Two hours til bedtime

Our house looks and sounds like the scene of a crime

I used to be tons of fun

Now I go out, have a cry, fall asleep and I’m done

Never knew I’d have to be a kung fu star

To get three children strapped into the car

Come on we’re going to the zoo

Why are you crying? I thought that’s what you wanted to do

But oh my heart, it’s so very sweet

When you put your arms around me and say I love you mommy…

Unless you’re…screaming it in my ear

I think I’ve lost most of my hearing this year

Put down that stick, stop hitting your brother

Can’t you just get along with one another?

So many earaches, coughs and reactions

I should buy stock in Bay Pediatrics

But you go to sleep, and all I wanna do

Is go snuggle by your side, cuz when you go, I miss you….

then I…remember this morning

You threw your breakfast on the floor, and laughed in my face

Ah! Ah! Ah! Stop! Leave your diaper on!

Too late, it’s on the floor and they’ve moved right along

How many times are they going to be wet?

Today I’ve showered ten times - in my own sweat

I want to be the baby

Won’t someone feed and bathe me

I promise not to make a sound

If you just let me lie down…

without pulling my hair

Never knew how much I’d use the mom’s “death stare”

You are not the boss of me

Actually, yes, you are. Completely.

But oh my heart, there’s nowhere I’d rather be

When you put your arms around me and say I love you mommy