Path of Destruction

Looks cute and innocent, doesn't he!! Well don't let it fool you, people. He is a destruction machine! I am ready to put the kids to bed and collapse on the couch and it is 9:15 in the morning. Let me try to paint you a picture of the disasters that have occurred, all before 8:30 this morning. All was going well as we got ready for the morning. We had done breakfast, gotten dressed and brushed teeth and hair all before eight o'clock. I was now discussing with Brigham what chores he would be doing when I heard dumping coming from the kitchen. I walk down the hall and into the kitchen to find Gavin dumping a whole brand new box of Kix onto the floor. My temper was rising, but I felt I kept it in check. I scooted the boys out, got Brigham going on his chore (him being grumpy about it), and started to sweep up. I was literally in the middle of sweeping up the mess and telling Brigham to get going when I heard crashing glass downstairs. I ran down to find Gavin pulling out bottles of canned peaches and grape juice onto the cement floor in my laundry room. I am assuming you are using your imagination. Well, unfortunately I didn't keep my temper in check, and everyone walked away with heads down, Gavin in tears. Luckily it made Brigham spring into action and get his chore done in record time. After a few minutes of gathering myself, I apologized to the boys, finished cleaning up the cereal, and started the task of glass, peaches, and grape juice cleanup. Little did I realize that Gavin, in destruction mode, had now moved on to the play room where he proceeded to clear out all the shelves of toys, bins, games, you name it, and find them a new home in a pile on the floor. By that point I was numb inside and have still pretended not to have noticed yet. To top off the morning (you thought that was it!!!), I called my friend to give her kids a ride to school when I noticed it was raining. she convinced me it was not raining all that bad and to walk. We were already super late and as I rushed out to meet up with her, I was met by lots of rain!!! Brigham was walking like a slug and complaining that his clothes were getting all wet when a neighbor stopped and offered to take him to school! Hallelujah! It was heaven sent!! The only problem was that my friend had totally sat in the rain waiting for us, but after my morning, I was giving up. She still walked and I went home feeling awful for ditching her, and ready to sit down and cry from my morning. So this is my vent. Instead of crying about it, I am blogging in hopes to make it all better. Please day, turn around!!