Confessions of a Sleep Deprived Mommy

When I was growing up my Mom used to do stupid absent-minded things all the time and my brothers and I picked on her mercilessly.  She was forever losing her keys, forgetting to set the timer when english muffins were broiling and one time she even left my little brother (three years old at the time) at a basketball game.  Luckily a neighbor found him and brought him home.  I always thought I would be better, but I think it's finally time to face the facts that I have become a sleep deprived Mommy:


1.  This morning I couldn't figure out why my eggs weren't cooking.  Then I noticed the burner was off.  I estimate that I'd been standing there a good five minutes, spacing off and just stirring and stirring those eggs until I thought to check on the status of the burner.  See that pic?  No flame at all.



2.  One of my friends called me in hysterics after she got my thank-you note for a baby gift, and I had reversed the stamp and the address label.  The Post Office must have taken pity on me and delivered it anyway.

3.  We have a really neat "drive-up" system at our grocery store where you walk out empty-handed, then drive your car up to the circle and they load the groceries for you.  Unfortunately I keep forgetting to drive to get the groceries so I keep getting home without groceries and have to turn around.  Then when I get back the store, I have to unload the kids and wander around the store trying to find my groceries because by now they have them squirreled away somewhere since no one claimed them.  I wish I could say I learned me lesson the first time, but this has happened twice.  Okay, three time in less than one year.

4.  One time I left my purse in the shopping cart and drove away.  I did have my groceries that time, but it took me several hours to realize my purse was missing and then I couldn't remember for the life of me where it was!  I finally pieced together that it was at the grocery store.  Luckily some nice citizen had turned it in for me.

5.  I couldn't find my driver's license one day and I traced back my steps and realized that I must have left it at the doctor's office.  I was leaving on a plane that next day so I was frantic to find it.  The doctor's office claimed they didn't have it and I accused them (in a nice way of course) of losing it and I went there and helped them search all around their files in their office.  On the way home I remembered that I left it at the bank.  Ooops.  Time to find a new doctor anyway.

6.  I put the milk away in the pantry one time.  It didn't smell very good the next day.

7.  The biggest confession of all?  I'm not actually sleep-deprived anymore so I can't even blame it on that.  I guess I must have lost too many brain cells during my years of sleep-deprivation and apparently those brain cells are gone forever.

I'm sure I've done so many more absurd things, but now I can't remember them.  Or I lost my list.  Who knows?  I swear they must give you stupid pills when you're at the hospital having your first baby!  The good news is that I remember laughing until tears streamed down my cheeks at my silly things my Mom did.  She was never offended.  She always laughed with us.  In fact, she still does, so I guess it's a good tradition to carry on.  



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