Rita's Rants n Raves

Here I am once again! 3rd time this week, this is not going to happen all the time, but I need to get some stuff off my chest before I hit the booze tonight. As some of you already know I have 4 children ages 16, 101/2 and two 5 year olds, plus 2 foster children ages 3 and 2. Well every Friday my foster children go and visit their parents for 2 hours. Normally the travel agency picks the kids up between 4 and 5 from daycare, once they get to their parents house the clocks starts and the visits continue for 2 hours. Well at 7 tonight the phone rings and it is the parents calling to say that the kids are leaving their house! WHAT????!!!!!! I just got off of work at 6 and planned on relaxing and trying to figure out what's for dinner. Well now the kids will be home in an hour so their goes my relaxing time. Supposedly the travel agency picked them up at 2 o'clock!!! Then my DH tells me that his cousin is coming over tomorrow to help him with the basement. My hubby is trying to get the basement furnished to his liking but because it costs thousands of dollars to furnish it will take us a few years to get it done (HEAR THAT HONEY!) I know that he wants it all done like yesterday but reality has to set in his head sooner or later preferably sooner. Anyway he proceeds to tell me that his cousin is bringing his 3 1/2 year old daughter, of whom I talked to my cousin K about last night at dinner. She is a cute little girl but very demanding. When she asks for something she will tell you "I want it now!"
So I was already pissed that the kids were coming home early now I am fuming because I have another kid to watch tomorrow which means the hell with my finishing decorating for Halloween. Last weekend I had my foster kids' 2 older siblings for the weekend because by law there has to be a "sibling visit" (without the parents) twice a month. So I had 8 kids last weekend, didn't get much decorating done last Saturday because I was cleaning house for the twins party the next day. Now it looks like I won't get crap done this weekend either. As I write my post right now I have 4 kids running around like they just had a case of pepsi each! Along with the running is the screaming and laughing. Don't get me wrong I love the noise, SOMETIMES! And today is not one of those days, lol. Plus I took my 16 year old to her friends house for a few hours tonight for a birthday party and I my way home I just parked for a few minutes to cry. There has to be a light at the end of this tunnel. I just want my life back to some normalcy, I guess I am asking for to much (sigh). Time to get these kids to bed so that I can spend some time with Margarita (strawberry is the best) ;)