Monday
New Years Eve
Kids and I clean all day long...mostly their room, aj's room, bathroom
after promising donuts and they don't comply, we go to thepark for just 30 min at the end of the day
gorgeous day, slight chill
4:30 head to HEB with the masses to get just a few items
crave Merediths artichoke dip, so I call her from the store seeking the ingredients
bump into Chrissta also fighting off the masses
5:20 home, put frozen DiGiorrnio pizza in the oven
1 pizza, 1 fresh pineapple for dinner
boys picked out "green" ice cream
Family Home Evening on New Years Resolutions and make new job chart
to Brad and Clair's to do fireworks...fun for all
9 kids to bed, michael and i watch a movie i can't even remember the title
11 msd to bed
2am kristen finishing this then going to bed after major blog purge on 2 blogs and picture editing...
Sunday
computer time at home
michael quick meetings
church
michael teach on "slow to anger"
I read Our search for Happiness half way...excellent book, helped me put many things together.
Saturday
hang around and get ready
tux picts with all the kids
1:30 P.F. Changs for lunch
eat family style...lots of yummy variety
white and dark chocolate mousse cake...i found you!!!
to mall...kids play...men sulk...women quick shop
home, ryans family pictures
5:30 leave to head back home
hallelujah, alyssa sleeps
8:30 home, unload the car, boys asleep, carry them to bed
alyssa up for a bit helping us unpack
michael finishes her kitchen, she loves it and plays
Friday
load up the troops
Monkey Bizness by 11am for discount
kirk, rachel, ry, alayna, me, mom, dad, and 5 kids
tyler got owie, i got owie, we all had fun
Red Lobster for lunch
home, lounge
alayna and i go to Nauvoo books, kroger, papa johns
get 4 celeb magazines to catch up on the latest
6pm home
6:05pm michael rolls into town...yay, we are complete (2 days apart, i miss him)
eat pizza
kids to bed except alyssa b/c she napped
watch Bourne Ultimatum
Thursday
1st morning michael is gone:(
park in the morning with 3 story playscape
after lunch debate and p.f. changs is an hour wait, we head to a family favorite, Bennigans
Broccoli Bites and Turkey O'Toole
head back to the house
russ and kim leave to go home
chat with mom, dad, ry, alayna, kirk, rachel about religious discussion
watch a few Office Season 3 episodes
Monday, December 31, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Wednesday
no day after Christmas shopping for me...not interested this year
get kids and everyone ready to go to an indoor play place
11-2 we play, boys hide and shoot guns, I read and finish my Jenny McArthy book on Autism, laugh and cry...good read
ryan, alayna, russ, kim go to Pappasitto's to get us take out lunch
home, a little sad
talk to linda on the phone
3:20 lunch arrives....late, we are all hungry
4:30 play game that michael gives kim before he leaves
i get upset and sad
5:45 cry to michael before he has to leave...i want to go to, but i have to stick it out
6 michael leaves to head back home to work for 2 days
I go to CVS just for a break and to get a few things
7 i lay alyssa down and fall asleep, too
read a new book on Mothering Spiritually...its what I need
9:30 leave with girls to go see movie
Enchated, I love it!
12 into Wal Mart with girls to get the soundtrack
1 head home from our late girls night out
1:30 bed
get kids and everyone ready to go to an indoor play place
11-2 we play, boys hide and shoot guns, I read and finish my Jenny McArthy book on Autism, laugh and cry...good read
ryan, alayna, russ, kim go to Pappasitto's to get us take out lunch
home, a little sad
talk to linda on the phone
3:20 lunch arrives....late, we are all hungry
4:30 play game that michael gives kim before he leaves
i get upset and sad
5:45 cry to michael before he has to leave...i want to go to, but i have to stick it out
6 michael leaves to head back home to work for 2 days
I go to CVS just for a break and to get a few things
7 i lay alyssa down and fall asleep, too
read a new book on Mothering Spiritually...its what I need
9:30 leave with girls to go see movie
Enchated, I love it!
12 into Wal Mart with girls to get the soundtrack
1 head home from our late girls night out
1:30 bed
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Tuesday--Christmas Day
7:30 kids up and ready to go see what Santa brought them
put a call into Kirk where he and Rachel are at her house
he says to start without them
I tell him to get over here, we will wait
That's why we are all gathered here b/c it is his first Christmas home after his mission, so he will be here.
8 they arrive, kids picture on the stairs
we all head out to the couches to see the loot
sit around, open presents, a little bit of mayhem with the whole group
fun, good times
Michael got me a Dyson vacuum and sneaked it into our attic...I'm so excited!
alayna, kim, and I make french toast for everyone with vanilla coffee mate, so yummy!
jAMMIES all day until evening when i put my joy hot pink shirt on
Zucchini Soup for dinner
7 kids in bed, alyssa fell asleep on the floor she was so worn out
games
put a call into Kirk where he and Rachel are at her house
he says to start without them
I tell him to get over here, we will wait
That's why we are all gathered here b/c it is his first Christmas home after his mission, so he will be here.
8 they arrive, kids picture on the stairs
we all head out to the couches to see the loot
sit around, open presents, a little bit of mayhem with the whole group
fun, good times
Michael got me a Dyson vacuum and sneaked it into our attic...I'm so excited!
alayna, kim, and I make french toast for everyone with vanilla coffee mate, so yummy!
jAMMIES all day until evening when i put my joy hot pink shirt on
Zucchini Soup for dinner
7 kids in bed, alyssa fell asleep on the floor she was so worn out
games
Monday, December 24, 2007
Monday--Christmas Eve
Monday
8 boys head out to go play basketball
9 I run to Auto store to get Michael a gift from my mom, to grocery store to get a few things
10 back home, boys home, girls are supposed to be ready
11:30 girls leave to shop a little
Toys R Us, everyone goes crazy
12:45 to Cheesecake Factory to get on the wait list, but they don't have one and we get in fast
call boys with kids at the park and tell them to get here fast.....
girls order appetizers
boys and kids arrive
Big meal.....
Alayna and I leave to go to Anthropologie to get mom a few gifts from dad
2:30 everyone done eating...of course a little more shopping on Christmas Eve
book store, with Kim to shop a little more for mom (dad gave me $200 cash)
4 everyone head back home
wrap presents
snack around b/c of late lunch
get matching jammies
read from Bible Christmas story
and Cajun Christmas from dad
kids hyper and exciting
we pull Tyler's stubborn "hook" tooth so the tooth fairy and Santa can meet in the hallway
8 kids to bed
rest of us play games
get stuff ready for the next day
11:30 bed
8 boys head out to go play basketball
9 I run to Auto store to get Michael a gift from my mom, to grocery store to get a few things
10 back home, boys home, girls are supposed to be ready
11:30 girls leave to shop a little
Toys R Us, everyone goes crazy
12:45 to Cheesecake Factory to get on the wait list, but they don't have one and we get in fast
call boys with kids at the park and tell them to get here fast.....
girls order appetizers
boys and kids arrive
Big meal.....
Alayna and I leave to go to Anthropologie to get mom a few gifts from dad
2:30 everyone done eating...of course a little more shopping on Christmas Eve
book store, with Kim to shop a little more for mom (dad gave me $200 cash)
4 everyone head back home
wrap presents
snack around b/c of late lunch
get matching jammies
read from Bible Christmas story
and Cajun Christmas from dad
kids hyper and exciting
we pull Tyler's stubborn "hook" tooth so the tooth fairy and Santa can meet in the hallway
8 kids to bed
rest of us play games
get stuff ready for the next day
11:30 bed
Sunday, December 23, 2007
A few days....
Sunday
lounge in the moring
11:30 moms church, all dressed up, she has her whole clan at church
sit with Michael in Sunday School as the teacher revears Joseph Smith on his birthday
I get to go to Relief Society and I love the lesson on Personal Revelation...Know that you know...a talk from Nov. 2007 Ensign/Conference address
2:30 home, get Pork Roast dinner ready
4 eat with fam
7 kids to bed
play games with adults
Saturday
Michael bikes, we clean, we pack, we wrap presents
I take kids to Walgreens to pick out gifts for Michael
a little bit stressed
computer/empty CF cards/ready for wedding
2:30 leave with a full van and hyper kids
3:30 arrive at Richland Hall for Ms. Taylor's wedding
I'm the photographer.....
4 wedding is suppposed to start, but doesn't
4:30 it starts...I'm in front taking pictures, Michael is in the audience with the kids...at laughter moments, Alysssa laughs loud at the end and the audience laughs again at her:) very cute
eat dinner, take group shots, cake shots, bouquet/garder shots....
6 we are supposed to leave
6:40 we actually leave
begin drive to Houston for Christmas
Listen and sing loudly to Christmas songs most of the way there...Tyler loves 12 days of Christmas and Matthew love the Grinch song
after the 3rd time through, I get tired of it...with just an hour drive to go, Michael and I sing real Christmas carols...
Tyler and matthew go to sleep
Alyssa falls asleep with just 10 minutes to go (she took a nap before the wedding)
9:30 we get to my parents house before everyone else arrives from San Antonio, so I get the key from its secret spot and let us in
we put the kids straight to bed, so when everyone else arrives at 10:20 ish, the deed is done:)
watch the BYU bowl game...half of it
midnight michael and I retire to bed
Friday
Cousins play
adults chat
Jason's Deli for lunch
S.A. Botanical Gardens, Dora/Diego Exhibit
run around, play, take pictures
Sonic for treats
keep kids awake on drive home...traffic
Kim and Russ make steaks for dinner
5 nap for me for a bit
7:30 drive back home....kids sleep the whole time:)
talk to Jen and Michael on phone to stay alert
Thursday
7:30 Tyler to school
home to bake all morning...make 120 cake truffles...chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, mixed with Andes peppermint,white chocolate, dipped in chocolate and white chocolate and topped with crushed candy cane...very yummy!
10:30 get kids ready, jump in the car
11 tylers school for lunch, I was going to bring him something from Sonic, but matthew veto-ed that one and we brought misc. packaged items as I ran out the door
11:30 decorate tyler's classroom with other moms for the party
12 kids in from recess....Holiday party! games in the classroom, stress from my 2 little ones keeping contained...alyssa actually stayed in a "time out" in the stroller when i asked her to
1:15 party over, head home
1:30 sit...computer, wrap packages, mail stuff at post office
2:30 back to get tyler
3 home...pack and get ready to go to san antonio...laundry basket incident...i got frazzled and upset.... Clair stopped by
5:30 michael home, dinner, head to meeting, we head out
6:45 leave to drive to S.A.
talk to Linda the whole drive to keep me alert, phone dies when i get there and cuts us short
9pm arrive at russy's house
chat with ry and russ, chai, ty, matthew play
11 mom and dad arrive
11:20 kim and alayna back fromshopping
boys up til midnight and they think that is the coolest thing!
lounge in the moring
11:30 moms church, all dressed up, she has her whole clan at church
sit with Michael in Sunday School as the teacher revears Joseph Smith on his birthday
I get to go to Relief Society and I love the lesson on Personal Revelation...Know that you know...a talk from Nov. 2007 Ensign/Conference address
2:30 home, get Pork Roast dinner ready
4 eat with fam
7 kids to bed
play games with adults
Saturday
Michael bikes, we clean, we pack, we wrap presents
I take kids to Walgreens to pick out gifts for Michael
a little bit stressed
computer/empty CF cards/ready for wedding
2:30 leave with a full van and hyper kids
3:30 arrive at Richland Hall for Ms. Taylor's wedding
I'm the photographer.....
4 wedding is suppposed to start, but doesn't
4:30 it starts...I'm in front taking pictures, Michael is in the audience with the kids...at laughter moments, Alysssa laughs loud at the end and the audience laughs again at her:) very cute
eat dinner, take group shots, cake shots, bouquet/garder shots....
6 we are supposed to leave
6:40 we actually leave
begin drive to Houston for Christmas
Listen and sing loudly to Christmas songs most of the way there...Tyler loves 12 days of Christmas and Matthew love the Grinch song
after the 3rd time through, I get tired of it...with just an hour drive to go, Michael and I sing real Christmas carols...
