I'm Still Standing
Well, kinda...
I can't believe it's Friday already. Since just before the 4 day Easter weekend - I've mentioned before that Aussies take Good Friday and the Monday after Easter Sunday off - I've had zero time to myself. That's not entirely true - I get time to myself when I go to work and when I sleep. On average I'm up at 6am with Clive and/or Her Majesty and am on non-stop duty until, on average, 7:30pm when they go to bed. I'm then "on call" until Sparky retires at 10pm and Miss Thing calls it a night. There are times when I go to bed before Miss Thing, but I try to stay up for Sparky as he cannot be trusted to go to bed on his own.
I love my children and I love being their mother. But that's 16 hours a day, 7 days a week of constant in-the-trenches work. Monday's and Wednesday's often see me dashing from Her Majesty & Clive's bedroom, throwing on my work clothes and rattling off a couple of last minute instructions to Sparky and Miss Thing before going to work. I look forward to Saturday's, when it becomes the Hermit's duty to get dinner and the little ones bathed and bedded as I have to be at work for 5pm. Stocking shelves may be a mindless job, but no one is tugging on me asking for anything.
My point is that all this leaves me very little time for blogging, never mind reading all the blogs I have in my reader. In the time I've sat down to do this post, I've had to wipe a bottom, get kids dressed and fetch another round of drinks. I'm often so drained by the end of the day that, when I can get to the computer, I've got nothing. I don't want to check my emails, never mind do a post.
So the sporadic posting continues, and I apologize for it. I promise that if I ever have a complete mental breakdown I'll get someone to log on and post for me so you know I'll be spending some time in a padded room. Which, to be honest, sounds nice right about now.
5 Witty Remarks:
Stop apologizing. You have 3 more kids than I and I don't manage any frequency.
We love ya too much to hold it against you.
Get some rest!!!
"Fetching another round of drinks"???
You've got at least two qualified fetchers. Make them do it. It still sounds as though you're doing the bulk of the skut work around there. HEY!! KICK SOME ASS, WOMAN! Make those two lazy-ass nitwits do some work and earn their keep.
Oh, and thanks for the birthday wishes. Luvs ya, kid.
I fully understand the lack of time and surfeit of energy. Motherhood is the most demanding job in the world and it gets no respect except from other Mothers.
Keep plugging away at it kiddo - some day you'll be contemplating skiing for the remainder of your life.
I wonder. Do they make orthopedic skis?
I'd need training outriggers on any skis I wore.
Who'd have kids?!!
I can't wait for retirement and the kids leaving home... oh please hurry....
Actually, when that does happen I know I'll be sad. I'm already sad when I look at photos of my babies and they aren't babies anymore.
See, kids, they send you NUTS.
BTW, My brother, kids and I went to the Broncos last night. My goodness, what a game. I only wish they'd have a commentary so I knew what the heck was going on!!
The crowd was going off in the first half. Great atmosphere.
Mr Mumfies had a work function so my brother came on his ticket. Nice family night out.
We were right close to the cheer girls, which pleased my brother. Of course, I could have been one too but I chose not to be. Yuh!
The splits being done in a handstand was just too much. Oh my.
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