Bullet points

Last night I was kind of sort of freaking out because I had to

• go to the Church Ladies mom group at 9am
• which is right when my kid is supposed to be napping
• and bring an "egg dish" which I took to mean "baked French toast" because that's what I like
• except I couldn't find my baked French toast recipe
• I could only find recipes that included corn syrup, which
• gross
• so I decided to make a bacon, egg and cheese strata instead
• which I have never made before
• and had to go buy all the ingredients at 5 o'clock last night
• at the Asian grocery store which is not known for its bakery.

And also because right after the Church Ladies mom group I have to

• come home and get ready for the other Church Ladies mom group
• that I volunteered to coordinate
• that I also volunteered to host
• two hours after the first Church Ladies mom group.

This was going to be difficult because

• my house is a wreck
• a friend from the first mom group is also coming to the second mom group and asked if her child could nap upstairs
• which means I have to clean upstairs
• the upstairs being the place I totally trashed yesterday in my efforts to make our bedroom not look like a pig sty
• because you know how when you start cleaning and organizing you make an even bigger mess
• which is horrifying because this particular friend is one of those Put Together People whose person and house is immaculate and gorgeous
• I would like to hate her
• except she's awesome.

And for the second mom group I needed to

• figure out some snacks
• which I decided would be grapes from Costco
• because everybody likes grapes from Costco
• and pumpkin bread
• which I planned to make after I made my strata
• which I planned to make after I made dinner for my husband
• which I agreed to do now that we are On A Budget
• and attempting to eat real food at real dinner times like real people
• instead of Jack In The Box from down the street because
• Jack In The Box is disgusting.

Last night I successfully

• made eggplant parmesan for dinner
• because my mother-in-law was watching the boy all day
• God bless my mother-in-law
• and made the strata which had to be refrigerated overnight
• and made the pumpkin bread
• which is kind of oily and mushy, yum
• and sort of picked things up downstairs and did the dishes
• and decided that my Put Together Friend would just have to help me put myself together the next day.

But I managed to get almost everything done this morning, before the first mom group, including

• fixing my hair
• putting on makeup
• remembering to put on deodorant
• make my bedroom look the nicest its looked since we moved into the house
• slice up the pumpkin bread
• move the furniture
• put blankets down for the babies
• dust bust the floor
• put all the baby toys away
• clean up the kitchen
• fix up the entry way.

Because

• the boy woke up at 5
• and went down for his first nap at 7
• and will be for sale on eBay later this afternoon if anyone is interested.

Comments

[Jenn]

I am afraid of the Put Together People. One of my friends keeps her house so clean and organized that it's almost like no one lives in it. This makes me feel like a loser.

This post and it's bulleted lists pleases me.

[Christina]

I think you accomplished more in one day than I get done in a whole week. But then I swear I'm doing the same load of laundry over and over again. And I am definitely not a Put Together Person, ever.

[annie]

That was hilarious! And now I'm exhausted. Oh. And mmmmmmm. Pumpkin bread.