Maybe I could be a surgical nurse

I've decided that I'd make a good surgical nurse. You know......the ones that count all of the surgical equipment to make sure nothing was left inside the patient? I'm constantly counting to make sure I'm not missing something.....

Do I know where both kids are?

How many sippy cups have I handed out and how many have made it to the dishwasher? Finding a cup of milk a week later is NOT fun.

Do I know where both kids are?

Are all of the crayons back in the box? A stray crayon could be bad news.

Do I know where both kids are?

Wait......one of the kid's forks is missing from the table. Where is it?

Do I know where both kids are?

Does Gavin still have a car in each hand? If he loses one, the search could go on forever.

Do I know where both kids are?

Uh-oh. I just changed 2 dirty diapers, but one is missing. Who took it and what did they do with it?

This is all getting more interesting as Gavin and Emery "hide" stuff in interesting places. Before I could find one of the missing sippy cups, I realized (when I backed over it), they they had left it behind the back wheel of my car. I guess in that situation, I would have left the sponge inside the patient. Hmmmm, maybe I should rethink this. :-)

**Side note: I realize that I only have 2 toddlers. I CAN'T IMAGINE what the counting must be like for people with 3 or 4 toddlers!

Edited to Add: About 2 hours after I posted this, Emery found ANOTHER lost sippy cup in the "trunk" of her beloved red push car. This one was over the top disgusting! It actually had something growing on the outside of it. Yuck! It went straight into the trash and Emery's hands were disinfected pronto! I would be a terrible surgical nurse!