Tuesday July 25, 2006

I just wanted to share my itinerary for everyone, quickly in point form because I know how busy you all are:

6:00am: J leaves for work, debate whether or not to wake up.

6:30am: Finish debating, roll out of bed, make some tea, get clean.

7:00am: A wakes up with a smile. She's so sweet, nothing like her mother.

7:05am: A is bored with mom, opts for cartoons on the telly.

7:30am: R rises a little upset because her banky got caught on a laundry basket. I untangle it and she is full of snuggles until she hears A's cartoons to which she replies, "Asery's awake?" Mom gets ditched once again.

8:00am: Finally finished getting groomed for the day, realize R doesn't have her medicine that she needs every 12 hours from her nasty mosquito bite because dorky husband forgot to pick it up on his way home. (Not on his way home from work by the way, but that's a whole other story for a whole other blog!)

8:05am: O Sh**! R needs her medicine by 9:00am and E is still sleeping. Better awake sleeping beauty, pick up Timmy's for breaky and get to Wal-Mart.

8:10am: E wakes up, thankfully in a good mood, which for E is rare. She's exactly like her mother. NOT a morning person. Drive to Timmy's, scarf a bagel, (muffins for the kids) more tea and drive to WalMart.

9:30: Arrive at Wally World 1/2 hour late for R's dose of the good stuff. Get her medicine and promptly forget to give it to her. Run to the wash room and realize A has a mild case of the Di!

10:00: Go through till at Walmart and attempt to pay for three little stuffed poodle's in mini dog carriers for my three beautiful extremely well behaved children. R freaks out screaming" NO, YOU DOP IT MOMMY, DAT MY PUPPY!" To which I reply in my most calm and loving mother voice, "Pardon me?" To which the entire Walmart customer base is thinking, " You damn well heard what she said and if you didn't we could all repeat it for you word for word!" To which R responded with a lovely closed fist punch to her mother's face!

10:01-10:05am: Realize that clearly I only have two extremely well behaved children and the other is satan's spawn! R screams " I want my puppy!" People stare, I actually began to have a bit of a laugh! What the heck else can you do?

10:05-10:15am: Drive to Superstore to get the rest of my groceries. A and E happily play with their new puppies. R whimpers in her cutest voice, " I sorry hit you Mommy, pease I have my puppy?"

10:16am: I give R her puppy and all is well!

11:00am: Finally remember that I haven't given R her medicine yet which was the whole point of this silly adventure. Also realize that she will have to take it again in another 12 hours, my God it's going to be a long night! Stand in line at the pharmacy for another 10 minutes to get a syringe.

11:15am: Sit down on a chair and force medicine down R's throat. More screaming," Owe, dop it mommy!" People really staring! Run to wash room because A is in dire straights.

12:30pm: Finally arrive home with groceries and children are all tired and hungry. Feed them, put E and R to bed and write my blog!

G out!