Wednesday, August 13, 2008

A Typical Day Around Here

10:00 am - Boys Fall Asleep for First Nap,  Put in Load of Laundry, Make Beds, Put Sophia in The Bathtub

10:25- Get Sophia Out of Tub,  Dress Her, Comb Hair and Fix Her Morning Snack, Continue Laundry, Unload Dishwasher

10:45- Boys Asleep, Sophia eating snack... Hurry to Get Myself Dressed, Combed Etc

10:50-Boys Awake--- So much for Combing My Hair!

11:00am-Feed Boys and Get Them Changed and Ready to Go

11:25- Prepare for Outing to Park- Pack Picnic Lunch, Get Toys, Blankets, Sippies, Stroller, Extra Bottle, Bug Spray Etc

11:45- Put Both Boys Into Carseats and Lug Each One Out to the Car, Corral Sophia into the Car and Strap her into Carseat, Drag All Previously Prepared Items for Picnic Outing and Put in Car

11:50- Drive Approx 2 Miles to Park. Arrive. Unload Lunch, Blankets, Toys, Double Stroller, Put Shoes BACK ON Sophia,  Pull Boys Out of Car Seats and into Double Stroller

12:05pm- Find Shady Spot,  Arrange Picnic Blanket, Food and Toys, Pull Boys out of the Double Stroller and onto Blanket, Open Up Juice Box for Sophia

12:06- Sophia makes announcement that she needs to "potty"... and not the potty that can be done behind a tree at the park. No Public Restrooms, Porta Potties, Convienance Stores within Walking Distance

12:07- Put Boys Back In Double Stroller, Pack Up Lunch, Toys, Blankets, Put Shoes back on Sophia AGAIN and Race to the Car... Pull Boys Back Out of Double Stroller and into Their Carseats, Strap Sophia into her seat and hit the gas hoping to make the 2 mile drive home without any accidents

12:20-Arrive Home. Unload Lunch,Blankets, Toys, Boys from thier car seats, shoes back on Sophia.. you get the picture

12:24-Sophia asks if we can "PLEASE go back" to the park!!!

12:34-Stop laughing long enough to get Sophia her lunch, the boys fed then changed, the laundry finished and the kitchen swept

1:05pm- All three kids napping, Finally sit to eat my "by now" soggy Ham, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich. Breath a sigh of exhaustion relief and pray that the afternoon naps are nice and long!

2 comments:

  1. man I am just tired reading it all. I don't know how you do it you are an amazing mom.

    Shan

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  2. I bought this potty. It folds flat to carry in your bag and comes with little baggies that go in the potty then you can just tye up the bag and throw it away.

    http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/On-The-Go-Potty-Chair-z.html

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