a night in the life of mom...

all i have to say is that my mom rules.

this is an email she sent to me and my siblings at 5 am this morning.

Couldn't sleep tonight so i started folding clothes around 2 a.m.- that done, I decided to at least put away papi's underwear, t-shirts, etc., all nicely folded - that done; i crawled under the covers..hmm 3 a.m. and still awake..okay where's that exercise ball papi inflated for me..into the girl's room, oh Hi Ball..let's check you out..cool, just the right size, lean to the right, lean to the left..oooh this is a little heavy leaning and holding this thing over my head..hmm..dumb hour to exercise, okay back to bed..comfy..smooth, clean sheets, nice, papi's warm back leaning into my back..THEN..a blasting car alarm! i looked at the clock, 3:45 a.m...i jumped out of bed saying to papi..that's YOUR car alarm..(I hear a sleepy 'ya) dashing down the hallway, I jumped into my flip-flops, ran out to the driveway and no car..OH MY GOD!! IT"S GONE!!!!!!!!! Running back into the house, almost stroking out, I yelled, IT'S GONE..THEY STOLE YOUR CAR!! as I'm picking up the phone to dial 911 I hear your father's sleepy voice say..I parked out front last night..WHHHAAATTTT????? He NEVER parks "out front"! So back done the hallway, car keys in hand, out I went to park the car back in the driveway! As i got in the car, and the lights came on, there on the windshield, sliming down in the moonlight, are cracked RAW EGGS all over the car windows..so into the driveway I drove and then the fun began..I ran over to grab the hose and the sprinkler was attached so I stood there trying to unscrew a sprinkler head that had been COOKED onto the damn hose in this 110 degree weather of late..didn't work..oh hell, just turn on the hose and hold the damn thing straight at the car..it worked..sort of..as water sprayed in every direction soaking my pajamas and feet I tried desperately to wash off the windows using my bare hands..UGH!! Gross..into the kitchen, then out with windex, sponge, and dripping clothes, back out to the car..now finished, hose off, car washed, I tripped back in the house and showered. Finally, crawled back into bed. Then the giggles began and I just had to share my story w/ my kids. Look at the time of this e-mail..it's almost five a.m., and I AM WIDE F"n AWAKE!!! Shit, I should be at a party..Oh to be young again. But, Oh, the joys of living in laredo..I found out that it's cool, well, 80 or so outside, so maybe I really can sleep now..I just opened the bedroom window so I can breathe some fresh air..Your father is SOUND asleep, bless his heart. Night, night my sweet munchkins :) XOXOXOXO mami