I Could Write a Book

Wow ! Summer for us is essentially gone. Gone ? Yes, gone. My children start school in 3 days. Where did this summer go ?

I’m going to give a condensed version since I have 1 million things to accomplish in the next 3 days.

May 22nd - the kids finish with school. We spent those first 2 weeks mainly at Francos, on the water slides, lounging by the pool their and then coming home to the pool here. Those were 2 nice and lazy weeks.

June 7th - I get everything prepared for the children and myself to spend the week in the woods at Cub Scout Camp. I was dreading this week and it ended up being the best week for Cub Scouts and for the year-to-date(that date) it was the best week ever. I worked "water front". That meant that I spent an entire week on the beach, by the canoes, on the rope swings, water slides and zip lines. It was sunny the entire week. The water front group had a fabulous time together. It was just awesome. I really enjoyed being completely outside the entire week. The kids had a blast, too. This was Tobin’s last year as a Cub Scout at Camp. He will go to Boy Scout Camp next year.

June 15th - I spent this week getting everything of Tobin’s bought and packed to go to Camp Laney. He and I left on Thursday of this week and spent a couple of days in Birmingham, AL and then drove on up to Mentone, AL. That was such an exciting and nerve-wracking day. I was dropping off my "first baby" for his 1st away camp. 2 weeks of away camp. He wrote me one letter that was 2 sentences long. LOL. Just like a 10 year old boy. He had a blast at Camp Laney. He turned into a "fisherman". He went fishing everyday in his free time. He told me he caught something everyday, too. Since coming home he has seemed quiter and a little bit more mature. A shame he can’t go to camp quarterly. Yeah, yeah. Bad mommy.

I was only home for 1 1/2 weeks before I had to turn around and go pick him up. I took J and Gray with me and we also left a couple days early so that we could go to Huntsville and visit my friend there. I was so happy that she was able to meet my two little ones. We had a nice time with Tiff and her family and J was super excited that she and R got to sleep together.

That brings us to — July 3rd: We pick Tobin up from camp. He was smiling from ear-to-ear. Oh, he broke his arm while at camp. 1 night before I was going to pick him up. They put his arm in a hard splint and wrapped it in an ace bandage for him. He wasn’t in pain when we picked him up. Instead of driving home (9 hours) we drove to Fairhope and spent the 4th of July weekend at the Grand Resort. I love it there and we had a lovely weekend. Dh drove up and met us there. He actually beat us there by about 10 minutes. We drove home the night of the 5th and that was a nerve-wracking drive. The traffic was bumper-to-bumper. Everyone coming home from their holiday weekend getaways. Dh’s truck kept overheating because we couldn’t drive fast, etc. It took us 7 hours to get home from there and it’s supposed to take maybe 3.

July 6th week: Whew. I finally have a normal week. Throw in a nephew’s birthday party and shopping for the Alaska trip and it was a pretty normal week. Oh, wait. No, it wasn’t. I was dealing with Tobin’s broken arm this week. Having it set and casted. Twice. Overall, it was an okay week. I was happy to see some of my extended family that week. OH Crap - how did I forget about that weekend ?? That was the Jr League Board Retreat weekend. LOL. I wasn’t home again. 4 weekends in a row at this point. Not home. I can’t say I thought this weekend was nearly as good as the last two. I felt that the members weren’t nearly as committed. They all just wanted to leave. I feel that that the board is very divided. Very. I think I’ve truly made up my mind to go "sustainer" and not run for president.

July 12th. Sunday afternoon and I am home from the board retreat. I slept on the couch for an hour or two thatafternoon. My busyness is catching up with me. We are leaving on Wednesday headed to Alaska for almost 3 weeks. I was busy the entire time finishing packing, getting the animals taken care of and buying the last minute stuff.

That brings me to August 2nd - yippee yeah, I’m finally back home from the Alaska trip. Where’s the report on Alaska ? That will be a post all by itself. We had an absolutely wonderful time. Beautiful, beautiful country. I loved seeing all the animals, mountains, icebergs, etc. Will I be moving there ? Heck no. LOL. Would I move to Seattle if I could ? Heck yes.

So, there’s my summer in a nutshell. I wasn’t home hardly at all and what time I was home - I did not have a computer. Mine fried. This is the first thing I’m typing on my new laptop. 

It’s good to be home. There’s truly no place like it.

