Big Damn Hero

[jelazakazone]

So, I know that for some people this is just another day, but I'm feeling like a big damn hero today.

• spent at least 30 minutes booking tickets for kids to go to Adirondacks in Aug
• fed children
• got up at 7:30 after going to sleep after 1am
• folded laundry from several days ago
• unloaded and loaded dishwasher (at least twice, I think)

Comments

[jelazakazone]

Hey, going to work sounds pretty heroic to me, especially knowing what you put up with there.

[arthurmerlinfan]

[jelazakazone]

Yep. I like to get a productive day every once in a while:)

Sounds like your day was a lot like mine, except for the errands! A good day.

[aome]

I gave a ride home for one of Two's peers from daycamp. His grandma is a nurse on night shift and she was exhausted. This kid was in Two's 2nd-grade class and we also see them at the pool, so he knows us reasonably well and it wasn't really any extra effort to give him a ride. However, he's a very active, fidgety kid; he had headrests off repeatedly during the 15-min trip. Drove me nuts. But we all survived.

I think that's the extent of my heroism, aside from usual Mom duty. Oh, and I supported local farmers at one of the farmers' markets, buying apricots, blueberries, and wine. Does that count?

[jelazakazone]

Ok, that totally counts as heroism in my book. I would have had to stop the car and have words with the boy.

Oh, definitely! Yay for local!heroism:)

[aome]

I was on the highway, so stopping wasn't really an option. I did have to say, calmly and slowly, "L, I need you to listen to me." Which helped. For a few minutes. :-P I finally gave up when he removed his own headrest, which mattered a lot less to me than the front passenger seat, where MiniPlu was sitting. The rear headrest was high enough that it wasn't affecting his head, but the front seat did affect MiniPlu. (She was in front because they would have been really squished in back, MiniPlu doesn't trigger the airbag, and she's sat in front before for medical reasons - motion sickness - and it was a short trip.)

[jelazakazone]

Ah. Got it. Yeah, I would have given up at that point too.

I've had kids sit in the front too for short trips

Are you supposed to weigh 100 pounds before sitting in the front? I don't know what the parameters are. My kids are so small, they will be sitting in the back seat to learn to drive the car. j/k:D

[alba17]

I'd say that is heroic. I'd feel like I had a really productive day if I did all that. Folding and putting away laundry is my downfall - hate it!

[jelazakazone]

Thanks!

Laundry is not usually a problem. I like folding laundry, especially when I can manage to sneak in some tv watching at the same time:)

Booking the tickets, the errands and grocery store with the kids, getting dinner cooked: those were the really big accomplishments for me yesterday. We'll see if I get anything done today. LOL.

[alba17]

I often use TV watching as an incentive for laundry folding.

I have to get a lot done today because my daughter's birthday party is tomorrow (just heard it's going to be over 100 and it's a pool party); my son has to be packed for a week at sleepaway camp; and I have to bring food to a picnic tomorrow. Still have gifts to buy, party supplies to get, camping stuff to get. My kids are at a camp this morning, thank god.

Errands with kids, yuck. LOL

[jelazakazone]

TV is a good incentive for folding laundry.

Ugh. It's supposed to be 100 here today and I thought I saw 104 for tomorrow. I think we are staying in today. Although dh and I are going dancing tonight and the building is unairconditioned.

Oooh, you have a bunch to do. Lucky you, to have a kid free morning! I'm jealous. We are home so little summer there is no opportunity for my kids to do classes this year.

LOL. Yeah, errands with kids is not my favorite idea either, but they are old enough that it's not like "the old days".

[jelazakazone]

Wow. You are one impressive gal! I have done almost nothing today. I got laundry folded. I didn't starve (or beat) the children. Yeah, that's about it.

[jelazakazone]

LOL. Yeah, some days I can really rock the chores, etc. Then I need to collapse:)

Hey, I'm going to eat dinner and then I have thoughts about working on the dragon quilt before I go dancing.

The kids can be adorable, so it's worth treating them well:D