This day is coming to an end. I am having my "evening" cup of coffee and will head to bed soon. Wait! you say? It is 2 am.. why are you having coffee at 2 am and why are you just now going to bed? Well my friends.. today was one of those days where it starts very early and ends very late and these days are becoming very common. I am thankful that it is not due to studying though, I am getting along fine in that respect, even got invited to join the honor society.. who knew I had it in me? As for the coffee, well I learned it helps me sleep.. for me it is a relaxant, not a stimulant and if I do not have it before bed, i do not sleep well and wake with a headache.
Today was my 10 year old's birthday. I just cannot believe it. I honestly remember little about her babyhood, besides her crying all the time. She was only about 9 mths old when I was pregnant again, so the last 10 years are a blur. I don't like that feeling. Our busy lives caused us to miss out on some things, but we were able to raise her and not rely on others so that is good.
So my day started like this:
7:15 stumble out of bed, go down stairs, make kids and hubby sandwiches, make three littlest ones breakfast, kiss the older girls out the door, urge Gavin to finish and take him to school by 8:30. Note: NO coffee yet.
Home by 8:45 make coffee, start making treats for Taylor's class since it is her birthday. This required making 2 batches of Fruity Pebbles Krispie treats.
10:30 pick up Gavin, come home, feed all three little ones lunch so Nat can go to school. Cut up rest of treats, brush hair, meet UPS to grab a package that was mailed to wrong address, Take Nat to school...late...because we could not find shoes. She insists on riding her bike but it was oh so hot, Gavin draggin his feet whining, had to go to office, then find Taylor, pass off treats and begrudgingly walk home again in HEAT.
Home around 12. Load kids directly in car, go to WinCo because I did not plan a cake for my daughter (terrible mother I am) Find a cake, get candles, pay, go to car and realize I didnt get my newspapers I bought but with kids in car and ice cream cake melding in car, I had to leave without them.. and those papers my friends.. had a ton of coupons.
Home by 1:30 I decide to eat!
2:30 leave to go meet girls after school.home around 3. Put poor baby to naps..finally. Who I am thinking might have mild chicken pox.. it is TBD still.
Give out snack, put on entertainment since older girls are not allowed to watch TV M-Th. THOUGHT I was gonna rest.. but no.. Had to make dinner early so I could eat with them and have cake and ice cream. Picked up house a bit, did the birthday stuff.. and off I was.
At work by 6. work was, well work. It sucks. But its a job and it pays decent so who am I to complain. I don't usually reflect on what I have done in a day. Its my life as I chose it and its what has to be done. Finished work at 1 am.
So after work I had to get a couple things, for instance I want to make these for the kids tomorrow morning (but likely won't happen til Sunday) and I needed a few things. THEN I went to WinCo to get my coupons baby cause with those coupons I can get some stuff I need for nearly free this week and I cant miss out on that. So this.. is why I am sitting here at 2:30 blogging, drinking coffee and not in bed yet. I must wind down, that takes time. I'm pretty exhausted, and in 12 hours I will be back at work again.. *sigh*.. someday this will end, the chaos will cease.. but hear me clear.. if you ask how I am.. just expect me to say "tired".
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