11 to 12 - when they said they would be here
4 - times I encouraged the boys to finish up their schoolwork
2 - boys I sent upstairs to clean their room
3 - rooms I swept
4 - rooms I tidied
1 - basket of dirty laundry I hid behind the shower curtain
5 - times I pleaded with the boys to clean their room more quickly
11:00 - our departure time
12:15 - time we arrived back home after fetching eggs and milk, followed by my noticing that there was no business card to be found (he had specifically said he would leave his card!)
12:18 - time I called to make sure they had been here; nope, not yet.
30 - minutes until he thought they would arrive to see the house
3 - boys removed from their carseats
2 - boys given the job of entertaining Owen while I made a quick lunch
4 - lunches I prepared
2 - number of time Owen burst into tears during lunch preparation
10 - minutes to spare when we climbed into the van again
1 - picnic at the park
2 - minutes eating before someone had to use the Port-a-Potty
4 - lunches left on the picnic blanket while we scurried away
1 - biker who got into the Port-a-Potty just seconds ahead of us
3 - minutes pawing through my bag in search of hand sanitizer
12 - times I wondered just when I lost control of my day
30 - minutes playing at the park after we finished eating
1 - child crying when it was time to go
3 - boys upstairs in "quiet time"
1 - completely exhausted mama
Lord, come quickly!
3 comments:
That is an impressive list. Way to go Mama!!!
Wow! That's enough to exhaust anybody, even me, just thinking about it. You are to be highly commended.
Ugh, that sounds like one day you'd be glad to get to the end of. So sorry you have to start over with showing the house!!
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