Day Without Mom Survived

The kids and I just barely survived an entire day without Mom here to take care of us.

Shannon made a trip to Joplin to help a friend, leaving at o'dark-thirty, which meant the rest of us were left to fend for ourselves.  Somehow I managed to clean the house, do the dishes (twice), do four hours of homeschooling, feed and entertain everyone and watch an NFL game!  From a Dad's point of view I'd call that a success (I took a head count at bedtime – still had five rugrats).

That said, we're all desperate for Mom to come back home to us.  We need her pretty bad; even if we can survive for 24 hours, I wouldn't want to try it for 48 or more (that would require doing laundry).