An Excerpt from our Day

NO CHILDREN WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS CRAZINESS

10:35

Me: Emily, I'm going to take a shower before I take you to swimming lessons. Will you watch Noble?

Emily: OK

10:40ish

Emily: (Standing at shower door holding Noble) Mom, Noble is getting fussy can you hurry.

10:41ish

Emily: Mom, hurry she is getting really fussy

Me: I'm hurrying as fast as I can (Get out of shower & quickly dry off)

Take Noble from Emily, place her on the bathroom floor, with the pile of dirty laundry that I haven't been able to get to - position her so that if she falls over she will land on them & not get hurt.

Emily: Mom, Ms. Christina is on the phone she wants to know if we want to go swimming.

Mom takes phone talks to Christina.

Emily: Mom, the door bell is ringing.

Me: Go see who it.

Emily: I think it's a policeman.

Me, in a panic & a bath towel, quickly throw on some clothes. By the time I get there Emily has seen that the van the man is in has an A & T on it and they just want to have access to the back yard.

11:20ish Finally ready for swimming

Gather up diaper bag, Noble, keys. Remember phone is in bedroom. Send Emily to get it. See that the car seat is sitting on the table where I left it last night when I brought Noble in asleep. Rearrange everything in my hands to get seat & head for the door.

Where are my keys?

Emily: We are doomed!!!!

11:30 Emily finds keys in diaper bag & we head out

11:40

EMILY: Mom I'm really late for swimming.

MOM: I know - it'll be alright just go on in.