Heeeeey!

Well, it turns out that someone far more creative than I wrote this tribute to Goodnight Moon called Goodnight Mom. Hmm, maybe I need to copyright my name! Anyway, enjoy!!

Goodnight Mom
(with apologies to Margaret Wise Brown)
By Sarah Jio, Parenting

In the messy green family room

There was a telemarketer ringing the telephone

And a crying toddler

because his brother just popped his red balloon

And a picture of--
The cow jumping over the moon (which someone colored on with permanent marker)

And there was a missing teddy bear,

and a girl with gum in her hair

And one to be scolded

And laundry to be folded

And a very hungry spouse

And something stinky in the house (that no one else seemed to smell)
And a comb and a brush

and a colicky baby who just won't shush

And a frazzled mommy screaming #*%#@

Goodnight messy room

Goodnight scribbled-on moon

Goodnight cow getting out while she can

Goodnight telemarketers and the popped balloon

Goodnight long-gone teddy bear

Goodnight cereal bar smeared all over the dining room chair
Goodnight spitup

And goodnight leaky sippy cup

Goodnight much-too-little house

and goodnight grumpy spouse

Goodnight comb and goodnight brush

And goodnight to a certain 4-year-old who just needs to hush--right now I mean it
Goodnight Elmo

Goodnight toys we'll pick up tomorrow, or the next day

Hello chardonnay and TiVo--

"me" time, finally