the night before iPop 2.0

'twas the night before iPop 2.0
and all through the house
not a creature was stirring
not even zoe who has a cold

yes, the kids and even mom
were nestled deep in their beds
only 8:25 and the only thing running
was the dishwasher and Chris Berman's mouth.

the holidays seem distant
as we speed to start the year
jack back to work
... time for dad to stay home
-holy cow the knicks beat the celtics
it will be a very good year!

out of office message set
(on email and phone)
as many loose ends as possible
all tied up in bows.

the honey-do lists are starting stack
take your pick - strip the tree, the laundry, the shopping...
i know how st. nick feels with his piles of wishes

on yoga, on spinning, on lunch and on blogging,
on cleaning the cupboards, the fridge, the garage,
on trips to goodwill and community thrift
since we're d-u-n (having kids) no more need to keep
all the stuff that we thought we might just need again

on pictures and video and hours wasted on facebook
on that stack of books that will still not get read
on napping in the afternoon on the couch instead

on fixing the windows,,,
but stop!
we're forgetting the most imporrtant of all-
taking care of zoe and just gettin to know her

and with that...to all a good night!