…when i over-multitask.

the plan was get the 3 kids settled around the kitchen island eating lunch

then sprint down to the cellar (dirty laundry in tow)

move the wet to dry and the dirty to wash

then jog back up for serving 2nds.

it’s all very logical, no?

except i didn’t factor in the reality

that kids are not just laundry or dishes that will sit and wait for me to get to them.

i know this, but i forgot.

so, returning to ground level feeling very pleased with myself,

for having managed to chip away at the chores while they were all still awake,

i found this:

it’s a 7 layer pb&j cracker sandwich.

i’d read them a book

where there’s this mouse

whose speciality

is 7 decker sandwiches

(don’t know now what i was thinking).

i’m gonna

spare you the photos

of the smeared counter

and the sticky hands

and the co-mingled pb & j.

i’m sure you can

imagine.

but, the clothes were very clean

and more importantly

the kids were oh, so happy.

‘dry’ taken from 17:1 of proverbs.