That kind of a day…

 

So, I’m THAT kind of a mom today.    I woke up to more snow outside than should be around on an April day.  I opened my door to see my steps completely covered and breathed a sigh of relief that the kids were out of school so I didn’t feel too pressured to clear off the steps or the sidewalk yet.   As the snow level rose, my mood dropped.  Justin’s again working out of town during the week and spring break means kids inside driving me nuts while I’m working.    When the temperature didn’t rise, but the snow did, I realized I’d be outside shoveling the snow today while trying to get my work done. 

Not a happy morning for me.  Given the fact that I had surgery a week ago on one ankle and am crazy ungraceful and damaged the other ankle, I was frantically hoping for some mad sun to melt the snow.  Didn’t happen soon enough, but I figured I didn’t have anywhere to go until afternoon so the snow could stay. 

I was NOT motivated to work so I was pretty unproductive this morning. That, and Austin really wanted to play catch and who can tell this face no?  Not me!

Come afternoon, I realized I’d better get working hard if I didn’t want to be up all night typing.  Emma found some leftover chocolate coins in the fridge and I caved.  Austin saw them and again…I caved.  Momma needed to work.  This is the result: 

Good mom, I know, but I did manage to get 1-1/2 hours of work typed in one hour.  After that, I tried to earn some good mommy points and took my kids to McDonalds to eat dinner and play in the play area.  We don’t go often and they had energy to burn.  Plus, while they played, I managed to sneak in some reading of THIS: 

This wonderful book deserves its own post so I will do so later.

The final result of my chocolate/McDonalds-filled day is this:  It’s 8:30 and all three kids are in bed, sound asleep. I, however, am still finishing up the last half hour or so of typing then I’ll catch some Tivo’d Modern Family before bed. 

Some days I’m a wonderful mom.  Some days my kids just think I am!