rainy days and children are very hard work

Things I have learnt today:
Ikea furniture has very handy large boxes to create cars with.
Ikea boxes only amuse my children for a very short time. 
Painting oneself is far more interesting than creating something beautiful on paper or an Ikea box.
Time does stop still
"why" is a word I could easily NEVER HEAR AGAIN
cheese sauce is not the same thing as cheesy sauce (and if I had called it cheesy sauce it would have been eaten)
humming to oneself does actually block noise out
not seeing the headlights of my co-worker pull into the driveway tonight is agony