1. Slept in
2. Woke up, started baking a sheet cake.
3. Striped down my bed to start the decontamination process.
4. Folded laundry
5. Cleaned kitchen, wiped down every surface I had touched and moped the floor
6. Cycled comforter, mattress pad, sheets, towels through the wash
7. Mopped floor everywhere I could have walked
8. Scoured bathroom, in process found rusty sticking out nail on underside of cabinet, punctured finger.
9. Thought about tetanus shot, applied peroxide and rubbing alcohol liberally.
10. Washed hands several times.
11. Cleaned kids bathroom, finishing seconds before family arrived home.
12. Had sweet, happy reunion with my baby girl.
13. Interrogated the children about their week with Grandma and Mema
14. Pulled out all the gifts and treasures I had packed for them to do while they were away that they hadn’t seen.
15. Bathed and washed 4 filthy, unbathed for a week children.
16. Brushed and detangled hair.
17 Dressed children for Noah’s baptism.
18. Went to baptism.
19. Took massive family photos.
20. Ate the best hamburger of my entire life.
21. Listened to my dad play classical guitar, watched my mom swell up with pride and love
22. Brought kids home, brushed teeth and tucked them in their own beds.
23. Reflected on the perfect day…
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