Monday, November 17, 2008

thanks-giving?

I picked the oldest kid up from school and we went grocery shopping. He alternately whined and acted spastic the entire time...and then asked for a chocolate bar.

We came home and, after I put all the groceries away, had an hour or so of work to do. (It's a wonder I don't get fired for all the work that has piled up in the last year.)

I made dinner...nothing special but I still made an effort. I even did the dishes while I cooked...and re-ran the load of stinky laundry that husband washed a couple days ago but failed to dry.

Husband came home with the youngest kid, quite literally plunked him down on the floor, pronounced his need for some Sudafed, and disappeared upstairs. I found him there two hours later passed out across the bed.

I fed the boys and tried to grab a few bites of my own dinner in between the baby's screams (because I wasn't shoveling it in his face fast enough), let the boys play for a bit, and thankfully announced it was bedtime. At that point Sam decides to chastise me (in THAT voice) with, "Mommy, you were SUPPOSED TO make me Kool Aid." I told him, through gritted teeth, to go upstairs to bed.

I took the baby upstairs to bed, came back downstairs, and as I was donning my boots, my husband groggily stumbles in (using THAT voice) saying, "Where are you going?" I silently walked out to the barn and fed the horses that had yet to have their evening feed. I probably could have closed the door a little quieter behind me.

When I came back in the house? Silence (though every light was still inexplicably left on). Nobody in sight...husband apparently went back to bed.

Yeah...you're all WELCOME!

5 comments:

marcia said...

And even , after all of that, still creative enough to do a little word-play with the name of the post! Wonder Woman, with a little adrenaline on board, is, indeed, a Wonder to behold! I hope you ate chocolate as you collapsed for the night! :)

Holley said...

I had a similar Sunday but include the husband whining in a corner at the end of the day about us not getting any "us" time.

At the moment dh and dd are fussing at each other while trying to get ready for school.

I'm just trying not to have a breakdown from feeling stretched to the limits.

You accomplished some amazing things yesterday in spite of the attitudes.

Hugs.

Shinny said...

Oh I have more days like that then I care to think about. I feel for you living in a house of MEN. At least I have 2 female cats, one female dog and now MJ though she does act like she likes daddy more then me most of the time.

Good luck and we do need to get together sometime.

JMB said...

Oh, I sooooo hear you. I would take a sick kid over a whiny, pathetic husband any day. No, really. A 20 lb toddler can be depositied into a crib, calmed, and understood. A 200 lb middle aged man, not so much.

You get the good mom and wife medal for that day (and every day). I'll say it for them...thank you.

Sarah said...

All in a days work. Isn't motherhood glorious?! I agree with marcia, chocolate can sooth the soul.

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