Day 1 - in the can.

So we're 24 hours in.  I did not have to yell today although I did have to raise my voice and talk sternly several times.  We were going to go to the zoo but they were calling for thunderstorms and if you have ever been to the NC zoo you know that it's like being out in the woods in a horror movie - there's no where to go if the skies break loose.  The kids also said they didn't want to go to the zoo so we decided to slum it at home.  Fortunately Valerie plans ahead for these things and we had a new Star Wars toy to play with today.  I have found that my children are likely to grow up to be mass murderers because whenever we get a new toy they proceed to dismember all the figurines like that bad kid in Toy Story.  I think it all comes from the part where Luke loses his hand in Star Wars --Coulson is obsessed with that.  Anyway we are alive, fed, and no major breakdowns so far.  My parents are coming tomorrow to help put together a play set so I'll have a little relief from the kids and they'll have some from me and I think we'll all feel better.  Off to play some video games.  See ya!