Tally

– 2 tantrums from Shep about the fact that he doesn't have earmuffs

– 1 tantrum from Shep about the fact that the earmuffs we located are not green

– 1 meltdown from two children in the the Container Store because, heaven forbid, I try to squeeze one little errand for myself in the middle of kid requests and I refused to buy something for Shep that is green

– 2 confused employees at the Container Store who can't seem to find a "pillow box"

– 20 minutes spent following confused employees around store while children melt down (employees clearly not parents themselves)

– 1 important package of wedding photos delivered to the uptown bookstore instead of my house, even though the address on the package was clearly not the bookstore

– 2 days in transit to get the package redelivered 2.3 miles to my house via FedEx

– 1 phone call to my husband begging him to pick up the package when he makes deliveries

– 5 minutes of nap from Ellery, who fell asleep in the car and did not transfer

– 0 minutes of nap from Shep, who is banging on a pot loudly in his bedroom

– 1 carefully planned activity for my older children blown to bits due to the fact that Ellery is still awake and not-quite-two-year-olds and glitter don't mix

– 468 things to accomplish before Xmas arrives

-  1 very tired mom

BUT

– 1 clean house beacuse my husband is awesome