And the baby will start crying. Or fill his diaper. Or cry while he's filling his diaper.
Or the two year old will fill his diaper or want some juice or need a snuggle.
Or the 4 year old will have wiped but want me to check him (do you see a recurring theme?!) or want something to eat.
Or the 9 year old will want something or a snuggle or need medicine because she's running a fever. Boy am I glad she wasn't i n need of wiping, too.
Or the 11 (12 in 6 days) will want to paint my nails every freaking color of the rainbow. Seriously. I have 10 different colored nails on my hands right now. Yay me! SO pretty. Actually it's not terrible.
Unlike my eyebrows which have become Siamese twins. They've grown together. They're partners in crime. The crime being that I look like Bert.
So I just wanted 5 minutes and Rob took my dad to look at the University because he has interview there tomorrow. For, like, 4 hours they were gone. FOUR hours. When he left to take Sienna to Youth Group I said, I need you to take the baby with you because I am going to lose my mind. I just need 5 minutes. FIVE FREAKING MINUTES.
He took the baby. The (almost) 12 year old is at Youth Group with the other (already) 12 year old. The 9 year old is in a big ole bubble bath with a big ole mug of hot chocolate spiked with some french vanilla creamer (scared ya didn't I?) and the 2 and 4 year old are playing Scooby Doo with my dad.
I have my 5 minutes and all I can freaking talk about is 5 minutes.
Which are now up.
That was fast.
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This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…
* Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
* Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
* Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
* Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
* Link up your post.
* Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.
* Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
* Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
* Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
* Link up your post.
* Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.
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17 comments:
I love this post! I agree wholeheartedly, can I please just have 5 minutes when I can think about just me. I've got 15 and 8 year old boys, so no wiping going on over here but even though there's just 2 of them there's always a handful to do for them. My mom lives with us too and often I count her as one of our kids. Especially now that she's had her surgery.
HA HA! My eyebrows are actually pretty shameful right now. They're going to entwine into my eyelashes pretty soon - that's how far down they're creeping.
I'm going to hold off for a few more weeks and then get them waxed before I meet up with my sisters next month. Don't want to be the dumpy one. :-\
Yes, yes... rockin' the Bert. And, have they migrated down as well? Ya know, so you look like you have hairy eyelids? 'Cause that's super sexy too. ;)
I may have to do this next Sunday. I've already posted for today and I'm just too lazy to post twice.
Have I told you lately how much I love you and your unibrow, you sexy thing?
Wanna run away with me for the next 3 minutes???
Whoops...too late. My kid is eating the crayons again.
Crap.
Forget the five minutes. I wish I had 5 seconds wipe my own butt without anyone else watching and I only have three here!
I love this post! I was laughing my butt off about the eyebrows being partners in crime.
I hope you enjoyed your 5 minutes. :)
All weekend, I have been feeling just like this. I don't know what's up with my kids but they have been SUPER needy.
I think I want 15 minutes.
Visiting from Bloggymoms Moms! Yep you've got your hands full that's for sure! I feel for ya chic! I've got a virtual hug for ya though!
I have three boys and I can say it does get better once theyre all 5 and over. Hanfg in there and steal whatever time for yourself that you can!
My stream would scare people, so I will skip that. And if I didn't have invisible eyebrows you would call me Groucho Marx.
I was screaming the same thing in my head today. I just wanted 5 minutes...I finally got it now that the kids are asleep. THe saddest part? I only have 2 kids!!
Nice dump! Glad you got your break:-)
I feel honored that you spent your 5 minutes on us.
I love this post! I only have one child, but I still get those days when everything runs together, and I end up with so little time to do anything, let along think. 5 minutes. A lot can happen in just five minutes.
AMEN!!!!!!
You my dear are HILARIOUS! I nearly choked on my lunch when I read your Brow comments: The crime being that I look like Bert.
P.S. Mom of 5?! Uh, I'm mom of 1 who is pretty much an angel (for now). I have it "easy" and still can't manage to find those precious 5 minutes! Newbie.
Cynthia
I'm totally exhausted from reading that. Which might explain why I stopped at one child instead of having another 4. I used to feel that way with one. Now I find I have more and more time and I kind of like it.
I'd settle for taking a pee by myself. A sad excuse for what to do with 5 minutes, but honestly, it would amke my day!
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