OH Boy. Man, I've got it BAD. Well, I have HAD IT BAD since 2005, really. I have accepted it as a part of my life. *Sigh.* I wanted you all to benefit from the fact that I delivered my brain with the placenta when I had Daisy. It's a shame, really. I have entertained the masses with my Mommy Brain. Here are a few examples (as if those of you who know me well even need these!):
1. I went out to MNO (Moms Night Out) with my MOPS small group at our Mentors home this week. We had a fab time. When I went to leave, in the POURING RAIN mind you, my car wouldn't start. Wanna know why? Left my lights on. Awesome. Why were they even on when I went at 6:30 pm when it was still quite light out??? So at 10 pm the SUPER KIND man of the house went out and jumped off my car in the monsoon.
2. Last week I stressed out one night before school about not having eggs for Daisy's egg hunt the next day. I was a quick thinker, used some kids tattoos I had and stuffed some eggs. I put Daisy's Easter basket in her backpack so we would remember it. Whew...that was a close one.
The next day I packed her lunch and just as I finished I thought, "Oh yea! They don't need a lunch. It's party day!" Then off we went to school.
When I got there Daisy asked where her lunch was. I smiled and kindly explained in front of the teacher that she didn't need one today. Then the teacher kindly reminded me that the Easter party/Egg Hunt/No-lunch-box-needed was for NEXT week. Had I read the flyer closer OR thought for one second longer...I woulda figured it out. I had to go home, get her lunch (that thankfully I had already made), and lug Colbie back in to drop off the lunch. AND the teacher had noticed her basket in her backpack...and kept it at school. She knew it was a miracle it made it there...early! :) (In my defense the info went home earlier than usual. Stuff like that normally comes home the week before. But still, I coulda read the dates!)
3. I frequently mix up my right and left. Really? You'd think after all these years that one woulda stuck. When driving Daniel will say "Take a left up here"...and on goes my RIGHT blinker. What is wrong with me? (btw...I have to drive these days cause Daniel can't fit in the driver seat with the baby seat behind it.)
4. I mailed a key (that goes to our Orlando house that we have not sold yet) to someone in Orlando. It turned out to be the WRONG address. Had I made a copy of that ONE KEY WE HAVE like Daniel said to before mailing it? NO. I was too busy patting myself on the back for getting one task done in a day. (Thankfully, it was returned for wrong address!)
5. Daniel and I were trying to think of a name of a character on 24. What was her name??? He said it was Audrey. But it wasn't ...I knew that much. We went on for about 10 mins while we cleaned up the kitchen. We both kept throwing out names and resisting the urge to just Google it. We had moved on in conversation. And a few minutes later I randomly shouted to Daniel in the next room, "AUDREY!" confident that I had found the answer. Daniel came around the corner and with a half smile/half smirk and he said, "Are you serious? That is the one you just nailed me to the wall for even mentioning." HAHAHAHAHHAH...we laughed pretty hard at me. I even chuckle now just thinking of it. (btw...it was Renee Walker.)
6. I backed in to Daniels car IN OUR DRIVE WAY. Scraped right down the side. That was cool. Especially since he was IN the car with me. Ugh.
7. The doozie that prompted this post was this...I went to my 6 wk postpartum check. I was getting ready and Colbie was fitful. But I got all ready, grabbed Colbie and headed out. I got to the Dr and was called back soon. I walked back to the scale, stepped up on it....and saw this.....(took this pic later to share the fun)...
1. I went out to MNO (Moms Night Out) with my MOPS small group at our Mentors home this week. We had a fab time. When I went to leave, in the POURING RAIN mind you, my car wouldn't start. Wanna know why? Left my lights on. Awesome. Why were they even on when I went at 6:30 pm when it was still quite light out??? So at 10 pm the SUPER KIND man of the house went out and jumped off my car in the monsoon.
2. Last week I stressed out one night before school about not having eggs for Daisy's egg hunt the next day. I was a quick thinker, used some kids tattoos I had and stuffed some eggs. I put Daisy's Easter basket in her backpack so we would remember it. Whew...that was a close one.
