The Palmer Family: Super Mom

So today I'm finally finding out how mom's all over the world be....moms, wives, a friend, etc. etc. Chuck is at work today, so that leaves us girls (me, allison and our dog lucy) here at home to enjoy our day.

Well our house is/was a pit!!!! We tried doing some cleaning these past fews days while Chuck was home, but for some reason that never works!!! We spent the most part of Monday the 13th...Allison's 1 month birthday, up in Independence, MO doing some shopping and I got my hair cut....which the lady cut a bit shorter than I would have liked, but I still think it's cute. Anyways, so a trip to the mall was monday. Then Yesterday (tues) we had to go to Lee's Summit to the Doctors for Chuck. He found a tick on/in him, took him awhile to pull it out, but anyways, he hasn't been feeling too great the past few days...or maybe a week...so Chuck thought maybe he had Lyme Disease, we looked at the symptoms and they matched up pretty good. Well anyways, it has been over 4 years since Chuck has been to the doctor. So I finally got him to go (he wanted to cancel his appointment) He ended up having to get some blood drawn, we should know the results in the next few days and then he also ended up having pretty high blood pressure and he's known it, so the dr. sent some blood pressure meds home with us. That's nuts b/c Chuck is only 23 years old and has high blood pressure, however it does run in his family.

So then after the doctors, we ran home to grab lucy and headed over to chuck's dad's house for dinner. Chicken and rice....YUMMY!!!!

SO back to the Super Mom comment. I wanted to get some things done around the house and it was perfect timing b/c Allison was just falling asleep in her lil swing. So I quick mopped the kitchen floor and started the dishwasher. She was out like a light, so I carried her into her room to her crib. Then I went down to the washer and dryer, pulled out clean towels and started a load of dirty stuff, folded half the towels and decided I'd better get in the shower while she's still asleep, so did that, then folded the rest of the towels, unloaded the dishwasher, switched the laundry oh and I vacuumed too!! So, I've accomplished that in about 1 1/2 hours time. maybe 2. so now i'm sitting here, with lucy at my side, enjoying quiet time. Sending out a few emails here and there. So now I understand when my mother told me that I have to become a super mom when it comes to having a child and wanting to accomplish things at home by myself (while chuck is at work) I emailed my mother saying this same thing, and although it would be great to consider myself a "Super Mom" right now, I think I have a ways to go, so maybe I can be a "Super Mom In Training" B/c i'm sure things will get more hectic as the years go by, and as more children enter the world (don't worry, we don't plan on having another for a few more years!) and as they get into school and we get busy with concerts, plays, PT Conferences, and so on....I'll have to be an even BIGGER "Super Mom" so maybe I'll just start at the bottom of the totem pole and consider myself a Trainie, so that way I can work up to the title of being "Super Mom" like my mom was and still is!!!

Well I'm now hungry and Allison is still asleep so I better find something to eat, so that way I can take my time eating b/c I know Allison will probably sleep for another hour or two!!!

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