Wednesday, July 18, 2012

So I thought it would be fun to document everything I do in a day as a Mom.  At 1:30 PM, I gave up.  Here it is:


7:12 AM: My morning begins. I am startled awake by a door slamming and my 10 month old letting out a cry. My 2 ½ year old has learned how to open doors. He lets himself out of his room and nonchalantly waltzes into his sister's room to say good morning. If he's awake, she MUST be awake too, right?? I roll out of bed. The day begins.

Tell Bubba not to wake up his sister anymore.
Give good morning kisses.
Ask Sean to bring me up wipes—there are 0 upstairs.
Change Sissy's poopy diaper.
Change Sissy's clothes.
Switch the laundry.
Put a new load in the washer.
Finish putting Sissy's skirt on.
Fold the 2 loads of laundry I have been ignoring.
Skip shower---wash my face and spray some dry shapmoo on my hair while Sean gets Bubba milk and puts on Dinosaur Train
Remember that Bubba is downstairs alone and sprint to the front door to lock the chain lock.
Sprint back upstairs before Bubba realizes I'm down there.
Clean the sink and toilet—decide to leave the shower for another day.
Pick up a crying Sissy—bring her downstairs
Pick up our mess from last night
Give Sissy a bottle on the floor while I...
Put Bubba on the Potty
Get Bubba more milk
Put Bubba on the potty again.
He has already had 2 M&M's. It's 7:59 AM.
Dinosaur Train is over—must stop ignoring my kids and get them breakfast.
Put toast in the toaster
Put Bubba on the potty
Tell Bubba he cannot, in fact, have another M&M because he didn't go potty
Put toast on the table. Bubba  doesn't want it now.
Put Bubba in time out for telling me no
Get myself some toast—undercook the first piece, burn the second piece
Feed breakfast to the kids
Go upstairs to switch laundry
Get Bubba's shoes on
Get Sissy in her carseat
Go upstairs to get Bubba's trunks
Put Sissy in the car
Put Bubba in the car
Have play date
Interfere 37 times over hitting, pushing or screaming
Fight with Bubba to put his clothes on
Fight with Bubba to get in the car
Make sure there is money in the checking account
Pay utility bill
Fight with Bubba about which way to turn the car on the way home
Fight with Bubba about taking a nap
Put Sissy down for her nap while Bubba screams at the bottom of the stairs
Make up with Bubba
Put Bubba down for a nap
Realize my work hard drive does not work
Try to scan some paper work—realize my printer also does not work
Do some other work.
Give up and paint my side tables that have been in the garage for about 4 months.
It's 1:30 PM.

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