If I haven’t lost my mind already, then I probably will this week

Ξ October 1st, 2007 | → 5 Comments | ∇ CoffeeCaffeineJava, Deployment Misadventures, The Brain Cells They Are Failing Me |

I’m lonely.

Well, I just put that right out there, didn’t I?

School started and people got busy and suddenly I have literally gone weeks without a face-to-face real conversation with someone.

Oh, I’ve been to Bible Study and church and cheer practice and talked to people, but an honest-to-goodness conversation?

Weeks.

So I decided that on Tuesday I’ll load up my crew and drive 8 hours to visit my friend Joy, whose husband is also deployed.

Or so I thought.

I don’t know quite how I did it, but the brain cells? They are failing me.

It doesn’t take 8 hours to drive from Mississippi to North Carolina.

It takes 14.

And I’m still going to attempt it.

And I mean attempt, because I’m a practical person and I know that I may make it to Alabama or Georgia, stay in a hotel for the night, and turn around and head home the very next day.

But if I make it, we’ll have seven kids and zero husbands, and the refreshment of as much time as I want with a Christian sister who has known me since before my husband and I started dating.

And that is definitely worth the effort.

So if you don’t hear from me for a few days, then I’m probably in North Carolina.

Hopefully with all three of my kids in tow, and still in possession of my sanity.

And if anyone knows where the Starbucks are located along the way? Share!

I have a feeling I’ll need the caffeine!

Note to self- part three

Ξ September 25th, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Kids, Motherhood, The Brain Cells They Are Failing Me |

Next time the kids have a razzberry contest in the backseat of the van?

Make sure they’ve finished their chocolate ice cream first.

Note to self- part two

Ξ August 13th, 2007 | → 7 Comments | ∇ Everyday Stuff, Motherhood, The Brain Cells They Are Failing Me |

Next time you pull Audrey out of the carseat and grab a handful of poop from the leaky diaper, don’t forget to go back out to the car to get the carseat and wash it.

When the heat index is 113-115.

Your nose will thank you when you get back in the van.

Two days later.

Note to self

Ξ August 8th, 2007 | → 8 Comments | ∇ Everyday Stuff, The Brain Cells They Are Failing Me |

When hardboiling eggs over very high heat, it is helpful to have water in the pan.

There is much less popping and exploding.

Not to mention the smell.