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This morning, I woke up to the boys wrestling in our bed with the dog sprawled out across my feet!  Then before I could even put my feet on the floor, Logan informed me that he accidentally let the dog out.  Now, Maddie, our Australian Shepard does eventually come back, but she is a bit of a menace.  So, it is just best to go get her.  She won't come to you if you chase her, but for some reason, she will jump in the car if she sees you driving.  Lyndon was already running late, so I tried to help by gathering the boys (still in my pj's), putting them in the car and driving to get the dog.  As I was doing all of this, Lyndon calls from the car, he had not even made it out of the neighborhood, and tells me to bring a plastic bag cause the dog has pooped in someone's yard!  So, I find a plastic bag and get the boys in the car. As I get in the car, I see Lyndon with the dog by the collar bringing her back to the house!  He kindly takes the bag to collect the dog poo (I think he saw the way I looked and really did not want the rest of the neighborhood to see what he wakes up to in the morning)! He cleans up the poo, brings it to the house and then tries to leave again.  Then, he calls a bit later to tell me that in all of the chaos, he forgot about 3 things he needs for the day and has to come back home!!!  I guess he made it to work this morning, I have been busy trying to keep chocolate toast off the carpet!  All of this before I had my first cup of Christian Crack (this is what my aunt calls coffee)!  I realize God is truly trying to teach me to slow my roll (He has a funny way of teaching me how to stress less). I have been dealing with this issue since my youngest turned 2!  I am really bad about trying to get everything done on my list for the day knowing very well that with a 2 and 4 year old, it is just not going to happen.  I stress out, feel like an inadequate mother, wife, housekeeper and then end up raising my voice at the boys about little things that really don't matter!!! I just don't want them to remember me this way!  So, I am on a mission to slow down and just learn to take it all in stride...dog poo and all!!! Have a blessed and relaxed day!!!