Already behind
August 9, 2010
Seven empty large pizza boxes balance precariously on the counter
Last night’s dinner
I couldn’t be expected to cook after a week and a half away, could I?
I must ease back into this crazy life slowly.
8:30 am
Already did early morning football practice drop-off
Ran two miles
Began detox diet, because two months of back to back illness necessitates some change
I will miss coffee the most over the next couple weeks (days? hours?)
5yr old singing that horrible Billionaire song over and over again
My ears, they bleed.
7yr old pointing out everything she “needs” in various catalogs
The bickering
How could I have forgotten how much they talk?
The overly loud television
I haven’t seen iCarly in almost two weeks.
Where were you that they didn’t have iCarly?
…
Emails need to be answered
Work needs to be done
All the invitations, notices, obligations for seven children need to be consolidated into one calendar
Back to school stuff needs to be determined and then purchased
No, I don’t know where your jock strap is.
I need a coffee.
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Welcome back! Thay missed you and all the angst they provide is the proof.
August 9th, 2010 at 12:05 pmthay is the new they
August 9th, 2010 at 12:05 pmSEVEN pizzas? Welcome home.
August 9th, 2010 at 12:14 pm“…obligations for seven children need to be consolidated into one calendar.”
I just flinched.
August 9th, 2010 at 12:42 pmWelcome home!
August 9th, 2010 at 1:46 pmI can’t even magine what my house would look like after 10 days away. If I’m gone for the afternoon, my 2 children can wreck the whole place. How does your husband handle it when you’re gone that long? I think mine would have to hire backup to handle all the mommy work.
August 9th, 2010 at 2:36 pmMy 5 are at their first day of school. The bus will drop the youngest 4 of in 16 minutes (and counting), when we will test my willpower. Will the newly stated “TV/computer/video games from 5 pm to 6 pm” rule hold up under pressure? Might have to take an emergency trip to the pool to keep from giving in. Oh no. They can’t be early. Please don’t let that be the bus I just heard.
August 9th, 2010 at 2:48 pmOMG!!! How do you do all of that without coffee???? I guess we will find out.
Good Luck!
August 9th, 2010 at 2:54 pmWelcome Home
August 9th, 2010 at 2:59 pmBegin detox after the children have started school or graduated from college.
August 9th, 2010 at 3:02 pmYou gave up coffee? YOU GAVE UP COFFEE? Are you NUTS? Coffee…nectar of the gods. I believe with all my soul, that coffee was God’s gift to moms (specifically me, but I AM a sharer).
Alcohol yes. (well, NO, but I CAN understand the detox factor). Running yes. (well, again NO. God did NOT intend for women who have had more than 2 children to run. Ever. No, Depends were NOT His gift to women. You have 7…you get a pass. I have 4, but they had gigantic heads…I get a pass too. Can I suggest yoga?). Chocolate yes (well, again no, for the obvious reason). Coffee? HELL NO!
And that’s all I’m going to say about that. Ahem.
August 9th, 2010 at 5:36 pmWhen my girls were gone for over a month with grandma in Florida…I didn’t watch tv. AT all.
It was sensory overload when they came back!
You will catch up!
You always do!
August 9th, 2010 at 6:45 pmYeah, I only have four and can’t imagine attempting no coffee. That is crazy talk, for realz.
Also, I betcha the jock strap is under the coffee table, next to a pair of dirty tube socks.
August 9th, 2010 at 8:16 pmHilarious!! I love your posts.
August 9th, 2010 at 9:04 pmI could not go without my coffee! I feel for you. Good luck.
August 9th, 2010 at 9:58 pmHey now.. Everyone has been hitting on my music taste lately.. First my friends knocking on me for liking Jonas and now you are knocking the Billionaire song.. =( Maybe I am 5yrs old at heart?
I cannot imagine leaving my 6 for a week++.. Not that I wouldnt’ enjoy the break but I’m afraid I’d never get back into the routine again.. lol! Good luck!
August 9th, 2010 at 10:00 pmA little difficult to get back into the swing of things, isn’t it?
August 9th, 2010 at 10:30 pmWelcome Home…..I don’t know how you do it! really.
I hope your good health returns and your sanity too :0)
August 10th, 2010 at 9:04 amWelcome back!
Karen
August 10th, 2010 at 11:35 amI cracked up laughing because I understand. I have five and my parents are visiting this week. My father keeps walking around saying he doesn’t understand how I do it… the noise… the noise… and then he holds his ears and escapes to the farthest room with headphones and his computer. lol!
August 11th, 2010 at 11:49 pmWelcome? Home! And there is no detox diet that is necessary enough to stop drinking coffee. Maybe you could give up EVERYTHING else except the coffee!
Good luck!
August 12th, 2010 at 8:04 amback to life back to no don’t make me go back
August 12th, 2010 at 9:46 pm