Mother of Two

Here's a comment my sister left on my blog about a year ago with regard to the multiple blogs I've created: "Wow! I'm impressed! I really like the backgrounds, too. You'll have to teach me how to do that. No offense, but I think you need a set of twins or something.... "

So, Tammy, I may not have twins (thank goodness!) but as a Mother of Two I'm sure not adding to my 6 blogs like I used to... and you'll be happy to know that:

• I've planted bulbs 6 years in a row now yet while cleaning the basement last week I decided to move our box of bulbs to the garage for the winter so they'd wouldn't make a mess of the floor anymore. Didn't cross my mind until a friend mentioned she planted her bulbs this morning.
• No longer am I my usual 10 minutes late to everything--now I'm at least 30 min.
• I have to smell my armpits to see if I've put deodorant on for the week.
• Just yesterday I ran Another load of laundry without detergent. Wasn't until they were dry and still stinky that I realized something wasn't right.
• Don't know how many times I've run upstairs to grab something and 10 minutes later on my way back down I realize I had completely gotten distracted due to the weeks of clean laundry on the floor, the empty bottle needing re-filling, the two poopy diapers needing changing within seconds of each other, and the crying toddler who can't reach a car that he must have at that exact moment.
• I can hardly write a complete sentence anymore and when I do I often repeat repeat words like like my 4th graders would.
• Sometimes I just stare at my to do list with eyes glazed over. When I finally come to my senses I realize 10 minutes or more have passed before me.
• My new daily phrase is: Did I just say/ ask that?
• I'm sure my counters are getting a build-up from all the times I've sprayed them but forgot to wipe them down afterward.
• James is starting to think that size 1/2 diapers is a normal fit.
• I totally got concerned that I'd forgotten to get our new-to-us car as of last January a single oil change when Mike reminded me that it just go one 2 months ago.
• I'm pretty sure I flossed my teeth twice last night.
  

So, even though I still have a pretty good long term memory, my short term has gone to the wind.

Here's a post I copied from her blog which  I'm beginning to "get" (it was funny when I was reading about someone else's life):

I almost accidently killed the "glass-licker" AKA "Tro" AKA the turtle. He looked very dry, and he is supposed to be soaked 2-3 times a week. So, since it has been way over a week, I thought that I would be so nice and give him a little bath. I put him in the tub and turned the water on. It was taking so dang long to fill up (this kind of land turtle is supposed to soak in about 2 inches of water- just enough to get wet, but not to have to swim in.) So, since I am a very efficient person, I decide to do a load of laundry. Then I moved on to other things and got a little side-tracked.

Well,

about an hour (or possibly more, I am afraid to say) later, Andrew comes home from school and notices that the bath water is running. He turns it off, but doesn't say anything to me. Then another hour later, when Matthew gets home, he comes and tells me how cute the turtle swims. I have a terrible realization of what I have done... I can hardly breathe... I run up the stairs and find the turtle swimming (sort of drowning) in about two feet of water (I am soooo thankful for bathtub drain things that keep the water from spilling over the top!) I quickly rescue him (I was SO relieved that he didn't "kick the bucket") and put him back in his cage. I was sure to check on him every few minutes to see if he was in shock and to make sure that he was still alive. Its a good thing that turtles are so hardy.

I thought that Chris came up with the saying, "The wheel is spinning, but the hamster is dead" (in this case distracted or in la la land), but I googled it for pictures and found all of these funny sayings. I will pass them on:

Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
Not pulling a full wagon.
A few cards short of a full deck.
A few fries short of a Happy Meal
About as sharp as a marble.
Only has one oar in the water.
Smart as a bag of rocks.
A few peas short of a casserole.
An intellect rivaled only by garden tools.
Driveway doesn't quite reach the road.
Dumber than a box of hair
The antenna doesn't pick up all the channels
Too much yardage between the goal posts
The cheese slid off the cracker.
Knitting with only one needle.
The result of too much chlorine in the gene pool.
Not the quickest bunny in the forest.
A few sheep short of a flock.
One plate short of a tea set  
and my personal favorite: "The gates are down and the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming."