Tuesday, August 14, 2012

My morning by the numbers


2  Number of children I had no other choice but to bring with me on my morning errands.
64 Number of times I swore under my breath for not having a babysitter to watch the boys while I went to the store alone.
$25.00  Approximate amount of money I would have had to pay a babysitter to watch the boys for a couple hours.
$50.00  The price the babysitter would charge next time since she had to change three poopy diapers on my seven year old.
3  Number of errands we ran (Sam's Club, the produce market, and the grocery store)
12  Number of times I had to remind Noah to keep his hands off of his penis.  In public.
5  Number of times I considered running from the store yelling, "STOP THE MADNESS!!!"
0  Number of times I actually did it.
18 Number of times Sam told me to change the channel on the radio.
18 The number of times I actually did it (I pick my battles carefully).
7  Number of puddles the boys jumped into and soaked not only their shoes and clothing but my own.
3  Number of dirty looks from little old ladies who disapproved of the way I dealt with my children jumping in puddles.
6  Number of times I flipped them the bird in my mind (because I have two hands).
2  Number of hours we were away from home.
1  Number of trips it took to carry everything up the three flights of stairs to our condo
1  Number of items each of the boys carried.
7  Number of items I carried.
12  Number of ounces of wine I plan to drink for lunch.

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