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September 1, 2008
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If that's breakfast I can't wait for a story about dinner!
I feel your pain..when my children were small it always seemed what could go wrong did anytime I was trying to do something special. When the kids are grown they will tell "remember the time" stories and you all will howl with laughter and it will be good.
Listen: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE WALKING AROUND COOKING AND TAKING CARE OF 4 CHILDREN, I would have strongly advised against pancakes but I'm a mom and can imagine how important they were. In INDIA! WITH NO WATER!
It says an awful lot about my sick sense of humor that I laughed long and hard before I felt any apathy at all. Sorry. Maybe 'cause life is universal and no matter where you are with kids and animals and great intentions for making wonderful memories for your beloved family, stuff always seems to happen. Stuff that hopefully can make you laugh since crying doesn't help ease frustration much...at least not mine anyway. If the dog hadn't eaten the poop, let's be honest, it would go down as just another stress-ridden day in a mother's life. Now you've got a day that will bring much laughter to those kids in the years to come! :-)
Did I say apathy? I meant EMPATHY! Ha! Apathy indeed....
Thank you. I guess I'm normal.
I too agree with Jennifer - I laughed and laughed, although I know you were totally frustrated and almost ready to rip your hair out in handfuls. You do so well. You are probably barely standing and keeping on going, but you do keep on going, and you bless all around you..... although I kind of understood Renee's state of mind and felt like throwing up as well.....I was surprised after all of that that the pancakes got eaten.
Interesting morning for sure! you'll be glad you blogged it because you too will laugh about it.
Happy Birthday to Kid A! And thanks for the story....
I am sorry, but I loved that story. This will be one of those 'son, do you remember when you turned 6 and we made pancakes?', and the kids will laugh and laugh and want to hear it all over again. I have a few of those, and then I say 'really guys it wasn't that funny', and that only make them laugh more.
Oh, for the love of dogs! I've never figured out why they like poop: horse poop, human poop, deer poop any poop for that matter. The hubby and I spent many years building trails in the wilderness with poop eating dogs. I despised them, actually it was their breath I hated. I loved them dearly when they warned us of bears, mountain loins or those pesky human hikers.
Thanks for the story. I too laughed.
...good grief, mountain loins. If there were such a thing I'd probably be grateful for the warning of them too. But mountain lions, yes those stalking creatures, I was always was glad to know when they were around. But even happier to know they were gone.
Happy Birthday Kid A. He will remember those pancakes. I love the part about Leafy because he has always been the food snatcher. Sending our love and birthday wishes.
THat was amazing.
I love it.
I cant wait to have babies slinging poop and Brodie gobbling up the poop.
What is the dogs name again?
Yikes. Babies are so wonderful in so many ways, but I'm glad my youngest is 5 years old. I hope it gets easier from here. You are an inspiring lady.
Sorry that I thought it was so funny. I should have been serious and not laughed and just realized how awful a morning that would be. It's like when my SH was telling me about walking under a light fixture at the ferry's and something fell on his head and he thought, water must be dripping off of that, but when he wiped his hand over his hair, it came back full of purple poop. I guess some seagull or something was eating berries there. I listened with a really straight sympathetic face for as long as I could and then I burst out laughing. oh well!
Trisha, my husband and I have been discussing your comment and we have decided that since there are foot hills, and head lands it only makes sense that there must be mountain loins as well :-)
Happy, Happy Birthday Kid A! Blessings to you and all your family.
you are an amazing momma
Ok, we really think it is a funny story too. Isn't it supposed to be funny? I mean wasn't that the point? Of course, I do feel your pain. Really.
Tj, and #1Mama and all others...I needs people to laugh hard at me! Life is so much better that way... you'll know when I need sympathy!
Because I won't be shy. I'll tell you.
Lara- the dog's name is Pippo- and I would like you to tell me as soon as Brody eats baby poop, please. Thanks.
Water's back today. I'll explain the water situation in more depth at another time.
Trisha- thanks for the mountain loins. That made my day.
Ewww, still gagging about the whole dog thing!
Happy birthday Kid A!!!! From all of us Schultheis'. You made me laugh so hard Rachel. What a great way to start the day! Thank you, I love you!
Ah! Love it. Happy birthday to Kid A. Six years old- wowee.
Heidi
OH NO!
You are a rockstar mama indeed.
I love these handwritten posts!
I haven't visited your blog in too long. Congratulations on Solo!! I still feel like I could eat up my 19-month-old like he was a newborn... which reminds me how when my first was his age, I was 8 months pregnant, and how time flies since that one's 6th birthday was today!
This post made me feel soooo much better about what I had perceived as little failures in my efforts to make my big boy's birthday dinner/cake/party all that he'd want. Not that you failed, 'cause you clearly rose above. But I just realized that I didn't either. Even though the cake sank in the middle, it all ran too late, and I couldn't seem to get a decent photograph.
Glad to have visited again with JourneyMama, as I so often come away lifted. Thanks.
Oh, those kinds of mornings are what make it feel like you have earned your mommy badge a couple of years down the road.
I'm glad everyone survived.:)