By the numbers
In the last 24 hours:
Number of hours slept: 6, with a break in the middle to feed Baby Boy.
Number of cookies baked: 3 and a half dozen
Number of cookie plates handed out: 2
Number of fudge plates handed out: 21
Number of fries consumed by the Munchkin: 2 small McDonalds’ servings- one in Happy Meal
Number of poopy diapers: 2 (one per kid)
Number of bibs trashed by Baby Boy: zero (I decided his clothes needed washing anyway)
Number of burp cloths trashed by Baby Boy: 5
Number of times the Munchkin woke up in the middle of the night: 2
Number of laundry loads done: one washed-folded-put away, one washed and folded, one yet to be washed
Number of Christmas cards received: 4
Number of bills paid: 3
Number of casseroles to make for dinner tonight: 2
Number of brothers coming home for Christmas today: 1
Number of wives coming with him: 1
Total coming for dinner tonight, in addition to our home’s usual occupants: 5
Number of hours spent cleaning house: not enough!!!