Ugh, I detest Mondays!

I'm down 2 kids today (18-month-old dcb is getting tubes in his ears and grandpa is watching his sister so mom and dad don't have to worry about pickup times and such) and the day still sucks!

My own 22-month-old decided she didn't want to get ready to take the kids to school this morning and had a colossal fit on the kitchen floor. Then I discovered she had pooped, and had to pin her down to keep her from rolling and flailing to change her. Poor kid was covered in snot and all blotchy by the time I got her in the stroller! lol

New 2.5-year-old dcg still refuses to nap, climbs out of the playpen 3 seconds after she's placed in it EVERY SINGLE TIME, and can't even have "quiet time" in the playroom by herself during naptime. She keeps on coming up the stairs by herself, dragging blankets and stuffies. Not only do we both need a break, but she's going to trip on the stairs and fall one of these times - they know full well they are NOT to do the stairs without me there, just in case. I finally got sick of it and strapped her into a highchair in the middle of the playroom. The kid has GOT to learn to listen, and she seems to have zero concept of what it means to actually respect any kind of authority. She went completely ballistic, promised to stay downstairs, was let back down to play, and promptly fell asleep!!!

...for five minutes. Now she is screaming...again... .but appears to be at least staying downstairs. I soooo want to terminate this kid, but my husband has managed to talk me out of it for now. We want to sell our house and move across town, and her mom goes to school at the college right where we are looking - I know she'd stay with me. I would lose at least a couple clients, so the idea of guaranteeing at least one if we move is very appealing. The constant screaming and climbing at nap time, however, is NOT.

Hope everyone's Mondays are improving!