"I'm going to bed now"

That little phrase can mean so many things. It is a little different for Stephen and I. This is what happens when I say it:

Brush teeth while going around locking doors and closing windows. Lock the car. Turn off all lights. Wash my face.

Check on all 3 kids, cover them up, clear paths through their toys to the door, turn off lights, move fans, fill humidifier

Take Sammy potty...smell the "boy-who-missed-the-toilet" smell. Go get the cleaner in the kitchen...notice that I forgot to do the dinner dishes

Do the dinner dishes, fill my water bottle, start the dishwasher...remember that I need to rotate the laundry

Attempt to rotate the laundry, but the basement door is open and the light is on. Go turn off the light, back to the laundry room, clear a path to the washer, rotate laundry...back to the bathroom to clean up the mess

Make sure the bed is made on the floor by my bed (because it is inevitable that at least one child will be making a midnight visit). Have 2 pillows ready for a 2-child night

Say my prayer - remember that I need to send a quick email to a friend who is having a hard time. Make a list of the things I need to do in the morning. Update my calendar. Check email one last time

Fold clothes on my bed. Put them away

Go downstairs to make sure I locked the car

Crawl into bed

Stephen: "I'm going to bed now"

Brush teeth
Wash face
Say prayer

Go to sleep.