Photographic Memory

I used to have one. I used to have the best memory ever. And then the more kids I had, the more brain cells they took with them when they exited the vessel, and I'm assuming the majority of those cells had to do with my memory.

I deal with 3 different schools. And I'm very lucky to have neighbors that deal with these same schools otherwise I would miss everything. A wealth of information is learned at the bus stop every day, usually resulting in my rearranging our already chaotic schedule to accommodate some school event or another.

The latest happening is of course "picture day". Not that I really need to be present for that one, but the girls do. And they should be dressed accordingly. And I went shopping on Tuesday, anticipating Kathryn's picture day on Wednesday, only to find out it had been on Monday. And on Monday she was wearing a t-shirt with a sun on it with the word beach splayed across it, which I'm sure looked just fab in front of the autumn trees background.

This morning I dressed Emma in a new shirt I had bought for her, that I thought would be cute for whenever picture day rolled around. Later on I found out that picture day would be rolling around...tomorrow. And we all know that girls do not wear the same thing two days in a month much less two days in a row.

I did remember at the very last minute that I had a moms function at the local nail salon. Everyone was asked to bring a snack. I busted out my old, easy, super quick favorite. I was first introduced to these yummy treats years ago by my sweet friend Andrea at a baby shower. And then got reacquainted two years ago thanks to my sweet friend Sarah. And ever since then, it's what I bring to functions. They are seriously the easiest things in the world to make and the biggest hit wherever I take them. Really the hardest part about making this scrumptious snack is unwrapping the Rolo's. Directions are posted at Hot Moms Cook.

So last Christmas when my neighbor Sarah and her kids delivered homemade packages of MY Rolo Treats door to door, I was so bummed I didn't think of it first. I mean I can totally keep up with Sarah. We've both got four kids. Except she is always doing fun crafts with her kids or searching for the latest in owl fashions or baking fantastic cakes or taking fabulous photos or oh yeah, pursuing a PhD. She might make me feel a tad bit inadequate at times. That's okay though because I totally want to be just like her and think she's awesome. And I'm counting on her to let me know when the middle school picture day is.

And while I did remember nail night, several moms did not. Which left me with a large Tupperware container filled with Rolo Treats. And next week when I step on the scale and see that I've gained 4 pounds, I'm totally not going to remember that I ate the whole damn thing.