Mother’s Day 2016. This marks my fifteenth year as a mom, and over that time I’ve come to the realization that….
Mother’s Day is basically just another day.
Don’t believe me? Here’s a little sneak peek into my Mother’s Day…..
10:22 am
Kori wakes up. At that exact same time I realized that I had to poop (like, can’t hold it, gotta go now poop) and since she wouldn’t let me put her down without crying loud enough to wake the whole neighborhood, she had to come with me.
10:33 am
I hear Kaniah screaming bloody murder (it seriously sounded like she was being attacked), so I run into her room to discover that there’s spider on her wall. I HATE spiders, but I had to put on my Supermom hat because she was freaking out. So, I grabbed a shoe (one of hers of course), climbed up on the bed to kill the spider…..only, I didn’t kill it. I tried to kill it…..but when I tried to hit it with the shoe it fell onto or behind her bed (we weren’t quite sure), so she’s already put me on notice that she will be sleeping in my room tonight.
Oh yeah….if you’re thinking…..”It doesn’t look like Domari’s wearing a bra”, then you’d be correct. Mother’s Day bonus, baby!
10:47 am
Cleaning the kitchen so that I can make a special Mother’s Day breakfast.
Just kidding…
I’m not making anything special….we just didn’t have enough clean bowls for cereal and oatmeal.
11:18 am
Dishes washed, time to make oatmeal….and of course cereal because my baby boy doesn’t eat oatmeal unless absolutely necessary (and I don’t feel like fighting that fight today).
Yep – cooking breakfast on Mother’s Day (I think I get an award or something for that, right?)
11:43 am
I realized that no one has clean clothes to wear tomorrow, so I go to start a load of laundry only to discover that there’s already a load in the washing machine….from 2? Maybe 3 days ago? So, instead of getting started on the mountain of laundry that’s been piling up all week, I rewash the load from last week.
12:18 pm
Time to catching up on my Chicago Fire/Chicago PD/Chicago Med shows! Of course ALL of the kids wanted to jump in the bed with me because there’s no way that I’d actually get to hear the shows as I watch them.
Oh yeah – we were going to take a really cute pic, but as Kameron was getting into position he rubbed his ringworm infested head across my mouth….and even though the doc said it’s not contagious any more, I still felt some type of way.
12:25 pm
Took the first load of clothes out, and put the second one in
12:33 pm
Paused the show because Kameron reminded me that I forgot to give them their ringworm medicine
2:11 pm
Put the second load of clothes into the washing machine
2:57 pm
Took my scarf off, put on a bra, popped in my contacts and headed to Pizza Hut to pick up lunch (and dinner….I already hit my cooking quota for the day with that amazing breakfast I put together).
3:30 pm
Scarf back on…..Chicago Med back on….the big kids are fed and the little one is eating….
it’s time to relax!
3:33 pm
Cracked open my first bottle of wine (it was my Mother’s Day gift to myself).
5:33 pm
Put load #3 into the washing machine.
Cued up the next episode of Chicago Med.
Finished the first bottle of wine and opened the second.
Still in my bed chillin’….
?:?? pm
And everything else is kind of a blur….
I remember my husband coming home from work……Kaniah reminded me to set my alarm for tomorrow……but that’s about it LOL
So, I showed you mine…..will you show me yours? If you had a REGULAR Mother’s Day too, I’d love to hear/see your highlights from the day!
I love yours!!!! Mine was a regular as well. I’m not really into the real gift thing, but I’m always excited when someone in the house hears my want for something whether big or small. I’d decided on Saturday that I was so tired and wanted to sleep in on Sunday. Well the hubs jacked that up when he came to bed about 530 and starting snoring. Of course I woke up and sat angry about my early wake up. I dozed a little and punched a lot until about 9 when I finally told him he had to get up. He didn’t protest (probably because I was Mother’s Day and he’d promised me a big breakfast with real bacon for a change). I was able to drift back to sleep only to be awakened by a nightmare that my husband cooked turkey bacon to punish me for waking him up because of his snoring. Lmbo. I did smell food cooking and I smiled and went back to sleep. Hubby and kids came in with a wonderful breakfast including the real good thick pork bacon. It was soooo good. Girl grits, smothered potatoes and all. Just a real fat girl breakfast. Halleluuuuuu my day was made. After breakfast in came the boys with gifts. I’ve wanted a Yeti 30oz Rambler for some time now. OMG I can not wait until my next cruise. My drinks will stay cold forever. I’ve tested it and my ice lasted over 24 hours. Yay!!!!!!! By far the best gift ever! Like more valuable than the red bottoms I received for my 40th bdy that hurt like hell. Lol. I also received a Northface light weight jacket because the boys hate that it’s so cold at my job. It was a nice gift and appreciated but the one I bought at a thrift store for $5.00 works just fine. They hated the colors of my thrifted one so that’s why I got a new one. After gift time I was able to rest another hour or so and then I was up and off to the JOB. My kids weren’t happy, but I explained to them this is one of the many sacrifices that we as mothers make. In a nutshell that was my day! Just a regular day in Wadeland.
Awwwww – those are all such thoughtful gifts!!! They love you….they really love you!! Sorry to hear that you had to work on Mother’s Day (like, officially work) but at least you got some REAL bacon out of the deal!!!
PS – thank you for all that you do for your family….you are an AMAZING mother and I’m blessed to call you family! Love ya!
Domari, you are such a comedic writer! Excellent blog. I was smiling the entire time reading it. Like usual, you kept it all the way real. You know I want to burn that damn bonnet!
Kori is so adorable. Kaniah is the best of course, but your little one had me saying “Awwwwww.” Continue to be the wonderful Mom and friend that you are. I will continue to pray for your household, for favor, for increase & patience.
Awwwwwww – thank you, Julie!!! Love you!
I loved this! I don’t have kids of my own yet but I hope that we are this close when I do. You have a great message of love for family and love for self. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Chloe! Momming isn’t easy, but it’s TOTALLY worth it!
So funny! You had the foresight to get someone to take a pic of you with baby on the toilet, which is amazing! It’s like the antithesis of that pic of Giselle Bundchen breast-feeding while getting her hair and makeup glamorously done. This is what real mothering looks like! 😛
The funny thing is….I was sitting there thinking “I bet my whole day is going to be the opposite of what most people picture moms doing on Mother’s Day!” I was calling for my 14-year old for a few minutes before she came to take the pic, but I’m glad that we were able to share some of the highlights from our day. 🙂
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