Our Family Blog Saturday, November 20, 2010 Today’s Lesson; Smile and Breathe. Well. Today I got up early with my husband to get him ready for a big test. “Bye honey!” and it’s off to Denver with him. Okay, now what. It’s 5;30 am and the kids are sleeping. I start nodding off and realize that my oldest (my 4 year old) has gotten her sisters up and taken the baby out of the crib. I go back to my nap on the couch while they play and wake up 2 hours later. Apple juice. [“huh?” you ask? Let me explain...] That was what was in the full glass that used to be on the table. Currently, it was dripping down my head and burning my eyes. Step 1: Stop choking. Step 2: look your attacker in the face (for recognition purposes only.) Step 3: Force myself to Smile and breathe. My one year old seemed to be trying to give Mommy a drink. And Mommy scared her into a toddler shock. For those of you without kids, this means you have 1.3 seconds before they scream/cry inconsolably for, like, an hour unless you fix things really quickly. “Oh, honey! Thank you for the juice. Sorry Mommy spilled it.” *hugs* Apart from being covered in juice; I woke up in a pile of baby doll clothes and pacifiers. They were playing house. I’m going to jump in the shower and then write in sharpie on the length of my left arm “no naps for Mom unless Daddy is in the house.” Smile and Breathe.