My Day

I figured my day today was worthy of a break from food-talk!  You see, today my children thought I really wanted to spend time doing laundry.  I get breakfast all prepared (eggs, bacon, bananas w/ almond butter, blueberries, etc). As he gets ready to climb up into his chair, Ezra pukes ALL over it.  He acted totally normal and INSISTED on eating!  So.... I pushed the chair to the side (yah, gross, but I was hungry too!) and let him eat.  Levi ends up with a time out and proceeds to pee all over the foyer.  So frustrating.  Then, the next 3 hours pass uneventfully so I decided to proceed to our playdate.  (sometimes my kids randomly puke, what can I say?)

After about an hour of playing Ezra started acting really sleepy so I decided it was time to go.  We get in the car and my buzzer dings for like the 100th time saying my tires are low.  Yes, it happens when it's super cold out, but I decided I was sick of hearing it and was going to get air in them NOW.

I find a super cool air machine that was free.  It was all automatic.  You set it to the air pressure you want and it does it.  First 2 tires work perfectly!  I hear yelling, open the car door, and Ezra is in the process of vomiting ALL over himself.  It's EVERYWHERE!  I have no idea what to do.  Drive off with the car way out of balance?  I give the kid a blanket to cover the puke, and run out to quickly finish the last 2 tires.  BAD, BAD, BAD idea!!!!  This time the nifty computerized machine backfires!  Instead of inflating my tire, it COMPLETELY deflated it!!!  NOW, I have a flat tire!  (and a kid covered in puke, and a baby crying, and 2 other kids that are hungry).  A nice guy pulls up behind me and tries to help (well, he helps after I beg and start tearing up!).  It won't fill with air.  (Apparently this has happened to him before...yet he came back because it was free.  hmm.  Not worth it to me!)  He suggested I go to the tire shop located right behind the gas station.  Once I explained the situation with my kids, he drove over there and asked someone to come with a portable machine to help.

After I give Elliot gum to feed her, hold the baby, check on vomit-covered Ezra, and get a movie going for Levi, the nice tire store man shows up.  Fills it up enough for me to drive to tire store where he can get the air fixed in all of the tires.  My once free fill up has now cost me $12 in a tip to this guy.  (It's all the cash I had).

Lessons learned so far today: 1. NEVER go to a playdate after your kid has puked-you just never know!!  2.  Just because it's free, doesn't mean it's good.  3.  Computerized isn't always good either!

Now, I'm almost out of gas, so I stop at Costco for a fill-up.  Baby is now asleep and everyone content.  I think I was just delaying getting home because I really had NO idea how to tackle puke boy in the back seat.  Where do I even start!?

I got everyone unloaded, then headed to the back of the van.  Dry heave, plug nose, lets go!  I wrap my hand in a plastic bag and get to work.  I tried undressing him before getting him out of the seat.  Chunks everywhere.  Bath time for Ezra!!!!!  Stuck everyone in front of t.v and went back out to clean van.  I'm sure my neighbors thought i was nuts banging a carseat on the ground.  I really didn't want to touch that mess!!    Upstairs to the laundry room!  ICK!  Baby screaming (still in carseat in living room).

Finally get lunch for kids around 1:15.  Gave Ez some applesauce.... then he gave it back to us a few minutes later :-(  I decide to make him a bed on the living room floor.  He beefs it again.  Do you know how difficult it is to be holding a baby breastfeeding while also holding a trash can for a kid to puke in?!?!  All the while wondering how I can sanitize myself before touching baby again!   Not easy!

Levi comes out and says he has to pee.  Perfect!  He goes, then I realize his pants are wet and send him upstairs to change.  He comes down with shorts on, along with his wet underwear.  Redo.  I venture into the playroom where I see a print of a butt and legs.  Yes, he peed on the couch before telling me he had to pee.  More laundry.

Ezra crashes on the floor for a bit and I can whip up some Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins that I've been dying to try!!!  SOOOO GOOD!  Ez wakes up from his nap and wants to hang out.  Cool, he seems much better.  We go out to living room where I see a big wet spot on the "bed" I made him.  Yup!  He peed all over floor during nap.  More laundry!

Just went in to wipe a butt (that actually did make it to the toilet) to realize the other brother has peed all over the floor!  What's wrong with these kids today?  Off to steam mop!

So.....that's my day today!  That's the day in the life of a Mommy :-)  Don't for one second think it's an easy job OR that in any way it isn't worth it!  Love these kids-even the messes.  Seriously, how could you not love this  ----->   (HAHA)

One more little bit of advice: If you ever need to rent out your house, you should be MUCH more concerned about a family with small children than a family with small dogs!