1AM Malcolm wakes up for a bottle, goes right back to bed2-2:45AM Malcolm wakes up again, who knows why, I'm too old for this, I cuddle with him downstairs
5:30AM Malcolm wakes up, Good Morning!, we turn on the news and Mark yells "damn it" and heads downstairs to the futon
7AM Malcolm falls asleep
7:10AM I sneak in to the girls' bed to wake them up, their breath is terrible but they're so warm
7:20AM I find uniforms for the girls, help Ada with her tights, Charlotte with her belt
7:20AM I find uniforms for the girls, help Ada with her tights, Charlotte with her belt
7:25AM I warm up left over sticky buns and make smoothies (pink one for Elle, green spinach for the rest of us)
7:28AM Decco wakes up, he smells so good but he's soaked through his pants
7:30AM Mark showers, changes diapers and quizzes the girls on their spelling words (it's Spelling Bee week)
7:45AM I do the girls' hair, bows and headbands
7:45AM I do the girls' hair, bows and headbands
7:50AM We remind the girls to put on socks, shoes, grab their lunches from the fridge, etc.
7:55AM We remind the girls again to put on their socks, shoes, grab their lunches, etc.
8AM It's freezing outside, I put an extra layer on everyone, Mark warms up the car
8:05AM Malcolm is still asleep so Mark takes the girls to school, Ada yells "Love you! Best Mom ever!"She says this every morning, I love it
8:08AM Malcolm wakes up
8:10AM I feed Malcolm a bottle
8:15AM I weigh myself, I've gained 6 pounds since November, I vow to stop being an emotional eater
8:16AM I turn on Chuggington for Decco, I jump into a shower, Malcolm waits in his bouncy thing, he's playing with his feet
8:20AM I get dressed
8:16AM I turn on Chuggington for Decco, I jump into a shower, Malcolm waits in his bouncy thing, he's playing with his feet
8:20AM I get dressed
8:22AM I pull my hair in a pony tail and brush my teeth, face lotion and that's it
8:24AM I pick up a fussy Malcolm and we watch Chuggington with Decco
8:24AM I pick up a fussy Malcolm and we watch Chuggington with Decco
8:30AM Marko gets back
8:35AM We drive Mark to work, are we the only family in America with one car?!
9:05AM Charlotte's teacher calls me, Charlotte doesn't feel well
9:05AM Charlotte's teacher calls me, Charlotte doesn't feel well
9:10AM We jump in the van to pick up Charlotte before she throws up, Decco has a poop but I decide to change it later
9:11AM I call the lady I carpool with while I'm driving because it's my day, I switch her for Wednesday
9:20AM I jump out of the car and run in to check Charlotte out, I notice a backpack on the ground out at the playground, that's strange
9:22AM The office ladies make me go pick her up in her classroom, Charlotte's head is on her desk, she's white as a ghost and she doesn't have her backpack
9:25AM We return to the van and Malcolm is screaming his head off and Decco is whimpering, I run out to the playground and pick up Charlotte's missing purple backpack, I knew it looked familiar
9:30AM I call Mark to complain and he picks up as I yell "Shit" because Decco is now throwing up all over himself and the car, Mark wonders what he's supposed to do
9:31AM I drive like a crazy woman but of course get stopped at every light, I cuss some more
9:35 AM I pull Decco, his car seat and the entire seat out of the van, strip Decco of his soiled and stinking clothes, Malcolm is still screaming
9:37AM Decco picks an old goldfish cracker off of the driveway and eats it, I pick him up and carry him to the bathroom, take off his diaper, forget that he's pooped and it falls to the floor, awesome, more cussing
9:38AM I plop Decco in a warm bath and run outside to finally get Malcolm out of his seat, hoping the neighbors aren't watching
9:39AM I give Charlotte a barf bowl on the couch and feed Malcolm a bottle
9:45AM I get Decco out of the bath and wrap him in a blanket, he's shaking
9:46AM I turn on Toy Story 2 for the millionth time, no, million and one
9:50AM I drink my spinach shake that's been sitting on the counter, it's nice and warm
10:00AM I check my emails real fast, I get the word that financing has gone through for my surgery but I need to call and get estimates by that night
10:01-11:01AM I'm on the phone, mostly on hold and transferred all over the place, with both surgeons' offices, the anesthesiologist and the hospital, with Malcolm in my arms, and tending to the sick kids on the couch
11:15AM Marko calls after his class and promises to come home as soon as he can, sounds good, I'm playing cars with Decco
11:20AM Malcolm refuses a nap
11:48AM Eleanor calls, she placed first in her class spelling bee, yay! The word: commensurate
12 ish I grab a V8 and some Wheat Thins for lunch
12:15ish PM I feed Malcolm a bottle and he finally falls asleep
12:30ish PM Decco goes down for a nap
12:35PM I go outside and spray everything down with the hose, start a load of laundry
1PM I turn off Tom and Jerry and turn on Jillian's 30-day Shred, Charlotte laughs at me from the couch, Jillian obviously has never had five kids
1:18PM Malcolm starts screaming from his crib as I'm finishing my crunches, I can barely breath or move
2ish I call Mark and tell him I've got everything covered, stay and do what you got to do, babe
2:30ish Decco wakes up a happy boy, he eats a bowl of pretzels
2:46PM Eleanor calls in tears, she got a 4 out of 20 on her Math test, she thinks her Dad is going to kill her, he probably will
3:12PM I watch Ellen for five minutes while I feed Malcolm a bottle, some policeman who caught an arson
3:38PM Ada calls from swim practice, she placed first in her class spelling bee, too! The word: precious
4ish I pick up Mark from work, thank goodness. My good friend, Kim, calls us while we're in the car. I listen to Mark tease her. I love hearing her laugh all the way in North Carolina.
