A Typical Workday...
...OR...Where the Hell I've Been.
5:30-6:30 am: Andrew wakes up. Bring him into our room before he wakes his sister. Change his diaper and put him into the Pack-n-Play. Pray he'll go back to sleep for a few minutes. Usually he doesn't so we turn on Sprout and he watches cartoons for a bit.
7:00 am: Mr. JuJu is usually up and in the shower, Julian climbs into our bed.
7:15 am: Have had enough of Drew's whining and Julian's kicking. Get out of bed.
7:20 am: Madeline is up. Change her diaper.
7:30 am: Making breakfast, washing dishes, laying out clothes for Julian, finding backpack and shoes.
7:35 am: Showing Julian how to hang up his bath towel for the 13,713th time.
7:45 am: Change Andrew's poopy diaper.
7:55 am: Kiss goodbye for Mr. JuJu.
8:00 am: Getting all kids to the table for breakfast.
8:10 am: Making Julian's lunch for school, helping him with his spelling homework.
8:15 am: Putting more waffles in the toaster for baby with bottomless pit of a stomach.
8:30 am: Get everyone down from table, gather dishes and wipe off table.
8:35 am: Help Julian get coat, gloves, boots, hat and backpack on.
8:40 am: Pull baby out of my room where he is calling someone from our bedside phone.
8:45 am: Kiss Julian good bye, stand at front window with the little ones and wave goodbye to the bus.
8:50 am: Put Calliou on for kids while I do the morning dishes and clean up the kitchen.
9:00 am: Make beds, gather laundry and put clothes in the washer.
9:20 am: Make coffee and put an english muffin in the toaster.
9:30 am: Break up a fight and finally SIT DOWN to have my breakfast and check email.
9:31 am: Someone poops, stop eating to change diaper. Wash hands.
9:35 am: Sit back down to cold coffee and food.
9:36 am: Reheat coffee.
9:37 am: Answer pleas and begging for "MORE WATER PLEEEAAASSEEEE, MOMMMMMYYYYY."
9:40 am: Finish breakfast and cup of coffee.
9:45 am: Transfer clothes from washer to dryer.
10:00 am: Time out for cuddling with my babies.
10:30 am: Answer pleas and begging for "NEED SNACKS PLEEEAAAASSSEEE, MOMMMMYYYY!"
10:40 am: Fold dry laundry, put another load into washer. Feed cat.
10:50 am: Make some calls for {insert any sorts of appointment making you like, but stick to the non-fun spa-type appointments like pediatrician check-ups and urology}.
11:00 am: Pull out some clean clothes and towels.
11:15 am: Bathtime for the kids.
11:45 am: Make lunch.
12:00 pm: Eat lunch...might even be lucky enough to sit and eat too!
12:30 pm: Baby gets a bottle and down for a nap.
12:40 pm: Madeline goes down for a nap.
12:45 pm: Clean up lunch dishes and kitchen.
1:00 pm: Back downstairs to do laundry.
1:20 pm: Sit down to read some blogs, IM with husband, have a snack and some more coffee.
1:30 pm: Think about posting something to my blog, realize noone wants to hear what I do all day.
1:45 pm: More laundry.
2:00 pm: Shower before the kids wake up if I am lucky.
2:30 pm: Get ready for work.
3:00 pm: Kids are up. Change diapers.
3:15 pm: Snacks.
3:30 pm: Julian comes home. We talk about his day, look at school papers, play with the kids and turn on some cartoons.
4:00 pm: Stare at pantry, stare into fridge. Decide on dinner....either start it or call for pizza.
4:15 pm: Get some more snuggles in before I have to leave.
4:30 pm: Fight with flat iron, hate hair.
4:45 pm: Find coat, purse, keys, gloves, scarf.
5:00 pm: Get kids to the table for dinner....if lucky, dinner is on the table when Mr. JuJu walks in the door at...
5:10 pm: Say hello to Mr. JuJu. Say goodbye to Mr.JuJu. Kiss kids and leave for work.
5:40 pm: Arrive at work.
5:45 pm: Work.
6:30 pm: Work
7:30 pm: Work
8:30 pm: Work
9:00 pm: Basically give up on work, have some coffee and bullshit with my co-workers. eat cookies, make fun of customers. Best part of my night.
9:45 pm: Leave work.
10:15 pm: Arrive at grocery store and shop for groceries.
10:40 pm: Come home! Kiss husband. Fall into chair.
11:00 pm: Asleep in chair.
