Survival of the smartest

Some days, it gets a little nutty around here.

Okay, okay. Most days.

Most days, it gets a little nutty around here.

But some days, it gets so nutty that the chaos cannot be contained. Not within the four walls of our home, at least.

Some days, in the midst of the chaos, with just enough time left before bed to make it possible for the kids to actually drive us insane, my dear husband and I take a good hard look at our family and begin work on our game plan. We realize we're working with a zone coverage defense when we really need man-to-man coverage to make it through the next hour, so we go with our best option.

We strap them down and make run for the nearest Starbucks drive-through. Because a kid's hot chocolate is only $1.25, and that's a small price to pay for a little bit of peace and rest.