one hour

Here is less than ONE hour in the life of a mommy w/3 children under age two.

Trying to make dinner (Chili):

-get out ingredients

-am interrupted with crying, fussy kids-find snacks

-open drawer for a can opener

-find a twin balancing on the top of the toy fridge while wearing her winter boots (that she has been wearing all day)

-try opening cans with one hand while supporting baby's head which she likes to pop put of the bebepapoose

-baby is crying, find pacifier

-pour ingredients into pot

-get sippy cup for Eden. Elle sees Eden with sippy cup and immediately there is a tug-of-war. Get Elle sippy cup (was on my way to do that anyway before tug-of-war erupted)

-baby falls asleep, take her out to put her in her swing

-while with the baby in the other room, I hear shake, shake, shake. This is the sippy cups with ice in them and the twins like to hear that sound

-come out of baby's room and find that Elle has figured out that water droplets come out the sippy cup top when shaking it hard-there is water drops all over the kitchen floor, hallway, etc.. my socks are now soaking wet.

-Simoultaneoulsy, Eden comes running/squealing from the laundry room with her hands over her head- she has a nursing bra dangling around her neck.

-Blaine comes home and says "Whats for dinner?"

.................................I am leaving the country for the night!