While I tried

to do the dishes

and wipe the counters

and start the laundry

and hang up the coats

and put away some toys

and take a sip of

lukewarm coffee

the toddler colored on the floor

and the chairs

and the walls

and the windows

while her sister

emptied some drawers onto the floor

and told me what to say in her make-believe games

and I let her bike around the kitchen to keep he…