Mom Olympics

I didn't workout today, which is a bit unusual given that the weekends are easier to fit in a workout than weekdays. Instead I put all that training, sweat, and iron pumping to good use and participated in the Mommy Olympics.

The Mommy Olympics are something every mommy participates in on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis, yet I don't think we take enough time to pat ourselves on the back.  So tonight I'm giving myself medals to show the achievement and dedication to being a mom.

Morning I got the bronze medal for breakfast  making.  Made apple-crasin oatmeal for Miri and me, but let Troy make himself and the other kids eggs and sausage.  I didn't feel like eggs and sausage, and grease and a  mess.  But I get a gold medal for cleaning up after them!

I got a gold medal in the cleaning bathrooms department.  All three are clean, including floors and emptying waste baskets.  I did not however clean the mudroom toilet.  One needs a hazmat suit for that and mine just happens to be at the cleaners. Darn the luck!

I got a gold medal from my sister Martha for being the best big sister.  She has several freezer meals in my freezer that will be delivered very soon.  I also stashed a couple meals for my house, which brings me up to a silver medal in freezer meals.  I have no where near the number of freezer meals stashed as the beginning of 1st semester, but there are some!

Next I received a silver in laundry washing.  Most of it is complete, but there is at least one load for tomorrow (sorry Grandma Koenig, I know tomorrow is Sunday...).  I finished dead last in the folding category.  All the clean clothes are piled in baskets and on the couch.  But they are clean, so they are wearable!

In the move the double bed box spring upstairs by yourself I placed gold once again.  That weight lifting is paying off! Troy and I teamed up and placed gold in the move the mattress upstairs.  Didn't attempt that one on my own! The ultimate goal here is for mom and dad to get some sleep. We'll see if Miri bunking in with big sister Mazee does the trick.  Sleep medals to be awarded at a later date.

I got a silver in the clean kitchen group.  Most of my freezer meal mess is cleaned up, but the pot from supper are still in the sink.  They will wait for me.  They always do.

In the play a Wii game with Mazee section I received a silver.  Dancing was great, but I could've done more to make it epic.

I received a silver in patience, which is amazing considering most days I don't make stand.

Bronze is the color for grocery shopping.  I  got it accomplished, but with no coupons to save with, and only took two of the three kids.  there are automatic deductions when one doesn't take all the kids.  Plus no  coupons is a point deduction.  I'm lucky to have gotten the bronze!

You other mommies out there, there are plenty of gold medals.  Award yourself a few too.