We did NOT build a zoo!

So Matt Damon came out with a movie called "We bought a zoo"  I haven't seen it but supposedly its somewhat family friendly.  That is the thought that crossed my mind as I came home to 7 children in my house.  As the father I felt it my duty to complain as I entered that "we seem to be running a hotel"  Erin is in the kitchen making spaghetti and my children are playing the fun family game "Smack each other in the back and run away (Not licensed by Milton Bradley).  We have recently taken in my 6yr old nephew Connor for the time being and let me say he is a sweet kid.  However he loves playing games on my phone, so as quickly as a ninja my phone disappears from my hand and he scurries away.  I then turn the corner to find the child of a family friend laying in my floor, suffering from droopy drawers syndrome.  I tell him to pull up his pants, and he exclaims "I need to poop"  I tell him that is terrific and I sit down as I see my son attempt to put his sister in a headlock while singing his multi pedia-sure selling song ("poop and pee, poop and pee, hey its poop and pee).  Matt Damon gets to fly away in his jet after the movie, my only hope is to lock myself in the bathroom.

My journey into grouchiness complete, I couldn't lift my fork to eat and my thoughts drifted to if i could barricade the steps leading to the downstairs, there was the possibility of making my stand there.

I then hear my wife say, "why don't you go take a drive, I have the kids".  Her words were like soft kisses against my cheek, except that i was chewing the inside of it already.  At this point I prepared to jump off the back deck and then the phone rang.  There was Jeremy offering an escape route, and into the car i went, feeling defeated and exhausted.  Super amazing wife 100  Heel Husband -23

A couple of hours with Jeremy righted the ship and Erin called to make sure I was fine.  Came home and kissed her and went to bed and there laying in my bed asleep was my son, tired I'm sure from recording his "poop and pee" song.  I laid down and he turned around and said "there you are best buddy" and gave me a kiss.  I thought of my girls and where we started from, my son and his physical problems, my nephew, my nieces, my wife.  Then lastly I thought of my dad was he in this spot before, did he stay awake wondering if he was failing, wondering where the magic book of parenting solutions was.  I know what he did, he got up the next day and kept moving, kept working, kept trying.  Mr Damon can keep his "zoo"  Ill take my life anytime.