Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This

There'd be days like this mama said.

It's true. She did. But why so many? Is my question.

To put things mildly, yesterday was a struggle. I got out the shower to find kids getting into something in my room. Big time no no. I didn't have my glasses on yet so I didn't actually see what it was that they were destroying. I figured it out later when I went back to my room to get my shoes on as I was trying to get us out the door. To my dismay they had found my jewelry box. Every nook, cranny and drawer of it. I was beside myself when I happened upon it, still trying to get them to get their shoes so we could leave. As I began to piece back together my jewelry box I decided I had enough and that we would not be leaving the house that morning. I called David who quickly came home to help me look for my missing jewelry. I knew there was lots missing, earrings, necklaces, you name it. But I couldn't even begin to work out which things were missing.
We moved the desk and I cleaned out under the bed (the only good in all of this) until I realized there is a little hole for cords to go through on the top of the desk. It is also the perfect place, apparently, to drop precious metals down too. I found all that I had lost and was able to move on.
But the blows kept coming. Standing on furniture, coloring on tablecloths, was there a full moon out last night or what?
Fortunately David was off work yesterday so he could referee and send us each to our corners. Which he did a number of times (more than I would care to admit). When we put them to bed I begged them to be better today. I don't like begging.
I have been thinking about the days events a lot over the past 24 hours. More than I would normally contemplate my days. I need to make some changes. I am not a very consistent person, nor am I very scheduled. I think we could all benefit if I was. My problem also lies in getting to that point. As long as I'm admitting all my faults and making list of things I need to work on, what better time than now to start making change. The start of a new year.
This morning, I have to say, did go a bit smoother. Maybe there is hope for us...(so long as that full moon goes away!)