Today I was nominated & received the coveted "Mother of the Year" award. {It comes with Bon Bons} You may have thought you were the winner once, but you were wrong, yes, yes, you were very, very wrong.
This weekend I had my sister-in-laws kids. 3 extra kids. It was truly a spiritual experience. Not once, but several times I literally stopped & pondered how things with 6 kids could be running so smoothly. I was able to take a nap on Saturday & Sunday. I kept up the laundry & even swept twice. I did everyones hair and was only 10 min late to church... you get the idea. Not really the point though.
This morning I sent the extras home with their parents and started on my way to the babysitters with my 2 youngest. In my driveway sat my suspicious neighbor. I called the cops, dropped off my kids & came back to follow up. (STRIKE ONE) I am now positively sure that the neighbor knows that I am the one who called the cops on him. I proceeded to contact yet another cop to find out what course of action would be appropriate and found myself at work one hour late in the middle of a melt down. Crying, I headed for the Pepsi. At 3:36 I receive a call from the elementary where my darling 8 year-old attends (STRIKE TWO) it is apparent that I have failed to pick her up. Heading back over to the Pepsi I try to justify my absentmindedness. Then Mike calls asking about who will be tending tonight while he is away. (STRIKE THREE) I forgot to get a babysitter. No worries, my dear sister Emilee & her pixie Maddie save the day. Soon I reject a call from my husband because I am quite busy working. He assures them that it is very important & that he must speak to me (STRIKE FOUR, aren't you actually out after 3?) Yes, this "Mother of the Year" has sent Miss Maddie & her 3 darlings to a house that is locked up tight {due to previously mentioned circumstances surrounding strike one} Jeff, the single man who lives next to us and may or may not find humor in my frequent incompetence, comes to my work to get a key to save my family. That my friends is why I am THE "Mother of the Year" Don't you wish your were? ...not even Bon Bons would make a day like this worth it...
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9 comments:
Angela, my darling...you frickin crack me up..."Momma said there would be days like this!"
P.S. I recorded the Bachelor...but believe me, it is just a waste of time to watch...SOOOO disappointed!! Hope you have a better day!
o man, im so sorry. i still think your a good mother, even if you lock your kids out of the house and leave your baby at school over night! I would vote for you as mother of the year, the real mother of the year.
I am so embarrassed! I should have waited for them to get in the house. I just "assumed" that the back door would be unlocked. (you know where assume gets you)
I really had good intentions, I am sorry that my follow through was short.
Angela, you're a great mom! I'm pretty sure everyone is intitled to those moments. No worries...I'm not even married yet and i forget about my fiance. Like his homework i promised him i'd do if he took me out Saturday night...oops. I'm sorta scared to have kids. haha. You're great though! :) and working next to you was a blast..even though i don't ever have much to say. :)
Oh, man. You should have called ME! You know I owe you. A lot. I think I should publicly proclaim that you really do deserve a real Mother of the Year award. Here's why:
After watching my three kids for three days, I called to say that we were going to be home late and Angie said not to worry, she would just keep them all for ANOTHER night. We picked up the kids in the morning and the girls already had their hair done and were ready for school. Angie washed and folded ALL of their clothes.
AND it took Adam a day to decide he liked me again. At least I don't have to worry what would happen if I were to die or something.
Everything is MUCH appreciated, but I'm afraid you set the standard a little high for me. I definitely think you and Mike should go take a weekend away, and I am more than happy to watch your kids. But I can't guarantee that I will be up for doing laundry while you are gone :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You crack me up! I think I stopped reading after hearing that you manages to survive a weekend involving 6 children. LOL. Forget the rest - you ARE Mother of the Year!
Oh to be the Mother of the Year... You are such a crack up! Trisha tells me how great your kids are.. so obviously you really are the mother of the year! I could be too...but I only have one, so its easier!!
ok. so I need a lesson. how do you create your freakin cute layout. I want it. well not the pepsi can or goose or any of the other things..(though they are very cute) but I want to personalize mine!
nice change of the chairs to the pics. I did like the chairs but the new pics are cool.
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