Mommy News

Good evening and welcome to Mom’s news at 10.

In today’s news –

Major cussing on Highway 101.

Search for missing solemate of my favorite sandals continues

Surviving the economy – a mother’s guide

Major catastrophe averted once again by the Invisible Mother.

All this, the weather, sports, entertainment and more…

Hello everybody this is Mom and welcome to my edition of the news.

Today was another day just like yesterday and more like the day before that.

I read in the newspaper that the economy is tanking, people are losing jobs, house prices are dipping and there is a BOGO sale in my favorite shoe shop.

I dropped the kids in school, picked up the drying cleaning, folded piles and piles of laundry and threw out a moldy ‘I don’t know what the hell this is’ I found under my kid’s bed.

While running errands I was almost rear ended by a guy in truck on highway 101. I told him I don’t care for his attitude or the needlework on his arm. I didn’t quiet use such civil words but damn it felt good.

Later that day I clipped coupons, looked for in-store sales and saved $10. I spent $100 and it was just a milk run. But hey did you read – I saved $10!

In public relations news

During the rush hour commute I spoke with some of my closest friends while on hands free. I laughed at the joke one friend made about her waistline. Hung up. Looked at my waistline sighed and pulled into Starbucks for a ‘pick me up’.

I also spoke to my friend who makes me sad, a friend who makes me glad, a friend who makes me feel bad and emailed my dad.

 A major catastrophe was averted today when the little one almost spilled a cup of milk on the brand new coffee table. The brave mother that I am I used my catlike reflexes to grab the cup before it hit the table. Among the things that were saved were Dad’s laptop, his active card, his cell phone, my magazines and I think something that looked like a Lego construction! If I hadn’t acted so quickly the rug would have been at the cleaners as we speak. As usual no one noticed the Invisible Mother and everyone went about their day.

Another problem I solved today!

In weather

Looks like there is going to be a lot of changes in weather this week. Plenty of sunshine and happiness tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow’s sunshine will come from the BOGO sale. The day after that I am meeting my dear friend who studied with me in high school. Starting Monday it will be windy and stormy and lots of dark clouds. Aunt Judgmental is visiting us . Hopefully after she leaves the gloomy weather will change.

In health news –

Today was also a bad day for my diet. At 9.00 am I ate leftover cheerios from my kids bowl. At 11, I was feeling light headed and I inhaled a large snikers bar. At 2.00 pm I ate half a hot dog and 2 olives. At 4 I ate left over mac and cheese. I kept myself hydrated with ¾ of  a pouch of fruit punch, 2 cans of soda and 6 cups of coffee.

In sports

It was a long day at soccer. The little one spilled yogurt on my clothes as I was getting her out of her car seat. I didn’t have time to run a comb through my hair and I looked like a mess. But I did get a lot of worthless information about General Hospital, Desperate Housewives and some woman in my neighborhood who is almost sleeping with the coach’s brother! (even I don’t know what ‘almost’ means)!

In other sporting activity, I made a sprint to the doctor’s office with the baby, diaper bag and a large umbrella. I reached only three minutes late and the greatest victory was when the doctor said the baby doesn’t have an ear infection.

I dodged a bullet when I hid from the annoying lady in my neighborhood who gossips about people I don’t know…if I knew who she was talking about then it’s a different story.

In entertainment

I think I saw Michael Cain at the grocery store bending over and smelling a cantaloupe. I am not sure if it was him because I wonder what would a British actor do in my neighborhood unless he decided to become an IT professional.

I waved to Julia this morning when I was getting the paper. Her husband’s name is Richard. Every time I see them I think of the all time great American screen couple – Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. 

After a long evening of homework, reading, blowing bubbles, playing hopscotch, hide and seek while fixing dinner and loading the laundry I  made the kids eat their dinner have their bath and clean the mess they made. It’s finally time to tuck them in.

Now the time is 10 pm. My kids are asleep and I am watching the 10 o clock news. A lot happened in the world. Stock markets rose and fell, some people made it through their day others did not. My world is small but a lot happens in it too. I have some thing that gets me through the day – my family.