What Will I Do?

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Today, the boys begin morning preschool and although my little one is only attending two days a week, people keep asking me, "What are you going to DO with all that time?"


Must I answer that question?  Really?

No, but I'll entertain it.  Here's a list of things I'd like to do with all this found time.

• Grocery Shop alone and avoid spending an additional five dollars on Matchbox Cars that the marketing people so strategically display.
• Clean my house without two busy boys trailing behind me making an even bigger mess.
• Cook or prep a meal without screaming "Don't touch the stove!" 
• Find the bottom of my desk and file some papers without having to referee two rowdy boys
• Work in the yard without being hit in the head with a T-Ball
• Take a shower without an audience or awkward questions about my body.  
• Donate some toys from our overflowing toy box without my four year old saying, "But mommy, I love that toy.  It's special to me! You can't take it to Goodwill."  Major guilt.
• Enjoy a meal with a friend, with adult conversation and without having to profusely apologize and excessively tip the waitress for the mess left by my independent, self-feeding baby.
• Unload the dishwasher without looking up to find my baby has mastered the art of climbing and is dancing on top of the coffee table.
• Actually walk into the bank rather than annoying the woman in the drive-thru with my numerous transactions.  Does she really want me to come inside with my two screaming kids?

So, there you have it.  Just a few ideas for how I will occupy my free time sans children.

Then again, maybe I'll just get a mani-pedi and grab some bonbons.  That sounds like a lot more fun.