Tyler and matthew go to sleep
Alyssa falls asleep with just 10 minutes to go (she took a nap before the wedding)
9:30 we get to my parents house before everyone else arrives from San Antonio, so I get the key from its secret spot and let us in
we put the kids straight to bed, so when everyone else arrives at 10:20 ish, the deed is done:)
watch the BYU bowl game...half of it
midnight michael and I retire to bed
Friday
Cousins play
adults chat
Jason's Deli for lunch
S.A. Botanical Gardens, Dora/Diego Exhibit
run around, play, take pictures
Sonic for treats
keep kids awake on drive home...traffic
Kim and Russ make steaks for dinner
5 nap for me for a bit
7:30 drive back home....kids sleep the whole time:)
talk to Jen and Michael on phone to stay alert
Thursday
7:30 Tyler to school
home to bake all morning...make 120 cake truffles...chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, mixed with Andes peppermint,white chocolate, dipped in chocolate and white chocolate and topped with crushed candy cane...very yummy!
10:30 get kids ready, jump in the car
11 tylers school for lunch, I was going to bring him something from Sonic, but matthew veto-ed that one and we brought misc. packaged items as I ran out the door
11:30 decorate tyler's classroom with other moms for the party
12 kids in from recess....Holiday party! games in the classroom, stress from my 2 little ones keeping contained...alyssa actually stayed in a "time out" in the stroller when i asked her to
1:15 party over, head home
1:30 sit...computer, wrap packages, mail stuff at post office
2:30 back to get tyler
3 home...pack and get ready to go to san antonio...laundry basket incident...i got frazzled and upset.... Clair stopped by
5:30 michael home, dinner, head to meeting, we head out
6:45 leave to drive to S.A.
talk to Linda the whole drive to keep me alert, phone dies when i get there and cuts us short
9pm arrive at russy's house
chat with ry and russ, chai, ty, matthew play
11 mom and dad arrive
11:20 kim and alayna back fromshopping
boys up til midnight and they think that is the coolest thing!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
just a few days
Wednesday
7 everybody up...I'm feeling ill with a cold
7:30 tyler to school
8 Tyler gets award for SOAR (doing his personal best)
8:30 take matthew and alyssa to shaws
9 back to school to help in tyler's class, make christmas frame and santa ornament
10 pick up m & a
10:20 home again...rest
play and read books with kids
11:20 becca over, follow her to green belt
picks with Black extended family
12 home again, start to make cake truffles, but find i have no oil:(
run to HEB for a few items
1:30 make 2 cakes, Clair stop by with holiday treats, show her how to mush cake with frosting
2:30 get ready to go get tyler, uploading black picts, cake in fridge
stop at mailbox for a handful to christmas cards, yay!
read letters in car
3 pick up tyler
back home: watch inside edition about the new scandal...jamie lynn spears (brits sister) 16 and pregnant
edit black picts
5 candida deliver us goodies
6 dinner with fam
8 run errands, candida come
Tuesday
9 to school for yearbook class pictures....5th grade
10:30 head back home...edit picts, order fam picts at sams club
12 run errands...bed, bath, beyond...sams club, kohls
1:30 home, aj falls asleep
2 make gifts for my chosen few, mail to them at post office, aj stayed asleep in the car
pick up tyler at school
3 to Stacy's for play group...stay til almost 5:30 good chat
6 dinner, michael home
7:20 michael to mtg.
not feel well still....little computer
cuddle with alyssa on the couch and watch a little tv til michael gets home
10 to bed
Monday
Happy Anniversary to michael and me
9 matthew to bee school
11:30 party matthew serves me hot chocolate and cookies at beans home
12 pick up fruit flower arrangement
1:30 deliver it to michael at work...hang out while he works out
2 home, aj fell asleep
3 tyler at school
6 family home evening on temple marriage: watch our wedding video and look at our album
8 michael and me foot massages
9:20 michael to movie with friends (i'm ok with it...i urged him to go)
computer til late at night
11:45 michael home, we go to bed
7 everybody up...I'm feeling ill with a cold
7:30 tyler to school
8 Tyler gets award for SOAR (doing his personal best)
8:30 take matthew and alyssa to shaws
9 back to school to help in tyler's class, make christmas frame and santa ornament
10 pick up m & a
10:20 home again...rest
play and read books with kids
11:20 becca over, follow her to green belt
picks with Black extended family
12 home again, start to make cake truffles, but find i have no oil:(
run to HEB for a few items
1:30 make 2 cakes, Clair stop by with holiday treats, show her how to mush cake with frosting
2:30 get ready to go get tyler, uploading black picts, cake in fridge
stop at mailbox for a handful to christmas cards, yay!
read letters in car
3 pick up tyler
back home: watch inside edition about the new scandal...jamie lynn spears (brits sister) 16 and pregnant
edit black picts
5 candida deliver us goodies
6 dinner with fam
8 run errands, candida come
Tuesday
9 to school for yearbook class pictures....5th grade
10:30 head back home...edit picts, order fam picts at sams club
12 run errands...bed, bath, beyond...sams club, kohls
1:30 home, aj falls asleep
2 make gifts for my chosen few, mail to them at post office, aj stayed asleep in the car
pick up tyler at school
3 to Stacy's for play group...stay til almost 5:30 good chat
6 dinner, michael home
7:20 michael to mtg.
not feel well still....little computer
cuddle with alyssa on the couch and watch a little tv til michael gets home
10 to bed
Monday
Happy Anniversary to michael and me
9 matthew to bee school
11:30 party matthew serves me hot chocolate and cookies at beans home
12 pick up fruit flower arrangement
1:30 deliver it to michael at work...hang out while he works out
2 home, aj fell asleep
3 tyler at school
6 family home evening on temple marriage: watch our wedding video and look at our album
8 michael and me foot massages
9:20 michael to movie with friends (i'm ok with it...i urged him to go)
computer til late at night
11:45 michael home, we go to bed
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Another week goes by
Sunday
computer: work on Christmas presents...collages for family/msd
bath kids
Alyssa red velvet Christmas dress
me black velvet Christmas dress from freshman year of college?
12 lunch
12:40 head to church, get there early
1-4 church: conduct in Primary
home, make Andes mint cookies
5:30 dinner at the Blacks...taco's
kids play, chat and hang out
8:15 leave, drive kids around to see lights, hoping alyssa would fall asleep...she was SO excited to see so many lights, no sleeping
8:30 home, she fell asleep on my shoulder just walking around
read Christmas stories to boys, they want to hear a childhood story of mine again, I tell them of when I went to Jerusalem/Bethlehem and saw where Jesus was born.
Saturday
clean house
michael bike ride
12 lunch
errands on my own while michael takes the kids out to shop for me:)
3 hours! Gap Outlet (sign up for card and change my mind)
Target, Wal Mart, Kohls
home, michael and boys work on my headboard, aj asleep
computer: picts for me
5:30 take kids to shaws to be babysat
michael and i go on date as pre anniversary to Houstons (a patient gave him a git card)
ribs, appetizsers, and warm 5 nut brownie
heb for milk and movie
8:30 get kids, chat
9 watch Evan Almighty with alyssa who won't go to bed
11 bed for all
Friday
take tyler to school
cold and rainy outside, home most of the day
stacy comes to get her canvas
jackson comes over to play
michele chats for a bit, they leave
read a pile of books to matthew and aj
1 go to school to take 4th grade class picts
hang around to get tyler
3 home...michael at work party that we weren't invited to:(
Clair over for a bit with Violet
decorate the tree
michael and boys work on headboard in garage
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
8 take 1st grade yearbook picts at school
9 Target for a few things
10:30 out west of RR to deliver order to Tonya, stay for a while
1 head home, kids played nice, we had nice chat
alyssa fell asleep in the car
1:30 Audrey calls and she meets me at my house, work on her family Christmas card
2:45 go get tyler at school
3 meet stacy and clair at park...chilly outside
4:30 church for Activity Days: chocolate RR donuts ( yum yum ) and movie
6 to Stake Center to renew our Temple recommends
boys want to hear stories...tell boys about Mickey Mouse watch as a child and Strawberry Shortcake house
Wednesday
Bee School at our house, Christmas stories and books
12 Audrey brings Subway for lunch, we work on her Christmas card
3 get tyler
home...
5:30 michael home: Taco Salad for dinner
not much else to add (and I can't remember 5 days later)
computer: work on Christmas presents...collages for family/msd
bath kids
Alyssa red velvet Christmas dress
me black velvet Christmas dress from freshman year of college?
12 lunch
12:40 head to church, get there early
1-4 church: conduct in Primary
home, make Andes mint cookies
5:30 dinner at the Blacks...taco's
kids play, chat and hang out
8:15 leave, drive kids around to see lights, hoping alyssa would fall asleep...she was SO excited to see so many lights, no sleeping
8:30 home, she fell asleep on my shoulder just walking around
read Christmas stories to boys, they want to hear a childhood story of mine again, I tell them of when I went to Jerusalem/Bethlehem and saw where Jesus was born.
Saturday
clean house
michael bike ride
12 lunch
errands on my own while michael takes the kids out to shop for me:)
3 hours! Gap Outlet (sign up for card and change my mind)
Target, Wal Mart, Kohls
home, michael and boys work on my headboard, aj asleep
computer: picts for me
5:30 take kids to shaws to be babysat
michael and i go on date as pre anniversary to Houstons (a patient gave him a git card)
ribs, appetizsers, and warm 5 nut brownie
heb for milk and movie
8:30 get kids, chat
9 watch Evan Almighty with alyssa who won't go to bed
11 bed for all
Friday
take tyler to school
cold and rainy outside, home most of the day
stacy comes to get her canvas
jackson comes over to play
michele chats for a bit, they leave
read a pile of books to matthew and aj
1 go to school to take 4th grade class picts
hang around to get tyler
3 home...michael at work party that we weren't invited to:(
Clair over for a bit with Violet
decorate the tree
michael and boys work on headboard in garage
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
8 take 1st grade yearbook picts at school
9 Target for a few things
10:30 out west of RR to deliver order to Tonya, stay for a while
1 head home, kids played nice, we had nice chat
alyssa fell asleep in the car
1:30 Audrey calls and she meets me at my house, work on her family Christmas card
2:45 go get tyler at school
3 meet stacy and clair at park...chilly outside
4:30 church for Activity Days: chocolate RR donuts ( yum yum ) and movie
6 to Stake Center to renew our Temple recommends
boys want to hear stories...tell boys about Mickey Mouse watch as a child and Strawberry Shortcake house
Wednesday
Bee School at our house, Christmas stories and books
12 Audrey brings Subway for lunch, we work on her Christmas card
3 get tyler
home...
5:30 michael home: Taco Salad for dinner
not much else to add (and I can't remember 5 days later)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tuesday
7 kids up, tyler to school
7:30 to HEB to get last minute stuff
8:30 home, get ready, clean a bit
10:30 petite fours delivered, michele come to help
11:15 8 friends over for Christmas lunch of Zucchini Soup
so happy that everyone i invited was able to come:)
1 they start to leave
2:50 candida and michele stayed til the last minute, we all leave to get our kids
3 pick up tyler
6 dinner
6:25 leave for PTA Christmas party
7:10 leave that party
7:15 michael to meeting, lay with alyssa to go to sleep
stories to boys (Christmas as child...strawberry shortcake house, mickey watch) and play legos with them
8 kids in bed, computer for me until 1am...blogs, photog forum, update my blog
9:45 michael home after meeting and shop for his work secret santa
10:30 he went to bed
7:30 to HEB to get last minute stuff
8:30 home, get ready, clean a bit
10:30 petite fours delivered, michele come to help
11:15 8 friends over for Christmas lunch of Zucchini Soup
so happy that everyone i invited was able to come:)
1 they start to leave
2:50 candida and michele stayed til the last minute, we all leave to get our kids
3 pick up tyler
6 dinner
6:25 leave for PTA Christmas party
7:10 leave that party
7:15 michael to meeting, lay with alyssa to go to sleep
stories to boys (Christmas as child...strawberry shortcake house, mickey watch) and play legos with them
8 kids in bed, computer for me until 1am...blogs, photog forum, update my blog
9:45 michael home after meeting and shop for his work secret santa
10:30 he went to bed
Monday, December 10, 2007
Another week at glance
Monday
6 tyler comes into my room telling me about a bad dream...wakes me up....drive to meet friends to jog only to find out they called to cancel the night before but I didn't hear the message:(
read scriptures and write in journal at home
7 kids up
tyler to school
9matthew to pre school
mom, alyssa, and i go to Target, red Christmas dishes
11 mom drive back home, alyssa and i to walmert/ hobby lobby
12 pick up matthew at bee school
1 get tyler at school
1:30 all 3 kids well checks at doctor...matthew and alyssa get shots:(
2:30 donut shop for treats
3 dollar store, find penguin Christmas dishes (plastic)
5:30 Michael home, FHE gingerbread tree decorate
7 michael and i clean house...mop, vacuum, bathroom, kitchen, laundry
10 bed
Sunday
8 michael to meeting
9 up and dressed
9:30 with mom, drive to quints house
10 take quint family picts, talk
11:20 head home
11:40 get ready for church, sharing time, etc.
