H is out of town on business. Again. He left yesterday, not back until tomorrow.

I've been doing the requisite entertaining... frozen yogurt run, fast food run, afternoon at the movies, etc... But I'm all out of steam. I'm sick of other people's children. So I'm holed up in my room, emo eating and waiting until 5:00 so I can go to the gym and work these calories off again.

I need some perspective and encouragement today because I don't want to be mean or to ignore them, but I'm just SO tired of having to deal with this. From looking at them (I know they can't help it, but each one looks JUST like their BM's) to having to put up with the backtalk and smart mouths to having to hear, "When is dad coming home?" every seven minutes....

I'm ready to get in my car and drive until I run out of road. H thinks I should be as interested in and in awe of them as he is. I'M NOT! They're dirty, irritating, smart-aleck, know-it-all, IQ challenged, lazy, hardheaded, selfish little things. Sigh... I just can't...