Friday, July 30, 2010

Today I accomplished...

  • Fed Lou.
  • Burped Lou.
  • Laid Lou down for a nap.
  • Less than two minutes later, Lou squalled.
  • Fired up the morning addition of the LouLou 500 (which requires more laps than the Indy 500 before a winner is declared.).
  • Convince son he really does want to take 19 month old outside to play.
  • Lou finally falls asleep.
  • Laid Lou down.
  • Start in on breakfast dishes.
  • Less than 3 minutes later, Lou squalled.
  • 5 yr old offers to take next trip around the track.
  • Quickly finish dishes and made a lovie for able mabel.
  • Dodge dead bugs 19 month old brings me from outside.
  • 5 yr old is tired of Lou.
  • Fed Lou.
  • Burped Lou.
  • Lou falls asleep.
  • Laid Lou down for a nap.
  • Less than 4 minutes later, Lou squalled.
  • Hit the track again.
  • Lou falls asleep.
  • Laid Lou down.
  • Less than 5 minutes later, Lou squalled.
  • 10 yr old offers her arms.
  • Quickly take a few pictures of lovies and one bib for able mabel.
  • 10 yr old passes Lou back to me.
  • Repeat steps 1-8, trying to contain my frustration with Lou.
  • Pass Lou off to 9 yr old.
  • Quickly make one more lovie.
  • Repeat steps 1-8 two or three more times, taking deep breaths. My arms are getting tired of her. The time is pushing 2 pm and she still hasn't really slept.
  • Lou finally sleeps longer than 5 minutes.
  • Dash to Wal-Mart to get sand for retaining walls, canning lids for a friend and snaps for able mabel bibs.
  • Wal-Mart doesn't have any of them. (Don't let me start venting.)
  • Wal-Mart does have some school supplies. Make a dent on the lists.
  • They do have corn on the cob for 10 cents a piece. Send my helpers over to get 24 ears.
  • Pay for 24 ears of corn.
  • Return home.
  • Start to peel corn. There are only 15 ears. Sigh. That's what I get for not double checking. Try not to get too upset over 90 cents.
  • Lou still sleeps. It's a record for today. 1 hour and 53 minutes straight and counting.
  • Take more deep breaths and start to feel blood pressure lower.
  • I will survive this day.
  • I thank my lucky stars that she is almost 4 weeks old and this is the first day like this.
  • Life could be much worse.

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