Inventory

Medical History and Permission to Treat forms: Check.

PTO forms and PTO dues paid: Check.

Family contact information submitted to school directory: Check.

Baseball sportsmanship forms (one for each child): Check and Check.

Baseball Parental Conduct forms (one for each team): Check and Check.

Baseball Permission to Treat in the Event of an Emergency form (one for each child): Check and Check.

Soccer sportsmanship forms (one for each child): Check and Check.

Soccer Parental Conduct forms (one for each team): Check and Check.

Soccer Permission to Treat in the Event of an Emergency form (one for each child): Check and Check.

School uniforms purchased, washed, pressed, folded, and put away in new hanging closet drawers, organized by season and size(one set for each child, spring classroom, winter classroom, spring PE, and winter PE): Check, check, check, and check. Don't forget you haven't bought the PE socks yet. What's another $20?

Hair cuts (one for each child): Check and Check.

Sunscreen permission forms (one for each child): Check and Check.

Sunscreen purchased (one bottle for each child, and labeled): Check and check. MFR: Do not buy Water Babies brand because it is too embarrassing.

Extended Day Medical History and Emergency Contact Forms (one set for each child): Check and check.

Art supplies, including smocks, fine point markers, and baby wipes packed (one set for each child): Check and check. MFR: Do NOT purchase the baby wipes with the picture of the baby's bum on the front because that's too embarrassing.

Soccer uniform purchased and embossed with correct jersey number: Check.

Baseball pants, belts, socks, and shirts purchased (one set for each child -- color coordinated): Check and check.

Cleats! Soccer and baseball (one pair for each child -- color coordinated): Check, check, check, and check. (Thanks Duke!)

Soccer shin pads, socks, and shorts (one complete set for each child -- color coordinated): Check and check.

School supplies purchased, labeled, and packed for each child: Check and check. (Let's not forget labeling each and every crayon and colored pencil. It took an entire bottle of wine.)

Notebooks covered with contact paper, single-handedly the most frustrating task in the history of school supplies: Check and check. (Coming in at a record 12 notebooks this year, could not be done while drinking wine because it requires too much dexterity and concentration).

School lunches ordered and entered into mom's master schedule (a different selection for each child, each day): Check and check.

New NIKE backpacks purchased and labeled (one for each child): Check and check. (Thanks Duke!)

Water bottles purchased and labeled (one for each child -- color coordinated to their sports uniforms and backpacks, of course): Check and check.

New this year! Athletic supporters purchased and presented to each child (one of whom thought it was a computer mouse -- not so fast, buddy.): Check and check. (Duke, this one is all yours next year).

Google calendar updated with every sports practice, game, skills training, husband's travel, board meeting, hair appointment, medical appointment, holiday travel, visitor agenda, and Patriots/Red Sox game: Check.

Team Mom duties performed on behalf of son's U12 soccer team: Check.

Director of Marketing duties performed on behalf of childrens' youth baseball league: Check.

Babysitter secured for PTO Parents' Night Back: Check. (I might never come home).

Let the games begin, boys, because Mama's got to get back to work.