A Day in the Life

I found this on Mom Writes, where Mary got it from Sheryl at Paper Napkin. Thought I’d play along because my life is just so terribly interesting that I KNOW y’all want to know…

6:11 Woken up by C crying. Loudly. Go to her room and ask her why she insists on waking up so early, and so cranky.

6:12 Change diaper and bring her downstairs. Turn on Blues Clues. She asks to see Joe’s Birthday episode.

6:15 Become slightly annoyed that PHAT Daddy didn’t run the dishwasher the night before. Turn on dishwasher. Get C a drink, which she rejects, whining incoherently about something she wants.

6:16 Finally decipher her request: cashews. Get her some cashews and dry cereal in a bowl.

6:33 C throws a handful of cereal across the room yelling “THROW!” and laughs at herself. I do not find this amusing and I take the cereal away. She gets off the couch and goes to play with the Thomas trains.

6:37 Suddenly remember a sex dream I had the night before. Probably due to reading Kristen’s post too close to bedtime.

6:40 Make coffee.

6:43 C crawls into “her spot” to do her business. Nothing happens. Make mental note to buy her the Senokot syrup recommended by her doctor.

6:49 Turn on laptop, check email, get a cup of coffee, ponder how I might find a home that is next door to a Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks.

6:55 Fix train layout for C, give her the bowl of cereal back when she asks for it.

6:56 Read a couple blogs. Fish a piece of cereal out of my coffee cup that C dropped in.

7:13 L wakes up whining he doesn’t feel good. My kids wake up SO cranky. C tries to talk to L. He growls at her.

7:18 Make breakfast. Cereal for L, eggs & cheese for me & C.

7:51 Wake up PHAT Daddy. I go into the shower.

8:34 Gather snacks and sippy cups and put kids in the car. Drive to the gym.

8:55 Arrive at the gym and drop L at camp. I’m not allowed to walk in or be seen – just drop him off. Park the car and take C in the stroller to walk the indoor track at the gym. Walk two miles.

9:40 Leave gym, go to drug store to find Senokot for C’s pooping problem. They don’t have it. Get annoyed because it’s already 90 degrees and muggy and I don’t want to go to more stores. Decide to wait until tonight and go out by myself.

9:55 Resist the urge to drive through McDonald’s. Mentally give the finger to a woman who doesn’t understand the driving rule that the first person to a four-way stop has the right of way.

10:15 C falls asleep in the car. Damn.

10:25 Carefully bring C from the car to her crib. Get excited when she stays asleep.

10:32 Curse when she starts to whimper. Grab a slice of cold pizza and hope she goes back to sleep.

10:40 Still crying. I get her up. Curse hockey camp for messing up our schedule. Hope she’ll go back to sleep later for a proper nap.

11:00 Change poopy diaper

11:05 Make lunch for C. Tuna sandwich and strawberries.

11:30 Clean up lunch, empty dishwasher, load dirty dishes from the sink.

11:35 Lay on the floor and play with C.

12:15 Bring C up to her room. Read a book, sing the ABC song (three times), put her down for a nap.

12:25 Go outside to check the pool. Take off solar cover, turn on heater, fantasize about floating in the pool with a margarita in my hand for the rest of the day.

12:35 Check on C. Asleep! Consider going out to vacuum the pool, but decide to do it later when the babysitter is here. Check email instead.

12:45 Have a cup of iced coffee, read some news and blogs. Do a load of laundry.

2:00 Shocked C is still asleep!! Pack some crackers and water for the car, then I have to wake her up so we can pick up L at camp. She handles this pretty well – not too crabby.

2:30 Arrive at gym and go in to watch L’s final roller hockey game. (I was given permission to come to this.) He gets a penalty shot and scores a goal! He’s so excited.

3:05 Leave the gym and drive to pick up the sitter.

3:45 Arrive home, change into bathing suits. Vacuum the pool while sitter plays with kids, then we all swim.

4:45 Consider getting out of the pool and making dinner. Having too much fun, so I stay in.

5:15 Sitter leaves. Change the kids out of their suits.

5:30 Throw together a quick meal for the kids: hot dogs, with cucumbers, carrots & plums. Remind PHAT Daddy that I am meeting friends tonight. He cooks himself a hamburger.

5:45 Get dressed, dry hair & put on a little makeup.

6:10 Sit at the table with the family for a few minutes.

6:20 Leave to meet friends for coffee/dinner at Panera’s. (Note: This is a rare treat for me. I typically make a complete dinner and rarely go anywhere in the evenings!)

6:45 Stop at two more drug stores, still looking for Senokot syrup for C. No luck. Finally settle on something that looks similar.

7:15 Meet friends and enjoy a relaxing evening.

11:10 Arrive home. Putter around the kitchen to clean up a couple things. Check the kids, talk to PHAT Daddy for a few minutes. Consider staying up another ½ hour to write this post. Blow it off.

11:30 Wash up and go to sleep.