Oh FG I do know the feeling...somehow going on holiday seems like a lot of hard work. I know when I got back from my week away I was pleased everyone else had had a great time, but couldn't honestly say I'd found it the most relaxing week of my life. No-one else seemed to appreciate that with 3 children under 4, albeit none of them babies, we couldn't have the spontaneous holiday we used to have. And my mother drove me up the wall...not in the same way as yours, but I seemed to spend the whole time gritting my teeth .
I've had a crappy day too...parents' evening for DD1's new school last night and I'm already getting choked up every time I think about her starting reception in September - she's not even 4 till July FGS! And I've found out that a child who bullied a friend's child so much she took her out of the nursery, is in DD1's class. But she is in the same class as 2 of her friends, so that's good. It's not the school we wanted because out of 60 places, 35 went to siblings and we live on the outer limits of the catchment, so we didn't get in, but I know of several people who have because they're renting flats next to the school for the short term just to get in.
Oh and OH and I set the date for our wedding on Tuesday and it turns out his best friend (of 30 years) who should be his best man is busy that day for a really crappy reason but which he won't get out of (too long a story to go into here) so we'll probably have to move it but that's proving difficult to find a date that doesn't clash with DD1 starting school (we were hoping to get away for a few days afterwards).
And finally, as I was getting the girls ready for bed, I noticed a suspicious looking blister on DD1's neck - have since done some research and am pretty certain she's going to be covered in chicken pox spots by the morning . At least she'll have got it out of the way by her birthday but it'll be about the right time for the DTs to start getting it then...
Anyway, sorry for the rant - bit long.