Phones, Fruit Flies, and Other Crazy Family Phenomenon

Being knee-dip into summer ("over my head" better describes some moments) causes me to reflect on some things that happen here each year. I gave a mother's day talk at church last year, but didn't mention these things...I was trying to inspire, and these just aren't too inspiring! But since these things sometimes weigh on my mind, I'll share. REMINDERS THAT I HAVE CHILDREN: *Every time I leave home, I return to find that the back battery panel on the phone is MIA. Today, it disappeared with grandeur; we haven't found it yet. When will I run out of uses for duct tape? *I have a perpetually open, but empty, ice cream carton in the fridge. (Regardless of how new the carton is.) *In order to keep yummy food stored in the deep freeze, it has to be buried under several grocery sacks and yucky cuts of meat. I can only retrieve this food between 10 pm and 6 am, and only alone. *My 2-week supply of sacrament meeting snacks sometimes lasts 2 weeks if I keep it hidden in the office. *Fruit flies have given my kitchen counter a ***** rating. I did discover that I can catch them by putting my bananas in a ziploc bag, sealing it, and checking it the next day. Since no one else knows how to seal a ziploc, the fruit flies were having a heyday. Straight into the trash they went. *I can't keep enough clean towels around, and when I give directions to the house, I should say, "the house with 4 bikes, 2 vehicles, 3 swimsuits, and 2 pairs of sandals on the front porch". * This week I have needed Benadryl itch gel, motrin, lotrimin, hydrocortisone, and Pepto. *It's 10:00 andd the baby is right on schedule for his early wakeup. See ya.