Just another day

5:15 Wake up to "mom are the dishes in the dishwasher clean?"
which by the way he has been asking me every morning for like 2 years, and for two years I respond yeah Keelin(my almost 8 yr old) I'll be right there

5:25 "mom can I play the Wii" my eyes pop open crap I fell back to sleep
Uhmm video games before the sun comes up...I'm thinkin no, so I pull him under the covers to snug with mom and we fall asleep watching cartoons

6:00 Ok we are up for real this time...where's the caffeine

6:05 crack a cherry Pepsi on the way to the back door to let the dogs out, step in puppy pee and think to myself "shoulda got up at 5:30"

6:10 Go throw a load in the washer and realise I forgot to dry that last load last night

6:30 Hear Peri wake up and envision her tossin all contents of her crib on to the floor

6:45 After given her a few minutes to wake up, go to get Peri, and as I knew they would be her pillow, blanket and stuffed animals are strewn about the floor but the look on her face when I come to get her is priceless

7:00 Gettin lil mama breakfast and her sippy, and now Elijah is finally up

7:15 Put clothes in dryer

8:00 Hung out with kids but now gotta get school started

9:30 Taking a much needed break for everybody, wonder what Karen's doin....

10:00 Back to work on school

10:47 Beth calls and I need to get started on lunch

11:15 Turkey sandwiches and sliced up apples....again

11:30 Have a very interrupted conversation with karen

12:00 Gotta take somethin out of freezer for dinner...hmmm hamburger, tacos it is

12:13 Peri put her hands in her poo...eeeewwww, bath time

12:58 Thank you God it's nap time, check e-mail, take shower


2:00 Start dinner while Keelin read a book aloud.

2:15 Really wish Peri would take longer naps

2:30 Daddy's almost home time for the 5min pick up

2:45 Dad's home don't know who is more excited kids or dogs

3:00 Dinner is on the table, wonder quietly to myself if we eat this early now what time are we gonna eat when we are old?!

3:45 Time to clean up dinner mess, Hey where did everybody go...

4:20 Plop next to my honey and beg kids for 10 min of time alone

4:25 Give up on idea of 10 min of time alone, listen to Keelin tellin dad about every bug known to man...again

5:00 Honey fell asleep in front of t.v.

6:00 Get boys in the shower, argument over who went fist last time

6:20 Boys guilt dad into a game of Mexican Train

7:00 Puttin things into play for bedtime

7:30 Bedtime, lay Peri down and the boys get to watch t.v. for an hour before bed

7:35 Come outta baby's room to find my honey crashed, out poor guy long days in the sun

8:30 t.v. off, hugs, kisses, and tuck the boys in

9:00 Only one awake besides dogs...call Karen at work

10:00 Forgot to wash work clothes for honey, through a load in and sweep and mop while I wait

10:30 Put laundry in dryer

11:00 Fold laundry while watching "sex in the city"

11:07 Tracy text me and laughs at what I'm watchin

12:00 Go to bed

2:30 Honey's alarm goes off...snoozes it

2:45 Goes off again, he gets up to take a shower and I get up to throw his lunch together, if there's time I'll make him breakfast

3:30 Honey's off to work and I am off to bed...again

5:15 "mom are the dishes in the dishwasher clean"...sigh