m&m shots

When...

• it's about 6:30 pm and
  
• I'm tired and
• the baby who doesn't cry very often is screaming and
  
• the four-year-old is crying or begging for attention or constantly underfoot or just generally grumpy and
• the house looks like the aftermath of a hurricane and
• I may or may not have a headache and
• I'm starving and
  
• dinner is either burning while I attempt to comfort one or both children or not yet started with no possibilities in sight and
  
• the reinforcements (daddy) have not yet arrived home to assist in the joy that is the dinner hour...
  

I sometimes find it necessary to indulge in an m&m shot. What, you may ask, is this? Cut the top off a fun size package of mini m&ms and pour the whole thing in your mouth at once. Ahh--a quick chocolate pick-me-up! That makes everything seem much more manageable. I find myself doing this occasionally, and it works every time.