To-do List

The alarm clock goes off.
I feel like Im dead.
I push snooze three times
Then I roll out of bed

The house is so quiet
The kids still asleep
I have time to myself
So I brush my teeth

Then I read my scriptures
And say my prayers
Heaven knows Ill need help
Not to pull out my hair

I wish my whole day could be calm like this
But alas let the rat race begin

The kids all wake up
I help them get dressed
I do their hair then I make them breakfast
A healthy well balanced meal

I serve captain crunch and fruit loops
I pack them a lunch
I find shoes and socks
Just in time for the bus

I kiss them as they walk out the door
You might think Id be lonely but there are two more
I plop them in front of morning T.V.
Its a small price to pay for my sanity

Then I exercise for 20 minutes
Shower, dress and do the dishes
Throw in a few loads of laundry
Vacuum the floor

Sweep the kitchen, dust the shelves
I really ought to hire help
Change a diaper, find my keys
Then head out the door

To Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, ShopKo,
Walgreens just to get a few things
Back in time for visit teaching
But thats not all

Plan the budget pay the bills,
Clean up at least a dozen spills
Check my e-mail, write a blog,
Then call my best friend

Help with homework, drive to soccer
Make an appointment with the doctor
Plan a birthday, feed the dog,
Piano lessons

Send the friends home
Pick the kids up
Time for the dinner
Ill order pizza
And when tomorrow comes Ill do this all again

Then my husband comes home, and pulls something out of my hair
Its a smushed cheerio; I didnt know it was there
He gives me a hug in his sweet gentle way
And then he asks, So, what did you do today?
Just the usual