The Monday After...

I was NOT happy about getting out of bed today!

Although it was a preschool day, Ryan was not permitted to go because of bad behavior there. (Our choice, not theirs.)
Everyone was up and out (in the rain) in fairly good time and fairly good moods...but one never knows from one moment to the next who will have a meltdown...or when.

Tonight was one of THOSE evenings where there were three places to be, with only two of us. My radio club meeting was tonight...but Ryan had soccer practice and Robin had Girl Scouts. Plus, Meg had homework and an online quiz to take. Ry's practice was canceled due to rain and mud, so I took Robbie to GS while Ryan and Meg stayed home. Apparently that didn't go well because we were experiencing "connectivity" problems so Meg's quiz was timing out. Meg was stressed...and when Megan ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy.

But I digress. When I picked the children up from the Heffelman's, Grandpa reported an early-in-the-day problem with Robin. Hmmm... But they were mostly good when I got them. We stopped at Subway and at McD's (because Ry doesn't like Subway), then came home to eat in order to prepare for the evening. Meg called to say that Ry's soccer practice had been canceled and that she was leaving work right then. I figured he'd throw a fit but he didn't. I thanked him for that. He said, "No problem."

So...while we awaited Meg's arrival, I suddenly heard frantic screams of "Grandma! Grandma!"
Robin and Ryan were entwined on the couch, hurting each other. Robin was crying loudly, trying to bite her brother. I had to physically detach them. Ryan had bitten Robin. Big time bite mark and bruise. He claimed that she had kicked him in the face. In the course of separating them, I whacked him across the top of his head and sent him to his room. Then Meg walked in. Welcome home!

Thereafter, I took Robin to Girl Scouts. Meg had to deal with the Internet.
Tonight, I just want the world to go away!