(That's how Clownfish says I should sing. Kid needs his own rimshot.)
Bullshark is away doing Reserve stuff til next week. So, here I am. First time solo parenting three children in the summer time. The week stretches out before me and I'm not a little bit concerned. I am a LOT concerned.
So far, four hours into my journey, I've violated our family's commitment to reducing our carb intake by making pasta for dinner. With jarred sauce. (To my credit I did throw in a little fresh basil.) Angelfish got sauce in her eye and bawled soo hard and ended up passing out early. (This will result in early wakeup, but I'll cross that river when I ocme to it.) Lionfish had a mysterious baby gas attack that kept her bawling, with fits of shrieking, for a solid two hours, during which time I accomplished Clownfish's bedtime routine in 30 seconds flat (sorry buddy).
Lionfish has settled down for the moment. I managed to get the dishes (mostly) done and got the garbage to the curb for tomorrow's pick up. I want a wine reward, but we have none. I am planning to rectify this tomorrow.
We have no air conditioning and we're on our third "if I had balls
I'd
have sweated them off by now" super sticky hot day in a row. The
playground with shade trees that's near us is undergoing renovations, so
we have to go to the less nice playground across town, and we have to
go by like 7 in the morning or else I melt. I expect to walk around
Target a lot.
To do this week, other than survive with the kids: Look into refinancing our mortgage, visit my dad, get Lionfish to accept drinking out of a bottle occasionally, hit the warehouse store for diapers, and look into applying for a reality show to renovate my kitchen.
Right now, I'll be happy if I manage to remember to purchase the wine.
When I saw the title, I thought you were going to resolve your job uncertainty by going solo. :)
ReplyDeleteWrite "WINE" in big letters on your forearm. If anybody thinks less of you at the playground, you didn't want to be friends with them anyway.
NO GO ON THE SOLO
DeleteLove the "wine" idea. Might make a new friend that way.
if I had balls I'd have sweated them off by now" -- LOL!!
ReplyDeleteAnd do yourself a HUGE favor- do NOT take three kids to the grocery store. Try to find one that delivers. Wine delivery = awesome!
Good luck!
It is simply unfair to have to do solo parenting sans AC. I say just camp out at the mall - most of them have playgrounds, right? You can drink your wine out of a nalgene, no one will be any the wiser. ;)
ReplyDeleteFuck. Just got in from errands. Forgot wine.
ReplyDeleteReally should have taken CM's advice
Write that on your forearm. ALWAYS TAKE CM'S ADVICE.
DeleteThree kids and no a/c...that is my worst nightmare (admittedly, anything and no a/c is my worst nightmare). Also, grocery shopping. At least hoping you camped out in the frozen food aisle for a while!
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