What Limits?

So, I am being a "Bad Mom" right now. Just kidding, I know i am entitled to some "me" time and I don't have to beat myself up over not making the kids tow the line all the time. Everyone, except Alice who I just got to fall asleep, is downstairs, watching TV. And it is bed time. And I am blogging, and just letting them watch. We got cable a few weeks ago, and the novelty of it hasn't worn off yet. One of our favorite channels is the HGTV channel. It is all about either buying a house, decorating a house, or remodeling a house. Things that both my hubby and I are interested in and the commercials aren't the type that we have to send the kids out of the room or change the channel.
So this situation started with me leaving with Ariel at 6:30 to go to the highschool for a meeting about band for all of the new 4th graders in the district. I had made a nice dinner (Thai Red Curry Salmon) and hoped that the dishes would get done as a sign of gratitude. Well maybe not hoped, becasue I was pretty doubtful that it would happen, and I didn't take the baby with me. So when I got home I had to take care of the baby right away (read she was crying in an especially sad way), and asked each of the other family members to help with the dishes while I took care of her, at the computer, which got me reading blogs.
And now that the baby is calmed and sleeping I really don't feel like being the enforcer and going downstairs to a messy kitchen and everyone sitting in front of the TV, and I am remembering a conversation I had earlier today with another mom, where I shared my "wisdom" about how kids need limits and structure blah blah blah........