How to send me over the edge

I’m SingleMommy this weekend. Scott’s away visiting his very ill mom in Plettenberg Bay. That’s too sad to write about, so I’ll refrain, if you don’t mind.

Anyway, I decided that since I’m going to be having wall-to-wall kid time this weekend, I should schedule some serious ‘me-time’ by getting an 8 episode disk of ER. I’m addicted to any kind of medical drama and to me, ER is the original and best.

So, bearing in mind wall-to-wall kid time, low-grade sore throat and sadness over mom-in-law, here’s how to send me over the edge:

      1)  Spend entire ½ hour lunch break driving down to dvd store and trying to find parking.

2) Realising you’re late, grab ER disk off shelf, throw money at assistant and drive back to work.

3) Chug lunch in 2.5 seconds to avoid being even later.

4) Finish work and chant to self, “ER at 7.30. ER at 7.30”.

5) Make supper, bath kids, make bottles, do dishes, put kids to bed, read stories (all the while chanting in head: “ER at 7.30. ER at 7.30”).

6) Do silent happy dance when kids all in bed and all is silent.

7) Change into pajamas.

8) Make tea.

9) Make hot water bottle.

10) Put dvd on.

11)  Press play.

12)  Realise you’ve already watched this entire disk last week – you chose the wrong one.

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!