TO DO LIST

My sister has always loved lists. It seemed like we could never do anything unless we made a list first... summer plans, Seattle activities, house cleaning, grocery shopping. I was always a go with the flow and make up items as you do them. However, I did enjoy getting to cross things off her list once they were completed. Tonight I was called off of work and instead of sleep the hours away I thought maybe i should look at my long to do list which has gotten filled with last minute errands and chores I need to accomplish before this baby girl arrives. Yes, it only took me 30 years to realize that maybe my sisters "lists" were actually beneficial and aided in accomplishing things that would otherwise flitter into my mind and then disappear forever. Plus the satisfaction of crossing something off is to tempting. So after watching bottles and random other baby items float and bounce in boiling water, I was able to cross one more thing off. Now I just have 102 other items to tackle. It is a little bewildering to think, "if this baby is all this work now, what in the world will she be like once she is actually staring at me wondering where her food is and why her diaper is still wet". Luckily, if i continue to use my sister's to do list philosophy I will slowly be able to accomplish the essentials of everything I will have to do for the rest of this child's life.