The next day I packed her lunch and just as I finished I thought, "Oh yea! They don't need a lunch. It's party day!" Then off we went to school.
When I got there Daisy asked where her lunch was. I smiled and kindly explained in front of the teacher that she didn't need one today. Then the teacher kindly reminded me that the Easter party/Egg Hunt/No-lunch-box-needed was for NEXT week. Had I read the flyer closer OR thought for one second longer...I woulda figured it out. I had to go home, get her lunch (that thankfully I had already made), and lug Colbie back in to drop off the lunch. AND the teacher had noticed her basket in her backpack...and kept it at school. She knew it was a miracle it made it there...early! :) (In my defense the info went home earlier than usual. Stuff like that normally comes home the week before. But still, I coulda read the dates!)
3. I frequently mix up my right and left. Really? You'd think after all these years that one woulda stuck. When driving Daniel will say "Take a left up here"...and on goes my RIGHT blinker. What is wrong with me? (btw...I have to drive these days cause Daniel can't fit in the driver seat with the baby seat behind it.)
4. I mailed a key (that goes to our Orlando house that we have not sold yet) to someone in Orlando. It turned out to be the WRONG address. Had I made a copy of that ONE KEY WE HAVE like Daniel said to before mailing it? NO. I was too busy patting myself on the back for getting one task done in a day. (Thankfully, it was returned for wrong address!)
5. Daniel and I were trying to think of a name of a character on 24. What was her name??? He said it was Audrey. But it wasn't ...I knew that much. We went on for about 10 mins while we cleaned up the kitchen. We both kept throwing out names and resisting the urge to just Google it. We had moved on in conversation. And a few minutes later I randomly shouted to Daniel in the next room, "AUDREY!" confident that I had found the answer. Daniel came around the corner and with a half smile/half smirk and he said, "Are you serious? That is the one you just nailed me to the wall for even mentioning." HAHAHAHAHHAH...we laughed pretty hard at me. I even chuckle now just thinking of it. (btw...it was Renee Walker.)
6. I backed in to Daniels car IN OUR DRIVE WAY. Scraped right down the side. That was cool. Especially since he was IN the car with me. Ugh.
7. The doozie that prompted this post was this...I went to my 6 wk postpartum check. I was getting ready and Colbie was fitful. But I got all ready, grabbed Colbie and headed out. I got to the Dr and was called back soon. I walked back to the scale, stepped up on it....and saw this.....(took this pic later to share the fun)...

Anna Caulley, remember when I said "I am laughing with you" when you did this? I told you this is SO something I would do...and here it is.
Friends, I left it like this all day. I was not going home to preserve my dignity! NO WAY...that would waste way too much time. :) And what was left of my dignity was yanked away with delivery and all associated with Baby 3. :) Where did I go? OH let's see....I went to lunch with Dan. To the cleaners. To the pharmacy. I picked up the kids from school and we went straight to the library. I know all the moms in the library were feeling so bad for me as I nursed Colbie, read Daisy a book and checked Isaac for a poopie diaper (which he had, which we ALL had to load up and go change). Ahh....good times.
And a few from farther back:
I had a Mommy Brain incident from when I just had Isaac. I had invited a friend to come over for lunch. She was going to pick up lunch and bring it to my apt. We planned this on Sunday...and it was Friday. I TOTALLY forgot. And at noon I heard a knock at the door while I was nursing Isaac and watching THS (True Hollywood Story) on Cher. Who is that?? When I looked thru the peep hole and saw her...my WHOLE BODY flushed with embarrassment. I said something like, "HOLY MOLY!" out loud. My house was a wreck. I was in my pj's and so on. Oh man. It was bad. She was SO kind.
OH...and I spelled MY OWN SONS NAME WRONG on my first blog post about him. I think it was more of a typo. But still. We were afraid of that with his name...and then his OWN mom did it. Can't throw that stone anymore. (Seems the older I get the less stones I get to throw...ha! Yeah, I know mom, I shouldn't be throwing them to begin with.)
And then this was a doozie as well....almost burning down Tanglewood.
Did you get a good laugh at me? Fabulous. You're welcome.