Is It Bedtime, Yet??

Went to bed last night, still on Spring Break schedule. Could not fall asleep until about 1:30, then at 2:30, Emmaline gets into our bed and says she is cold (probably because every time we try to cover her up, she kicks like a rabid donkey). Brian had a full conversation with her when she came in there and snuggled up to him, then 20 minutes later when she had fallen asleep, he sits up and says, "When did she come in here?" Good grief.... So, after about 3 or 4 hours of sleep, the alarm goes off and it is time to get up and get going. I thought I would just run by the grocery store after dropping off the girls at school and then come home, unload groceries and take a quick nap. Then I remembered that I have to do the bulletin board for April for Annelise's class. (Insert scream of frustration here.) Worked on that all morning, then went to get the girls and found Emmaline to be acting like Satan's Spawn. I know she is just really tired, but so was I- not a good combination. She got 2 spanks from the time we left school until 15 minutes later when we got home, and was also able to have about 4 meltdowns in that small amount of time. We came home, ate lunch and she went straight down for nap and slept 2 and a half hours. I went to work doing phone triage and just now finished that. Now I am going to go up and get the girls in the kitchen to help make Chocolate Caramel Nut Cake from Southern Living's 1983 Annual Recipe book. I'll let you know how that turns out. It sounds divine and easy- my 2 favorite qualifications for a recipe. My parents are coming over and have requested that I make Spaghetti, so the sauce has been simmering for about 2 hours, now and should be quite tasty by the time they get here. I have a few more things to do with this bulletin board tonight and then will watch Idol and head straight up to bed. Wish there was time to work in a bubble bath somewhere in there, but it doesn't look like that will happen tonight. We do think we have solved our issue of trying to cut square footage off of the house we want to build, so I am in a pretty good mood after all. My sense coupled with having an awesome architect for a lifelong friend added up to a good combination for that. So, I can't say I am stressed, but I do look forward to putting my head on my pillow tonight! Hope this cake is as good as it sounds!