and after I finished my work, I went downstairs. I was immediately greeted by a "tea party" in my honor!

I made them pose with the setup - I really was surprised at all the detail - place settings, books for bear to sit on, throw rug, tablecloth.....it was all just TOO cute!

I guess the tea party actually was a dinner party. Tyler is reading me the menu. My choices were: chicken wings, macaroni & cheese, crab legs or chicken nuggets (yes my kid said crab legs). Of course I ordered the crab legs.