What's The Difference?

What I Did Do Last Week

So, I really did get in my car, drink a few Dr. Peppers, stop at the store to pick a few things up, and drive to Idaho. I even wore a bra on the trip- but then I changed into my swimsuit and I was wet for the rest of the week.

Our oldest was at camp for the week, the 2 youngest were at Papa and Grandma's house, and the middle children, Sebastian and I, and our friend met up with some other river nuts in Idaho and had ourselves a grand week long adventure drifting down the Salmon and Snake rivers.

We had a great time. It was sunny and warm to hot the entire time. In the evenings, warm breezes blow down the canyon. By 9 pm, you might think about pulling off your swimsuit and putting on pants, a tank top, and maybe a sweatshirt.

Immediately after we pulled off the river, we began talking about what we should tweak for when we do it again next year- and making sure that 4 of our 5 kids are available the week we do it.

What I Didn't Do This Week

I didn't:

• Flip a single light switch up or down
• Read any blogs
• Read any e-mails
• Read any FB status updates
• Talk to anyone on any type of phone
• Watch any movies
• Watch any TV
• Listen to any music
• Drive or ride in any motorized vehicle
• Use any appliance that required a battery or electricity
• Stay up past 10 pm
• Get up later than 8 am
• Wear a bra
• Shower
• Put on deodorant
• Wear any socks
• Flush a toilet
• Drink a single Starbucks grande iced coffee- thankyouverymuch.
• Eat out
• Spend any money
• Talk to over half of my kids

So, does anyone care to guess what I did do?

Family, you are excluded.

File This Under, "Um...OK...."

The kids were playing with the garage door. Push the button, door up. Push the button, door down. Up.Down.Up.dDown.Up.Down.Up...
I went to yell at them and saw my 4 year old dangling from the handle 6 feet from the concrete floor- with his sister waining for her turn.
"Um...OK...Stop."

To The Good People At Target

I know you had a million other things to do yesterday, so I want to thank you for dropping everything and looking for my cute purse. It really is cute, too. It is straw-y and is all the colors of Rainbow Sherbet. Anyway, you all went over the top to make sure I was once again reunited with my cute little "ice cream" purse with my driver's license, debit card, check book and gas credit card inside. I really do appreciate the concern that went into trying to locate it. I'm sure I looked stricken when I didn't find it in your store. On my way out to re-check my van I even looked in your garbage cans in the front. No dice.
Lucky for me, I always stuff my car keys and cell phone in my pocket. That's how I happened to have them when a slow dawning began in my brain. I'm talking about the realization that I had brought my purse into the house to give someone a check in the morning, and quite possibly, my sherbet cuteness was there even now. Thank you for waiting patiently while I called the neighbor girl to check. Thank you for not hating me when she called back to say it was there. I know you all talked about me for the rest of the day in the break room, but I am ok with that. At least you were nice to me to my face in my time of duress.
Anyway, thanks for trying to process my order with my alternate check book- which I happened to find under the seat of my car- and no ID. I know it is not your fault that the system rejected my check. I really think your system has a space cadet sensor... Thank you for suspending my transaction and getting it all finished for me when I returned an hour later with said yummy cuteness.
It is really good to know that you all are on top of things.
Sincerely,
The crazy lady with 4 kids, 4 pairs of shoes, various socks and underwear, and a stack of Sterilite bins

P.S. My husband couldn't believe I went back to the same Target. He said he would have gone to the other one and re-shopped. Clearly he has never shopped with our children.