Happy April All ! This month has definitely arrived with its share of showers. I’m going to be looking in May to see if these showers brought us any May flowers. The ones I have blooming right now are looking beautiful. Geepers, I’m getting old. Only old people talk about their flowers, right ? lol.

I bet you can’t guess that I have a very busy month this month. Nope, not me. Snorts. What is it with my life right now ? I’ve truly cut a lot of stuff out. In fact, I’d say that I’m doing the bare minimum lately and I still feel overwhelmed. I’ll be glad when I don’t feel overwhelmed right now. When is that ? I’m projecting sometime around May 22. Woohooo. I know I’m not supposed to want to rush my life by, but right now, I keep looking at that date and saying "If I can make it till then, I’ve got it made." Between now and then, it’s going to be busy.

I’ve got too much on my mind. Too many things, people, test, etc that I’m worried about right now. Anyone want to run away with me ? And yes, I’ve turned it all over to God. I know He’s in control. I know that for whatever reason a lot of this stuff is happening - God has a plan and a reason for it. Thought I’d save some of the email to me. lol. I know that they’re out of love, truly.

This past week pretty much sucked in my opinion. I forgot things for the kids at their school. I lost my first tennis match of the season. I’m pretty sure I bombed my test this week. It’s been PMS on top of all of that and well, I haven’t been in the best place mentally. I told my sister that I’ve considered going on something. Yes, it’s been that tough. I still haven’t scheduled my son’s bday party for his school friends. UGH. I hate those things.

Postive things in my life :1) I’m still alive and I have my health and even though I lose in tennis - I still get to enjoy being outside. I love, love, love being outside. I love being in the sun and hearing the nature sounds. Someone please remind me of this when I’m totally freaking out in Michigan this summer. lol. 2) I’m registered for another class next semester. Oh, it interfers with the "Jr League board meeting". Dang. I might have to resign. Do you see the smile on my face ? I’m bad. I’m bad. I’m bad. 3) I’m losing weight. woohoo. I’m finally to a place in my life where I’m having to make myself eat at times. I can say that this is truly a first. 4) I have beautiful children and a nice home and a wonderful church and lovely friends. I know I’m blessed. I really am and I am so incredibly thankful for everything and everyone in my life.

I think I will end this first April post of mine on that last postive note. I hope you all enjoy your day. Don’t forget to tell the ones you love that you love them.

Peace out,

Babycakes 

    I’m 41 now and I’ve had one of the nicest birthdays I can remember. Nothing grand happened, but it has been really nice. I love that people remembered. I love the cards my sons made for me. I love my birthday lunch with my best friend. It all was wonderful.

    I will remember this birthday as one of my best for the rest of my life.  Thanks everyone for thinking of me and making my day special. 

A: Age - today is my last day to be 40 ! Must say that I’m very happy to be 40 today. lol. Tomorrow is (ack, gasp) 41. A = not the grade I’m going to make in neuroanatomy. (I’ll live - I think).

B: Birthdays, basketball, and basket case. Three birthdays are coming right up in my nuclear family - mine, J’s, and T’s. whew. Basketball - T is playing for his school team and loving it. Basket case - what I am. Way too Busy. B = the grade I better end up with in neuroanatomy.

C:  Church and Crazy.  For lent this year, I said I was not going to miss a single Sunday of Church. So far, so good. (sad, huh?) Crazy = that just pretty much sums up me and my life. I keep repeating "this too shall pass." 

D: Dumb and Disney. Good grief, I’ve never felt so dumb in all my life. Being out of school and jumping back in has shown me that I lost quiet a few brain cells with marriage, kids, and their craziness. Disney World rocked this last trip. The kids are at such great ages to really enjoy it. We had a very nice time with only minimal stress.

E:  Energy or lack thereof, and Excited.Energy =  I have none. Even though I’m not making an A in my class, I’m really Excited about being back at school. I do love the energy on campus and I love learning. I do not necessarily love studying, but I love learning.

F: Family and Fat. My nuclear family seems to be doing okay right now. We have our good days and our bad days. I think we are too busy to notice all the little things that would generally get on our nerves. A quote from my eldest son the other day "mom, I used to think you were fat, but I don’t anymore."  Uh, gee thanks, son. lol.

