I had ever intention of getting back onto a quarterly DiTL schedule...and that didn't happen ha. I have been intending to do this since July and I always forget to start taking pictures when I wake up. I thought about doing this on Friday when the kids were eating breakfast, so I went with it!
***************Friday, October 24, 2019***************
Brent is 39 {almost 39 1/2}
Allena is 39
Trent is 10
Drew is 6 3/4
Paige is 2 3/4
1:30 AM - Paige comes into our room, but it's easy to direct her back to her room since Trent is sleeping in there for the first time EVER!
6:30 AM - Alarm goes off! Paige is NOT on our floor because Trent slept in her room last night - she has ended up on a pallet on our floor every night since coming out of her crib. I fondly remember these days with Drew. I get ready for the day - exercise clothes since I'm going to jazzercise - and head to the kitchen.
6:40 AM - Make breakfast for the kids and pack lunches. I try to do at least some of the lunch packing the night before which is a big help. 3 lunches is no joke!
6:50 AM - Wake the children! Drew and Paige are always much easier to get up than Trent.
Trent is starting some new vitamins but they haven't come yet - we met with his MTHFR specialist on Thursday - so we just upped his normal meds and added more Omega-3.
7:05 AM - Time to get dressed. Paige's room is a disaster with us adding couch cushions for Trent to sleep on and her crib half apart. I can't wait to change rooms now!
7:25 AM - Everyone was relatively easy to get dressed this morning! Start loading children into the car.
7:30 AM - We're off!
It was super dark and cloudy this morning, so it felt like we left super early!
7:40 AM - Get to Trent and Drew's school and drop them off.
7:55 AM - Arrive at Paige's school and wait in the line, which opens at 8:00 AM.
8:05 AM - I'm on my way to Jazzercise! About half of the time, neighbor/friend Susie calls after dropping her boys off, and today was one of those days! We mindlessly chat while I drive to Jazz.
8:15 AM - Arrive at Jazzercise and get my groove on. I'm able to finish the 8:00 AM class and do half of the 9:00 AM class before I need to head home for conference calls. Learn in class I'm at 100 classes! Think I can do 50 in 2 months to get the tank top??? I'm going to try ha!
*Picture taken at night when I realize my morning picture was blurry.*
9:40 AM - Get on the phone. Stay on it for a LONG time.
11:30 AM - Finally off the phone, I make a cup of Nespresso and move to the couch to work for a little while. More work and phone calls.
1:15 PM - Decide to splurge on a Chipotle salad, so I listen to my audiobook {relistening to the Game of Thrones series since I still have 1 book to read}.
1:25 PM - Heading back home with a yummy salad!
1:40 PM - Continue working, eat, continue working.
2:45 PM - Time to get the kiddos! I didn't finish a report I needed to get out, but I'm going to go to my parents' house - they are keeping my sister's kids - so I load up my laptop knowing I can finish it there. I also take Trent's medicine - we had briefly talked about me keeping the girls and my mom keeping the boys, so I figure it's better to be safe than sorry. I started listening to the Office Ladies podcast, and it's a delight!
*Not sure why these screen shots are blurry but too lazy to care.*
3:05 PM - Waiting to get Miss P! The line looks long but it goes fast. I do need to be back on the road by 3:15 to make sure I'm at T&D's school on time. I haven't been late yet this year, but it's a stressor for me!
3:25 PM - Make it to T&D's school. P was taking WAY TOO LONG to get in the car, so I let her ride in Drew's seat on the way, so now I spend the time in the line getting her actually into her own seat.
3:35 PM - Got my 2 big ones and we're off to Babs and Pops' house!
4:05 PM - Arrive! Cousins are all very happy to see each other. I bust out my laptop to finish working, and my mom makes me a delightful drink of peach vodka and Fresca.
5:00 PM - Lots of playing! And my mom and I do agree on a kid swap. Drew has her tap lesson at 6:30, so we need to leave before 5:45 so we can grab her clothes.
5:45 PM - I leave with Blair, Drew, and Paige. Traffic is heavy and we barely get home to get her dance clothes and up to dance by 6:30.
6:35 PM - Class starts! Blair wants to watch so we get the okay from the owner to sit in on class. Drew's normal teacher is at a function for her son, so the owner is teaching.
My tiny tapper!
7:00 PM - Paige is being a distraction, so I leave with Blair and Paige. We end up in Paige's classroom and play with some of the goodies.
7:45 PM - We get back home, and Brent has picked up some food.
7:55 PM - Tell Paige it's almost her bedtime. That doesn't go over well.
8:00 PM - The girls start watching The Princess and the Frog. I get Paige ready for bed, and the big girls are anxious for me to put her to bed so they can watch something cooler.
8:40 PM - Negotiating to get some Skittles from Dad.
Everyone in their pajamas and about to put P to bed.
8:50 PM - Reading time with Paige. This is super late for her, but having a cousin here is extra special, so I let her stay up.
9:35 PM - The upside is we read books, sing songs, and she's asleep by 9:30. With her coming out of the crib, I've been staying in her room until she falls asleep. I keep reminding myself this is a season, and it was really traumatic for her to come out of the crib - don't understand why but it was. Sometimes it takes a longer time than others with me in the room.
10:00 PM - I let the big girls stay up a little longer and then we get them situated. They play musical rooms for a little while but finally end up with Blair in Drew's bed and Drew in a sleeping bag on the floor.
10:30 PM - I'm reading in bed and am super exhausted! I can't remember when I fell asleep, maybe around 11:30?
And yes, without Trent there to sleep in her room, we got a little middle-of-the-night visitor.
My view the next morning!
Another fun edition of a Day in the Life! Here's hoping I can get a little more consistent in 2020.
