all in a day's work

my life ...
all within 30 minutes ...
while Jimmy was at Scouts ...

abe needs me to read with him.
i ask hannah to put a movie on for max so he isn't running around with abe trying to read.
hannah comes downstairs crying.
she doesn't know why.
she got hurt on abe's toys that were left in her room.
she cries some more because we don't have more girls in our family.
hugs for hannah.
i spy her journal and tell her she is welcome to write all about it there.

i put a movie on for max upstairs.
i grab the load of laundry to start since Jimmy's scout shirt hasn't been washed in - oh - weeks...
It never happened to be in the right batch at the right time.
(which turned out not to even be in the batch I washed. He wore it to Scouts dirty. akkk)

i finally sit down to read with abe.
... while feeding tru.

abe reads Puppy Mudge wants a Snack.
hannah comes downstairs to show me her journal entry.
She hasn't written in 2 years.
She wrote about how a boy kissed her at school.
He got in trouble for it.
Hannah tells me she has a painful scrape on her back so she gets a bandaid for me to put on it.
I hear some fiasco upstairs with Hannah disciplining Max.
Max comes downstairs.
He is only wearing a diaper because he unzipped his jammies and took them off.
Truman spits up in the crack between the couch cushions. A wet mess.

Abe is still reading about a dog named Mudge.
Hannah goes to shower but wonders where her towel is.
She searches the dryer for her towel.
At least it was clean.
Max cries and I give him a lovey.

Abe accidentally bonks Tru in the head with his book.
Tru cries.
Max starts pushing buttons on the computer so I turn it off.
Truman is being so patient.
He finishes eating.
Max climbs onto my legs.
I do leg lifts for a few minutes.
He likes it.

Abe is still reading about Mudge drooling.
Max climbs onto the couch and screams.
He obviously needs attention ... or something.
Truman is scared and starts crying.
Max tries to sit in my seat and ends up behind me while pushing everyone.
He obviously needs attention.
Phew - Abe finishes the books after 25 minutes.

I love my beautiful, ordinary life.

I just need to get used to the whirlwind. Will I ever get used to the whirlwind????

Can I ever give everyone all that they need from their mother? I wonder....

Hopefully Heavenly Father will make up the difference as long as I try my best.

and why I wonder & hope, I'll remember to enjoy this beautiful, ordinary life that is made up of whirlwind moments.