12:45 leave for church
1 Sac. Mtg. begins, share testimony
2:30 sharing time on Christmas symbols
3:30 sharing time again
4 head home
5 pancake jamboree for dinner
6 michael go home teaching
7 michael, boys, and I go to baptism, mom stays home and puts alyssa to bed
8:30 home, chat around, matthew ice bump on his head, go to bed
9 computer...quints, blacks, journal stuff
10:30 bed
Saturday
9 michael out on bike ride with scouts, clean boys room with them
9:30 take kids to take black fam pict
10 park, run into Prevost/Dieterich clan and Light family
11 matthew birthday party to ethans
store with alysssa and tyler
11:30 jacks dad picks up tyler for cameron's party
12 michael home from scout bike ride
12:30 to ethan's party to chat with jackies family
1 leave, head to get jack and tyler at cameron's party (Main Event)
2:30 home from chaufering
3 mom arrives from san antonio, our fam heads out to tree farm
4-5:30 cut down tree, run in hay maze, buy ornaments
5:30 sausage BBQ for dinner
6:30 home
7 m and i run to wal mart
8 couples Christmas Party, white elephant gift exchange
11 home
Friday
10 park with other moms...matthew waits on the corner for jackson
12 home, lunch, jackson and matthew play
6:30 meet molina's for Trail of Lights display...Bennetts come, too....free pizza, hot chocolate, kettle corn, donuts...i love free stuff!
10 home
Thursday
kids help me clean van with vacuum and car wash
Target
run to ritz to get candida a 16x20 of her family picture
6:15 Enrichment Progressive Dinner...first to Candida's then to Michele's nice discussion on Christmas past with friends
dessert, chat
10 home
Wednesday
9-12 Stacy teaches matthew bee school
???
6:30 with sister missionaries to teach discussiont to St. Clair family who plan to be baptized on Saturday, nice talk on 10 commandments
8pm Chrissa candle party...lounge and chat
Tuesday
12 Olsen Meadows park for meeting for home room moms, plan holiday party
3 pepper rock park with stacy and kids
10 with Candida to watch Quints...chat with adults b/c babies were sleeping
up late talking with candida
6 tyler comes into my room telling me about a bad dream...wakes me up....drive to meet friends to jog only to find out they called to cancel the night before but I didn't hear the message:(
read scriptures and write in journal at home
7 kids up
tyler to school
9matthew to pre school
mom, alyssa, and i go to Target, red Christmas dishes
11 mom drive back home, alyssa and i to walmert/ hobby lobby
12 pick up matthew at bee school
1 get tyler at school
1:30 all 3 kids well checks at doctor...matthew and alyssa get shots:(
2:30 donut shop for treats
3 dollar store, find penguin Christmas dishes (plastic)
5:30 Michael home, FHE gingerbread tree decorate
7 michael and i clean house...mop, vacuum, bathroom, kitchen, laundry
10 bed
Sunday
8 michael to meeting
9 up and dressed
9:30 with mom, drive to quints house
10 take quint family picts, talk
11:20 head home
11:40 get ready for church, sharing time, etc.
12:45 leave for church
1 Sac. Mtg. begins, share testimony
2:30 sharing time on Christmas symbols
3:30 sharing time again
4 head home
5 pancake jamboree for dinner
6 michael go home teaching
7 michael, boys, and I go to baptism, mom stays home and puts alyssa to bed
8:30 home, chat around, matthew ice bump on his head, go to bed
9 computer...quints, blacks, journal stuff
10:30 bed
Saturday
9 michael out on bike ride with scouts, clean boys room with them
9:30 take kids to take black fam pict
10 park, run into Prevost/Dieterich clan and Light family
11 matthew birthday party to ethans
store with alysssa and tyler
11:30 jacks dad picks up tyler for cameron's party
12 michael home from scout bike ride
12:30 to ethan's party to chat with jackies family
1 leave, head to get jack and tyler at cameron's party (Main Event)
2:30 home from chaufering
3 mom arrives from san antonio, our fam heads out to tree farm
4-5:30 cut down tree, run in hay maze, buy ornaments
5:30 sausage BBQ for dinner
6:30 home
7 m and i run to wal mart
8 couples Christmas Party, white elephant gift exchange
11 home
Friday
10 park with other moms...matthew waits on the corner for jackson
12 home, lunch, jackson and matthew play
6:30 meet molina's for Trail of Lights display...Bennetts come, too....free pizza, hot chocolate, kettle corn, donuts...i love free stuff!
10 home
Thursday
kids help me clean van with vacuum and car wash
Target
run to ritz to get candida a 16x20 of her family picture
6:15 Enrichment Progressive Dinner...first to Candida's then to Michele's nice discussion on Christmas past with friends
dessert, chat
10 home
Wednesday
9-12 Stacy teaches matthew bee school
???
6:30 with sister missionaries to teach discussiont to St. Clair family who plan to be baptized on Saturday, nice talk on 10 commandments
8pm Chrissa candle party...lounge and chat
Tuesday
12 Olsen Meadows park for meeting for home room moms, plan holiday party
3 pepper rock park with stacy and kids
10 with Candida to watch Quints...chat with adults b/c babies were sleeping
up late talking with candida
Monday, December 3, 2007
Monday
Monday
6:45 up early, michael helps me burn christmas primary songs on a cd
7:30 tyler to school
8 computer: emails from client about order, plan fhe tonight
8:30 alice calls me from switzerland
9 matthew to lauren's for bee school
9:20 drop alyssa off at michele's, hang up with alice
9:40 head to my picture spot to do free session for family whose dad just came home from iraq after 15 months...quints relatives
10:20 done and home, clean up
10:40 michele drops alyssa off to me
10:50 head out to hobby lobby, bank, world market with alyssa
stores
12 pick up matthew at bee school, chat with moms
12:15 to HEB for groceries
1:15 home, computer, cartoons....have so much to finish up!
Sunday
8 michael wakes me and tells me he's going to dress alyssa for church if i don't get out of bed...I jump up!
8:45 Stake Conference seating
9-11 S.C.
11:30 home, lounge, lunch, decorate more, clean
3 tithing settlement at church
4 heather over with kids, picts in backyard
5 lasagna for dinner--everyone gobbles it up, even alyssa
6 play family card game
7 kids to bed
8 finish P.R. album, print out christmas letter, stuff envelopes
computer stuff
10 bed
Saturday
8 michael makes pancake jamboree
9 micael takes boys to church to set up chairs for stake conference
9:45 I take kids to church for baptism, michael on bike ride with scouts
11:30 back home
12 michael home, get our christmas stuff from attic
1 decorate home for christmas...the kids started helping, then found christmas coloring books and stopped helping:)
3 michael to meeting at church, Priesthood Leadership
????can't remember everything
5 Lauren over to babysit for us
5:20 michael and I go to dinner
7 Adult Stake Conf. meeting
9:30 home, relieve Lauren who is playing a card game with the boys
6:45 up early, michael helps me burn christmas primary songs on a cd
7:30 tyler to school
8 computer: emails from client about order, plan fhe tonight
8:30 alice calls me from switzerland
9 matthew to lauren's for bee school
9:20 drop alyssa off at michele's, hang up with alice
9:40 head to my picture spot to do free session for family whose dad just came home from iraq after 15 months...quints relatives
10:20 done and home, clean up
10:40 michele drops alyssa off to me
10:50 head out to hobby lobby, bank, world market with alyssa
stores
12 pick up matthew at bee school, chat with moms
12:15 to HEB for groceries
1:15 home, computer, cartoons....have so much to finish up!
Sunday
8 michael wakes me and tells me he's going to dress alyssa for church if i don't get out of bed...I jump up!
8:45 Stake Conference seating
9-11 S.C.
11:30 home, lounge, lunch, decorate more, clean
3 tithing settlement at church
4 heather over with kids, picts in backyard
5 lasagna for dinner--everyone gobbles it up, even alyssa
6 play family card game
7 kids to bed
8 finish P.R. album, print out christmas letter, stuff envelopes
computer stuff
10 bed
Saturday
8 michael makes pancake jamboree
9 micael takes boys to church to set up chairs for stake conference
9:45 I take kids to church for baptism, michael on bike ride with scouts
11:30 back home
12 michael home, get our christmas stuff from attic
1 decorate home for christmas...the kids started helping, then found christmas coloring books and stopped helping:)
3 michael to meeting at church, Priesthood Leadership
????can't remember everything
5 Lauren over to babysit for us
5:20 michael and I go to dinner
7 Adult Stake Conf. meeting
9:30 home, relieve Lauren who is playing a card game with the boys
Friday, November 30, 2007
Another week at a glance
Friday
7:30 tyler to school
8 quick computer time, kids tv time
9:30 head to outlet mall...Gap to return, buy new jammies
10:45 arrive at elementary school
11 lunch with tyler, help Neisha get kids thumbprints for teacher christmas present
11:30 surprise teacher for her birthday, party/cake on playground
12:30 home, michele and jackson over, watch jordan and madeline
1 computer stuff while michele chats
2:30 michael home, he gets tyler, michele leaves
3 attic to get christmas stuff
4 leave to go take pictures on greenbelt:) yay, it was good
5 home, run to HEB for dinner stuff
6 quesadilla's for dinner
6:30 run with Alyssa back to Gap outlet to exchange pants size...hopefully i'm ALL DONE with jammies now
7:15 outlet parking lot, sing with alyssa under the street light "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam" our arms open wide, singing loud:) cute girl.
7:30 back home, aj fell asleep, boys already in bed
8 watch Oceans 13 with michael
10:30 work on afternoon session on computer
1:30 am head to bed after typing this
Thursday
10 to emily's to watch her kids
work on stuffing Christmas cards
read magazine
play outside with kids
lunch: she brought the kids happy meals
emily helps me with my labels
2 home for an hour: computer get ready baptism towel and camera for session
3 get tyler late again, have to sign him out at the office
3:20 baptism towel to 8 yr. old heidi
3:40 leave with a new baby for alyssa from the w. family
3:50 arrive at candida's for her to watch my kids while i take her neighbors kids pictures
4 session time...drive to greenbelt....take picts
5 pick up kids at candida's: watch tyler ride a 2 wheeler amazingly!
5:20 ride bikes more, take picts of tyler on 2 wheeler, michael home
6 cereal for kids for dinner, michael makes he and i warm bagel sandwiches
6:30 family lego time in boys room
7 ready for bed
8 primary pres mtg at emilys...she's making her banana bread per my request:) hash out next years classes and teachers
10:20 home....email rachelle quint picts again
Wednesday
9 computer: email from girl in killeen asking if i can photograph the homecoming of her husband from iraq after 15 months...i want to go but scheduling conflicts...find another photog
10 return 10 pairs of adult size jammies to Old Navy...a bit embarressed
10:30 first to arrive at the bowling alley for bee school field trip
Bowl with friends...matthew dropped a bowling ball on jackson's foot when he was trying to be helpful and hand it to him....matthew got a strike (with gutter rails set in).
