Ten Steps to Peace and Quiet

Yesterday I unwittlingly found the secret to getting some peace and quiet with my pre-schoolers. The formula goes as follows:

1. Sweetly ask your husband to go pick up the kids from their Mom's Day Out program due to being "chilled to the bone" and needing a hot bath.

2. Lock all doors to the house, so as to feel safe and secure.

3. Close doors to the bedroom and the bath, to keep out all draft sources.

4. Indulge in said bath with book and whatever treats make you happy.

5. Firmly push away all thoughts niggling at the back of your mind about why your family is not home yet.

6. Enjoy the realization that there are not two (or whatever your number might be) little ones bursting into the bathroom to tell you about "school" and bringing your luxury to an end.

7. Thus cocooned, soak and indulge until done.

8. Get dressed, complete facial routine.

9. THEN discover that you LOCKED husband and children OUT of the house!

10. Sincerely apologize, and smile at the memory of peace and quiet.