Murphey's Mom Laws

We're still sick on the home front, but Miss Monkey seems to be feeling better. We'll see how her sleeping is tonight. I've been up since 3am not being able to breathe or swallow through all the crappy mucus and am surprised that I'm still awake.

To get my mind off how much it sucks to be sick, I'd like to present to you my Murphey's Mom Laws - the list that is forever growing.

Law 1 - The day your child starts to feel better is always the same day that you feel the crappiest. My solution is to put on a movie, lie on the floor, and let your child entertain him or herself by climbing on top of you while you pretend that you're watching Shrek 2 for the very first time (nevermind that you already know ALL the lines!).

Law 2 - Whenever you are in your car listening to your adult music on your mp3 player (without your child), the 5th song after 4 really good ones will always be Elmo's Song. Just to ruin your car dancing buzz. I am really beginning to dislike that muppet some days.

Law 3 - The one night you decide to stay up late to finish a movie or tv show, your child will always wake up right as you climb into bed. They don't seem to care that as soon as you're done putting them back to sleep, that you will probably have trouble getting sleepy again. Prompting the cycle to repeat itself.

Law 4 - If your child decides one day that he or she loves bananas, and you discover they are on sale, the next day they will decide they are the worst thing in the whole world and who cares that you just bought a ton of them. Banana bread, anyone?


Law 5 - The one morning you decide to get up before your child does, take a shower (alone!), blow-dry your hair, put on your make-up, and get breakfast all ready to make will be the one morning your child decides to sleep in until 10am (usual wake-up time: 7am). Which means that you could have slept in until 9am - easy.

Do you have any Murphey's Mom Laws?