Last night I feel asleep on the couch and then remained there till this morning! The last thing I remember before drifting off into sweet slumber was Scott asking me if I was still awake and I replied, "Yup, I am still awake!" It could have only been 30 seconds later before I was out of commission! I must give him credit though, he did set the timer on the stove to wake me up this morning. God love him!
I woke up around 5:40am and patiently waited for Bella to arrive so that I could go back to the couch and sleep a little longer. While I was up, I made sure that Emma and Abigail were up and moving for the day. Once Bella had made it here and I had put her down in the pack and play, I was fast asleep again in no time at all. The next thing I know it is 7:20am. I still need to get a shower, get Olivia up, ready for school and at the bus stop by 8:10am! I jumped into the shower and decided that shaving my legs wasn't a necessity today (actually it should have been a top priority but there simply wasn't enough time). I quickly got ready and went to wake up Satan's little spawn (AKA: Olivia) up for the day. She is such a pain in the mornings with her protests! She never wants to get up, she is always too tired or too cold, it's always something! I pry her out of bed, get her dressed and to the bus stop with minimal time to spare. I picked up Jakob and headed home for round three.
Let me first say that Jakob is 7 months old. He is a cutie pie and for the most part is as happy as any 7 month old can be. Before going up to get Sarah and Bella up for the day, we played for a bit and I had him on my lap. We were singing a little song about the Grand ole Duke of York when it happened. All of the sudden I notice the ever distinctive smell of a dirty diaper.....but wait....I feel something warm on my legs.... Yes, I had been pooped on thanks to a blowout diaper! Having breastfed all of my kids, I thought this was a nursed child thing, I digress.
Sarah and Bella are so much more cheerful in the mornings than the other kids. They make me smile with their "Good Mornings" and bright smiling faces! This morning, was no different except for one thing - a wet bed! What the hello kitty is going on around here today??? Seriously!!! I had to strip Sarah's bed and then with stinky, wet sheets in hand bring the two of them down. I fixed their breakfast and got them dressed. Only slight protesting from Sarah who was apparently irritated that I picked jeans and a long sleeve shirt rather than a dress for her to wear today. With the two girls dressed and Jakob clean and re-dressed we are ready to take on the day!
Sarah usually has Tuesday School today but they were taking a field trip to a local pumpkin farm today. Since I do not have rocks for a brain, I made the choice for us to take a field trip to Target instead. After all, it is chilly out today and sprinkling off and on. Not to mention, I have no desire to take a 7 month old, 2 and 3 year old to a pumpkin patch full of allergens (all about me) in the crappy weather! Of course, loading up three kids who all require carseats isn't exactly ideal either but at least I can get a cup of coffee at Target to keep my blood pumping! A little car ride to the store, unload all three of them from the car and in to the store we go. I am sure people were staring at me and wondering what would possess me to make this trek! It turns out, taking three children, three and under to Target is good for the budget. For the first time ever in the existence of Target, I got out of there for under $25.00 (including pumpkin spice latte)!
We came home and everyone had lunch. Olivia got off the bus without an accident for the first time in a week and had her lunch. I switched my fourth load of laundry today and now I am patiently awaiting nap time for the kids so I can work on Sarah's Halloween costume.
All of this occurred before 12:30pm. Who wants to step into my shoes??? Any takers??? Come on you bunch of chickens!!!
Sincerely,
The Queen of Insanity
