Coffee and learning...

I love coffee. I like it creamy and a little sweet. I like coffee ice cream, coffee candy, coffee cake, & coffee liqueurs. I like flavored coffee, iced coffee, Vietnamese coffee, cafe au lait, espresso, and one of my all time favorite Starbucks seasonal beverage is soon to be available - coconut lattes! Coffee is also a must for combatting Zombie Mommy days when I've not slept well or stayed up too late trolling Pinterest. Coffee IS my happy juice. I truly believe it helps me to be a happier and thus better mama. And today... I lost my coffee.

I was gone only for a minute. It was approaching the baby's morning nap time and she was busy looking at a book. My older two girls were putting toys away in preparation for our quit time when they get to pick out a "show" to watch while the baby slept. I thought I would be safe to go to the bathroom by my self. I was out of the room for only a minute. And that is when it happened. In that one minute, I heard a clang and a crash followed by the baby crying and my oldest yelling "OH NO!" I dashed out of the bathroom to find my to-go coffee mug on the floor. In only a minute, coffee was everywhere. Coffee on the floor. Coffee on the couch. Coffee under the couch. Coffee on the chair. In only a minute, coffee was all over the baby. Coffee on her pjs. Coffee in her hair. Coffee in her ears. Coffee in the creases of her neck. And in only a minute my coffee was lost. No more happy juice. Thankfully I had made it over and hour earlier and it was barely warm and not at all hot, so the baby was scared by all the noise and not hurt. With three girls four years old and under, I rarely get to drink it hot. I've learned to appreciate luke warm coffee. That's one of the blessings of mommydom - you learn so much! Like how much can happen in only a minute! Time to go make more coffee!