the racoon

this morning was the first day back running.
time: 5:45 am
with my kids, this is about the only time of day i get to be by myself.
i mean i can be sitting in a chair with the kids all over me, while dave lounges on the couch. i can surrender the chair to them, incorrectly assuming its the chair they want, move to another chair and bam! i'm back to jungle gym status. did i mention dave is all alone on a 4 person couch stretched out with drink in hand?
anyway, returning from this morning's run, i come home to a quiet house and this:


let me zoom in on a, and i quote:
"mommy, i made a cereal mountain!"