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.