3 - Number of meals I prepared, consumed and cleaned up
5 - Number of small people who were bathed by me
39 - Number of tiny sunflower seed kernels that Mosely spilled when she dropped the container she was holding while trying to illegally climb up onto the counter
16 - Number of ears of corn that were shucked this afternoon
6 - Number of blood curdling screams that Mosely released after falling/scraping her elbow/ being splashed by hot corn cooking water/ being chased by Magnus/ not being able to open the door from the outside when her hands were full of dog food bowls/ expressing her displeasure at not being allowed to hold the garden hose when it was actually still London's turn
22 - Number of bug bites all over my body that itch incessantly
7 - Number of times I have fed my beautiful infant son today (beginning at 6 a.m. - hooray for 6 a.m.!! I'm not kidding. Honestly.)
1 - Number of actual personal phone calls I have received today (By the way, Riley is doing wonderfully in Africa!!)
8 - Number of telemarketing phone calls I have received today
1 - Number of spankings administered today
4 - Number of loads of laundry washed today
0 - Number of times I have left my house today
Countless - Number of times I have had to remind myself of the words I typed just a few days ago . . . this job matters. Everything is spiritual. This is worthwhile work.
Those are the days when you can't say life is easy whith 5 kids. Then again...........
ReplyDeleteWhat a day! Those numbers say it all!! Good job on bringing your mind back to the bottom line . . . what it's all about . . . again and again!!
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