Step 1: start a blog. watch in amazement as people actually read it
Step 2: Respond to comments, but only enough to keep readers semi-interested and/or coming after you with a torch & pitchfork.
Step 3: Complain about parents that overschedule their children.
Step 4: Proceed to overschedule your own children
Step 5: Brag that you function best when you are overscheduled
Step 6: Realize that there is a fine line between "Overscheduled" and "Are You Fucking Insane??"
Step 7: Cross that line.
Step 8: Soothe self with copius amounts of wine (and no food) at a First Holy Communion Party. In front of your priest who you didn't know would be at the party. Fail to see him standing 3 feet from you when you exclaim "Jesus H. Christ on a Popsicle Stick!". Blame said exclamation on your Jewish friend standing right next to you. Be too drunk to blog about it that night, but promise yourself that you will on Monday morning.
Step 9: Wake up Monday morning with a massive hangover the likes of which have not been seen since your sister introduced you to Cosmos. Curl up in the fetal position all day and let the Wonderpets babysit your daughter. Neglect house. Neglect blog.
Step 10: Neglect blog for the next 2 days while you try to catch up on the house.
And now I am back to sanity. The school musical is over, CCD ended for the year last night, we have no more parties to attend for 3 weeks, karate is being dropped to once a week and the laundry is all caught up.
And I missed you.
Lara
*stands to the side, holding lit torch, hiding a pitchfork behind my back, wondering why I always arrive too late*
Darn.
Guess I should go have a glass of wine instead.
fightingwindmills
Hey there, Mindi. I was wondering if you were ok. I thought of you on Monday when I washed my sheets. LOL!
daisybug
You had a jewish friend at a first holy communion party - cool. Sort of like an Ecumenical council - eh??
Oh and "back to sanity"?? Uhm - where you ever really there?? LOL...
Glad you are back.
Mr Lady
Outstanding. I will keep this in mind when it's time for mine to die. If you must kill one, I think you should AT LEAST get to blaspheme in front of a Man of the Cloth. Minimum.
lisamm
I hear the Wonderpets make excellent sitters. Far better than the Polly Pockets. Glad to see you didn't die!
Say What?
Your church still calls it CCD? Our church changes the name every damn year and I still call it CCD so I don't get confused!
The Queen didn't happen to tape the Wonderpets saving the Beatles did she? My DD is pissed at me because I forgot to do it while she was in school. Bad mommy!
Glad you are back!
Rebecca
Further proof that the Catholic faith encourages drinking, or at least facilitates it. And don't worry about the Queen, I was raised by TV and turned out just fine (plus I'm really good at recognizing/naming theme songs).
Allison
Sometimes you just have to get out there and live life to the fullest so that you have something interesting to write about.
Darla
'Bout damn time!
Welcome back!
Tara R.
Your stories are well worth the wait. Glad you're back.