Early 2019

Just a few happenings from the last few weeks.  Lots of indoor activities, a little outdoor.  Indoor lacrosse, gymnastics, swimming, dance parties, music playing, cat taunting; outdoor snow play, snowboarding, ice cracking...  And of course, we've had an embarrassing amount of Fortnite playing.   We've actually had some low key weekends lately and by low key, I mean, only 1 or 2 activities per day.  I've read quite a few books lately and Matt has been taking guitar lessons.  We are anxious for the sun to return in the spring but we are enjoying some cozy winter weekends...and maybe a few bottles of wine here and there. 

A Day in the Life

If you asked me what my typical day "off" looks like, the answer might not be what you were expecting.   Today, for example, you might think I answered the question "What's a typical day driving Uber look like?"  Wake up at 6:00 (normally 5:00, even on said day "off') , herd the children and lead them through basic daily hygiene activities.  Strongly encourage them (every 30 seconds) to move through or onto the next task.  Hustle child 1 out the door, drive him to school and return home. Do the hair of my biggest charge (Matt) and drop him off at work and return home.  Do some more hair and take child 3 to school.  After dropping off child 3, take child 2 to the drive thru Dunkin Donuts because she has informed me that she only ate 2 pickles for breakfast.  Who eats pickles for breakfast?!?!  Drop child 2 of at school.  Run an errand and return home to do some actual workplace work.  Read text from Matt and must go rummaging through the basement to get his rain pants which he promised to a coworker.  Drive rain pants to Matt at work.  Workout.  Respond to next text from Matt to pick him up at work and take him to a coffee shop.  Have a quick snack.  Drive Matt to go pick up our other car and return home.  Do some things at home which probably need about 8 hours to do and do them in 2.  Go pick up child 2 and drive her 30 minutes to gymnastics.  Drive to pick up child 3 at a birthday party and return home for a few hours.  Finally, pick up child 1 from activity night at school.  It's a good thing I like my car.  And my children.  And my husband.