12 with michele and jackson and kids to round rock donuts
jessica b. calls on my cell
1:30 back home, michele goes to fix a flat tire, we take jackson home
3 get tyler, kids play at home
4 clair comes over with violet...jackson and matthew play while tyler, violet, clair, alyssa, and i play legos in boys room
4:45 michele finally gets out of the tired place, gets jackson, michele, clair, and i talk outside while kids run up and down the sidewalk
5:20 michael home, mac and cheese for dinner, he got us mcdonalds but forget to tell them to take off those nasty little onions, so i choke my burger down:(
6 i escape to our room for a little break
7 family scriptures, watch Shrek Christmas on TV
7:25 michael leaves for his meeting, kids to bed
8 quiet time, computer time
9 michael home, runs to grocery store for me...relief & happy:)
9:45 he's back, i'm still tapping away...christmas letter, labels, cards for clients, p.r. book, christmas gifts, etc.
10 bedtime
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8-9 take some picts for the yearbook of classes
9 home, mom leaves
10:15 matthew and alyssa invited to play at jordan and madelines house
10:30-12:30 free time! Run to Gap Outlet and Old Navy to find jammies for 10 adults for Christmas...
12:30-1:30 chat with jennifer while kids play
1:30 home for a good solid hour
2:45 go get tyler at school....5 minute late:(
3 meet stacy, nathan, julia, emily, becca, and kids at park
4:45 head home
5:30 michael home
5:45 dinner
6 clean up, play games
7 ready for bed
Monday
9 matthew to bee school
post office
home to work on christmas cards...alyssa cartoons:(
12 go get matthew at school
12:30 michele and jackson over
1 my mom rolls into town
2:30 i go get tyler alone
5:30 meet michael at mesa rosa for dinner (all of us)
7 home, kids to bed
7:30 tyler to school
8 quick computer time, kids tv time
9:30 head to outlet mall...Gap to return, buy new jammies
10:45 arrive at elementary school
11 lunch with tyler, help Neisha get kids thumbprints for teacher christmas present
11:30 surprise teacher for her birthday, party/cake on playground
12:30 home, michele and jackson over, watch jordan and madeline
1 computer stuff while michele chats
2:30 michael home, he gets tyler, michele leaves
3 attic to get christmas stuff
4 leave to go take pictures on greenbelt:) yay, it was good
5 home, run to HEB for dinner stuff
6 quesadilla's for dinner
6:30 run with Alyssa back to Gap outlet to exchange pants size...hopefully i'm ALL DONE with jammies now
7:15 outlet parking lot, sing with alyssa under the street light "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam" our arms open wide, singing loud:) cute girl.
7:30 back home, aj fell asleep, boys already in bed
8 watch Oceans 13 with michael
10:30 work on afternoon session on computer
1:30 am head to bed after typing this
Thursday
10 to emily's to watch her kids
work on stuffing Christmas cards
read magazine
play outside with kids
lunch: she brought the kids happy meals
emily helps me with my labels
2 home for an hour: computer get ready baptism towel and camera for session
3 get tyler late again, have to sign him out at the office
3:20 baptism towel to 8 yr. old heidi
3:40 leave with a new baby for alyssa from the w. family
3:50 arrive at candida's for her to watch my kids while i take her neighbors kids pictures
4 session time...drive to greenbelt....take picts
5 pick up kids at candida's: watch tyler ride a 2 wheeler amazingly!
5:20 ride bikes more, take picts of tyler on 2 wheeler, michael home
6 cereal for kids for dinner, michael makes he and i warm bagel sandwiches
6:30 family lego time in boys room
7 ready for bed
8 primary pres mtg at emilys...she's making her banana bread per my request:) hash out next years classes and teachers
10:20 home....email rachelle quint picts again
Wednesday
9 computer: email from girl in killeen asking if i can photograph the homecoming of her husband from iraq after 15 months...i want to go but scheduling conflicts...find another photog
10 return 10 pairs of adult size jammies to Old Navy...a bit embarressed
10:30 first to arrive at the bowling alley for bee school field trip
Bowl with friends...matthew dropped a bowling ball on jackson's foot when he was trying to be helpful and hand it to him....matthew got a strike (with gutter rails set in).
12 with michele and jackson and kids to round rock donuts
jessica b. calls on my cell
1:30 back home, michele goes to fix a flat tire, we take jackson home
3 get tyler, kids play at home
4 clair comes over with violet...jackson and matthew play while tyler, violet, clair, alyssa, and i play legos in boys room
4:45 michele finally gets out of the tired place, gets jackson, michele, clair, and i talk outside while kids run up and down the sidewalk
5:20 michael home, mac and cheese for dinner, he got us mcdonalds but forget to tell them to take off those nasty little onions, so i choke my burger down:(
6 i escape to our room for a little break
7 family scriptures, watch Shrek Christmas on TV
7:25 michael leaves for his meeting, kids to bed
8 quiet time, computer time
9 michael home, runs to grocery store for me...relief & happy:)
9:45 he's back, i'm still tapping away...christmas letter, labels, cards for clients, p.r. book, christmas gifts, etc.
10 bedtime
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8-9 take some picts for the yearbook of classes
9 home, mom leaves
10:15 matthew and alyssa invited to play at jordan and madelines house
10:30-12:30 free time! Run to Gap Outlet and Old Navy to find jammies for 10 adults for Christmas...
12:30-1:30 chat with jennifer while kids play
1:30 home for a good solid hour
2:45 go get tyler at school....5 minute late:(
3 meet stacy, nathan, julia, emily, becca, and kids at park
4:45 head home
5:30 michael home
5:45 dinner
6 clean up, play games
7 ready for bed
Monday
9 matthew to bee school
post office
home to work on christmas cards...alyssa cartoons:(
12 go get matthew at school
12:30 michele and jackson over
1 my mom rolls into town
2:30 i go get tyler alone
5:30 meet michael at mesa rosa for dinner (all of us)
7 home, kids to bed
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Sunday
8 wake up as Michael leaves to meetings at church
8:10 to the boys room, watch them play legos and read books to Alyssa
8:30 emily calls...she thought she woke me up (almost, still groggy)
8:45 michael home early...wow!
9 computer on, work on Puerto Rico album for 2 hours
11 shower, get ready for church
12 phone calls to jenny I. and michele k.
12:45 head to church
1 church begins...Sacrament
2 to the primary room
I got it easy today....the runner
4 church over....chat....head home
4:30 make spaghetti casserole for dinner (kids don't like sauce in spaghetti, so i combine it)
5:30 all of us starving, we eat
6 i have a mini headache, michael cleans up
7 kids ready for bed....michaels parents call
7:30 alyssa falls asleep on the couch after fighting us on going to bed (she didn't have a nap today)
8 computer time for me....work on Kelsey Joy...I woke up this morning with it in my head
10 to bed
11 can't sleep, work on family letter mailing label
8:10 to the boys room, watch them play legos and read books to Alyssa
8:30 emily calls...she thought she woke me up (almost, still groggy)
8:45 michael home early...wow!
9 computer on, work on Puerto Rico album for 2 hours
11 shower, get ready for church
12 phone calls to jenny I. and michele k.
12:45 head to church
1 church begins...Sacrament
2 to the primary room
I got it easy today....the runner
4 church over....chat....head home
4:30 make spaghetti casserole for dinner (kids don't like sauce in spaghetti, so i combine it)
5:30 all of us starving, we eat
6 i have a mini headache, michael cleans up
7 kids ready for bed....michaels parents call
7:30 alyssa falls asleep on the couch after fighting us on going to bed (she didn't have a nap today)
8 computer time for me....work on Kelsey Joy...I woke up this morning with it in my head
10 to bed
11 can't sleep, work on family letter mailing label
Saturday, November 24, 2007
The week
Saturday
hang around in Ft. Worth
raining and cold outside....sing silly songs and do skits with the cousins
after lunch, drive back home in the rain....1 hour of slow traffic....
stop at wendy's for dinner
6 HOME
heb for a few items
8 watch spiderman 3
Friday (Black Friday)
talk to candida back home about turkey day and shopping
head out shopping on my own for 2 hours....Target, WalMart, Kohls
nothing in particular....just roaming....Kohls had 100+ people in line, so I ditched that effort
came home to kids who played star wars video games all morning
after lunch head to church to play indoor sports b/c it is so cold outside
k and i read magazines in our "thrones"
afternoon make cake balls and pizza
Thursday (Thanksgiving)
men go play soccer "turkey bowl" in the morning...women prepare turkey dinner
eat
chat
eat
yummy rolls and homemade cranberry sauce...yummy pecan pie
Wednesday
no school for tyler
8:30 take bennett family pict
9 steed family pict
10 back to bennetts to chill for a while
12 candida, michele, and all kids back to my house at noon for pizza
edit their picts while they clean my kitchen:) i have such great friends.
4 everyone leaves....we pack for our trip
5 michael home...load the van...
6 depart for ft. worth
10:30 arrive after a detour route to avoid traffic that still took a while
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8 to the quintuplets to take more picts...michele my helper...matthew and alyssa, too
10 done. head back home
10:30 with kids to dollar store
11 meet stacy and kids at gattiland for lunch
12 play at our house for a bit
12:45 to tyler's school for turkey trot
1:20 turkey trot 1st grade: tyler comes in 3rd place for his grade!
2 check him out early...call grandparents about fun news
3 to michele's...hang, make treat, watch oprah's favorite things
5 head to little caesars for 2.99 medium pizza's
6 yummy dinner
7 kids to bed, michael to meeting
8 up late working on christmas cards for clients
Monday
7:30 tyler to school
8 reflections reception...help Stacey
10 matthew to xander's for bee school turkey party
aj and i to grocery and haircut
12 get matthew
2 jackson over while his mom goes to dr.
tyler goes to jack's after school
5 jackson leaves, tyler back home
6:30 family home evening at the Baird's
alyssa a little sick
Sunday
work on P.R. album in moring
1 to church...not feeling so well (*)
hang around in Ft. Worth
raining and cold outside....sing silly songs and do skits with the cousins
after lunch, drive back home in the rain....1 hour of slow traffic....
stop at wendy's for dinner
6 HOME
heb for a few items
8 watch spiderman 3
Friday (Black Friday)
talk to candida back home about turkey day and shopping
head out shopping on my own for 2 hours....Target, WalMart, Kohls
nothing in particular....just roaming....Kohls had 100+ people in line, so I ditched that effort
came home to kids who played star wars video games all morning
after lunch head to church to play indoor sports b/c it is so cold outside
k and i read magazines in our "thrones"
afternoon make cake balls and pizza
Thursday (Thanksgiving)
men go play soccer "turkey bowl" in the morning...women prepare turkey dinner
eat
chat
eat
yummy rolls and homemade cranberry sauce...yummy pecan pie
Wednesday
no school for tyler
8:30 take bennett family pict
9 steed family pict
10 back to bennetts to chill for a while
12 candida, michele, and all kids back to my house at noon for pizza
edit their picts while they clean my kitchen:) i have such great friends.
4 everyone leaves....we pack for our trip
5 michael home...load the van...
6 depart for ft. worth
10:30 arrive after a detour route to avoid traffic that still took a while
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8 to the quintuplets to take more picts...michele my helper...matthew and alyssa, too
10 done. head back home
10:30 with kids to dollar store
11 meet stacy and kids at gattiland for lunch
12 play at our house for a bit
12:45 to tyler's school for turkey trot
1:20 turkey trot 1st grade: tyler comes in 3rd place for his grade!
