Red Bull saves the day

So, it's been an ugly morning. Princess P is going through a growth spurt, so she's up a whole bunch in the night, and during the day alternates between ravenously feeding and wanting to be held. It's exhausting, especially because Scruffy is working extra hours due to the spring season and as a result leaves before the kids are up, and gets home after they've gone to bed. I'm pretty much flying solo.

I hit the wall this morning - Boy Wonder had a dental appointment and I was trying to get everybody out of the house and to the dentist on time. Princess P kept screaming every time I left the room, and I caught Boy Wonder driving his toy excavator through my seedlings and tearing them up.

I was on the brink of tears. I finally ended up shouting at Boy Wonder (which I HATE doing, and try to avoid at all costs) and sent him into his room with instructions to build a huge jump for his Hot Wheels. I finally managed to finish getting everyone dressed and clean, when I discovered a bunch of itchy spider bites on my chest.

Ew ew ew. I guess I had a sleepover with one last night - when the weather warms up I ALWAYS end up with bug bites. It doesn't help that I'm mildly allergic and end up wanting to scratch them with a wire brush. I've taken some allergy meds, but am still dying to itch. It looks and feels ucky.

We finally made it out of the house and had 5 minutes to spare. By this point I'd nearly cried three times (and it was only 10:30am) and could barely keep my eyes open. Enter my superhero: Red Bull.

Now. I'm well aware that Red Bull is at best a controversial beverage. But oh my goodness, does it ever help me. I was able to sit through Boy Wonder's dental cleaning (his first, and may I just point out that he did WONDERFULLY!) as well as survive taking both kids grocery shopping afterwards. I'm so on the ball now that I even have a bottle prepared and waiting for Princess P to wake up (she's still asleep in her carseat, so I'm doing a quick blog entry.)

So, given my lovin' on the Red Bull today, I'm going to share with you my secret (i.e. not secret at all) summertime Red Bull beverage. Drum roll please:

8oz Red Bull
4 oz Sprite or 7up
1-2 oz Bacardi Limon Rum

Yes, it's for grownups only. But it's light and summery and boozy, and after a day like this one, what else could a person ask for?