SuperBanker is still in action. Sometimes she waits until the moment of crisis, but she still comes out on top. However, my scheduling is lacking. And then, when I finally get today worked out: my sister is going to take all three kids while I'm at a 9am dentist appointment and drop off Claire at a party at 10:30, then I will get Charlotte and Gabe after the dentist and have Sarah pick up Claire so my other kids don't crash the party, and then I'll spend the day prepping for my stake meeting tonight...ok, after that, Claire wakes up around 6:30 this morning asking for a bowl. That's kid code for, "I'm going to throw up."
Alright, go into throw up mode1. I get a bowl. Then I tell her that I really think that she is too hungry. She slept through dinner last night. I get her some dry cereal, half a banana, and a glass of milk. I sit and encourage her to take little bites. She keeps hovering over the bowl with her little hand over her mouth.
I go cancel my babysitting and my dentist appointment. They ask me if I want to reschedule, but I say no. I have three kids. There is no telling who will get sick next. I decide not to call the party and cancel b/c I didn't actually RSVP. (Didn't I mention I have scheduling difficulties?)
Alright, so since she isn't eating, I get her settled on the couch with her bowl. She keeps trying to get up. I keep settling her back. Finally, she says she's hungry, and she eats breakfast. Turns out she was just hungry afterall. So, I did all that responsible, inconvenient stuff for nothing.
Now, they are upstairs playing. I'm wondering how long it will take them to notice I liquidated over half of their stock. Claire might not, but Charlotte has every toy catalogued.
1Like the poop cleaning, this is another thing that nobody teaches you before you have kids. I guess it is, aside from janitorial training, a hands-on learning sitch. My best advice: don't be afraid of the puke. It can't hurt you. It can only make you puke. Notice the catch 22.
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Even though your superscheduler is off duty you still seem quite on top of stuff! Its such ashame to have to cancel everything for nothing, but its always better safe than sorry. Naomi is a throw up girl. She throws up when she is mad or cries to much - she makes herself do it. We don't know how to punish her for that one - in my mind the throw up is punishment enough. Do you do calendars? If you had one you could keep on you at all times it might help - but you have to be able to have it with you at all times so that stinks. And then check it too. Brian will write stuff down once a semester and then never check it again. Anyway, that is a thought to maybe help coax superscheduler back out!
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