I Want to Bang on the Drum All Day

The kids are home and happy and running and loud. Trying to write while making hot chocolate and oatmeal and finding matching socks to get one child out the door. Repeated calls from my husband who is store-hopping about sizes and colors. Mom just called. Ma'am just emailed: What time am I coming tomorrow? Do I like asparagus? Have two magazines in production (one shipping Tuesday) and two freelance deadlines this week and Christmas caroling at 1 p.m. with the girl scouts. Grad school final paper on Ulysses is due Wednesday, and the washing machine buzzer just went off. Happy Saturday!