30 minutes in the life of...

Starts out as......Kobe staring at neighbor cleaning screens, said neighbor walks over and offers blow-up pumpkin decoration for my yard (this should have tipped me off), Jennifer works, slaves, fights with said blow-up pumpkin 'witch' in my front yard.  Kids 'help' by leaving socks, flip flops, toys in my direct way, Jen fights with extension cords and tie down stakes.  Kids bring Kobe out, Kobe tries to eat metal stakes, Jen trips over flip flop and Kobe.  Kids hop on scooters and plasma car, Kobe chases after them into the street.  Jen runs in to grab leash (thanks kids), ties Kobe to railing, trips over Kobe, kids disappear down the road...don't worry, they'll come back...with soiled socks since they've tossed their shoes.  Jen plugs in blow-up pumpkin, pumpkin (which is now staked down) is facing the wrong way.  Crikey! Jen corrects the problem, thinks to herself, "hmm, I could use a drink".  Jen walks in house to get a timer.  Timer has battery leak, so it doesn't work, Jen writes 'timer' on her Target list.  Jen pours a glass of wine from an opened bottle, wine is gross (typical).  I'm starting to get winded at this point, but I have to finish.  Jen goes back out to clean up.  BIG dog, Jake, next door has escaped and neighbor is running after him.  Jen thinks, 'hmm, Kobe is tied down and is approximately 7 times smaller than Jake, I should take him in.  Jen spies a hawk flying ahead, circling....what is it with this dog?!  Protect the dog!!  Jen isn't wearing shoes either (wonder where the kids get it) and scrapes her big toe across the concrete.  Goodbye beautiful pedicure and part of my toe nail.  Kids have disappeared again, Jen walks Kobe down to pool to check on them.  Zach is 'training' Olivia to race and has a race track drawn in chalk on the concrete.  Kobe poops in the green space and Jen doesn't have a poop bag.  Jen walks back to house to get poop bag, runs into neighbors who give me one.  Finally everyone heads home to bed.  Olivia forgets to close garage door, Jen forget to double check, garage door is open all night....Dave is out of town.  Yes, this is more than 30 minutes...


Jen wakes up to garage door open, takes Kobe out to pee, which he does, then he proceeds to go upstairs to Zach's room and poop (in 3 wet and messy spots).  Ahhh and another day has begun.  But the blow up pumpkin is cute :-)