2 check him out early...call grandparents about fun news
3 to michele's...hang, make treat, watch oprah's favorite things
5 head to little caesars for 2.99 medium pizza's
6 yummy dinner
7 kids to bed, michael to meeting
8 up late working on christmas cards for clients
Monday
7:30 tyler to school
8 reflections reception...help Stacey
10 matthew to xander's for bee school turkey party
aj and i to grocery and haircut
12 get matthew
2 jackson over while his mom goes to dr.
tyler goes to jack's after school
5 jackson leaves, tyler back home
6:30 family home evening at the Baird's
alyssa a little sick
Sunday
work on P.R. album in moring
1 to church...not feeling so well (*)
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Saturday
7:37 alarm wakes me up
8 meet Stacy L. family to take family picts in greenbelt
8:45 home, michael leaves to teach biking merit badge to scouts
9 clean home with kids, laundry in our bedroom
10:45 michael home
11:15 alyssa and i leave to go get my haircut and run errands: walmart, Michaels craft store
michael takes boys to get car fixed and Hastings to read books
2 pick up the boys and head home
3 Kristin M. Family picts (she took ours last week)
4 home, chill with family
5 reheats for dinner
7 kids in bed
8:30 watch movie we rented last night
8 meet Stacy L. family to take family picts in greenbelt
8:45 home, michael leaves to teach biking merit badge to scouts
9 clean home with kids, laundry in our bedroom
10:45 michael home
11:15 alyssa and i leave to go get my haircut and run errands: walmart, Michaels craft store
michael takes boys to get car fixed and Hastings to read books
2 pick up the boys and head home
3 Kristin M. Family picts (she took ours last week)
4 home, chill with family
5 reheats for dinner
7 kids in bed
8:30 watch movie we rented last night
Friday, November 16, 2007
Friday
7:30 Tyler to school
computer time, tv time
9 tv off....matthew, alyssa, and I clean kitchen and family room
10:30 jackson and michele come over, show michele our family picts
11:30 chrissta calls, I watch Xander and matthew b. for her while she goes to see her sister's baby at the hospital
12 heat up food for michele from new recipes from kraft foods magazine: twice baked potatoes, buffalo chicken dip, creamy corn bread, oreo balls
12:20 chrissta back
1 head to michele's to play for a bit (per matthew's begging)
2:30 go get tyler at school
3 home, michael home
4 michael takes kids to the park, i get alone time at home, watch Hoarders on Oprah while on computer
5 everyone home, get ready to go out
5:30 drop kids off with heidi and darin
5:45 off to our date: Macaronni Grill for dinner
7 head out to Old Navy to try on pants for me, hobby lobby for a frame, sams for a pict, circuit city to look at camcorders, lowes for zip ties
8:30 HEB for cookie dough and movie: Premonition
9 pick up kids, hang for a while
9:45 home, kids to bed...quite tired, no movie, watch the Office on computer instead
11 bed
computer time, tv time
9 tv off....matthew, alyssa, and I clean kitchen and family room
10:30 jackson and michele come over, show michele our family picts
11:30 chrissta calls, I watch Xander and matthew b. for her while she goes to see her sister's baby at the hospital
12 heat up food for michele from new recipes from kraft foods magazine: twice baked potatoes, buffalo chicken dip, creamy corn bread, oreo balls
12:20 chrissta back
1 head to michele's to play for a bit (per matthew's begging)
2:30 go get tyler at school
3 home, michael home
4 michael takes kids to the park, i get alone time at home, watch Hoarders on Oprah while on computer
5 everyone home, get ready to go out
5:30 drop kids off with heidi and darin
5:45 off to our date: Macaronni Grill for dinner
7 head out to Old Navy to try on pants for me, hobby lobby for a frame, sams for a pict, circuit city to look at camcorders, lowes for zip ties
8:30 HEB for cookie dough and movie: Premonition
9 pick up kids, hang for a while
9:45 home, kids to bed...quite tired, no movie, watch the Office on computer instead
11 bed
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Week at a Glance
Monday
run with matthew and alyssa to jackies for bee school, matthew runs and rides just once
9:30 shower
10 organize alyssa's room, rearrange furnture, bookshelf to boys room
12 pick up matthew
3 go to stacy's for playgroup
4:30 home, dinner
6 family home evening on Priesthood Power/compare to electricity
Tuesday
8 to gym with matthew and alyssa
9 home, shower
11:30 head to outlet mall to return and end up buying something else
12:45 to liz's house to play with enoch and eva...kids play, moms chat
2:30 leave to go get tyler at school
3 home, alyssa asleep, boys play on driveway
5 waffles for dinner
Wednesday
7:30 tyler to school
9 matthew to preschool
9:20 alyssa and I run to the bank to deposit checks, return to kohl's, return to target
10 meet friends at park: Felicia & Kendra, Becca, Ashlee, & Benjamin, Bairds
12 go get matthew at pre school
12:30 home....lunch, relax
2 to felicia's to drop off prints/album
2:25 get pulled over for the 2nd time in 2 weeks! My first warning: 39 in a 30...could not find my insurance! Alyssa must have dumped it out of my wallet.
2:45 line to get tyler at school....cry about cop situation, matthew ask why i'm crying and he says he wished there were no police men....I explain to him that I broke the law by going fast, so I deserve to be punished....end up in a long discussion about how our spirits choose the right, but our bodies want to make wrong choices and our spirit has to teach our bodies to make good choices because in heaven we will all make good choices and won't need police men...good moment for us:)
3 get tyler
3:15 meet stacy, julia, and nathan at the park...kids ride bikes....chat chat chat
4:30 head home
make new twice baked potatoes with velveeta and sour cream
5:30 michael home, kids eat leftover waffles, michael and i eat potatoes
6 kids in bath
7:15 michael goes to meetings at church, boys to bed
computer, play with alyssa
9 aj to bed
10 quick HEB run for milk and a few others
Thursday
8am meet michele, drive out to take picts of the quints
quints in their blessing dresses, fun times! matthew loves the 5 babies, alyssa loves the pretend babies
10am leave....
11am meet tyler at his school for Thanksgiving lunch....he is so cute, and happy we are there
play at recess, take picts of him going on several monkey bars, he is so good at them!
12 head home with matthew and alyssa...upload quint picts
1 back to school to help clean up and find they don't need me...plan to check tyler out early
1:15 see tylers' class in the hall going to music class...feel bad taking him fromthat
1:30 invited to stay and watch music class...matthew and alyssa sit on my lap and watch in awe for 40 minutes! it was so fun to see tyler interacting with his class and the songs they sing, etc.
2:10 tyler leaves school with us
2:20 deliver photography album to client
3 home, boys play outside, alyssa asleep
4 clair and violet over, play outside on the driveway
5 make new cornbread with cream cheese in it....
5:45 michael home, eat chili and cornbread for dinner...kids not a fan of the chili
6:30 kids jammies, michael to meeting
7 alyssa on the couch, computer and ugly betty...braid alyssa's hair and she looks in the mirror and love it!
8:15 michael home
run with matthew and alyssa to jackies for bee school, matthew runs and rides just once
9:30 shower
10 organize alyssa's room, rearrange furnture, bookshelf to boys room
12 pick up matthew
3 go to stacy's for playgroup
4:30 home, dinner
6 family home evening on Priesthood Power/compare to electricity
Tuesday
8 to gym with matthew and alyssa
9 home, shower
11:30 head to outlet mall to return and end up buying something else
12:45 to liz's house to play with enoch and eva...kids play, moms chat
2:30 leave to go get tyler at school
3 home, alyssa asleep, boys play on driveway
5 waffles for dinner
Wednesday
7:30 tyler to school
9 matthew to preschool
9:20 alyssa and I run to the bank to deposit checks, return to kohl's, return to target
10 meet friends at park: Felicia & Kendra, Becca, Ashlee, & Benjamin, Bairds
12 go get matthew at pre school
12:30 home....lunch, relax
2 to felicia's to drop off prints/album
2:25 get pulled over for the 2nd time in 2 weeks! My first warning: 39 in a 30...could not find my insurance! Alyssa must have dumped it out of my wallet.
2:45 line to get tyler at school....cry about cop situation, matthew ask why i'm crying and he says he wished there were no police men....I explain to him that I broke the law by going fast, so I deserve to be punished....end up in a long discussion about how our spirits choose the right, but our bodies want to make wrong choices and our spirit has to teach our bodies to make good choices because in heaven we will all make good choices and won't need police men...good moment for us:)
3 get tyler
3:15 meet stacy, julia, and nathan at the park...kids ride bikes....chat chat chat
4:30 head home
make new twice baked potatoes with velveeta and sour cream
5:30 michael home, kids eat leftover waffles, michael and i eat potatoes
6 kids in bath
7:15 michael goes to meetings at church, boys to bed
computer, play with alyssa
9 aj to bed
10 quick HEB run for milk and a few others
Thursday
8am meet michele, drive out to take picts of the quints
quints in their blessing dresses, fun times! matthew loves the 5 babies, alyssa loves the pretend babies
10am leave....
11am meet tyler at his school for Thanksgiving lunch....he is so cute, and happy we are there
play at recess, take picts of him going on several monkey bars, he is so good at them!
12 head home with matthew and alyssa...upload quint picts
1 back to school to help clean up and find they don't need me...plan to check tyler out early
1:15 see tylers' class in the hall going to music class...feel bad taking him fromthat
1:30 invited to stay and watch music class...matthew and alyssa sit on my lap and watch in awe for 40 minutes! it was so fun to see tyler interacting with his class and the songs they sing, etc.
2:10 tyler leaves school with us
2:20 deliver photography album to client
3 home, boys play outside, alyssa asleep
4 clair and violet over, play outside on the driveway
5 make new cornbread with cream cheese in it....
5:45 michael home, eat chili and cornbread for dinner...kids not a fan of the chili
6:30 kids jammies, michael to meeting
7 alyssa on the couch, computer and ugly betty...braid alyssa's hair and she looks in the mirror and love it!
8:15 michael home
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Sunday
7:30 up...breakfast all at the table, michael to meetings
relax with kids
edit yesterdays family pictures....pick favorites
work on Puerto Rico picts
in the kitchen with the kids, making cranberry brownies
10 michael home
10:30 eat yummy brownies
11:30 lunch, get ready for primary program, lots of calls
12:30 head to church to get there early to set up chairs, etc.
1 primary program: a success!
1:20 to primary room, movie and popcorn for kids
repeat
4 head home...michael whips up an egg concoction
5 dinner
fall asleep in rocking chair
6 family games: guillotine & dominoes
7 kids to bed
8 computer....look up christmas gifts, work on picts, post to craigs list our single box spring
relax with kids
edit yesterdays family pictures....pick favorites
work on Puerto Rico picts
in the kitchen with the kids, making cranberry brownies
10 michael home
10:30 eat yummy brownies
11:30 lunch, get ready for primary program, lots of calls
12:30 head to church to get there early to set up chairs, etc.
1 primary program: a success!
1:20 to primary room, movie and popcorn for kids
repeat
4 head home...michael whips up an egg concoction
5 dinner
fall asleep in rocking chair
6 family games: guillotine & dominoes
7 kids to bed
8 computer....look up christmas gifts, work on picts, post to craigs list our single box spring
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Saturday
7 up, get ready
7:45 kristin m. ready to take picts
8 our family on the train tracks, taking family picts
candida came to help us smile
9 done!!! get donuts
10 put up bunkbeads
clean and organize all day, phone calls for primary program
edit our family picts
4 to HEB while michael takes kids to the park
5 home, feed the peeps, make new chicken buffalo dip from kraft foods mag
7kids to bed
8 watch Prairie Home Companion with Michael
7:45 kristin m. ready to take picts
8 our family on the train tracks, taking family picts
candida came to help us smile
9 done!!! get donuts
10 put up bunkbeads
clean and organize all day, phone calls for primary program
edit our family picts
4 to HEB while michael takes kids to the park
5 home, feed the peeps, make new chicken buffalo dip from kraft foods mag
7kids to bed
8 watch Prairie Home Companion with Michael
Friday, November 9, 2007
Friday
7:30 tyler to school
8 home to try to do treadmill but it is making loud sounds, so i did KJ aerobics while watching Ugly Betty, shower
9 with matthew and alyssa run out to Kohl's and Old Navy to return....O.N. has something 40% off that i bought 2 days before, they do a price adjustment for me even though i don't have the item, just the receipt!! yay!
