Looney-Makers

Here, in these sweltering latter days of summer, we have finally reached that point.  I feel like I am back in my first year of teaching where I shamefully resorted to raising my voice to maintain control of the classroom at times.  Ok, oftentimes.  And so it seems to be going here in my life again.  I have reached that point where I am just gonna say it: 

The. Kids. Are. Driving. Me. LOONEY.

They are driving me looney! with all their:

Fighting
Fussing
Whining
Screaming
Tattling
Antagonizing
Disobeying
Pushing it
Bothering
Messing
Chasing
Taking
Need, Need, Needing!

And I know, I KNOW, that one day even this list of Looney-Makers will make me grin with affection.  I know, I KNOW, I was the one that posted yesterday about "Let Me Hold You Longer" and all of such nonsense.

Kidding.  It's not nonsense. 

It's just one end of the teeter-totter that is this phase of life, of summer, of houseboundedness and heat.  The other less poetic side of that teeter-totter can ALSO be heard around here lately and, I'm just gonna say it, that is: Get. Away. From. Me.

:} I'm just sayin', is all.