Cold Coffee

• Make a fresh cup of coffee.
• Nature calls before taking that first sip, head for the bathroom.
• Notice trash can in bathroom almost overflowing.
• Finish up and take bathroom trash out.
• On the way, grab stray baby diapers and sippy cup sitting on dresser from last night.
• Add diapers to bathroom trash, drop sippy cup off in the kitchen sink and take trash outside.
• Pop in a DVD for Max.
• Scoop Brooke up off of the floor and plop her into high chair for breakfast.
• Take a sip of cold coffee.
• Make cereal for Brooke.
• Play tug of war with Brooke over spoon while feeding-get up to get her a spoon of her own to hold and pop coffee back into micrwave oven on the way back.
• Continue feeding Brooke when Max yells, "MOM!"
• Look over to see Lauren has tipped over a tall, potted plant and most of the soil is now on the floor.
• Re-pack the potting soil, noting it's dryness.
• Put plant outside on front porch for watering, bring two others with it.
• Water houseplants and get distracted, continuing to water a few of the porch plants when Max yells, "MOM!"
• Return to the dog trying to get at the remainder of the baby food.
• Try to continue feeding Brooke, who is no longer interested.
• Remove her from high chair and insert Lauren in her place.
• Retrieve cold coffee from microwave oven, which has been beeping.
• Take two slugs of cold coffee and stick it back into the microwave.
• Get a bottle of formula for Brooke, who is complaining loudly, and plop her into a carseat with the bottle propped up with blankets.
• Attempt to feed Lauren...Yes!!...She is hungry and eating well.
• Interupt Lauren's breakfast to get Max a cup of milk.
• Grab a cracker for Lauren to keep her happy while I get the milk.
• Look for Max, then hear him yell, "MOM!" from the other room.
• Max is now pooping. "Do you need me to wipe you?" "No." "Why did you call me in here?" "I love you." "I love you too Max...call me when you're done." "Okay."
• Return to feeding Lauren, sit down, when Max yells "MOM!" "I'm done!"
• Return to Max, wipe his bum and wash my hands.
• Return to feeding Lauren, who is no longer interested.
• Put her on the floor to play.
• Give Max his cup of milk.
• Get my coffee out of the microwave...it's cold.
• Grab a couple of ice cubes and try for iced cofee instead.