G:  G can only stand for G my middle son. I know I brag on him a lot, but he is the most sensitive little thing and so loving. A suck-up, some people call him. My little "golden boy" - for his hair. He really makes me smile. He is still little enough that he wants you to hold him and love on him and give him kisses. My 3rd grader is now embarassed by the display of motherly love.

H: Home - my childhood home. The house I grew up in just got sold. I went and spent a while there last weekend so I could take pictures, talk about memories, show my children the tree my father planted for me, etc. It is very bittersweet telling it goodbye. I’m happy for my sis to be moving to bigger and better, but I’m very sad to know that I’ll never go back "home".

I: Interesting. Is this "February fill-in" interesting to you ? Probably not, but it’s a way for me to recap a month that just flew by in my life. Whew. Time truly flies.

J: Jealousy, Jr League, and Jenny Craig. Eeek, every now and then we’ve got some jealousy issues going on with the siblings. I think the eldest gets a little jealous when he sees his sister getting attention. He accidentally uttered the words one day - "that’s not your mom" to J. He got a lot of tough love that day. I bet he thinks twice before saying something like that again, though. Parenting is hard. OMG, Jr League takes up so much of my time. I’m sure I’ve pissed some people off, but I’ve started saying "no". Sorry, I have a life. I can’t come to 4 meetings in one week no matter how much of a hissy fit you throw. Jenny Craig - I’m determined to lose "Montana" - my ass for those of you who do not know what I call my big ole bum. I’m doing okay on the program. I could do better.

K: K is all about me. me. me. me. Tomorrow is my birthday. I’ve asked for a "grill" and for lobsters for my dinner. Dh asked me "do you really want a grill for your birthday ?" Well, unless you really want to go buy me the watch of my dreams - a grill will do. Opps, some of the princess just came out. grins.

L: Love and Laughter. I love my life. I love my children. I love my friends - even the ones who really get on my nerves. I love my family - even the ones who really get on my nerves.  I love to laugh. I really do. I can’t wait for "Dan in Real Life" to come out so I can buy it and laugh and laugh and laugh. Laughter is the best medicine.

M:  Michigan. Michigan - here I come. I can’t believe that I’m actually looking forward to going to Michigan this year. I’ll either be up there for 4 or 5 weeks. I can’t wait till there isn’t "jack shit" to do except start a fire and roast marshmellows on the beach. I think it is going to be wonderful to get the kids away from the crazy schedule we have here. My sis and her children are coming up for 2 weeks and I can’t wait to make more memories with them. We had the absolute best time together the last time. It’s going to be grand.

N: Nerves, neurons, neuroanatomy. I’m so sick of learning about nevers, neurons, blah blah blah - I will celebrate when I finish this class. smiles. I still love it, though. Yeah, yeah. That’s a bit of a contradiction. Hey, I’d be boring, otherwise.

O: Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Lord. My mind just went completely in the gutter when I typed out "O". Lol. I think that has to do with my friends on my board. Let’s just say, I’ve invested in "fish oil" - for my skin. Yeah, right. LOL.

P: Princess J. Princess J or Princess Mini-me is my daughter. It is amazing how one minute she can completely get on my nerves for doing whatever she shouldn’t be doing and the next minute she will be singing like there is no tomorrow. She loves to sing. She loves her mommy. She is so dang stubborn. She is going to be 5 next week. I can’t believe it. We’re going to have her first "big girl" birthday party for her. Inviting the whole class. Did I lose my mind ?

Q: Queen of the Jungle. That’s what it says on the Disney hat that dh got me for Valentine’s Day. I think that’s pretty appropiate considering I call our house "the jungle". It’s wild and loud in here. The kids are everywhere. But you know what ? I really own a home. Not a museum like some houses I know. My home is definitely lived in and definitely looks and sounds like a jungle.

R: Rest - or lack thereof. I never get enough rest. I was excited the other morning when I realized that I slept for 6 1/2 hours. There isn’t enough time in the day (or night) to do everything. There are times when I’m up at 3:30am studying for a test because I’m too anxious to sleep. I just figure if I’m awake I might as well be doing something productive.

S: School. Whose bright idea was it for me to go back to school ? Also, what about these school projects that the kids have to do ? As dh said last night "it’s a myth that these projects (school projects) are for kids". All 3 of us were working on a project of T’s that was due today. We’ve been working on it for 3 weeks. I just pray that T was smart enough today to not say, "well, my mom did this and my dad did this and I did this." Eeek. Oh, well. I know more about Eli Whitney than I ever have in my life before. Eli Whitney and neuro - what more could a girl ask for ?

