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20 Reasons Why I Was Late
So many of my standards have lowered and been radically altered since I’ve birthed my third child. It’s not that I was ever known for my punctuality, but now being on time is something so rare that I think I’d actually do an elaborate victory dance if I were ever to get somewhere when scheduled. The following is a list of the chaos that is ensuing as I’m trying to get out the door. (It could be any combination of these events or just one, though not all on one day, thank God):
1) Anna pooped as we were leaving the apt. (for the 3rd time this morning)
2) We can’t find Anna’s other shoe.
3) The dress-up shoe she wants to wear is slipping off, so I’m to peeling her off the floor as she tantrums.
4) I’m vacuuming up broken glass that shattered all over the floor after Liam pulled the runner off the table, along with one of my new “fancy” glasses.
5) Aviel cannot find her special bunny.
6) Aviel cannot find her Barbie Mermaid doll.
7) Aviel cannot find her other shoe.
8) Mommy cannot find her patience and has yelled at her children and is taking a few minutes to apologize.
9) Mommy has lost her mind and cannot find it and is praying really hard to God to HELP her apologize to her kids.
10) Liam has pooped again (for the 4th time this morning.)
11) I CAN’T FIND THE LID TO THE @#$% SIPPY CUP!!!!
12) The coffee is not brewed yet and there ain’t no way I’m steppin’ out the door with out it.
13) Avi has to go poop.
14) I got a late start entirely, because I slept too late. I slept too late because I had three kids in and out of my bed at four separate times last night.
15) I cleaning up blueberry juice off the carpet.
16) I’m calming down two toddlers after I turned off PBS kids as we were leaving.
17) I’m expecting an important phone call, so I make the mistake of NOT letting the machine get it. Instead of the important person, it’s Blockbuster telling me to turn in the Disney Movie I rented two weeks ago or they are going to make me buy it.
18) Liam is screaming because he was over-hugged by Annalise and he needs some comfort before we leave.
19) We can’t find ‘poopie’ (that’s Anna’s beanie dalmation doggie).
20) I was just too darn tired to even try, so I drank a cup of coffee and actually ate breakfast before I left and did not even look at the clock!!
I hope there are some of you out there who can identify with this list. If you cannot, and you are a Wonder-Mommy who is still on-time even though life is chaotic, that is so awesome! I say this without sarcasm - I truly admire all you blessed Meyer’s Briggs J’s! Please have mercy on the scatter-brained P’s like me! We’re not trying to drive the rest of you crazy, we are just trying to keep from going there (crazy) ourselves!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
