My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

Stretch armstrong

That silly toy that can have his arms and legs pulled in different directions, is how i feel at the moment.

On one arm i have my parents telling me i ought to keep in contact with my sister more. She has 4 kids the eldest has only just started school and is consstantly demanding help for something or other . On the other arm is my kids constanly wanting their friends in and cause chaos when they do come in.

On one leg is my husband when home complaining that the house is a tip dispite me trying to keep it tidy and clean, the other leg is my studies, needing more of my time as i get closer to yet more assignments and the eventual exam in June.

I try to keep all happy but find my efforts are some what diluted, i had words with my parents about my sister, i needed some one to look after my brood while i attend a lecture over the weekend. Luckily V is now going to be home so he can look after them.

Ive stopped the kids from having their friends in so im now a horrible mam who doesn't care.

Ive tried to explain to V that my studies are important to me and that he will just have to live with a pig stye for the time being, which didn't go down too well when he said i was just like my mam.Arrg

I could scream, but i shant i just need to find more hours to fit it all in. Or i could do what a friend suggested and escape to a deserted island.

Oh well school run beckons