Well, in keeping with tradition, I took one day again this year to record my day using pictures. You can look at the full days events by clicking here. And just for fun, I looked back at 2007 and 2008. Some things never change…like laundry and trips to Walmart! But it was neat to see what did change. Like diapers and never ending sippy cups! And how about the fact that this year I didn’t get a picture of breakfast. That’s because they handle that themselves. Sweet!
To recap yesterday, it began a little earlier than normal. We have trash pick up on Monday and I swear we must be the first stop because the truck comes so stinkin’ early! I took the trash can down Sunday afternoon, but not the recycle bin. So off I went, in robe and jammies, at 7 am.
After that I laid back down until I heard the laundry piles calling my name. I had about an hour to get the clothes started, wash the dishes (by hand…long story), and send the kids upstairs for their morning chores. Then it was time for school.
Somewhere between 9 and 10:00 this pink school box comes out and the next few hours are dictated by my lesson plan. Today was a fun school day because making the Good Samaritan boxes was part of the agenda.
We put all the toys from a years’ worth of “happy meals” and “value packs” into the boxes and realized I totally forgot to get other misc items like pencils, stickers, toothbrushes, and candies. The shoeboxes are due to be turned in tomorrow so now I need to make an unplanned trip to Wally World. But first, some lunch and reading. Oh and don’t forget Monday’s Memory Review.
The kids love to review because they get an M&M for each question they answer correctly. At this point school was over for the day and I needed to get out of my pajama’s before heading out the door. (Is it just me or does anyone else have the feeling they forgot to change clothes before leaving the house and have to actually look down while driving to make sure???)
Walmart didn’t have the craft items I needed for an upcoming project we are doing with another homeschool family so I ran into Michael’s real quick too. Then it was time to head home. We all grabbed the empty trash containers and mail from the bottom of the driveway, added the additional items to the shoeboxes before loading them in the car, and then sat down to dinner.
I realize that oatmeal and apples isn’t the most nutritious meal in the world. Especially taking into consideration that we had ravioli from a can at lunchtime. But in my defense, I had a wonderful meal planned that included fish and veggies, but Jeremy was running later than expected and I decided to save the nice meal for tonight instead.
After KP duty I sent the youngsters upstairs for baths and/or showers. I don’t really care as long as they come out clean. It was then, FINALLY, that I had a chance for some quiet time. I read my Daily Bible then headed upstairs for the nightly ritual of reading a smorgasboard of books.
I mean could you really refuse that face in those footie pj’s? After Emery was Savannah. And after Savannah, Jeremy came home. And not long after that, Mommy fell exhausted into bed.
The End
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