Today's going to be bad. I can feel it.
My mom's ETA is 7 p.m. With a little counting backward for travel time, Cub Scouts, dinner and school pickup, I need to have the house and laundry done by 3.
Things are a little behind schedule. Maybe it was the wash that got stopped by Ashton mid cycle last night. I didn't realize, moved it to the dryer, wondered why is wasn't drying through three cycles, and then pulled out a bunch of stiff super stinky clothes that are now being rewashed through the sanitary 2 hour cycle.
Maybe it was the garbage disposal that broke, even though there are no clogs AND the motor hums....
Maybe it was the shower war with Cade this morning. "Shower, or I will NOT take you to school." And he showered because I've made good on my threat in the past. (Yea Mom.)
But I can tell things aren't going well.
There's little signs: Wyatt throws his sippy cup over and on my seat in the millisecond of space between strapping him in and climbing into the car myself. Milk is all over my seat.
A pocketful of rocks spills out of the dryer and still need to be cleaned. A random set of screws comes out too. Do these belong to something else broken I need to fix?
The kids shower/bath is leaking and everyone's piling into mine until I can figure out why the overflow isn't functioning right.
The computer just shut down for no reason except "configuring" and it takes forever to start this thing up again. Which is exactly why I have this thing autosaving by the second. ARGH.
And the thing about it is, I have my schedule highly organized and itemized according to kids schedules (ie. when they're out of the house). Can't vacuum during nap time. Can't clean floors when everyone is home after school. But, can't clean too early or it's messy. Can't clean too late or it doesn't get done. I'm sure this would all compute into a super complicated algebraic equation -- something I could never solve myself.
Good thing it's just my mom. The one person who's opinion matters most but who doesn't mind the least.
Maybe I can post a pix of the two of us later? One more thing for the list.
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Brandy, Brandy,
This all sounds too familiar!! I am grateful for your public thoughts, it makes us all feel a little bit better. Even when an expensive leather ottoman is used as the canvas of a permanent marker masterpiece by a two year old. And while you're trying to get the ink out, the same two year old is thirsty and pours the entire carton of OJ on the wood floor. And only a drop makes it in his cup. And then you freeze on the way out to buy the special "body spray" the internet swears will get the ink out. And that's because your car is parked outside. The garage door no longer works. The same child put a shovel in the brackets of the door. You push the clicker and the whole door rips apart before your eyes. Yes, Brandy, I think we know when it's going to be a bad day.
Tudie-ta!!!
Nancy
I think you something jammed in your disposal. Ours did that (it was popcorn seeds). An easy fix.
Have fun with your mom. I love your posts. Make me miss you even more!
Oh Brandy...hope you got it all taken care of. How fun to have your mom. I can't wait 'til mine comes on Saturday. I can so relate to that day you described.
Hey, your good friend is in a stake primary presidency just like me. It made me miss you to talk about you with her! Crazy small world. Hope you're having a very merry christmas.
Gotta run change this super stinky girl standing her by me. Miss you!
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