Yes, I have been away for (a-hem) a year, but I have decide to make good use of all my "free" time (a.k.a the time I am on the toilet) to reinvest in myself and relaunch mommy's daily top ten.
10 - pounds I have gained since school ended... and I wanted to blame my teacher friends for the slow sloughing of the baby weight... I guess watching 90210 marathons is not inspiring me to lose the weight. Surprise, surprise.
9 - p.m. is when Mackenzie now decides to go to bed. She still wakes up at 4:00. You do the math.
8 - dollars worth of change Abby wants to count. She has more money than me. Actually, it is probably my money she steals from the bowl by the door...
7 - bags of chips, all open. Two bags are plain, two are Honey Nut Chex Mix, two are pretzels and one is tortilla chips. So, I literally have a potato chip buffet. Sadly, Mackenzie tastes the difference between them all and sometimes I have to bring 4 bowls of chips before I have the right one.
6 - pieces of french toast in Mackenzie's mouth. I guess you can fit that many when you only have five teeth...
5 - pairs of sandals. Abby loves shoes, but I just didn't realize I had bought her that many. She has a gold pair, a silver pair, a pair of flip flops, a brown pair and a blue pair. And she plays favorites (give her time, she will learn to love them all equally... but at least I can wait a little longer to stand by the door and wait for her to put together an outfit, put on make-up, do her hair, choose shoes, and a purse...)
4 -nails I got to clip on Mackenzie before she decided she didn't mind grabbing my arm with her Wolverinish fingers. After all, she has a better grip when her nails pierce my flesh. Like when eels or jellyfish stun their prey so they cannot escape. Yea, like that. No escape.
3 - potties I now own. Mackenzie will sit on it, and I give her an M&M as a reward, but once Abby figured out there were "free M&M's for each poop or pee" she left the adult toilet for the one offering the reward.
2 - more weeks until the beach! Abby has been asking to go to the beach for 4 months, but I don't think she actually knows that will involve getting dirty... and hot... and there will be bugs.
1- night out with friends... but of course the children were the bread and butter of the meal. It made me realize that my girls are exerting their independence, and I have to exert mine too. Happy 4th!
Yippee!! Holly's back, I still miss my girls and hope to see them before too long....though, I know the house is full right now!
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