My Time Sheet

This one's for Blake and Garrett.

All too often I am asked, "what do you do all day?". Not by my dear husband, he knows better. But by Blake and Garrett who can't imagine what I do while they are at school. When I ask them what they think, I usually get an answer resembling "go shopping and watch tv". For the life of me I can't figure out why they say this. In fact, I can't remember the last time I step foot in the mall and if I am at a store it probably sells groceries. As for the tv, if it is on, it's sure to be on a show with some kind of dancing or singing animal. Never mind the fact that I have their brother and sister to take care of. So, to answer their question (and humor myself), HERE is what I did today (a typical day in my life):

*6 am woke up, made breakfast for me and Blake, checked e-mail, checking account balance and headlines, picked out boys' school clothes.
*6:25 got in the shower.
*6:50-7:30 unloaded and loaded dishes, made school snacks (I took the day off from making lunches and let them buy today), brushed teeth, changed and dressed babies, gave Garrett his medicine.
*7:30-8:15 loaded up kids, took Blake and Garrett to school.
*8:15-9:00 vacuumed house, cleaned couch, picked up, stripped beds to wash bedding.
*9:00-10:00 fed and changed babies, cleaned up pack 'n play to lend to friend, changed diapers, did laundry, washed bottles, ate a snack, turned the tv on (sshhh, I do watch tv sometimes...but usually just the news so I can stay in touch with reality).
*10:00-11:00 babies went down for a nap, I started writing this blog and realized I forgot to put deodorant on. Put deodorant on. Plunged the toilet that Blake clogged this morning with half a roll of toilet paper (hey, I never said it was glamorous) and cleaned the toilets. As a side note, what is it about boys not being able to get the pee IN the toilet? Sigh. Giggle...I just remembered Garrett impersonating Chris Rock impersonating his mother (no, we don't let him watch it but he must have seen a commercial for "Everybody Hates Chris"). I overheard him saying in a high woman's voice "Chris, you get in there are wipe the pee off that toilet! That's disgusting!". Come to think of it maybe it's more appropriate than I originally thought... Anyway, did more laundry. Unloaded and loaded the dishwasher again. Cleaned the mirrors and glass in the house and the haze off the inside of my windshield that I can barely see through.
*11:00-12 noon played with the Chase and Ella while finishing laundry. Fed the babies, had lunch, checked e-mail and headlines, changed diapers.
*12 noon-12:40 went to Costco for gas, picked boys up from school and off to errands.

This is the first half the day (today is the boy's short day at school), but you get the picture. And don't get me wrong- I'm not complaining. I actually prefer to be busy. But shopping and lounging in front of the tv I am not. One day hopefully they'll recognize and appreciate that...but I'm not holding my breath. So long as I have these days I will consider it all a labor of love.