4:15ish We pull up and my friend Mary Ann has left dinner on the doorstep: Carrot-Ginger Soup with lemon cream, zucchini bread with homemade jam, wild rice salad with fresh cranberries and walnuts, I cry, I spoon it into my mouth as I tell Kim about my surgery and wish her a late Happy Birthday
4:30ish Mark goes to pick up the girls from swim team
4:34PM I call my sister-in-law who miscarried last week, and find out she was in the hospital last night with complications, poor thing, it's so hard to be a woman
4:55PM I set the table and warm up dinner
5:20ish I feed a very hungry Decco and sit down to dinner with the girls, yummy
6ish Mark sits down to do homework with Charlotte and Ada while I work on Math with Eleanor, Decco is watching Buzz again, Mark is listening to Morrissey
6:12PM I pass Malcolm to Ada to give to Mark because he's driving me crazy
6:15PM I Google how to find the circumference of a circle, I don't know how to do any of this
7ish We finally finish with Math, Eleanor is crying because I asked her how she doesn't know any of this, I'm tired
7:02PM The Orthodontist calls to remind us of a 12:15 appointment the next day to replace Eleanor's lost retainer, ugh
7:40PM Ada complains that her ear hurts, I give her a grown-up pill because she will not drink medicine for anything
8PM Malcolm falls asleep on Mark as he cleans up the kitchen, one down four to go
8:15-9PM I watch a cake show with Ada and Charlotte, we like the pink one, Decco is in my lap, I tickle his arms
8:30PM Decco asks for milk, we're out, Mark runs to the Creamery, best milk ever
9:15ish Decco goes to bed without a whimper, Bear and taggie in hand
9:18PM The girls fight over who's sleeping in what bed while I put out clothes for tomorrow and turn on the fan
9:30ish I start watching the Bachelor, so silly but just what I need
9:35PM Mark starts laundry, the first of three loads
10ish I turn off the Bachelor, Mark watches the LSU-Alabama game, I decide to write my first blog post in a long time
10:22PM I can hear Mark laughing from the other room, he's reading War and Peace for the fourth time, it's good to hear him laugh, I haven't read a book in a really long time
11:04PM I finally finish this and realize why I never blog anymore, I'm pooped and I'm thinking I know why we do it, just look at them, but how do we do it? Seriously, how do we manage it sometimes?!
9:11AM I call the lady I carpool with while I'm driving because it's my day, I switch her for Wednesday
9:20AM I jump out of the car and run in to check Charlotte out, I notice a backpack on the ground out at the playground, that's strange
9:22AM The office ladies make me go pick her up in her classroom, Charlotte's head is on her desk, she's white as a ghost and she doesn't have her backpack
9:25AM We return to the van and Malcolm is screaming his head off and Decco is whimpering, I run out to the playground and pick up Charlotte's missing purple backpack, I knew it looked familiar
9:30AM I call Mark to complain and he picks up as I yell "Shit" because Decco is now throwing up all over himself and the car, Mark wonders what he's supposed to do
9:31AM I drive like a crazy woman but of course get stopped at every light, I cuss some more
9:35 AM I pull Decco, his car seat and the entire seat out of the van, strip Decco of his soiled and stinking clothes, Malcolm is still screaming
9:37AM Decco picks an old goldfish cracker off of the driveway and eats it, I pick him up and carry him to the bathroom, take off his diaper, forget that he's pooped and it falls to the floor, awesome, more cussing
9:38AM I plop Decco in a warm bath and run outside to finally get Malcolm out of his seat, hoping the neighbors aren't watching
9:39AM I give Charlotte a barf bowl on the couch and feed Malcolm a bottle
9:45AM I get Decco out of the bath and wrap him in a blanket, he's shaking
9:46AM I turn on Toy Story 2 for the millionth time, no, million and one
9:50AM I drink my spinach shake that's been sitting on the counter, it's nice and warm
10:00AM I check my emails real fast, I get the word that financing has gone through for my surgery but I need to call and get estimates by that night
10:01-11:01AM I'm on the phone, mostly on hold and transferred all over the place, with both surgeons' offices, the anesthesiologist and the hospital, with Malcolm in my arms, and tending to the sick kids on the couch
11:15AM Marko calls after his class and promises to come home as soon as he can, sounds good, I'm playing cars with Decco
11:20AM Malcolm refuses a nap
11:48AM Eleanor calls, she placed first in her class spelling bee, yay! The word: commensurate
12 ish I grab a V8 and some Wheat Thins for lunch
12:15ish PM I feed Malcolm a bottle and he finally falls asleep
12:30ish PM Decco goes down for a nap
12:35PM I go outside and spray everything down with the hose, start a load of laundry
1PM I turn off Tom and Jerry and turn on Jillian's 30-day Shred, Charlotte laughs at me from the couch, Jillian obviously has never had five kids
1:18PM Malcolm starts screaming from his crib as I'm finishing my crunches, I can barely breath or move
2ish I call Mark and tell him I've got everything covered, stay and do what you got to do, babe
2:30ish Decco wakes up a happy boy, he eats a bowl of pretzels
2:46PM Eleanor calls in tears, she got a 4 out of 20 on her Math test, she thinks her Dad is going to kill her, he probably will
3:12PM I watch Ellen for five minutes while I feed Malcolm a bottle, some policeman who caught an arson
3:38PM Ada calls from swim practice, she placed first in her class spelling bee, too! The word: precious
4ish I pick up Mark from work, thank goodness. My good friend, Kim, calls us while we're in the car. I listen to Mark tease her. I love hearing her laugh all the way in North Carolina.
