So THAT’S the secret.

Yesterday I washed four loads of laundry, plucked 101 toys off the floor, scrubbed eight sets of muddy foot and paw prints and vacuumed the contents of our sandbox from the floor. Enter my mom, who scanned the kitchen and advised, “If only you’d do a little bit every day, you’d be able to keep up with this mess!”

At which point do mothers lose their grips on reality? I’d like to know how much time I have left.

I must be missing a page from my Rachael Ray cookbook.

I figured out my kids are 25% Hungarian, 16% French, 12.5% Italian, 6% German, 3% Native American, 12.5% Lithuanian, 12.5% Russian, 6% English, and 6% Irish. They will be the only kids in their class to bring in a goulash/ French fry/ cacciatore/ bratwurst/ maize/ sliziaki/ vodka/ English muffin/ corned beef and cabbage casserole for “Celebrate Your Heritage” week.  Anyone got the recipe handy?

Lost? I’m not so sure.

At the end of Bushy Hill Road is a sign with a picture of a white Maltese reading “LOST:  SCHMOOPEY.  REWARD!”  It’s just a theory, but I have to wonder if some of these lost pets are really so lost after all. How much crap do you suppose Schmoopey tolerated from neighborhood dogs Butch, Spike and Killer before he finally packed his bags? Run, Schmoopey, run!

Who’s with me?

An AP article entitled “Weiner abides despite new photo” states: “It’s apparent that Weiner’s self-immolation already has cost him much: his credibility, his dignity, the confidence of his colleagues, and more.” I’m thinking his last name alone should’ve taken care of all that a long time ago. If your name is slang for a reproductive organ, your best bet is to stay out of politics.