Timeout mommy!

Once upon a time there was a mommy who had 3 little boys. Each one had extra needs that the other little boys didn't have. This made the mommy much busier then she thought she ever would be. Daily she had to make phone calls to set, confirm,cancel and/or reschedule appointments, fire and/or hire new respite and hab. workers and prep everything in the home for the families daily routine so she'd be ready to keep everyone on task when school would be over and especially after the workers arrived. Once the prepping was finished and ready...she could then start on the house work but only if there weren't any appointments during the day for her boys to be kept or errands to be run.
One day, the mommy was very tired. Everything hurt, even her heart and spirit. Not only was it hard physically but also emotionally on her to help her little boys fight their battle of autism.
However, this mommy was lucky. She had a lot of support from a wonderful husband, amazing family and help from the state to ensure everything was being done that could be. She also had learned a wonderful secret from her mommy that every mommy should know and do- *Sometimes mommies need to be put in "timeout". It's important for her to take time for herself, take a break and if the dishes don't get done, oh well.*
So, when evening came and she went to pick up her husband from work, he could tell that she needed to be in "timeout". She wasn't sure if it was the droop of her shoulders or the crazed look in her eyes that gave it away.

Since the boys were out to dinner with their daddy that night, the mommy's treat would be to go out to eat too. There would be NO dinner making for her. Besides, she didn't think she'd be able to pull enough brain power to cook anyways.
Just across the street was her favorite pizza place, Magpies. PERFECT! Some say the mommy was bouncing in her seat and clapping her hands in anticipation. Others say she was impatiently eyeing the traffic that was blocking their car from crossing the intersection and urging her husband to just drive right on top of the cars stating that "it would only tickle a little bit and everyone would understand it was all done for a good cause".
She claims she sat calmly and patiently waited with great anticipation.
If you've ever been to Magpies then you'd understand what the excitement was all about. If you haven't well then, get out your bucket list, dust it off and write, Destination- Tucson.  What- Magpies Pizza.

 Handmade dough that's chewy and melts in your mouth

 Every ingredient is fresh, not canned or frozen (excepting the black olives of course)

 The Marinara sauce is just the right balance of thick and savory. It's so good we love to eat it on it's own with the crust.

 And when we've run out of sauce, we eat the crust by itself. Yes, it's so good that eating the crust is a pleasure.

The mommy happily ate and enjoyed her break. Now feeling rejuvenated and refreshed,  she headed off home to tuck her little ones into bed.

The end