Broken Windows, Baseball & Zesty Spaghetti

This morning Lucy ran off with a seasoning packet. Zesty Spaghetti trail following a fast moving baby girl around the living room. Rather than loosing my cool we now have baked Ziti ready to go for tonight's dinner.

Mondays kick my tush into the next week. By the time I recover I have made it through the other 6 games of the week and am ready to go again. In hopes of keeping my day straight I am going to do a short rundown. Maybe future generations will read this and buy me lunch.

Before kids get home at 2:20 I need to do at least 10 loads of laundry to catch up from the weekend. Put away enough socks and unders to get all 10 of us through the week. Get Uniform shorts folded by size, 6 kids in shorts, 12 pairs in the correct drawers. Get dinner made in advance (check!) Entertain the little girls, keep Lucy out of the toilet, and spice drawer (note to self). Pack baseball bags with correct away vs home jerseys for travel, cleats sorted by child, Daisy's dance bag ready to go. Coordinate new window (baseball in the house is now added to the "Really I have to tell you that?" rules) Make sure enough baseball pants are washed for the 5 players.

My mothers day cards under the broken window:)
Tonight Daisy has Dance at 5:15, connect with Amy about ride help, maybe drop her off at a field? Mark and James have baseball pictures be to field by 5:50, fill out forms get checks ready must remember to find out if they have practice as well. Mickey and Nate have a game need to be to the field by 5:45pm. Might be good to see if Sheff can make it home before 6 tonight. John-Luke has an away game, we have asked for so much help already and I really WANT to see his game, maybe I can make it for the second half? Sheff is coaching Mark so see if I can get a ride for Annie who has soccer at 7:15.

Did I miss anyone? Lucy! oh dear where IS Lucy. Found her, she is very neatly taking socks from my done pile and putting them down the laundry shoot. Ah, yes the life:)

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