going crazy

how can these two precious little things cause so much ruckus?



i hope that i am not the only one who feels like i am going to lose my mind. here's a scenario of the last 10 minutes: i was sitting in my chair trying to nurse the baby. zach comes in and dumps a cup of water onto the carpet. he does this often, so he knew it was wrong, so i tried to get up and spank him while still keeping the baby attached(which of course doesn't happen). he cries, walks into the kitchen and pulls the pan of food off of the oven. thankfully it was cool. i go in to clean up that mess, and he gets a drink of water, and promptly spits it all out. a verbal warning was given, even though that happens often, too. i then wipe up the remains of the teddy graham box that was dumped out earlier in the afternoon. we go into the living room to check on the baby, and he again spits water all over the dining room floor, so another spanking. audrey tries to climb up on a water cooler to get near the stove (which isn't hot, but should never be climbed up onto). i am so upset, i come in here to write about it to have some sort of release, and after typing out a few sentences, zach turns off the computer... which he get spanked for every time he touches it. since 5:30 zach and audrey have been playing, but
a screaming jumping from the ottoman to the couch kind of playing, and i haven't heard silence for so long my ears are ringing. well, the baby is screaming now, so i've got to run. hope your day was smoother than mine.