Tripe, Hernias, and Mommy Burnout

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Today's topic is Mommy Burnout. Let us now read a quote from my esteemed mother, Prickly Grandma (who says it happens to all of us):

"I remember when I used to have 'food slumps,' where I would fall out of my making-meals-day-after-day groove. The absolute worst time was when your sister had food poisoning and your grandma came over to watch you guys so I could take her to the hospital. The only thing I had in the freezer to make a meal was something really odd-ball, like tripe or lamb shanks. I tried to instruct your grandma over the phone on how to make that into a meal...and I was just so exasperated. Looking back, I think: couldn’t she have just ordered a pizza?

"It was probably around that time that I wished I could just go to the hospital for a few days to get some rest. As if on cue, I got a hernia.

"So I got a few days in the hospital, but it was a painful recovery (which made housework and chores that much harder).

"The moral here is: be careful what you wish for."

I love you, Mom.

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Here are some of my favorite submissions from last week:

• Why Do I Homeschool? (Suzy Homeschooler). I, myself, have not ruled out the option of homeschooling once Bug and Pie get a little older. If we do end up going for it, I hope to have many successful school days like the one Suzy describes at the coffee shop.
• The Year 2059 (Finding Ninee). Take note of Kristi's fine illustration of her dreams for the future, which made me laugh out loud. It's totally me, too. I've been subjecting my boys to all-Metallica, all-the-time for the past three weeks.
• Expectations vs. Reality: A Morning in the ADD Household (The Sadder but Wiser Girl). This one also made me laugh out loud. Sarah's kid dressed himself in shorts and black knee-socks. Enough said.