5/6/08

"to do"

I am a list person. I like to make lists of things that I need to get finished in the day, or errands I need to run, shopping lists, cleaning jobs etc... So since we are having guests this week I had a list of things that I needed to get finished before they arrived, but I was having a hard time staying motivated.

Last night I was getting the kids ready for baths, Gwen was in the tub playing as I started to ready Harrison for the bath. Now Harrison has been a spitter upper pretty regularly since he started eating baby food, so we just kind of expect it, but on this night I was holding him in one arm on my hip and I heard a little urp, as I looked down at him I couldn't believe what I saw, he then projectile vomited what looked and sounded like a gallon of formula all over the bathroom floor.

My first thought was, where was he keeping all of that? But then I realized that I was going to have to clean it up, and for the first time in my list making life, I was glad that I hadn't completed this task yet, mind you I had been putting it off for days already. As Harrison and Gwen laughed at what had just happened, I let out a sigh of relief that I was only going to have to clean the floor once that day.

5 Comments:

Blogger It's Been a Day! said...

at least you gave the floor a spit shine!!

6:05 AM  
Blogger Julia Buell said...

I'm a list person too. I have lists all over the kitchen. I can't say I get too many of the "to do" items crossed off, but I try. I'm sorry Harrison is a spitter upper. At least he emptied on the bathroom floor and not the carpet. Poor Kaitlin was sick in the night. I heard her a few times, but she wasn't even awake for 5 minutes so I didn't check on her until 5:30 this morning and the poor little thing had been sleeping in yuckyness. I felt so bad! I got her cleaned up, fed again and back to sleep in the swing while the bedding washed. I crawled back in to bed, closed my eyes and not 15 minutes later Eric was awake and ready for breakfast. I hope everyone is on the same napping schedule today because I have a feeling that come lunch time I will be very tired and grouchy!

6:29 AM  
Blogger The Obergs said...

how fortuitous! I knew we were bosom buddies, i too am an insane list maker. In fact as I'm sitting here on my lunch break I have my list in front of me and I'm crossing things off. That's the only way that I can keep myself from crumpling into a ball on the floor and crying because I'm so overwhelmed (believe me, it's happened before. .. I'm not good with stress). Anyway, my to-do list is 3 pages long... Hope yours is shorter and more fun than mine.

11:55 AM  
Blogger Kelly said...

Oh man, that reminds me of Lindsey. She used to do that up until she was ten months old. It was sick!

I like when I make lists. I don't do it often though. Thanks for reminding me that it's a good way to get things done.

7:03 PM  
Blogger Leslie said...

Oh that brings me back to the projectile vomiting days of the twins...I remember I would slip on it all the time because of our wood floor! At least it made for easy clean-up! And now to-do lists, is that the secret to your organization? I really think you should give lessons. :)

9:07 AM  

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