Overwhelmed yet blessed

Oh the things I go through on daily basis... I think God designed my life and those in it to provide comic relief. On Wednesday, I was giving the kiddos a bath and I walked away for a minute to get something, and came back to the floor and walls covered in water because my two big kids had decided to throw around a sopping wet sponge. Then, I was leaning over the tub to wash my boys, and Kyleigh decides to turn on the shower...causing the boys to both jump out of the water and leaving me soaked. Landon also managed to get ahold of my laundry detergent and poured half a bottle all over the floor. That was a fun clean up, its still slick there. the upside was I got to watch his feet scrammble as he tried to stand up, and fall on his butt about six times before i finally got him out. Yes, i took pleasure in it...wouldnt you? LOL Yesterday consisted of me getting kicked in the head and slapped in the face by DJ., as well as my finger being shut in the door by Landon. (He also ripped a page in his Daddy's Bible). The best moment this week though was after D.J. hit Kyleigh in the face so hard that she was bleeding from her nose and mouth, so I told him he would be getting a spanking when we got home. I get the kids unloaded and in the house and find that Kyleigh had laid the paddle on his bed for me. LOL She was pretty upset! This is just a brief overview of some of the endeavors we have experienced this week... which brings me to my point, I feel overwhelmed!! I finally watched a couple episodes of the Dugger family, and between that and my Created to Be His Help Meet book I feel like the goal of control and order is impossible! How on earth does Michelle Dugger stay so calm?? I have 4 kids and my nerves are in a permanent state of being SHOT! She is always so reserved and pleasant, and I know i must look like a woman on the verge of a mental breakdown lol ANd then my book does nothing but emphasize how my home should be running, how my kids should be behaving, what they should be learning, and overall...how im FAILING! My kids are by far NOT the worst kids out there, they arent even necessarily bad, they are just BUSY. The things they do are spurned from some beautiful personality and character traits that just need some molding. My thing is, how on earth do I mold them! I work with one, and the others are wreaking havoc, I work with all three and I will end up in a padded room. Then my house.... ive managed to create a fairly good rhythm down to where its at least clean on the surface for when my hubby comes home, and i manage to get dinner ready every day, though not always when I'd like to!  But the rest of it, I mean the author of my book says we need to be learning out to fix things around the house, and be organized, and plan ahead, etc etc etc. I think she must be on drugs to believe its all possible. LOL Sigh... I say this all with a smile on my face, because though it is very overwhelming and i generally feel like i've only successfully reached a quarter of the goal each day, I am so incredibly blessed because I at least have four beautiful happy (crazy) kids, and an amazingly hard working, smart, and loving husband. so though i may not fit the "perfect" description of a true help meet, I have no problem continuing the attempt to perfect my role and I love serving my family. :) With that said, it is now 7:30 and I my day is beginning....stay tuned for the chaotic details of my Friday this afternoon! haha Have a wonderful day all!