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What’s on your To-Do List today?

This morning, I thought about tidying up the living room, waking up to have breakfast with my husband, scrubbing down the bathroom, folding the towels in the dryer, and sweeping the kitchen floor. Later, I thought I might water the tomatoes, bake a molten chocolate cake for Joel (who’s deep in thought in Omaha today, finally taking Step One), do a load of darks, knit a couple of rows on a poncho-to-be, finish that trashy novel I’ve been reading, start a new knitting project, study a little for the NCLEX, take a walk down by the river, complete the new duvet cover I’ve been sewing, write a letter to my in-laws, send off some delinquent thank-you notes, or watch an episode of Everyday Italian.

Instead, I’ve been working on another project all day long … Trying to encourage Adelaide to take a nap.

Parenting is one tough gig.