A.A.A.D.D

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway,I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage,I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table,put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think,since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway,I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table,and see that there is only one check left.My extra checks are in my desk in the study,so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.I'm going to look for my checks,but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Coke is getting warm ,and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke,a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Coke on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.I decide I better put them back on my desk,but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter,fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.Someone left it on the kitchen table.I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,I'll be looking for the remote,but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the f lowers,but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.So, I set the remote back on the table,get some towels and wipe up the spill.Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,I'm really baffled, because I know I was busy all darn day,and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem,and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail...
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!

My friend sent me the above email the other day and I loved it. Well, because it was totally me :-)

Dishes

We are trying to get Mitchell to do the dishes in the evening, it is a little bit of a struggle. Tonight we were having an argument over what constitutes dishes. He did not wipe down the counters, which is part of doing the dishes. He disagreed. In the middle of this disagreement I found myself saying "If you don’t believe me we can call Grandpa Powers and he can tell you what constitutes dishes!" He choose to wash down the counters. I think he knows I don’t make him sweep the floor as part of the dishes and wants to keep it that way.

Shelby is 19 months old

Well, I thought I would do a Shelby update for those that live Far and Wide. As you know, Shelby was born at a healthy weight, about 7 ½ pounds. That first year of life she struggled to grow especially in the weight department. Even worse her weight would go up and down which is a no no. Anyhow, when she hit a year old she weight 17 pounds and was wearing 6-9 month clothing, that is a size behind (for you men). She is now 19 months old , that is 7 months later. She has gained another 10 pounds already!!! She is wearing 24 months or 2T, that is a size ahead (for you men). She didn’t walk until she was 15 ½ months old but now her favorite game is chase. This last week she has decided to talk. She was saying words before, but now she is a talking and babbling machine. She has also decided that she wants to have her turn saying the prayer. So when I ask "Who wants to say the prayer?" Shelby will raise her hand and say "Me," which is really cute. She is a Dora the Explora fanatic. She also enjoys princess clothes, jewelry, purses, hair things, and telephones.

Guess Who Started Preschool?

Wesley Started Preschool last week and he is loving it! He goes three days a week for two hours a day. He loves his teacher Sister Barney and she says he is doing really well. He wanted me to tell everyone he likes to play in the backyard on the spiderweb (rope net thing) and swings.