Monday by the numbers

Cups of coffee = two
Pieces of bacon = two and a half
Spiders = two
Burned out light bulbs = one
Loads of laundry = two
Ran the dishwasher = once (sink STILL not empty)
Stopped to look at the gorgeous full moon = forty seven times
Minutes spent at meeting for kids’ drama club = thirty
Minutes spent standing in line to hand in drama club parent volunteer forms = thirty
Number of people who checked in on me in person, or via phone, email or txt today = at least twenty
Number of people who offered help clean my house = three
Number of forms my kids brought home about lice exposure at school = two
Number of times I said shit, goddamnit, motherfucker about the idea of my kids getting lice = ninety six
Number of times I checked their heads = eleven
Number of kids who got their heads scrubbed by me = two
Number of kids doing Irish dance in the living room an hour past bedtime = three
Number of beers I’ve opened = two
Messages in my work email that I need to answer = 186
In personal email = afraid to look
Number of kids who didn’t get lunch today because they thought I didn’t give the school a check and didn’t think to ASK SOMEONE = two
Number of schools I actually forgot to give a check to = one
Number of times I yelled at my kids = one (roughhousing turned to injury turned to punching)
Number of times I felt lucky = seven
Number of nice surprises = one

5 thoughts on “Monday by the numbers”

Marina September 15, 2008 at 11:06 pm

I’m so sorry. Thinking of you and sending good vibes and strength. (K’s friend – who you turned on to blogs years ago and who’s been obsessed ever since.)

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