SAHM I Am (Not)

Filed under: Bad Hair Days, My Girls, Parenting, Working Mom — Blonde Mom at 4:53 pm on Thursday, January 25, 2007

So, I have a question for you moms who work outside the home (or work from home).

Do you ever have one of those days when you decide it would be fun to call in sick and keep your kids home for the day because one of them is a tad under the weather and then you are elated that your husband brings home McDonald’s for an early lunch because by 11 a.m. both kids have had a meltdown, you’ve somehow managed to freakishly cut the side of your bare foot on your 80-pound dog’s toenail, causing you to shout the worst of expletives in front of your children, and then after lunch, despite being 39 degrees out, you bundle your kids up so they can play outside and get their ya ya’s out and then your toddler plays a game of stop, drop and roll in dog shit before you realize what she’s doing?

And then by 5 o’clock you hate to admit it to yourself but you’re kind of looking forward to taking them to daycare the next day?

Yeah, me neither.

So it wasn’t all bad…we broke out the paints this morning. Check out this watercolor painting by Caitlin.

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Comment by: Nashville Is Talking

January 25, 2007 @ 5:24 pm

Hooky…

We are not laughing at you BlondeMom, but with you. You are laughing, right?……

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Comment by: Colleen

January 25, 2007 @ 7:27 pm

Yikes. What a day. I’d be looking forward to work and daycare too!

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Comment by: Oh, The Joys

January 25, 2007 @ 8:13 pm

Story of every single day they have been sick and home from daycare. To the letter.

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Comment by: mayberry

January 25, 2007 @ 8:59 pm

I pretty much feel like that every Sunday night.

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Comment by: Charla

January 25, 2007 @ 10:47 pm

That sounds exactly like my summer breaks from school - well execpt the 39 degree weather an all…but yeah, exactly.

I *loved* the “stop, drop and roll in dog shit.”
Laugh out loud funny, girl!

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Comment by: monkeygirl

January 26, 2007 @ 1:01 am

Thanks for reminding me why I am a much better mommy when I work!!

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Comment by: Liza

January 26, 2007 @ 1:14 am

yeah, me neither - LOL! too funny.

ok, my kids are a little bit older than yours. It gets easier

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Comment by: sweatpantsmom

January 26, 2007 @ 4:25 am

Yeah, everything sounds familiar except the 80 pound dog toenail. Only toenails lying around are my husbands.

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Comment by: Blonde Mom

January 26, 2007 @ 6:52 am

Sweatpants Mom:

HA ha ha!

I feel the need to further explain the freak dog toenail, foot injury.

I was barefoot and tripped over his paw and his nail (it might have been his dew claw) caught the side of my foot and got hung on it. It hurt. A lot.

I think January is just not my month. I love being home with the girls, really I do, especially when I can just open the back door and they can play outside all day. But get all three of us in the house for an extended time and chaos is bound to ensue. Tempers flare and freak dog toenail accidents happen.

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Comment by: Amy

January 26, 2007 @ 7:28 am

Good Grief Woman! Too Funny!

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Comment by: Dawn K

January 26, 2007 @ 8:42 am

Okay, I think we live in parallel universes. I kept Harper home sick yesterday with the theory of “working from home” HAH! He had other ideas. While he didn’t role in dog poo nor did I cut my toe on the dog he was clingy, whiney, snotty, crabby and WOULD NOT SLEEP! This is so unusual for him therefore I am always at a loss when he gets out of sorts.

I am truly a spoiled first time mom and glad to be back at work today. I am also very happy he is feeling better because he really is a sweetheart. I hope the girls are feeling better and your foot is healing nicely!

Dawn

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Comment by: SistaSmiff

January 26, 2007 @ 8:56 am

I’ve always maintained I looked forward to work so I could get some rest.

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Comment by: Anne

January 26, 2007 @ 9:39 am

oh my gawd, the rolling in dog poop. you had me at rolling in dog poop, hon!

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Comment by: Renee

January 26, 2007 @ 9:49 am

That sounds so much like my life (when I play hooky, that is).
So, yeah, me neither.

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Comment by: RichieAnn

January 26, 2007 @ 10:27 am

Yeah, except then I feel guilty! Dog poop—another reason not to get a dog at this point in my life.

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Comment by: Bluegrass Mama

January 26, 2007 @ 11:28 am

Murphy’s Law was running rampant at your house!

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Comment by: kelli

January 26, 2007 @ 1:40 pm

I’m sorry for your sucky day. Especially your foot getting hurt on the dogs toenail. I hate when freakish things like that happen. And the dog shit. I WAS laughing. But if it were me I wouldn’t be. There are many times when I step in it myself and curse my other half who never likes to pick it up! But the artwork is fabulous! You see, something beautiful did come out of this day after all.