Wow, Pat, that was beautiful...you should send it to "MOthering Magazine".
I am writing the older child's version..

I got up today... and stepped over the village of Barbies my nine year old
played with last night with her spend the night friend.
I polished fingernails purple.
I helped her bake cookies
We went to plan a Girl Scout campout.
We checked her head for LICE!!!!! We can't seem to get rid of it.
I took  my two to the pool...
We went to the Chiropractor.
I played referee many times.Dried some tears,& looked at splinter in foot
I talked to my son about their wedding plans
Put laundry in ...took some out....
Saw a patient.
Got paged a few times.
Our house is on the market,...showed it.
The list goes on... It doesn't get shorter when they get older...it just
looks different.
The big change is that My husband and I went to dinner, a movie and then
out for coffee at the end of the day ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN"T wait for school to start!


Patti Carroll, RN, IBCLC
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