Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Herding Ping-Pong Balls

Picture this:

3 kids and a mom who are tired of winter and especially thrown off by its sudden and insistent return this week.

Add 1 dog and 2 birds.

That's normal life.

Now add 2 chihuahua puppies who are terrified half the time and barking ferociously the other half.

Now add some extra kids: 4 boys and 2 girls, a closet full of games, a basketball, an X-box, and a pizza assembly line.

Remember that it's April Fool's Day and the funniest joke EVER is ringing the doorbell and running away.

Maybe it's more like herding hand grenades than ping-pong balls. Either way, I think God was smart to not give me a dozen kids. When the phone rang at the same time the doorbell rang and the dogs ran underfoot, I finally understood how the Calgon lady always felt.

Truth be told, though, I don't know how she kept all those kids out of the bathroom.

*I can't take credit for the title today. Kudos to either Mike or Geoffrey for this apt image.

2 comments:

Papa John said...

No wonder I didn't hear much from you yesterday.

But I didn't hear much from your mother either, especially about the little green frog in the orchid cactus near the front door. [It's still there too!]

The amazing thing about your swirling life is that you manage it all with grace and humor and that is why kids and pets and company and adventure all gravitate to your doorbell and phone. We all enjoy being around you as our favorite friend, daughter, mother, meal ticket, tea brewer, comforter, teacher, magician, example, news crier, and encourager. You can do it all.

Everyone turn to read about Patty in Proverbs 31:10-31.

Papa

Anonymous said...

They all came home proudly holding the "hamburgers" made at your "party." There is no way I would have tried to create candy hamburgers with all those little people in my house. KUDOS, GIRL!!!