I Ran Myself Ragged

It was about 11:30 a.m. this morning when I realized I’d been working on a million things around the house and had not even thought about sitting at the computer or getting dressed. Jack had already taken his morning nap and was up again. He had been up for about an hour and we were on the floor for activity time. I was still in my pajamas. My hair still in a pony tail which I could feel was starting to give me a headache. My hair is really heavy.

Between 11:32 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., I managed to get Jack situated in his ExerSaucer (which he loves, by the way) in my bathroom so I could take a quick shower. I did not have time to wash my hair so back in a pony tail it went. And now my head is throbbing. I also dressed myself, threw a few essentials for Jack in my purse and loaded the two of us into the car for a quick trip to Wal-Mart.

I don’t normally shop at Wal-Mart but I’ve found it’s much easier if I go to places where I can do everything in one stop. For example, I was in charge of the potato casserole and an appetizer dip for my grandpa’s birthday party tonight. I needed to shop for all of the ingredients; plus I wanted to get some pictures printed and I needed water for Jack’s bottles. Wal-Mart was the answer. Two days ago I needed formula, a children’s book, toothbrushes, something to cook for dinner and find out my new ring size since having Jack. Sam’s was the answer! I’m sure you’ve gotten the point by now.

Anyway, I successfully made the trip to Wal-Mart with Jack in less than an hour from door to door. And spending less than $100. A miracle.

JH so thoughtfully picked up a sandwich for me at a local Italian deli and was waiting at home to give Jack his 2:00 bottle so I could eat lunch and start cooking. He is one good egg.

I ate my lunch with one hand while unloading the groceries and putting the chicken on with the other.

I had two hours to make a giant serving of potato casserole and a double batch of SkinnyTaste.com buffalo chicken dip.

I had a committee meeting at 4:30 p.m.

I still needed to print out my paper work for the meeting.

What about Grandpa’s birthday? Yes, it started at 6!

The potato casserole went in the oven at 4:25 as I literally ran out the door (thankfully I live 2 minutes from the meeting location) and JH put in the dip while I was gone so it would be hot to take to the party. He did a great job but his wife was late so the dip was room temperature by the time we arrived at the party. Oh and even better I ended up forgetting the chips at home.

By this point, you could not even tell I had put makeup on earlier in the day. You could see my headache in my eyes. And my nerves were wearing thin.

We pulled in the driveway at my parents’, my sweet brother welcomed us to help carry Jack in so we could get all the food.

I forgot the diaper bag. Supermom!

Thankfully my mom keeps diapers, wipes, formula and bottles on hand.

My potato casserole was just warm once we got there. So much for hot.

One of my uncles says to me, “Life is different now with a baby, huh?”

I quickly responded, “Oh I’m not late because of Jack. I’m late because of me!”

It’s true. Why in the world would I agree to making two dishes, a committee meeting and a family dinner all between the hours of 12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. in one day?

But here’s the thing… I did it and I’m glad I did. Our committee meeting went well. We enjoyed a wonderful evening with family celebrating my grandpa’s birthday and my grandparents’ anniversary too. Everyone enjoyed my casserole just the way it was and it didn’t matter I forgot the chips for the dip. No one cared.

Oh, do you remember those pictures I picked up at Wal-Mart? I forgot to take those to the party too.

At 9:00 p.m. I realized I had not gone to the bathroom since 12:15.

My head hurts. I’m thirsty. I feel accomplished. Yet beat.

Today is over. Tomorrow is a new day.

This girl is going to bed.