Do you remember...

when you were in school and you had a half day? Do you remember that you couldn't wait for that half day? Whatever the reason for that half day you looked forward to it with much anticipation. You got to come home in the middle of the day. Eat lunch at home. Watch more TV. Go outside and play with your friends for longer. It was great!

Now imagine you are mom. Not only are you mom, but you are mom and the PTA president at your childrens' school. You are mom, the PTA president, and it's conference week. You are mom, the PTA president, it's conference week, and you have to work the book fair. You are mom, the PTA president, it's conference week, you have to work the book fair, and the fundraisers are coming in. You are mom, the PTA president, it's conference week, you have to work the book fair, the fundraisers are coming in, and you are babysitting your friend's two little ones. You are mom, the PTA president, it's conference week, you have to work the book fair, the fundraisers are coming in, you are babysitting your friend's two little ones, AND you only have one car and your husband needs to get to work.

Have you gotten the picture yet? This is my day tomorrow.

Bring the kids to school no later than 8:55
Go down to the library to work the Book Fair from 9-1
Help unload the Avon fundraiser when it arrives in the morning
Get the kids from school including my friend's preschooler and kindergartner at 1
Bring said children home and feed all five of them lunch
Keep all of the children entertained and not fighting
Bring Joe to work for 4
Bring extra two children back to my friend
Come back home and cook dinner
Feed the children and eat something myself (have I eaten yet today?)
Go back to the school with all three children for just before 6
Get the Avon out and in the library to hopefully be picked up
Open up the book fair by 6
Try to keep all the children from getting into stuff while selling books and handing out fundraisers
Leave sometime after 8 when the book fair is over and I have put all the Avon away
Come home for a few and get the kids ready for bed
Then drag everyone back out to go pick Joe up from work at 9
Come home and send everyone to bed and then crash myself

Yeah, I think I want to go back to being a kid. Or at least find a way to eliminate half days all together. I will be doing something very similar to this on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday will be busy too, but not as bad because that's not a half day.