Did you ever bite off more than you can chew??  I’m #1 in “Biting Off More Than I Can Chew” … so that would probably make me president of the B.O.M.T.I.C.C. Club!  (think of a bomb just ticking to explode!)  I really earned my membership in this club, this past week.

For starters I committed to making little fliers for a ministry at church … that were to be handed out this past Sunday.  You guessed it … I completely forgot with all the chaos going on!  I also committed to baking two red velvet cakes with homemade buttercream icing for Sunday fellowship … I did bake those cakes, but decided to skip the icing, since I was already on the road to insanity.  (who knew that road is a very short one?!)  In the mix of all this, throw in 3 kids who are very busy & need running all over the planet earth.  I also decided that this was a great week to find & attend a knitting class … yes I did find a place & attended!  I’m adding that to my weekly checklist now, along with the Mom’s Bible Study I go to.  Did I mention I also work outside the home??

I’m was also in the process of planning child #2’s birthday party for Sunday!  Then, I decide to make her birthday cake!  (by the way, finished it 11pm Saturday night!)  Here’s a picture of my creation (it’s supposed to be a hula girl)

Now here’s the kicker ………. I FORGOT WHAT TIME I PLANNED IT FOR!!!!  I realized this Saturday after one of the mother’s called to RSVP & said, “see at 12!”  I hung up the phone wondering why she said 12, because I think the party starts at 1pm!  I’m now rationalizing that she wants me to just bring her daughter home with us from church, since they don’t live close by … no problem!  Sunday morning I get up and get my mental game plan in action … leave church by 12 & then home to set the food out.  As I’m driving to church I start to panick … wondering what time my own childs birthday party actually starts!!  I get into the church parking lot & Fabulous Kelli & her hubby stop to see if I need anything from Walmart (they were making a quick Walmart run before worship) …. I say, “No I don’t need anything, but I do have a really dumb question … What time is my kids party today???”  She breaks the news to me that I planned it for 12 & not 1pm!!  I actually questioned her, “Are you sure I but 12 on the invitation & not 1pm??”  Fab Kelli assured me, my childs party started at noon!  Now the real panick sets in … great my mental game plan is now all flustered!  As soon as worship is over at 11am, I’m trying to wrangle up the kids to get home … child #1 insists on going to Sunday school (I’m not complaining, but on all days!!!  She’s 15 yrs. old, she’s the built in helper!)  I get home & am thankful that my hubby decided to skip church & put all the decorations up (hawaiian luau theme).  Now I’m attempting to rush around to get all the food out … by the way, I failed at that!  Kids were arriving & I was like a fish out of water!!!  Okay, so I dropped the ball on this one … but this is where my FABULOUS friends jumped in!!!  Fab Kelli & Fab Denise came to my rescue in the kitchen!  Fab Kelli even got to make my famous deviled eggs with the secret ingredient! My neighbor came in to help too, Rachel!  She actually did my dishes … I thanked her & she didn’t realize I have a dish washer!  The party went off without a hitch then … everyone had a great time & no one seem to mind that the party ran over by almost 45 min.

The point of all this is … Don’t Bit Off More Than You Can Chew & remember that your friends are blessings from God!

The Domestic Mom