Just a little scatter brained

You can add this to a list of things people do when they are mentally scattered: Today my daughter was screaming and yelling while sitting in time out. That's not a good time out. So, as I was putting away the groceries and specifically thinking of at least three other things, I called to her to be quiet. She was quiet and I continued with my thoughts and groceries. But suddenly I couldn't remember why she was being quiet. I had forgotten that I had just spoken to her. Before I could remember, I almost called out, "Why aren't you screaming?" I stopped myself just in time. I guess I had taken a strange comfort in the background noise. That's pretty crazy.