CRYING, CRYING. and more CRYING!

The kids are in a new place for school and making new friends, so I know this is probably taking a toll on them. The Girls have been in school now for two weeks and I have yet to have ONE day where at least one girl has not cried within the 1/2 hour of being home from school. Today was almost funny. We were all getting out of the car and walking inside the house. I noticed that Logan had left her backpack and sweatshirt in the car. I asked her to go back out to the car to get her things and to then close the car door when she was finished. She immediately started crying and asked me..."why do I have to do everything". I quietly laughed and said, "seriously Logan?" I guess I was asking way too much...NOT! She wouldn't stop crying and was mad I wouldn't close the door for her, so I sent her to her room. Then within 15 min. Logan stopped crying and then Jordan started up. She had already eaten a snack and saw what Logan has chose for a snack and wanted what she had. I told her she couldn't because she had already gotten a snack and dinner wasn't too far away. She broke down in tears. I then sent her to time out for crying excessivley and over something so stupid. Wait, I am just getting started. Next, Ryan told the Girls to pick up their snack wrappers that they had left on the floor, which was followed by a spanking (they leave messes constantly and we are sick of it), which was followed by both Girls crying. Then, Logan tells me that I am mean to her and Jordan agreed. I tried to explain to them that there are consequences when you aren't responsible and when there is constant whinning for NO REASON! Then, I was brave enough or maybe stupid enough to tell the GIrls that they needed to do their homework soon, I bet everyone could guess what followed (Tears of course). I am hoping that this is just because of school starting up and this will go away SOON! I am growing grey hairs by the second these past two weeks.