T: Tennis. Yippee yeah. Joy oh joy. My sons have caught the tennis bug and they are loving it. My youngest one seems to be a natural. He’s got this really lean body and he does really well already considering he’s never played before. I’m still in love with tennis. I want to move up in lines. I’m sure I could beat the next line. Maybe not, though. I was sure I’d get an A in neuro and I’m having a very humbling experience with that class.

U: U. How are u doing ? Let me hear from you. Yes, I’m crazy busy as a lunatic woman. I still want to hear from you. I might not email or call you back, but I’ll definitely read the email and listen to the voicemail. Just know that I’m thinking of all of you and I do pray for you all. I’m very thankful for everyone in my life. I know I say that often. I truly mean it.

V: Violin. Have you been listening to the world’s tinest violin playing in the background everytime I whine, complain and moan about how busy I am ? If you listen closely - you can hear it. Sorry about that and thanks for listening to me whine. It keeps me from snapping a lot of the time.

W: Weekends and Working Out. Weekends ? What weekends? I used to look forward to weekends. Now, they are just a blur. If you can believe it, they are busier than my weeks and that’s saying a lot. Working out ? What’s that ? If it includes picking up a tennis raquet, then hey, I’m good. Otherwise, who has the time ? Not me. I really need to do better.  

X: Xray.  The Xray of my knee revealed absolutely nothing back in December. Am I still having the pain ? Yep, you bet. What am I going to do about it ? Oh, I figure I’ll just keep playing tennis on it and one day, I’ll get a whole brand new knee in the "knee replacement" pack. Yippe. I’m trying to lose some weight to see if that helps. I’m sure something is torn in there. Oh, well.

Y: Yellow Bus. I’m going on my son’s field trip to Baton Rouge and we get to ride on the "yellow bus". Got any spare valium you don’t need ? It’s going to be a blast. I’m not sure I’m going to have on makeup at 7am. Geepers. The instructions say "make sure you wear a baseball hat." I read that and thought , "thank goodness I don’t have to try and fix this mop that day." Oh, oh, oh, I will wear my "Queen of the Jungle" hat. I’m sure it will be perfect for that day.

Z: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Have I put you completely to sleep ? See, you don’t need any sleep meds. Just come here and read. Sleep is something I’m definitely lacking in. I think that’s pretty evident in this post. Grins. I promise to do much better with my blogging efforts. I just wanted to let everyone know that I’m still alive and kicking, just crazy busy. Talk to you soon. Now, go get some ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That’s an order! 

ps: If I missed a letter of the alphabet- just blame it on my public school education and lack of sleep.  

We had a fried squirrel tonight. Not the edible kind with gravy on top, though.  We had a fried squirrel who decided to hide his nuts in our power line pole and he blew out the fuse. LOL. I know. It is horrible that I think it is funny but after some wine with no electricity it is funny. Sorry PETA people.

After 2 hours and 3 glasses of wine waiting for the Cleco truck to get here - he does. Cheers go up ! We were at my poor neighbor’s house. They had electricity (and wine). The "power man" (woohoo) steps out of his truck, shines a flashlight up, and says "yep, you got a squirrel." OMG. That was the funniest thing I’ve heard in a week. (Probably just the wine, whatever). He shines his light upon a furry, little squirrel hanging over the power line and the power man blames it on the people who put the lines up after Katrina. I wanted to say "at least they got me power" but fortunately for me I kept my mouth shut.
 

I’ve had the absolute busiest 4 days in a row that I possibly could have and I came home tonight to a completely dark, black house. Not fun. It reminded me way too much of Katrina. (please place this thought above the last paragraph. I’m blaming it on the wine)

If I wasn’t so tired right now I’d write and tell about all the fun, busy stuff that has kept me occupied. I’m just too tired. Guess I’m not.   Well, here are the highlights - dh won 1st place on his boat, I’ve been to 3 different kid parties, one really fun adult party(Jr League), one artsy adult party, watched LSU nerve-wrackingly lose yesterday, seen more boats than I care to, ate some really good food, spent a lot of money, and got a beatutiful pair of earrings. I think that about does it for the weekend. Whew. hehe. You know I’m happiest when I’m busiest.

