The day started off good: healthy breakfast, read some books.
And then I let the kids watch a good hour and a half of TV while I looked at houses online.
And then I packed the kids into the car to meet the realtor to look at houses.
And then I schlepped the kids all around town looking at houses from 11 - 2. Yep, right through lunch and naptime. I passed back a bag of stale cheerios at one point.
And then I let Little A choose where she wanted me to get lunch from (at 2:15 mind you) since she did such a good job going from house to house.
And then I went through the McDonalds drive through. Thanks Mickey D for having My Little Ponies in the happy meals (and thanks to my Dad for teaching her about Happy Meals. That! Come! With! A! Toy!)
And then, in one instance, realized I became the mom my idealistic 28 year old self would have wanted to kick: harried, no make-up, sporting yesterday's hair, driving a mini-van, passing back McDonalds french fries to two kids who looked away from Clifford on the van DVD just long enough to reach for the fried, white-carb heavy, nutrient lacking, GMO, mass produced substance.
And then, Little Mister decided that the 10 minute nap he took between houses was enough. Except it wasn't. So, he spent from 3-5 being grumpy, yawning and moaning.
And then I let Little A play computer games on pbskids.org while I sat on the couch with Little Mister and watched Big Green Rabbit on repeat.
And then this song implanted itself firmly into my head and will play on repeat for the next 2 weeks.
And then I almost called CPS on myself.
But, all hope is not lost. Yes, I may have lost the contest for world's best mom for this
week month year, true.
But then, I sang Little Mister to sleep (granted it was pretty easy since he was ready for bed since 5pm) and got to snuggle with his sleeping self and feel his sweet, cool breath on my cheek.
And then I got to watch Little A's delighted face as I read A Bad Case of the Stripes (complete with voices) before bed and smile as she asked when she could try lima beans like the little girl in the story.
And then I got to snuggle with her until she fell asleep.
And then I had a nice glass of wine and recounted the day on my trusty little blog.
And then I am going to bed!