Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Morning: 7:30, slow to wake up. Groggy eyes. An hour to catch up with the internet while the kids watch cartoons. Jedi is always last to get out of bed. Check on his loose tooth. Diaper changes. Nursing. An easy breakfast. Wipe off messy faces. Dishes washed, dishes dirtied. Trip over stuffed animals. Fighting over toys. Bowling in the hallway. Magna Doodle sketches. Cries. Screams. Tantrums. Laughs.
Afternoon: Jedi picks up toys so he can play video games. Abby naps for an hour. Shhh! Buzz watches Up!. Check mailbox. Lunch is made. Caffeine. Milk refills. When Abby wakes, spaghetti o’s. Spill spaghetti o’s on the floor. All My Children. Food Network. Buzz runs in with his pants off. “Do you have to go potty?” More diaper changes. More nursing. More screaming. More crying over toys. Milk refills. Jumping on beds. Prying off the kitchen counters. Work with Buzz on his ABC’s. Trim Abby’s sharp as knives toenails. 3 o’clock munchies. Eat a few grapes instead of scarfing down a couple donuts like I want. More caffeine. Take 5 minute spurts to compose an entry. Mom calls. Pick up toys, again.
Evening: Is it bedtime yet? More milk refills. More diaper changes. More nursing. Count minutes until J comes home. Cook dinner. Hi, Daddy! Eat. Kids go nuts. I’m exasperated. And exhausted. Try to watch a movie. More screaming. More fighting. More laughing. More prying off the kitchen counters. No Abby, don’t bite your brother. No Buzz, don’t sit on your sister. No one pays attention, as usual. More cries. Pick up toys a final time. Baths. Chaos. Dry off. Jedi runs in with underwear on his head. Teeth brushed. Cat and fish fed. Kisses goodnight at 9. Quick shower. Calm. Breathe. Unwind. Bed. Watch mindless late night TV until it puts me to sleep. To start all over again tomorrow.
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This made me smile and my hands sweat all at once! What a day! Beautifully written. It’s so amazing when you have children how your time is divided into little actions like this. I can remember a time when my day was just one long flow….I was home last week with my 2 and 1/2 year old on snow days for 3 days home bound. I can’t imagine doing it with 3 little ones every day. Amazing! Your chickens are adorable.
T
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The day in the life of a mom…exhausting and rewarding at the same time.
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sounds like how my evenings are. just a routine and do it all again the next day. when i add in my work day…ugh. i feel ya. but it’s nice too. sounds like days are nice and exhausting all at once.
Hey, wait – were you at my house?
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And around and around we go…
Sounds like you need to get those kids to bed earlier so you have some down time in the evenings!
@christy, But then they’d wake up earlier in the morning, and that’s not good.