An Evening In The Life

Just a quick look at one evening in the life of a single Mommy to a 3 1/2 year old and pets.......

5pm: Leave full-time job. Sit in insane traffic on freeway. Consider road rage.

5:25pm: Stop at store for milk I forgot at store yesterday. Buy 5 things. Forget milk.

5:35pm: Retrieve daughter from preschool. Check that we have blankie, stuffed dog, stuffed gorilla, and any recent art projects. Check daughter has been angel all day as expected.

6pm: Arrive home. Walk caged, hyperactive dog. Give dog chew bone to control extra energy not expended on walk.

6:10pm: Eat Cheetos at counter while making youngster "real" dinner. Answer phone. Make additional phone call.

6:25pm: Change laundry while youngster finishes eating. Argue about cookie count for dessert. Bend a bit on cookie count to circumvent pending meltdown.

6:45pm: Ask youngster where she put Popsicle stick from homemade Popsicle maker yesterday. Am told in the trash. Trash went out yesterday. No more stick. Can only make 3 Popsicles in maker instead of 4. Do not care.

7pm: Watch same Hannah Montana movie for the 9 millionth time. Must sing and dance. Field phone call while singing.

7:30pm: Flip on "Regular Hannah". Rewind opening song on DVR 3 times.

7:55pm: Attempt bedtime.....Denied.

8:05pm: Bedtime attempt #2......Denied.

8:10pm: Bedtime attempt #3....put foot down.

8:15pm: Brush teeth, get Band Aid, try to find requested Hannah nightgown. Cannot find. Much crying. Dig Hannah nightgown from laundry basket.

8:25pm: Read story x 3. Say goodnight 22 times.

8:35pm: Flee to kitchen. Crack beer. Return calls while folding laundry.

9:00pm: Feed starving cats I forgot to feed earlier. Give dog another chew bone to keep him off my back.

9:15pm: Put more laundry in. Trip over cat on way upstairs. Trip over dollhouse toys once upstairs. Clean up dollhouse toys.

9:30pm: Attempt to check computer. Field phone calls.

10:00pm: Switch laundry. Trip over cat.

10:30pm: Pack bag for next day, check schedule. Attempt TV program. Talk on phone instead.

11:00pm: Friend with crisis. Talk on phone.

11:30pm: Run laundry through dryer again to get out wrinkles. Forget about laundry.

12:00am: Get in bed to watch Law and Order. Fall asleep right after opening action. Miss entire program.

And you haven't even seen the Daytime parts yet.........