What Is Up With My Kids?

I'm going crazy here! Is it that Christmas is in two days? Is because I've gotten so behind with Christmas preparation that my boys haven't had my complete attention? The past two days, everyone's been naughty and out of control. What is up? Whatever it is, I'm going to scream (again!) if it doesn't stop soon. I'm one breakdown short of canceling Christmas (whatever that means). I'm sure it's just their way of crying out for attention so I'm going to do my best to get back to normalcy, even with my 4 page "to do" lists. And so help me, if I have to put that baby back in his crib one more time, I'm going to lose it. Crazy kid! He's been an almost perfect sleeper to this point, but the second he realized he could climb out of his crib, he took full advantage. No naps, late bed time, coming downstairs enough times that Papi gives in and holds him while he watches soccer. Ahhhh! After an hour and a half of that nonsense, I pulled another super nanny move (apparently I didn't follow through long enough last week) and went and sat in the boys' bedroom putting him back in his crib a couple of times before he remembered that I must be serious if I was actually sitting in the room. He lay in the crib happily clicking his tongue for quite a while. You should've seen the desperate me sitting in the corner all hunched up with my old lady back trying to decide in the dim glow of the nightlight if it was safe to make my move. I could tell by Dylan's deep breathing that he was a goner, but didn't dare make a sound in case Preston's wiggles meant he wasn't actually out yet. I'm seriously doing my best to enjoy this season, but somehow the odds are stacked against me. Did I mention Marcos slid off the road yesterday and busted something around the tire - axils or something. Yep, a one-car family we are this Christmas. I should just be grateful he's okay (which I am) and get over it but I've got the whole "glass half empty" attitude right now. Stupid Murphy's Law! It's hitting hard this year!