Motherhood Is Calling

I always thought I am pretty organized. Then sometimes I thought I am just somewhat organized.  For today though, I know I was not organized.

I woke up feeling tired.  That's usually the sign of either it is that time of the month or I am getting sick or... gasp!  I am not ready for the day. 

It all started yesterday.  Sunday is usually the day of rest for me.  I normally don't do much on Sundays and I usually take a nap (as my family lovingly told me that they know it is very important I have my Sunday nap and they will either play and talk quietly or they would go to the park so I could have a really quiet time resting up.) 

Well, I volunteered to help out the Food Share Program on Sunday afternoons.  Robert and I would show up and help them to unload and sort the vegetables.  Only one hour of work but it is right in the middle of my usual Sunday nap time.  I have been doing this since November and I think the effect of  the lacking of that Sunday nap is catching up with me.

Yesterday before the Food Share time, our church also had a Clothing Exchange (a community event) where I also help for the setting up. We swap Peter's clothing there every three months and I have yet a need to buy any new clothes for him - until he starts growing like a weed like his brother. :)

It is a wonderful event truly, but by the time everything was done, I was so wiped out.  I was going to make my dinner (plan A) but found out I was missing a key ingredient to the recipe (someone confessed later that it was used for another recipe - problem with more than one cook in the house. :)), then I thought I would make another dinner (plan B) since I have ALL of the ingredients for that recipe.  But the chicken went bad - oh, have you ever smelled spoiled raw chicken meat?  So I went to the last choice (plan C), I had some prepared food in the freezer, I ended up defrosted and heated it up in the microwave and called it dinner.  My family is such a trooper.  They hung in there watching me make magic, pulling things out of the bag refrigerator/freezer - and eating the *dinner*.

-- After thought, I should have stuck to my emergency dinner plan - Chinese sausages and stir fired vegetable and rice.  But my brain was not functioning well at that point.

After the "fantastic" dinner, I collapsed into the "black hole" (our black love seat) and watched a Christmas movie (yep, you heard me right, a Christmas movie - I love snowy shows because I don't think I will ever get to see it in person).  Even thought it was a Christmas movie, the plot was so touching that I think I can watch it over and over, Christmas or not.  The title?  Snow + Christmas = White Christmas!

So, needless to say, I was completely out of sort and not as prepared for the day this morning.  I will be catching up this evening since I will have some free time. 

I like routines.  When I am not in a routine, I really feel like I am just passing the day and nothing seems to get done, and that, my friends, disturbs me.

So, motherhood is calling and I must answer the call.  Hut, two three, four... Here I go!

Have I shown you this picture yet?  I can't get enough of Peter's pattern play! :)

~This post is linked to Jamie's MIC Monday