Kids are tornadoes

My two sweet little children were tornadoes today. They were into everything, whining about everything, and making HUGE messes where ever they went. It wouldn't have been such a bad day if I had been in a better mood. I spent all day practicing my self control and not screaming at my children. When it came time for me to go workout my anxiety was so high I just couldn't leave my house. It was dark outside already and I just couldn't leave. I was too scared. So now that my little ones are asleep I am enjoying some quiet time. My husband made the connection that it is a full moon, perhaps that was affecting everyone's mood today. I'm not sure what was up with my kids, but they were just too much today. I just wanted to sit down and cry a few times because of how overwhelmed I felt. I did get them to sit still few about 10 minutes while we played candy land. Jenifer did not want to share her game, so she pulled out chutes and ladders and played by herself. She was very proud and excited when she won. It's the cute moments that help me get through the hard times. I love my kids, they help me so much, but today it would have been nice if they had behaved a little better. Oh well I managed. I got through the day without yelling at anyone and without crying. Now I am going to clean my house so I can wake up to a fresh start in the morning.