gecko eggs, puppies and laundry...

the life of a mother of three girls ages 81/2 and 12.( i can count. there are two 12 year olds). All i have to say is that i truly admire and respect anyone who is a mother, and especially mothers who work. It takes a strong woman, apparently one much stronger than me. Although i am learning to function with the feeling of always being tired. I am in the home stretch with one more week until their parents come home. They have been great girls. but it just talkes so much time and energy...
This morning one of the geckos hatched an egg. So one of the girls and i proceeded to check lowes, home depot, petsmart, petco, ace hardware, and finally a tiny, local feed store before finding an incubator, and now i am sitting at work with a huge incubator, and a tiny gecko egg, hoping i can regulate the temperature enough that i don't accidentally kill the baby gecko.
She was like two hours late for school and i was like two hours late for work. I have no idea if we put the dogs up this morning, or if we fed them (there are three dogs), or if she will be in trouble for having no excuse for being late for school (apparently incubator hunting does not count as going to the doctor or dentist).
I am already ready to go to bed and it is only noon. Oh, and you would not believe how much laundry four girls in one house can produce in like three days. it's ridiculous. half the time i forget i am even doing laundry and open the dryer up the next day to find a load of clothes or towels in it.
I don't mean to sound whiny or like i am complaining because i am not. I have enjoyed this time, but i definitely have a taste of what many women do every day and i would like to say THANK YOU for raising your kids and putting them first because i know how hard it must be.

ANd praise the Lord that there have been no serious injuries, breakdowns, or sicknesses in the time i have been with them. Let's pray that continues for the home stretch... THanks for all the prayers...