WANTED: Competent Caregiver

Because I seem to be failing miserably!

Well, I think I might have the "caregiver" part taken care of - but this whole "raising a child thing" is a whole other story.

I spent a lot of money (well, I still pay on student loans) to go to school for Computer Science. I mean, for FOUR years I read books, did labs and took exams on computer stuff. 10 years later and I don't use a lick of that stuff and I have a new day *and night and weekend* job. And THIS is the job I should have studied four years for!!!

I mean, where in the computer science books did it tell me the program to "fix it" when you're feeding a baby that has recently discover the searing action of his new teeth (notice: nursing will soon be a thing of the past) - when suddenly one of the older kids accidentally spills spaghetti-o's on the way to the sink (1-I'm already failing for feeding them spaghetti-o's for dinner! At least they had cheese sticks with it and Cam had a pickle - that's a vegetable, right? and 2 - at least he was taking his plate to the sink, RIGHT?). But then, as I'm still feeding the little one, the older ones are cleaning up the spaghetti-o's. Now, haven't I already said that when that little mommy voice tells you "this isn't a good idea", DON'T DO IT??? Well, next thing you know, the entire roll of paper towels is gone and then the dish rag is SOAKED with water and Cameron is ringing it out on the hard wood floor. All to clean up the gourmet meal his mother prepared for him for dinner.

GO TO YOUR ROOM. That's all I can say - as if that's any punishment ... as they take their mattress and lean it up against the wall in their bedroom to use it as a slide. Good thing Austin installed cool cameras in each bedroom so I can monitor them being little punks in their bedrooms - hu?? I have to give Kennedy credit - she was really along for the ride. She thinks Cameron is the coolest thing since sliced bread - even when he's showing her how to sling "O's" across the kitchen floor.

Oh well ... at least I have Cohen. I still have a few years until I screw him up totally ... and maybe by then Ms Gorsuch will have worked some magic on Cameron :)