Up All Night

  With Scott away on business the girls have been a little extra rambunctious at bedtime. I can't put all the blame on them. There has been a lot of excitement with a ballet recital, gymnastics show, and the end of school. After a night of pure frustration I was determined there would not be a repeat.
  Things were going so well. Lights were out, books were read, a last drink of water was obtained, and all by 7.15. Woohoo! After 10 minutes of quiet the giggling and squirreling around began in earnest. Quickly the girls were separated, Kate in my bed Leia in her own. It quickly became clear that Kate was fast asleep and Leia was having a full on circus in her room. After all the yelling last night I decided to just ignore her as long as Kate stayed asleep. This has worked in the past, tonight was not going to be in my favor.
  After the 3rd cup crash in the bathroom I went up to lay down the law. Only to find....Leia in the bathroom covered in nail polish and eyeshadow. Covered. After a quick lecture (and many stifled giggles on my part) I scrubbed the floor, counters, and her face. She had a raccoon mask of silver and black eyeshadow. At this point Leia revealed she had also painted Kate's nails, in her sleep!
  You have GOT to be kidding me! Nope. I turned the lights on a sleeping Kate to see 5 freshly painted fingernails, a streak of pink on her chest, and a mask of eyeshadow on her face. That kid must have been tired! My bed survived unscathed, whew. I can't wait to see her reaction when she wakes up in the morning.
  So yet again it's after 9pm and the little one is just going to sleep. Ugh. Thank goodness for wine!