Single Parents

From last Tuesday to Friday I was a single parent. 72 hours. Lisa went to Henderson for the birth of Susie's first baby (holla) and I got to do the Mr. Mom thing while she was gone. I've done the Mr. Mom thing before but never with 5 kids. I did it back in 2000 when she went to girl's camp for 3-4 days. That was with 2 kids.

I had my list. It was a list of things that HAD to get done under penalty of death. They were things like "drive Bryce to school" and "drive kids to swimming" and "comb hair". Seriously, if I did not have a list to remind me of these things, children would go un-fed, the house would explode, cats and dogs living together.....MASS HYSTERIA! Once I accomplished something on the list it would get crossed off and never thought of again. There was also a section on my list for things that weren't THAT important, but would be nice to get done if there was time.

You know, if I were a single parent, there would be no lists. I would get kids to school, go to work, eat if there's time, and go home and get myself and 5 kids ready for bed.

That's it.

No cleaning. No shaving. No exercising. No church callings. No home teaching. Little bathing.

There's no time for anything else!

I admire single parents who can keep any semblance of a normal life. My respect for them just shot straight up by eleventy billion percent. (I know it's not a real number.......YET) Sure, I was able to get every single item on my list crossed off each day, but that was only because I didn't have to go to work! And as for Lisa, she should easily earn as much as I do for the skills and amount of labor that goes into her regular day. Who would pay all those moms out there anyway?