4:15ish We pull up and my friend Mary Ann has left dinner on the doorstep: Carrot-Ginger Soup with lemon cream, zucchini bread with homemade jam, wild rice salad with fresh cranberries and walnuts, I cry, I spoon it into my mouth as I tell Kim about my surgery and wish her a late Happy Birthday
4:30ish Mark goes to pick up the girls from swim team
4:34PM I call my sister-in-law who miscarried last week, and find out she was in the hospital last night with complications, poor thing, it's so hard to be a woman
4:55PM I set the table and warm up dinner
5:20ish I feed a very hungry Decco and sit down to dinner with the girls, yummy
6ish Mark sits down to do homework with Charlotte and Ada while I work on Math with Eleanor, Decco is watching Buzz again, Mark is listening to Morrissey
6:12PM I pass Malcolm to Ada to give to Mark because he's driving me crazy
6:15PM I Google how to find the circumference of a circle, I don't know how to do any of this
7ish We finally finish with Math, Eleanor is crying because I asked her how she doesn't know any of this, I'm tired
7:02PM The Orthodontist calls to remind us of a 12:15 appointment the next day to replace Eleanor's lost retainer, ugh
7:40PM Ada complains that her ear hurts, I give her a grown-up pill because she will not drink medicine for anything
8PM Malcolm falls asleep on Mark as he cleans up the kitchen, one down four to go
8:15-9PM I watch a cake show with Ada and Charlotte, we like the pink one, Decco is in my lap, I tickle his arms
8:30PM Decco asks for milk, we're out, Mark runs to the Creamery, best milk ever
9:15ish Decco goes to bed without a whimper, Bear and taggie in hand
9:18PM The girls fight over who's sleeping in what bed while I put out clothes for tomorrow and turn on the fan
9:30ish I start watching the Bachelor, so silly but just what I need
9:35PM Mark starts laundry, the first of three loads
10ish I turn off the Bachelor, Mark watches the LSU-Alabama game, I decide to write my first blog post in a long time
10:22PM I can hear Mark laughing from the other room, he's reading War and Peace for the fourth time, it's good to hear him laugh, I haven't read a book in a really long time
11:04PM I finally finish this and realize why I never blog anymore, I'm pooped and I'm thinking I know why we do it, just look at them, but how do we do it? Seriously, how do we manage it sometimes?!
8 comments:
I cried and laughed. I've been in every single one of those moments. Ann, this was perfect. We are doing the only thing really really worth doing, right? But sometimes, in the morning, what I want to yell is "Damn it!" as I make my way down the stairs to start it all over again.
Holy Cow! I laughed and cried, too. So unbelievable sometimes, isn't it?
Yesterday, I was thinking about you, not realizing you were having such a crazy day, or just another Monday.
I don't know why, but just as I lay down last night to go to sleep, I had the thought, "It's been a long time since someone has thrown up, not since we first got here." (Maybe because I had just finally got around to washing the sheets). I was going to tell Myles, but felt like I might be jinxed if I said it aloud.
Because I don't know what else I can do for you from here, I've been praying that one of your friends would do something for you when you needed it the most. So, thanks to Mary Ann!
Congrats to your little bees. I looked up "commensurate" for fun and this is the sentence it gave:
such heavy responsibility must receive commensurate reward
Pretty perfect, if you ask me.
That is an insane day. I will never complain again. Love you.
"Carry on, warrior. Six hours 'til bedtime." It's my new motto, and it came from here: http://momastery.com/blog/2012/01/04/2011-lesson-2-dont-carpe-diem/
If you haven't read it yet, do. It's almost as good as The Bachelor.
You're honest and amazing. I loved reading about your day and wonderful life. 5 kids - lots of work but I am envious. Kirstin
Loved it Annie! What an awesome day! And so are you!
Seriously. These are some crazy days that we will miss, right? That's what "they" say anyway. I still want to have your girls over. I know my girls would love it. Also, I'm so, SO glad that you had your surgery and that all is well. I have certainly been out of the loop...I had no idea!
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