Noise- way to much

Yesterday I realized that when you have kids, you rarely have silence.  Maybe that is why so many people suggest meditation.  That way you get some forced silence in your mind even if it is not in the environment. 

Here are all of the sounds we had going-
1. Music through the tv- we often have music on to sing or dance to. 
2. Music from my son's music player- he has decided that his music is "better" to sing or dance to
3. My baby was whining/crying
4. My oldest was talking, singing, dancing
5. A toy was making sound
6. Our dog was barking
7. Outside noise
8. I was asking my son to turn off his music
9. The ceiling fan was whirring
10. The air conditioning was humming

Way too much noise!  Have you ever noticed how hard it is to actually get quiet?