It's almost 11:00 PM. I have the last kid in bed, almost asleep. The dog put herself to sleep hours ago. Some laundry has been done, we ate 3 solid meals and I only handed out 2 ice packs. I personally didn't break up any fights, but did get quite a few light sabers in the butt. I've dried up a lot of tears, sent emails and made phone calls. I've thinned my calendar dates a bit. Last night I jammed my fridge full and tonight I noticed there was a bit more space on the shelves than I thought there would be. I learned how to buy movies on demand and stood my ground with a very unhappy mom.
Today in my house the water ran almost continuously. Showers, dishes, laundry and flushing. Ever wonder how much toilet paper a family of 10 uses? It's a lot. Same with paper towels and paper plates.
Yes, I know. Today alone, I have killed half the rain forest.
Sorry.
Maybe it'll grow back in time.
In time for what?
I couldn't tell you.
Somehow we still made it to baseball practice. I plan to make it to piano lessons, the visit, the surgeon and therapy yet this week. Everything else, we'll see when we get there.
Never before in life have I been so humbled. Never before have I lived so much life from my knees.
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