This is why they call it Hump Day

Today was our 2nd day of Vacation Bible School and my 3rd day of career babysitting. I played the part of Candy Shopkeeper in the Biblical Marketplace. It was a lot of fun. 60 kids weaved in and out of my shop while I presented a "presentation" both dramatic and candy coated. I am so tired I can barely see straight. Madison and Emily fell asleep 20 minutes before it was time to go home, so Noah and McKenzie and I were forced to stay an hour longer until the little girls woke up before coming home. While everyone is having a great time ( with a few melt downs in between) the 4 are most challenged by just being around each other for 10 hours a day. Arguments are breaking out left and right between them and it seems like I spend the last 2 hours of the "work day" trying to establish peace and find quiet activities each can do without the other. Emily, the youngest of the four kids, had Madison, the 4 year old, in tears a few minutes ago. Her size and cuteness is just a guise with which she hides the determination and stubborness. Did I mention I'm exhausted? I hear some yelling outside once again, apparently Im not the peace broker I think I am.