Diary of a LOONEY mommy moment

We all love our children to be happy and usually that means they need a nap or two. I'm not a huge schedule person, but I --like most moms-- do cherish naptime. If I'm lucky, I can sneak in a few minutes of zzz's myself. When naptime doesn't occur because we're not home, ehh, no biggie. Doesn't bother me in the least. However, when we are home and I'm all set for my kids to take naps, I'm mentally thinking about the things I can get done OR the sleep I can get, selfishly. Bottom line, you don't mess with naptime when we're home!

So when naptime doesn't go according to plan I get a little looney...a big ball of rage builds up inside my chest. "Don't they know my children are sleeping?!" I'm screaming that in my head in case you couldn't tell! This is a thought that rages often during my children's naptime when the wonderful world of construction decide to, for instance, tear up the sidewalk across the street during naptime. First it was a saw. I thought a weedeater was literally in my backyard until I looked out the window to see a wet saw being used on the sidewalk. Then it was a banging sound that literally shook my entire house. We are currently listening to a drill that is apparently grinding the sidewalk cement so it will be loose. AWESOME! Yes, this is happening right now, so I'm blogging about it! My neighbor just emailed me to say, "The noise is driving me crazy." At least I'm not alone.

So whether it's the garbage man's truck with brakes that need oiled b/c it sounds like a train is stopping in front of every house on my street, or the construction crew tearing up a sidewalk OR my neighbor deciding to mow and trim during naptime, they are messing with the wrong mom! ;) I'm getting angry. Really, really angry in my head and one of these days I might just come outside and yell, "Don't you know my children are sleeping! It's naptime!" How looney would that be? I'll never do it, but a girl can dream.