Homebound and Hopeless

I always envied those stay at home moms when I was working. They got to spend all their time doing things for and with their kids. Oh, that must be the life. My kids are the most important human beings in my life and to be able to pick them up from school instead of having them stay an extra 1.5 hrs would be heaven. Well, I have since then became that stay at home mom. It hasn't turned out the way that I thought it would. I guess it would be different if I didn't have these ruptured and leaking discs and the stenosis. It would be different if I could be like Mrs. June Cleaver running around everywhere with her feather duster dusting things she did the day before and vacuuming the carpets until bare spots appear. Hmm, that kind of makes me wonder why the dust bunnies keep mating...... I can honestly say I'm not Mrs. Cleaver BUT I have learned and done quite a few things since being homebound. Did you know that if you put deoderant under your boobs it stops boob sweat!!! And hot flashes don't just happen at night. Dogs do fart at the most unopportune moment and they don't blush or get embarrassed about it. Laundry still piles up during the week and still gets done only on the weekend. Yes, I can eat whatever I want and the kids will never know (unless they get wise and figure out that the Capn Crunch didn't just "disappear) but there is a price. Kids do say the darndest thing, some of which should never ever be repeated. If you have enough time on your hands you can actually clean out the frig and find out what the odor is. Helpful hint..... DON'T OPEN THAT CONTAINER!!!!! That stuff can get toxic. When it's over 100 degrees and too hot for the kids to go outside during the day they can drive you bonkers and the house is never big enough to hide in. Kids CAN open locked doors with just a butter knife. Big brothers teach little sisters very grossy gooey stuff. Facebook is addicting, the games that is. As most of you know I'm not much of a chatterbox on FB but I love the games. Couponing IS a job although the extreme couponing is a tad above my head. Walmart is just plain gross. I now understand all of those gross yucky pictures of walmart people that my friends email me. The TV CAN be on just for noise. Dr. Phil is my new best friend. And being home, you do truly realize who your friends and family really are. My life isn't the best right now but I'm trying to make the best out of life. I hope you do the same.