10:30 home just in time, wait on driveway
10:45 michele drives up to drop jackson off so she can go have an ultrasound
11 computer for me, kids build fort
12:15 michele back, having a GIRL!!!!!!!
12:30 matthew, alyssa, and I go to Outlet Mall...getting our family picture outfits altogether
2:30 race back to get tyler at school...drop off skirts to michele and seek her advice on our outfits
3 home, michael there..get ready to go bowling
3:15 jessica called...emily calls
3:45 bowling with fam...oh so fun (i wasn't excited, but it turned out to be fun)
5 done, little caesars
6 haircuts, bath, bed
8 michael and i watch Transformers
8 home to try to do treadmill but it is making loud sounds, so i did KJ aerobics while watching Ugly Betty, shower
9 with matthew and alyssa run out to Kohl's and Old Navy to return....O.N. has something 40% off that i bought 2 days before, they do a price adjustment for me even though i don't have the item, just the receipt!! yay!
10:30 home just in time, wait on driveway
10:45 michele drives up to drop jackson off so she can go have an ultrasound
11 computer for me, kids build fort
12:15 michele back, having a GIRL!!!!!!!
12:30 matthew, alyssa, and I go to Outlet Mall...getting our family picture outfits altogether
2:30 race back to get tyler at school...drop off skirts to michele and seek her advice on our outfits
3 home, michael there..get ready to go bowling
3:15 jessica called...emily calls
3:45 bowling with fam...oh so fun (i wasn't excited, but it turned out to be fun)
5 done, little caesars
6 haircuts, bath, bed
8 michael and i watch Transformers
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Thursday
watch movie with candida, take 2 30 min. cat naps....
6 head home, stop at mcdonalds b/c i was craving a bacon egg cheese bisqsuit
7 home, tyler sick, so staying home, i take a nap while kids watch cartoons
9 up and at 'em, i feel strangely rested
10:30 to holiday craft shows with michele and jackson and my brood (tyler felt better, so I figured it was ok to stick with plans)
go to a park, browse around, drive around town
12:30 wendys for kids, tropical smoothie cafe for us
1 home, kids play, we talk
2:45 michele leaves to get her kids, i take a little nap
3 nap/cartoons
5 go outside to wait for michael to come home
5:30 taco salad reheats for dinner
7 run out to Bealls with alyssa
7:55 drop alyssa off
8 emilys for primary presidency meeting
go over all details for program on Sunday
10 run to HEB
10:20 home
6 head home, stop at mcdonalds b/c i was craving a bacon egg cheese bisqsuit
7 home, tyler sick, so staying home, i take a nap while kids watch cartoons
9 up and at 'em, i feel strangely rested
10:30 to holiday craft shows with michele and jackson and my brood (tyler felt better, so I figured it was ok to stick with plans)
go to a park, browse around, drive around town
12:30 wendys for kids, tropical smoothie cafe for us
1 home, kids play, we talk
2:45 michele leaves to get her kids, i take a little nap
3 nap/cartoons
5 go outside to wait for michael to come home
5:30 taco salad reheats for dinner
7 run out to Bealls with alyssa
7:55 drop alyssa off
8 emilys for primary presidency meeting
go over all details for program on Sunday
10 run to HEB
10:20 home
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Wednesday
7:30 tyler to school
8 cartoons, computer, find out preschool is cancelled for matthew
9:30 leave to run lots of errands: kohls, old navy, aaron brothers, office depot...stuff for family picts..run into michele and jackson at old navy...boys wander around having some conversation, michele helps me organize our family pict outfits
12 back home for lunch..vegge...violet over for a few minutes
1 to HEB for groceries
2 home, put groceries away, alyssa swing her babies in our garage swing
3 get tyler, head to park
3:10 meet stacy and nathan at park..and baby julia (alyssa made up a song with the only words being, "baby julia")
4 head home
5 get dinner ready (taco salad)
5:45 dinner...family time
7 jennifers baby shower, take pumpkin dip
7:20 leave to get home so michael can go to mtg.
8-9 computer time all alone for me
9:30 candida picks me up to babysit the quintuplets overnight again
10 chat with wilkinsons
11-1am sleep
8 cartoons, computer, find out preschool is cancelled for matthew
9:30 leave to run lots of errands: kohls, old navy, aaron brothers, office depot...stuff for family picts..run into michele and jackson at old navy...boys wander around having some conversation, michele helps me organize our family pict outfits
12 back home for lunch..vegge...violet over for a few minutes
1 to HEB for groceries
2 home, put groceries away, alyssa swing her babies in our garage swing
3 get tyler, head to park
3:10 meet stacy and nathan at park..and baby julia (alyssa made up a song with the only words being, "baby julia")
4 head home
5 get dinner ready (taco salad)
5:45 dinner...family time
7 jennifers baby shower, take pumpkin dip
7:20 leave to get home so michael can go to mtg.
8-9 computer time all alone for me
9:30 candida picks me up to babysit the quintuplets overnight again
10 chat with wilkinsons
11-1am sleep
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Tuesday
7:30 Tyler to school...cold front moved in...chilly day
8 home, few calls
8:40 head to gym
9 watch ellen while treadmill/eliptical
10 head home, shower
10:30 run errands: garden ridge, aaron brothers, lowe's
1 go to etan's house to pick him up, but he doesn't want to come...matthew stays
1:30 alyssa and i home, she watches Diego
2:30 get matthew
2:45 get tyler
3 jack comes home from school with tyler
4 play bikes outside
4:30 take jack home
5 michael home just a bit early, heat dinner
5:30 eggs and leftover spaghetti for dinner
6 play hour, our entire family together
7 scriptures, michael goes to church to help scouts with biking
8 work on christmas card orders, watch Monday's Bachelor
10 to bed
8 home, few calls
8:40 head to gym
9 watch ellen while treadmill/eliptical
10 head home, shower
10:30 run errands: garden ridge, aaron brothers, lowe's
1 go to etan's house to pick him up, but he doesn't want to come...matthew stays
1:30 alyssa and i home, she watches Diego
2:30 get matthew
2:45 get tyler
3 jack comes home from school with tyler
4 play bikes outside
4:30 take jack home
5 michael home just a bit early, heat dinner
5:30 eggs and leftover spaghetti for dinner
6 play hour, our entire family together
7 scriptures, michael goes to church to help scouts with biking
8 work on christmas card orders, watch Monday's Bachelor
10 to bed
Monday, November 5, 2007
Monday
7:30 blow tyler a kiss as he walks off to school, backpack bouncing
8 cartoons/computer: get stuff ready for bee school
9 bee school puplis begin arriving, alyssa goes to play with her new friend, madeline (i'm a little sad to part with her, but i'll be ok)
10 teach bee school, stuff thank you cards for boys party 2 weeks ago
11 bee school
12 pick up time
12:30 lunch for kids, clean room, watch ugly betty taped from last week
1:30 to stacey's house for Reflections meeting
2:45 leave to get tyler at school
3 back to stacey's to finish
3:30 leave...deliver stuff to emily m., jessica b., heidi s., jennifer b., stacy l. thank you cards and stuff left behind and borrowed
4 homework time
5 walk to clair's to give back stuff...hang for a while
5:35 back hom, heat up leftover spaghetti
5:45 dinner
6 family home evening on prayer/ michael's vineman
7kids to bed
7:30 finish sarah sneak peek while chatting to michael about his day
8:30 leave to go to pokeno at chrissta's house
9 yummy food, good friends, dumb game....still fun
11 home, all asleep, get on computer (yes i have an addiction) watch show online while going through picts
8 cartoons/computer: get stuff ready for bee school
9 bee school puplis begin arriving, alyssa goes to play with her new friend, madeline (i'm a little sad to part with her, but i'll be ok)
10 teach bee school, stuff thank you cards for boys party 2 weeks ago
11 bee school
12 pick up time
12:30 lunch for kids, clean room, watch ugly betty taped from last week
1:30 to stacey's house for Reflections meeting
2:45 leave to get tyler at school
3 back to stacey's to finish
3:30 leave...deliver stuff to emily m., jessica b., heidi s., jennifer b., stacy l. thank you cards and stuff left behind and borrowed
4 homework time
5 walk to clair's to give back stuff...hang for a while
5:35 back hom, heat up leftover spaghetti
5:45 dinner
6 family home evening on prayer/ michael's vineman
7kids to bed
7:30 finish sarah sneak peek while chatting to michael about his day
8:30 leave to go to pokeno at chrissta's house
9 yummy food, good friends, dumb game....still fun
11 home, all asleep, get on computer (yes i have an addiction) watch show online while going through picts
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Sunday
Fall Back time change
I guess I slept in?
7 hear michael get out of bed
7:40 roll out of bed myself when alyssa climbs on me
8 primary stuff...make calls, etc
9 talk to alayna in puerto rico
10 talk to adriana here
11 talk to emily about program
michael home, help me cut stuff for primary (invitations for the program next week)
12:30 head to church early, set up chairs
1 Sacrament Meeting
2 practice program in chapel
3 practice more...exhaustion and fasting
4ish home...tidy up, make dinner
5:30 new family, the Bairds, over for dinner
7:20 the leave, our kids get ready for bed
8 talk to dukes in cali
online stuff...blogs, etc
I guess I slept in?
7 hear michael get out of bed
7:40 roll out of bed myself when alyssa climbs on me
8 primary stuff...make calls, etc
9 talk to alayna in puerto rico
10 talk to adriana here
11 talk to emily about program
michael home, help me cut stuff for primary (invitations for the program next week)
12:30 head to church early, set up chairs
1 Sacrament Meeting
2 practice program in chapel
3 practice more...exhaustion and fasting
4ish home...tidy up, make dinner
5:30 new family, the Bairds, over for dinner
7:20 the leave, our kids get ready for bed
8 talk to dukes in cali
online stuff...blogs, etc
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Saturday
Happy my headache is gone:)
Waffle Jamboree with raspberry jam and cool whip---so yummy!
Family Cleaning day...garage, etc.
Work on thank you cards for boys party
1:30 to Sams Club with Alyssa for picts and other items, michael takes boys to good will to drop off stuff
3 home, alyssa asleep, michael bike rides, boys play
5 off to do a senior portrait session around town
6:20 done, go to HEB
7 home, 2 extras over to babysit...taylor & parker
watch Meet the Robinsons, work on sr. pict and other orders
9:30 parents come to pick up kids
10 head to bed
Waffle Jamboree with raspberry jam and cool whip---so yummy!
Family Cleaning day...garage, etc.
Work on thank you cards for boys party
1:30 to Sams Club with Alyssa for picts and other items, michael takes boys to good will to drop off stuff
3 home, alyssa asleep, michael bike rides, boys play
5 off to do a senior portrait session around town
6:20 done, go to HEB
7 home, 2 extras over to babysit...taylor & parker
watch Meet the Robinsons, work on sr. pict and other orders
9:30 parents come to pick up kids
10 head to bed
Friday, November 2, 2007
Friday
7:30 tyler to school
8 to the gym to work out for the first time in a month...kids happy to play in nursery
9 pack up to head home
9:30 shower, put laundry away, morning tv
10:30 sarah comes over to babysit lots of kids
10:45 head out with michele, jennifer, chrissta to chuy's for lunch
11 april in town from MN lunch gathering...yummy chips and jalepenio ranch dip
1 head back home
1:30 pay babysitter for all of us
2 michael coming home from work (early friday)
3 get tyler at school alone in michael's car
4:30 family trip to sendero pool...chilly, but fun swimming in november..i read my book, Louder than Words
6 home and lauren comes to babysit (feel slight guilt at 3 diff. childcare in one day) she offered free services since i took her sr. picts.
6:30 michael and i head out on date to see movie...sold out at one place...starving...headache...drive to another place with the help of russell on computer and fandango
7:15 drive through Fazoli's
7:40 Dan in Real Life....love this movie!
