You know you have arrived as a lunatic mom who would do anything for her kids when:
-you are recognized by the garbage man in the post office as "the mom who chases garbage trucks on Tuesday mornings."
-your friend calls to tell you of the sale on gummi fruits, Cheerios and box drinks at Kroger and you go to buy some and then while you are there, buy some for your friends who may not know of the great deal.
- you swing upside down on the monkey bars (for the first time in like 25 years) b/c your son pleads with you to show him how and then proceed to "ooh ooh ah ah" like Curious George did on the episode where he breaks his leg in the museum.
- you kick the penny horse at Meijer repeatedly b/c it ate your only penny and your kids are on the verge of meltdowns and the smallest bill you have is a 20. After seeing that it isn't going to start hee hawing anytime soon, you lug the kids back out to the car reassuring them the whole way that you'll get another penny. You then search every ashtray, door unit and seat to finally discover a sticky grimy penny in the backseat cupholder!
- after a long exhausting playful day, you let the kids play carwash in the bathtub despite the fact that water is an inch deep on the floor, bubbles have reached a dangerous level and your kids need goggles and snorkels to get around in the tub. But their laughter is contagious and beautiful!
- you are 15 minutes on the road headed out for the day and already running 20 minutes late and you look in the mirror to see your daughter frantically looking for her blanket (aka: life support) which you accidentally left on the kitchen counter. You proceed to turn around, head back home and get that blankie which is a small price to pay for peace, quiet and harmony in the car.
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Ha Ha! I can totally relate to the life support blankie. I actually forgot it today and contemplated turning around to get and be even later yet to work, but decided against it. Daddy gets to pick her up after work today anyways! :-)
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