1. You let the kids play with the water hose -- in the living room.2. Mom and dad are doing full-out cannon ball dives into the community swimming pool -- that is, until they ask you to leave.
3. Bedtime is now 7:30 sharp -- in the morning.
4. You roasted smores with the kids over an open fire last night -- that is after the marshmallow catches fire on your stovetop.
5. You make truckloads of lemonade for dinner -- using the water from the fire hydrant.
6. You call your friends and tell them you're calling from seaside at Martha's "Grape" Vineyard -- actually you're sitting in a 2 foot plastic wading pool, after your son smears grape jelly all over his face.
7. You contact Carnival Cruise Line on-line and ask if they will sell your family one way tickets.
8. You tell your husband you're having "shrimp on the barbie" for supper -- actually its your way of telling your husband that your five-year-old daughter left her favorite doll on the gas grille.
9. You call your favorite baby-sitter and insist tonight they read a story and make macaroni and cheese -- for you.
10. Mom finally takes a nap -- but doesn't notice, under the sprinkler.
Picture above in our four oldest children (out of six) at the end of August 1990.
Cheryl Moeller with Momlaugh. Cheryl's latest Kindle book, Help! Mom's Stuck on Spin Cycle answers the proverbial question, "Why do I lose both of my socks in the dryer?" Other people lose one sock, but I lose both. Buy here
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