Bratty Children

One of my biggest pet peeves is bratty children.  Usually its the human kind - but today the furry kind really worked my nerves.  It was only the eldest, largest critters...the littlest furries were sleeping and were not making me mad.

In their defense - Aggie and Phoebe were not terrible today.  Oliver, Zoey and Emma - wow - they were just rotten and they know better.  Emma scratched on carpet, barked when told not to and begged at the table while we had guests.  Snotty dog.  Oliver was on the table, opening cabinet doors, howling at the garage door and generally causing as much trouble as possible.  Zoey is the leaper of the family - she proceeded to leap from the counter to the table, knocking whatever happens to be in her way off of both.  She got on the table after being told not to, she got on the dresser when told not to and proceeded to push what was on top of the dresser into the garbage can.  UGH

Not sure what is causing this poor behavior but I hope it passes soon.