The witching hour...

Anyone with children knows that the witching hour is the real reason cocktails were invented... if you manage to survive, well then you definitely deserve a stiff drink! My munchkins are way past the toddler stage, and I thought they were past being cranky at 5.00pm. Normally the hour before dinner is okay in our household. Note I said normally... today too many late nights because we are on holidays, too many action packed days, too much deviation from our normal routine... led to lots of tears and grumpy heads. My best friends children, equally as tired, teary and grumpy, were here as well... so there were four rapidly deteriorating children. Lots of tears, some statements about no longer being friends. All going down hill rather quickly.

The solution... I delivered two tired children home. Luckily they live five minutes away. My two munchkins are in a bubble bath, eating tiny teddies. Yes at 5.30 pm, which means they probably won't eat their dinner... but heck some days you just do what you have to do! It's that or cocktails ;)