10 back home, kids all asleep:) feeling nausea and want to puke from my migraine, fall asleep on tall pillows (its what i do when i have a headache at night)
8 to the gym to work out for the first time in a month...kids happy to play in nursery
9 pack up to head home
9:30 shower, put laundry away, morning tv
10:30 sarah comes over to babysit lots of kids
10:45 head out with michele, jennifer, chrissta to chuy's for lunch
11 april in town from MN lunch gathering...yummy chips and jalepenio ranch dip
1 head back home
1:30 pay babysitter for all of us
2 michael coming home from work (early friday)
3 get tyler at school alone in michael's car
4:30 family trip to sendero pool...chilly, but fun swimming in november..i read my book, Louder than Words
6 home and lauren comes to babysit (feel slight guilt at 3 diff. childcare in one day) she offered free services since i took her sr. picts.
6:30 michael and i head out on date to see movie...sold out at one place...starving...headache...drive to another place with the help of russell on computer and fandango
7:15 drive through Fazoli's
7:40 Dan in Real Life....love this movie!
10 back home, kids all asleep:) feeling nausea and want to puke from my migraine, fall asleep on tall pillows (its what i do when i have a headache at night)
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Thursday
TYLER'S B-DAY
6:45 Michael wakes me, we go sing to tyler to wake him
7 smiley tyler comes out for breakfast...open a few presents
7:30 take him to school
7:45 michele meets me at my house, and joins matthew, alyssa, and i in van
8 get to target for 50% off halloween sale
9 go through our basket and limit stuff--leave it in a spot in the store that will benefit others the next day
10 run into mall for disney stuff...not quite half off, only 25% off, but i got minney mouse costume anyway
10:30 drop michele off, got to mcdonalds to get tyler lunch
10:55 almost to school, get pulled over by bicycle cop...stinkin ticket!
11 head into tyler's school with 3 happy meals and sonic breakfast burrito for me (cake balls in tow) I love to see tyler's excitement when we come to visit
11:30 after lunch, head to playground to pass out treats to kids
they were a big hit, yay!
12 head home, tyler convinced me to check him out earlier than i had planned...i had a stomach ache, so i really didn't want to come back
kids watch a movie while i relax
2 we walk/scooter/ride to the park down the street, meet stacy
kids play in the tree, run, scooter, frisbee, etc.
4 walk home
4:30 begin making tyler's bday dinner...crunchy tacos watch dr. oz on oprah
5:45 michael home, eat, my eyes sting from the hot oil
6 grandparents call, open presents
7 kids get ready for bed
8 michael home teaches, kids in bed
i'm veggin on the computer
6:45 Michael wakes me, we go sing to tyler to wake him
7 smiley tyler comes out for breakfast...open a few presents
7:30 take him to school
7:45 michele meets me at my house, and joins matthew, alyssa, and i in van
8 get to target for 50% off halloween sale
9 go through our basket and limit stuff--leave it in a spot in the store that will benefit others the next day
10 run into mall for disney stuff...not quite half off, only 25% off, but i got minney mouse costume anyway
10:30 drop michele off, got to mcdonalds to get tyler lunch
10:55 almost to school, get pulled over by bicycle cop...stinkin ticket!
11 head into tyler's school with 3 happy meals and sonic breakfast burrito for me (cake balls in tow) I love to see tyler's excitement when we come to visit
11:30 after lunch, head to playground to pass out treats to kids
they were a big hit, yay!
12 head home, tyler convinced me to check him out earlier than i had planned...i had a stomach ache, so i really didn't want to come back
kids watch a movie while i relax
2 we walk/scooter/ride to the park down the street, meet stacy
kids play in the tree, run, scooter, frisbee, etc.
4 walk home
4:30 begin making tyler's bday dinner...crunchy tacos watch dr. oz on oprah
5:45 michael home, eat, my eyes sting from the hot oil
6 grandparents call, open presents
7 kids get ready for bed
8 michael home teaches, kids in bed
i'm veggin on the computer
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Wednesday
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 run into HEB to get stuff for library party
8 home, quickly get ready
8:30 meet new jennifer at her house
8:45 head off to city park for toddler halloween carnival
9 fun halloween game for kids, hay ride on tractor, meet up with emily...kids get more candy
10 leave carnival and head to the library for story time party
10:30 meet up with our pre school class for library party, lunch, more treats (already too many)
11:30 leave library, drop something at someone's house, see friends at the park (chrissta & michele) stop to join them
12 kids play at the park while moms chat
1 head home, take jackson while michele goes to store
1:30 michele over, i show her the progress on my cake balls as I dip some in chocolate
2:45 go get tyler from school, michele leaves to get her kids
3 drive back way to candida's house b/c her mom woo'ed me with homemade pumpkin cinamonn rolls...
3:05 see candida on her bikes with a trail of kids...biking home from school (the chaos begins)
long story short....candida goes back with her daughter to school, I follow michele's son and look for other girls on bikes, drive past michele also watching for the kids...head to candida's and see bryce biking alone..follow him home to candida's--safe--thankfully
3:20 eat yummy pumpkin treats baked by candida's mom all day
4:15 head home...so tired, barely been home all day
4:30 watch a taped show while laying on the floor with my kids
5 dip more cake balls, make halloween pasta and homemade root beer (dry ice and all)
6 michael home, eat, he leaves to go help someone at church, back home, chat with neighbors outside
7 all dressed, we head to meet bennetts and steeds to trick or treat for a bit
8 home to get our street...survey the loot
9 kids to bed...michael and i exchange foot massages while watching Pushing Daisies
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 run into HEB to get stuff for library party
8 home, quickly get ready
8:30 meet new jennifer at her house
8:45 head off to city park for toddler halloween carnival
9 fun halloween game for kids, hay ride on tractor, meet up with emily...kids get more candy
10 leave carnival and head to the library for story time party
10:30 meet up with our pre school class for library party, lunch, more treats (already too many)
11:30 leave library, drop something at someone's house, see friends at the park (chrissta & michele) stop to join them
12 kids play at the park while moms chat
1 head home, take jackson while michele goes to store
1:30 michele over, i show her the progress on my cake balls as I dip some in chocolate
2:45 go get tyler from school, michele leaves to get her kids
3 drive back way to candida's house b/c her mom woo'ed me with homemade pumpkin cinamonn rolls...
3:05 see candida on her bikes with a trail of kids...biking home from school (the chaos begins)
long story short....candida goes back with her daughter to school, I follow michele's son and look for other girls on bikes, drive past michele also watching for the kids...head to candida's and see bryce biking alone..follow him home to candida's--safe--thankfully
3:20 eat yummy pumpkin treats baked by candida's mom all day
4:15 head home...so tired, barely been home all day
4:30 watch a taped show while laying on the floor with my kids
5 dip more cake balls, make halloween pasta and homemade root beer (dry ice and all)
6 michael home, eat, he leaves to go help someone at church, back home, chat with neighbors outside
7 all dressed, we head to meet bennetts and steeds to trick or treat for a bit
8 home to get our street...survey the loot
9 kids to bed...michael and i exchange foot massages while watching Pushing Daisies
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
8-9 clean kitchen while matthew and alyssa read books near me
9 their favorite pbs show, super why comes on....computer for me
10 matthews friend ethan comes to pick him up (his mom, actually) for a play date
10:30 alyssa and i go for a bike ride, her on the back of my bike, on our trail...chat with our neighbors guy & sara outside...hear about their Senior Olympics medals they won
11 try to clean a little more, phone, she felt neglected
phone rang off the hook today, but i love phone calls:) Jackie, Emily (several times), Linda in FL, Jen in DC, Natalie in Dallas, Michele, Candida, Stacey, Sonja
12 go get matthew, stay at jackies to play....alyssa plays with her baby swing, eat lunch
1:15 leave and head home....
2:35 alyssa is a basket case and we need to get in the car to get tyler early...she falls asleep...matthew says he needs to poop and wants to go home...i tell him he has to wait
3 get tyler
3:15 stop at sonja's to get bike trailer they don't want
3:30 send kids to the back to play, alyssa sleeps
3:45 Seung dae's mom calls to play, i invite him over
4-5:15 boys play in and outside, try to shush them so alyssa will stay asleep
5:30 michael home, bagel pizzas, get ready for church carnival
6-8 trunk or treat and carnival at church...fun times...good friends....treats
8:15 kids to bed
9 talk to michael about potty training alyssa
8-9 clean kitchen while matthew and alyssa read books near me
9 their favorite pbs show, super why comes on....computer for me
10 matthews friend ethan comes to pick him up (his mom, actually) for a play date
10:30 alyssa and i go for a bike ride, her on the back of my bike, on our trail...chat with our neighbors guy & sara outside...hear about their Senior Olympics medals they won
11 try to clean a little more, phone, she felt neglected
phone rang off the hook today, but i love phone calls:) Jackie, Emily (several times), Linda in FL, Jen in DC, Natalie in Dallas, Michele, Candida, Stacey, Sonja
12 go get matthew, stay at jackies to play....alyssa plays with her baby swing, eat lunch
1:15 leave and head home....
2:35 alyssa is a basket case and we need to get in the car to get tyler early...she falls asleep...matthew says he needs to poop and wants to go home...i tell him he has to wait
3 get tyler
3:15 stop at sonja's to get bike trailer they don't want
3:30 send kids to the back to play, alyssa sleeps
3:45 Seung dae's mom calls to play, i invite him over
4-5:15 boys play in and outside, try to shush them so alyssa will stay asleep
5:30 michael home, bagel pizzas, get ready for church carnival
6-8 trunk or treat and carnival at church...fun times...good friends....treats
8:15 kids to bed
9 talk to michael about potty training alyssa
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday
7:15 drag out of bed... make tyler's lunch
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 clean kitchen, computer
9 matthew to bee school
9:15 emily's drop alyssa
9:30 return to wal mart/party city, phone with linda
10 dentists---no cavities, yay!
11 back to emily's discuss primary stuff, get alyssa
12 pick up matthew at bee school
12:30 lunch at home, clean a bit
2 stacy comes to pick up costume
3 go get tyler
3:15 home...computer
4 make dinner in a pumpkin
5:30 dinner, orange brownies for dessert
7 I go to great oaks to judge photography contest
7:30 head to HEB for just a few things (always)
8 home, relax
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 clean kitchen, computer
9 matthew to bee school
9:15 emily's drop alyssa
9:30 return to wal mart/party city, phone with linda
10 dentists---no cavities, yay!
11 back to emily's discuss primary stuff, get alyssa
12 pick up matthew at bee school
12:30 lunch at home, clean a bit
2 stacy comes to pick up costume
3 go get tyler
3:15 home...computer
4 make dinner in a pumpkin
5:30 dinner, orange brownies for dessert
7 I go to great oaks to judge photography contest
7:30 head to HEB for just a few things (always)
8 home, relax
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sunday
8:30 michael goes to his meeting and i crawl out of bed
organize party picts on computer, blog
10 michael home
12 lunch, ready for church
1-4 church, practice primary program
5 leftover lasagna for dinner...relax for the evening
organize party picts on computer, blog
10 michael home
12 lunch, ready for church
1-4 church, practice primary program
5 leftover lasagna for dinner...relax for the evening
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Saturday
8:30 she wakes up and i turn cartoons on
9:30 ish get out of bed....work on house decor
10 alysssa and i hang lights outside
12 boys home from camping...put up spider web outside/lights
3 take all kids for a drive to get my stools at a friends barn, michael bike ride
3:45 tyler and I head out to Sams for picts, party city for 4 dozen balloons, tyler carries them out (wrapped around his arm) and just 3 pop going through the doorway
5 back home, put balloons around the house, finish decor
6 shower
6:15 michael takes kids to bennetts
6:30 backhome, last minute prep
7 party begins....10 couples join us in costume and bring dishes to share
candy corn toss, bob for apples, get to know you couples questions game
10:15 party over, friends leave
10:30 to bennetts to get our kids....our babysitter didn't show up, but she had a backup, alyssa got locked in the batthroom, but came out ok--whew!
