I need a personal assistant.
I managed to remember that James had an impromptu batting practice last night. Yay.
Unfortunately, it looks like I *forgot* that John and Smidge both had games... last night.
*sigh* I am such a loser. Who thought I could do this job, anyway? Seriously. I'm pretty sure anybody who knows me well knows I'm not capable of doing this thing well...
My poor kids.
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Dy, I am totally in love with the amazing contraption called the "PDA". Mine is a Palm TX. Now this is why it's so great. When you get, say, the baseball schedule, you input it into your calendar. Then, you set an alarm for however long you need to get ready. Then, in case you, like me, forget to check your calendar on a semi-regular basis, THE ALARM WILL GO OFF AND ALERT YOU IN TIME TO PACK UP AND GET EVERYONE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE!!!!!
God bless whoever invented those things. I was without mine for about a year and I missed too much stuff. I've had my new one for about a month, and I'm on top of the world. :-) You can also use it to keep track of and organize nearly anything else you want. There's a lot of great software out there.
Bring out that glass and start looking at it as half full. You are great at this, and your kids are very lucky to have you as their mother. Cut yourself some slack please. The baby is barely a month old, Em is only 2, and the others comprise more than the average number of kids a typical soccer mom has. So, you are doing a great job to not be huddled in the corner alternating between praying, crying, and sneaking sips of Southern Comfort. After all, you are in the south, and you need some comfort!
No, No. Uh UH.
YOU ARE A GREAT MOM! Sorry, I'm shouting there, but, no. Everybody makes mistakes. We all do it. Your kids are blessed to have you, and when we have an oops situation it means we have the opportunity to show the littles that, no, we aren't always together, and we can show them how to be gracious when others goof up. Even if it means they miss a game. Remember, mistakes are learning experiences.
Patting your back from Texas.
mere
Can you get an old palm pilot? I have to have an alarm go off and yell at me where I'm supposed to be and when.
My sister gave me her old one. I try to diligently put all dates into it as I get them. So, when we get a schedule, I sit down and stick them all in, with an automatic alarm to go off in the time it takes to get kids shoes found and drive wherever. I've had a few times where I wake up and it's going off and I couldn't remember why. Thankfully, it told me and I pulled kids into the car for last minute whatever.
Remember - breastfeeding takes away brain cells! But it's totally worth it - like being on a seratonin-enhancing drug, without the drugs!
Your kids will survive, and still love you.
Ha, this is why I don't want to be a sports mom. :)
Dy, if it makes you feel better, I got everyone out the door this morning for a mammoth shopping trip (three stores!) and...forgot ALL my coupons! I'm convinced that once you get past, oh, one kid, this just becomes part of life.
Don't you hate mom guilt? D missed his church play due to 10 inches of snow. Come to find out, we were the only one's who didn't go!! I had such guilt for months afterward. Ugh..
Don't forget to kiss those babies!!
Hi Dy, I really enjoy reading your blog. You're a great writer. As a fellow homeschooler and mother of five I am amazed how much you have blogged since you had your new baby. And doubly amazed that you have goten out of the house so much. You deserve a gold star every day the kids are dressed and you get out of the house without forgetting anyone and all YOUR clothes are on the right way.(kids clothes being backwards are allowed-especially toddlers who dress themselves.)Now's the time to milk the excuse that you have a new baby. Anytime you forget anything. Thanks for the laughs in your blog. Caroline
I've been doing this baseball thing for awhile now and I can PROMISE you this:
They will not remember. (The coaches....maybe...but not the kids)
SO....clean slate! Look at the big picture,girl. Speaking of which..get a big calandar and write everyones games and practices on it. That's how we do it, anyway.
Hey! Easy now! You did just have a baby, remember? ;)
I will agree with some of the previous comments that having babies sucks out our brain cells. I think I heard somewhere that a woman's brain shrinks up to 8% when she's pregnant and breastfeeding. Multiply that times 5 and... well,it's amazing you remember their names! :)
Kids are forgiving. You should be, too!
Oh my ~ you are fabulous! ...and you have a powerful mind. Your thoughts are things and they are attracting what comes to you. I vote for more of the good stuff. Ya know, what makes your heart tickle!
~ and the kids adore their Mama!
Hang in there, human moments come, darn it.
:) Pamela
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