Has this ever happened to you?

Go jogging on a Saturday at 6:30am? Rarely, but I did it today, 31/2 miles whew!

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Go 13yr old sons' soccer game at 8:30am? Well, the little ones and I made it there by nine, luckily too. We were supplying the oranges for halftime energy boost. ( all of his games are Sat. @ 8:30am! ).

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Oh, they won 9 to 0. Way to go boys!

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Decide that that box of peaches mom got for me and the tomato's in the garden aren't going to can themselves. Spend all afternoon and most of the evening making jam, canning peaches, and salsa. Mom stopped by to help for a few a hours. ( shout out to Mom. I love my mommy).You may ask why it would take so long? Well first I had to do the dishes and clean the kitchen, feed kids, do laundry, etc...

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Peach jam went together smoothly. Mom came and brought me books on how to bottle peaches and tomato's. I remembering helping her when I was little but that was it. Thanks again mom for all the advice and help.

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Lil' played with neighbor girls here and there, to no avail. Milo played with a friend. Hours spent not bothering me in the kitchen.


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Carbon monoxide detector goes off in the middle of chopping ingredients for salsa? Turn off stove and run to the store and buy new battery hoping and praying that will fix the problem. I really didn't want to call 911 in the middle of my project. All is well.

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Mom stops back by with sisters kids? Bring on the noise. Out comes the snake and the gecko. Gecko gets injured. I yell to put all the critters away. Then on comes the game cube at full volume.

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Discover that most of the 36 crickets that you bought 3 days ago had been knocked over and are loose? Yep, as I was chatting with Boy Mom on the phone and herding the neighbor boy out the door at 9:30pm we found crickets on the loose. Scramble to capture them all, on the stairs, in the kids rooms, the game closet, and even into the front room. Luckily the last of the canning was in the pot on the stove processing.

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Have 8 loads of laundry piled in baskets in the front room @ 10:30? It is late but decide to fold them all and start more washing. Thank heavens for SNL. Pickup crickets that crawl across the floor as I fold. Upstairs to put them away, the crickets not the clothes.

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Text message hubby who is out of town? If your fingers get tired of texting, you can always fold laundry to keep them agile. Catch crickets.

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Sarah McLaughlin is on Austin City Limits? This is nice, maybe I'll get all this laundry folded as I watch. Catch a few more crickets.

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As you go upstairs to put captured crickets away, find the ball python loose in the boys room.? Good thing it was "Q", seen on prior blog, and not the red tail boa. Catch more crickets.

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The three youngest kids fall asleep on the couch as you strive to wrap the laundry up? Prior to going to sleep Lil' was bathed, and I snuggled with Milo and Tommy. Milo argues about wearing a pull-up after, I just allowed him to drink a glass of diet DP. I'll put it on him after he goes to sleep no sense arguing at this hour. Catch crickets. Put Lil' in bed.

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Upon finishing folding laundry, think you should stay up late and blog about your event full day? I actually did this, and you are reading it. I am insane. Before blogging , go to take Milo up to bed. The couch is wet, on goes the pull-up a wee bit too late. Oh, and it is late, I am tired. Catch a cricket. Clean the couch and blog. I am now gonna go take a bath. I have been on my feet more than when at work and bent over way too much to..... pick up crickets!

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Wonder if I you should of let the children run wild while doing canning project? It was a long fun day, lots of canning accomplished, feel satisfied, smiling and laughing ( about crickets running loose as I yell at kids to gather them, while on the phone).

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7 quarts of peaches

12 8oz. jars of peach jam

9 pints of salsa

Lots of folded laundry

Many, many crickets

One loose snake

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Was it all worth it? Yeah GOODNIGHT!