I’m looking forward to a "marvelous Monday". I haven’t had one of those in a while. Where did my normal, boring, slow life go ? 

Dear Son,

I can’t believe 6 years have gone by since you were born. I remember your birth vividly. Wow. Some of it wasn’t so good. It was a long labor. You had decided you were going to be a handful before you even entered the world.

When you were born you looked like a little monkey. Yes, I know mothers are not supposed to say things like that, but it is the truth. I think you were born too little and just hadn’t had time to fully fill out. It was the Doctor’s decision to take you that day. I can’t say I’m happy about that, yet.

You were what they call a "high needs baby". Omgoodness. You’d cry and scream and had the most horrible reflux. Your first year was not an easy one. I wish I knew back then what I know now. You probably had some food allergies and I wasn’t aware of that at all. You’d nurse and then promptly projectile vomit. My poor baby.

The only time it seemed that you weren’t crying was when I would rock you to sleep at night time. Every night I would pray to God that he would let me bond with you like I had with your older brother. There were many times during that first year when I asked myself if I had made the biggest mistake of my life by having a second child. I definitely had not.

God answered those prayers 100 times over and now I can’t imagine what I’d do without you in my life. You’ve grown up to be (so far) the biggest "ham and character" in our family. You can make me laugh and smile during my darkest moments. It is rare that I can properly discipline you because you always crack me up. And oh my goodness, you are one handsome little boy. You’re going to be a heartbreaker one day.

I hope that one day when you are 46 that I am still here to write you birthday letters. I love you so much and I am so incredibly thankful that God gave you to me as my son.  You are definitely my "sonshine".

~~Happy 6th Birthday, Baby~~  You light up my life.

Love,

Mommy 

I’m tired of the stress I have during the week because I’m worried about the laundry, the unmopped floors, the bathrooms that need scrubbing, etc. so I am going to do my absolute best to do the majority of that during the weekend. I want to have a week where I do not feel guilty for the days I don’t do anything other than workout. Somebody needs to remind me of this tomorrow when I don’t feel like doing anything.

Now, I know the above paragraph sounds good, but do you have any idea what my weekends are actually like ? LOL. This weekend we have one t-ball game, one baseball game, one hour of baseball photos, one hour long swim lesson, one Mass, one Cub Scout meeting and one birthday party. Add to the baseball games 45 minutes travel time each way, 30 minutes to the swim lesson, 20 to the birthday party each way, and on and on and on. Don’t forget how long it takes me to get myself and 3 kids dressed and ready to go to Mass on Sundays. No wonder I am so tired all the time. lol. I’m sorta busy. However, I am going to get things done this weekend. I am ! I’m actually doing laundry at the moment. That stuff is worse than bunnies when it comes to multiplying and Santa still hasn’t sent me a maid yet.

Tonight we had a family night. Tob has been begging to go eat sushi this week (that’s my boy) so we did. It is cute that the children actually have their favorite sushi restaurant. As Tob says, "the food is good there". cute. After dinner we went to see Shrek 3. Cute, cute movie. Not exactly what I was expecting, I honestly have no idea what I was expecting, but the kids had a blast. I can’t believe how much popcorn my children can eat. Amazes me.

I hope you all have a productive weekend. Enjoy some of it, too.

Adios amigo.  

    Oh, what a glorious morning. We got a call that one of the birthday parties had to be cancelled due to a sick child. So sorry for the sick child, but woohoo for me. That makes my day tons less hectic.

    The 2 littlest and myself are headed to swim lessons. Yes, I am going to wear a bathing suit under my clothes cause I know that my 2 children will be the 2 screaming their heads off afraid to get in the water. These lessons are not cheap so there is no way I am not going to let them get out of taking this lesson. Lol. Nazi mom coming out again.

   Have a great Saturday. Maybe something of yours will get cancelled, too. hehe.
 

    Happy Birthday to my most wonderful son, Tob. Today is your 8th birthday and it feels like yesterday that you were born. You are such an incredibly special son. I do not know what I’d do without you. You got my "sensitive" side. You got my lips and eyes and I’m thinking you’ve probably even got some of my hair. lol. I’m sure you’ll hate me for that one later in life.

    You are kind to everyone. You carry your little brother to me when he has "fallen and can’t get up". You wipe your sister’s tears away after she’s been corrected. You tell me repeatedly that "she is just a baby and doesn’t know any better." You’re going to be a great big brother to your brother and sister. You already are.

