Fridays

Life in a Nutshell

Here's my day, in sum...... this is why I love Saturdays!

6:45 am: re-set alarm for 6:55am
6:48 am: shoo cat away from kids' window, let him in.
6:49 am: put on pot of water to boil for pasta. (no, I'm not crazy)
6:50 am: place DS#1's uniform in the dryer (instant-iron) and go wake him up.
6:55 am: listen with glee as alarm attempts to wake up DH. Get DS#1's clothes from dryer and wake him up again.
7:00 am: check on DH and DS#1 while unloading dishwasher and making DS's lunch.
7:15 am: DS appears for breakfast, uncombed, but dressed. Give him breakfast, finish the kitchen, put the pasta in the pot. (no, I'm still not crazy)
7:45 am: as DH and DS#1 leave, DD#3 wakes up. Get her a bottle, and spend a few moments snugging.
8:00 am: DD#2 has woken up, and needs breakfast, as does DD#3. Get them both seated and give them breakfast.
8:15 am: panic. wake up DD#1 and DS#2. We need to be at our homeschool co-op by 9am.
9:10 am: go to co-op. *cheesy smile*
9:10 am-12:00 pm: Co-op. DD#2 is an absolute bear making it necessary for me to take her home early, and feed her, pronto.
12:00- 2:00 pm: make lunches for kids, (remember the pasta?) clean up kitchen from breakfast and lunch. Put DD#3 down for her nap. Referee many fights.
2:00- 3:00 pm: while kids watch a video, I sit outside and chat on the phone with sister #3, a senior in high school, who is very mature and well-rounded, and just over-all a great person.
3:00 pm: get DD#3 up, change nasty pamper, hustle kids into the van to get DS#1.
3:30 pm: arrive home after playing bus driver, and cut up veggies for snack. Greet friend who is watching the littles so I can grocery shop.
3:45 pm: leave DD#3 at home, and take DD#2 the bear with me. *suffering grin*
4:55 pm: arrive home with van-ful of groceries, considerably less $$$, and a humongous head-ache.
5:00 pm: begin making dinner that needed to be cooked already, so we can go to two practices.....
5:30 pm: plop the kiddos down to protests of fish sticks...but happiness over the watermelon....
5:45 pm: kiss DH, DD#1 and DS#2 as they leave for practice. Share a bowl of black bean soup with DD#3.
6:15 pm: field a phone call about DH's practice being cancelled....YAY! so DH can take DS#1 to his practice after leaving the others here.
6:25 pm: kiss DH, and DS#1 good-bye as they head to practice. Plop 3 girls in the tub.
7:00 pm: Sit down.

Notice, I have not said I cleaned the kitchen after dinner, finished the laundry from yesterday, or unpacked the groceries.

But.

I have written this very enlightening post...

; P