    One of the things that I love about you is your love for God/Jesus. You love going to your religion class and learning right now. I am so blessed to have you as a son. I love that when you wake up in the morning, with your hair poking everywhere, the first thing you do is give me a "good morning hug". I love it that the last thing at night you want from me is a "blessing". Have I mentioned how special you are ?

    When you were born and in the hopsital, my father (your Poppa) held you and talked to you and he told you that he wanted to take you fishing one day. Unfortunately, he died before he ever had a chance to do that with you. You two would have had so much fun together. 

    Dear Tob, I love you so much. I thank God everyday for allowing me to be your mom. I hope that you continue to grow into the fine young man that I know you are going to be. You are going to go far in life.  You’ve overcome some obstacles already in your life and handled them very well. I know that you’ll be able to handle anything that comes your way.

    I hope you have a blast tonight at your Laser Tag birthday party. You deserve it. I can’t wait to try and blast you.

I love you,

Mommy 

    Omgoodness, it is pretty much Friday, again. Sighs. Where did my week go? From the moment I stop writing this post till Sunday night my upcoming days are full. Going to give you a glimpse at my schedule. Oh, and I’ve got the cold from Hades right now that is kicking my butt. Not to mention PMS. I’m sure you all can figure out what kind of mood I’m in.

    Today: leaving in just a few minutes to go buy party favors, cookie cake for son’s bday party/school tomorrow. Meeting the personal trainer & workout partner at Noon. Go pick up children. Get homework done and dinner for kids ready and everything prepared for the babysitter. Leave at 5pm going to dinner(sushi) and then to see Cirque d’Soliel (spelling ?) in the city tonight. The performance starts at 8pm. I figure I’ll be back home around midnight.

    Friday: Wake up to one very excited son. Sing Happy Birthday and give mommy/daddy gifts first thing in the morning. Get kids to school. Go work out. Come home and clean. ughhhhhhhhhhhhh. Try and do some laundry. Get ready for the party. Pick up kids from school. Have party. Heave hugh sigh of relief when party is over. Pass out in bed.

    Saturday: Have a semi-relaxing morning. Be at swim lessons for 10am for my 2 youngest children. Attend birthday at 11am for middle child’s school mate. 11- 1. Come home and get the 2 boys ready to go to bday party for 2pm (2pm - 5). Daughter has her dance recital/class photos at 3pm. That will take a couple of hours.  Family is going out to dinner after bday party and pics.

    Sunday: Mass. Tob needs to be there a little early. We will go eat lunch after church is over. My sister and I are going to visit my Grandfather ( 2 hours away) after that. He is dying and is expected to die any day now. She and I are hoping that he lives long enough for us to have a chance to visit him one last time. Sighs. Then she and I will probably go eat and I will drive back home. Going to be a long day.

    I hope everyone here has a wonderful weekend. I hope your’s is a little more relaxing than mine. Next weekend, I promise is going to be relaxing for me. LOL. Yeah, right. I’m going to try, though.
 

Here it is  Sunday evening and whew, am I pooped. I think we (DS#1 and myself) just attened the world’s longest bowling birthday party. lol. The kids had a blast. The mommies really enjoyed talking to and learning a bit more about each other. A shame that it always seems to happen so close to the end of the school years.

One of the things that seemed to get discussed a lot tonight was laundry.  I swear laundry just seems to multiply like bunnies at my house. Three kids, one dog, one mommy (who loves relaxing baths) and a puking cat. That equals a lot of laundry. Before I get too far gone from the puking cat statement - yes, it is an outside cat. You didn’t honestly think I’d let a puking cat live inside my house, now did you ?

 So, here I sit, typing away, listening to the relaxing sound of the dryer going round and round. lol. I cringe as I think that there is already one load dried and waiting to be folded just sitting in the hallway, while there are 2 others already sorted waiting to be washed — Tomorrow. lol. I did the emergency laundry washing tonight. You all know what that is. It is where you pull the most important pieces of clothing out of all the dirty hampers and wash that one load so that everyone in the house has clean clothes to wear the next day. Lol.

 As I sit here laughing, hanging my head in shame, I’m also praying that somehow my children learn a little bit better organizational skills than their mother did.  So, if you are having your nightly glass of milk (or wine) raise it in a toast with me — here’s to clean laundry.