11 home, kids in bed, so happy that the party turned out well! it was fun:)
9:30 ish get out of bed....work on house decor
10 alysssa and i hang lights outside
12 boys home from camping...put up spider web outside/lights
3 take all kids for a drive to get my stools at a friends barn, michael bike ride
3:45 tyler and I head out to Sams for picts, party city for 4 dozen balloons, tyler carries them out (wrapped around his arm) and just 3 pop going through the doorway
5 back home, put balloons around the house, finish decor
6 shower
6:15 michael takes kids to bennetts
6:30 backhome, last minute prep
7 party begins....10 couples join us in costume and bring dishes to share
candy corn toss, bob for apples, get to know you couples questions game
10:15 party over, friends leave
10:30 to bennetts to get our kids....our babysitter didn't show up, but she had a backup, alyssa got locked in the batthroom, but came out ok--whew!
11 home, kids in bed, so happy that the party turned out well! it was fun:)
Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 alyssa runs in saying "elmo's world" b/c its on now
8 cartoons, computer
10 HEB--run into Michele & Jackson.....boys run around the store as M and I chat and get stuff for boys campout
12:30 head out, they come to our house to play for a bit, michele helps me get ready for the party
1 michele goes to dr. jackson stays to play
2 get tyler out of school early
3 michael home and boys get ready to go camping...michele gets jackson
3:30 boys leave...alyssa sleeping...quiet time for me and Oprah
4:40 alyssa wakes up...get ready to go
5 michele and megan arrive, going to a ladies night out "party" so we told alyssa
5:30 arrive at cheesecake factory, eat a yummy meal...laugh as alyssa tries to notify us of the "truck" infront of us, but uses and "f" instead of "tr" oops
7 back home, finish decor
8 alyssa to bed, computer time for me....watch ABC shows while working on halloween party trivia
1am bed
2am alyssa joins me
7:45 alyssa runs in saying "elmo's world" b/c its on now
8 cartoons, computer
10 HEB--run into Michele & Jackson.....boys run around the store as M and I chat and get stuff for boys campout
12:30 head out, they come to our house to play for a bit, michele helps me get ready for the party
1 michele goes to dr. jackson stays to play
2 get tyler out of school early
3 michael home and boys get ready to go camping...michele gets jackson
3:30 boys leave...alyssa sleeping...quiet time for me and Oprah
4:40 alyssa wakes up...get ready to go
5 michele and megan arrive, going to a ladies night out "party" so we told alyssa
5:30 arrive at cheesecake factory, eat a yummy meal...laugh as alyssa tries to notify us of the "truck" infront of us, but uses and "f" instead of "tr" oops
7 back home, finish decor
8 alyssa to bed, computer time for me....watch ABC shows while working on halloween party trivia
1am bed
2am alyssa joins me
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
8 quick cleanup
8:30 carpet cleaners come...kids watch tv inmy room
cleaners do living spaces and my couches, chair, while i clean my bathrooms and bedroom
10 cleaners leave....we head out
10:30 bank, return rug to World Market, exchange sweater and find alyssa cute jeans at Old Navy, run into Stein Mart, Michaels for halloween items, run into Hannah D's looking for new sunglasses, but nothing i like, run into Michaels, get sunglasses, halloween shirts for boys
12:45 zip over to the school to get tyler b/c of early release
1pm back home...kids plan on couch cushions, in backyard, rom
i'm on computer finishing stuff
3 make 2 large lasagna's for us and neighber who just had baby
5:30 michael home, eat as a family (love this time together)
6 with clair to deliever dinner to kim and family
6:45 come home to find alyssa fell asleep in our closet while michael was getting camping stuff ready (she was sad I left and she had a rough day anyway)
head to church for meeting
7 primary meeting, watch jacob in the hall so emily can listen
8:45 back home, hang stuff up on walls with michael
10 bed
8 quick cleanup
8:30 carpet cleaners come...kids watch tv inmy room
cleaners do living spaces and my couches, chair, while i clean my bathrooms and bedroom
10 cleaners leave....we head out
10:30 bank, return rug to World Market, exchange sweater and find alyssa cute jeans at Old Navy, run into Stein Mart, Michaels for halloween items, run into Hannah D's looking for new sunglasses, but nothing i like, run into Michaels, get sunglasses, halloween shirts for boys
12:45 zip over to the school to get tyler b/c of early release
1pm back home...kids plan on couch cushions, in backyard, rom
i'm on computer finishing stuff
3 make 2 large lasagna's for us and neighber who just had baby
5:30 michael home, eat as a family (love this time together)
6 with clair to deliever dinner to kim and family
6:45 come home to find alyssa fell asleep in our closet while michael was getting camping stuff ready (she was sad I left and she had a rough day anyway)
head to church for meeting
7 primary meeting, watch jacob in the hall so emily can listen
8:45 back home, hang stuff up on walls with michael
10 bed
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 home...help matthew clean room and get dirty clothes into the washer
8 Curious George/Clifford...computer for me
9 matthew to bee school at Xander's
9:30 to emilys to help with program
10 to Jessica's to take her baby picts
11 home with alyssa for just a bit
12 pick up matthew at bee school, pick up Ashlee to play
computer, etc...play candyland with matthew, read books
2:50 tyler at school
3 meet stacy, nathan, & julia at the park
4:15 home: homework with tyler, make pigs in a blanket for dinner; clean
5:30 dinner with family
7 kids to bed, micheal to meeting
finish family session in photoshop, watch Pushing Daisies on TV
7:45 home...help matthew clean room and get dirty clothes into the washer
8 Curious George/Clifford...computer for me
9 matthew to bee school at Xander's
9:30 to emilys to help with program
10 to Jessica's to take her baby picts
11 home with alyssa for just a bit
12 pick up matthew at bee school, pick up Ashlee to play
computer, etc...play candyland with matthew, read books
2:50 tyler at school
3 meet stacy, nathan, & julia at the park
4:15 home: homework with tyler, make pigs in a blanket for dinner; clean
5:30 dinner with family
7 kids to bed, micheal to meeting
finish family session in photoshop, watch Pushing Daisies on TV
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Tuesday
7:30 tyler to school, have to wake matthew and alyssa both...first time this year
8 home: clean up kitchen, etc
9 cartoons, computer, take picts of alyssa in backyard
10 matthew goes to play at ethans house
10:30 send picts to print
11 head out to get camo pants...phone with linda in Tally
stop at Old Navy...Lamar, etc.
12:30 stop at Jackie's to get matthew, but he's not ready...eating lunch, come back
12:50 pick up Tyler from school (early release)
1 back to get matthew
1:30 home: phone with Jen in D.C.
2 boys paint dinosaurs
2:35 back to school for parent/teacher conference.....alysssa messes with teacher computer, teacher tells me "I wish I had 20 Tyler's in my class." Tyler commented before that he didn't know why he was feeling a little "shy" about going to the parent/teacher conference, but he isn't normally at school..it was cute
3 home again...make Halloween ghosts for our front yard...I get frustrated and impatient with anything crafty, i shouldn't be allowed to do it.
3:45 hang ghosts from our front yard tree
4 clean kitchen, make waffles for dinner
5:30 michael home, eat yummy waffles with fresh raspberry jam on them
6 out to backyard to hang orange halloween lights, kids run amock
7 back inside, get ready for bed
7:20 kids all in their rooms, Michael goes to church to help scouts with biking merrit badge, computer for me...watch an old Brothers and Sisters episode while doing photoshop and email on the computer
8:30 michael home, I run out to Garden Ridge where I find a bigger rug for cheaper than the other....wal mart for groceries and look for halloween lights to find none...party city really fast...HEB to return a movie we rented saturday night
10:20 come home to find micheal hanging my pictures:) yay!
11 bed
8 home: clean up kitchen, etc
9 cartoons, computer, take picts of alyssa in backyard
10 matthew goes to play at ethans house
10:30 send picts to print
11 head out to get camo pants...phone with linda in Tally
stop at Old Navy...Lamar, etc.
12:30 stop at Jackie's to get matthew, but he's not ready...eating lunch, come back
12:50 pick up Tyler from school (early release)
1 back to get matthew
1:30 home: phone with Jen in D.C.
2 boys paint dinosaurs
2:35 back to school for parent/teacher conference.....alysssa messes with teacher computer, teacher tells me "I wish I had 20 Tyler's in my class." Tyler commented before that he didn't know why he was feeling a little "shy" about going to the parent/teacher conference, but he isn't normally at school..it was cute
3 home again...make Halloween ghosts for our front yard...I get frustrated and impatient with anything crafty, i shouldn't be allowed to do it.
3:45 hang ghosts from our front yard tree
4 clean kitchen, make waffles for dinner
5:30 michael home, eat yummy waffles with fresh raspberry jam on them
6 out to backyard to hang orange halloween lights, kids run amock
7 back inside, get ready for bed
7:20 kids all in their rooms, Michael goes to church to help scouts with biking merrit badge, computer for me...watch an old Brothers and Sisters episode while doing photoshop and email on the computer
8:30 michael home, I run out to Garden Ridge where I find a bigger rug for cheaper than the other....wal mart for groceries and look for halloween lights to find none...party city really fast...HEB to return a movie we rented saturday night
10:20 come home to find micheal hanging my pictures:) yay!
11 bed
Monday, October 22, 2007
Monday
wake up to cold and rainy
7:30 tyler to school
9 matthew to school...alyssa and I run a big circle around town:
post office (ship shoes to sammy in college station), bank (deposit checks), fedex (ship to L.A.), world market, diff. world market (buy big green rug), party city (return costume stuff), Target (halloween candy)
12:15 pick up matthew at xanders
12:30 home for a while
2 days later...can't remember....
2:30 go get tyler
homework, clean, make dinner
5:30 Michael home, tacos for dinner
6 Family Home Evening: make chocolate halloween suckers....melt Wilton choco's and squeeze them into trays....play Halloween Jenga
7:30 ready for bed....kids to bed
7:30 tyler to school
9 matthew to school...alyssa and I run a big circle around town:
post office (ship shoes to sammy in college station), bank (deposit checks), fedex (ship to L.A.), world market, diff. world market (buy big green rug), party city (return costume stuff), Target (halloween candy)
12:15 pick up matthew at xanders
12:30 home for a while
2 days later...can't remember....
2:30 go get tyler
homework, clean, make dinner
5:30 Michael home, tacos for dinner
6 Family Home Evening: make chocolate halloween suckers....melt Wilton choco's and squeeze them into trays....play Halloween Jenga
7:30 ready for bed....kids to bed
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sunday
sleep til almost 9....off an on up and down before that
9:15 text from gabe that becca had her baby at 8:30 last night
11 gabe comes to get ashlee
12:30 head out to church early
1-4 church I get to go to Releif Society today b/c of VT conference
5 tacos for my fam for dinner
6 get candida and michele, go visit becca and baby
6:15 arrive at hospital, take picts, ooh and aah over baby
7 leave, take ashlee to shaws, candida home
7:30 michele and i take cherilyn muffins and gift and see her new baby
8:15 home, computer, michael hang picts up on my wall
9:15 text from gabe that becca had her baby at 8:30 last night
11 gabe comes to get ashlee
12:30 head out to church early
1-4 church I get to go to Releif Society today b/c of VT conference
5 tacos for my fam for dinner
6 get candida and michele, go visit becca and baby
6:15 arrive at hospital, take picts, ooh and aah over baby
7 leave, take ashlee to shaws, candida home
7:30 michele and i take cherilyn muffins and gift and see her new baby
8:15 home, computer, michael hang picts up on my wall
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Saturday
all night alyssa coughs and wakes me up....athena barks in the morning
7:45 everyone wakes up, nice sleep in
8 get ready for pictures
8:30 kims assists me in family pictures...a 2.5 year old...enough said
9:30 back home, unload picts, clean, get ready for party, make cake
11 start icing the light saber cakes...cramp in hand, tyler says, "wow, thats gonna take a long time"
12:30 cakes are done, mom finishes my kitchen curtains, kim and russ help around the house
1 boys open presents from mom, kim, russ
1:30 head out with all our stuff
1:40 run into HEB for candles, ice
2 get to Ready Set Play...get ready for party
2:15 guests start arriving....
lots of friends and fun
3:30 into the party room for cake and snacks and box drinks
CHAOS! boys open presents
4 back out to play
4:20 people leave
4:40 we head out with all our loot, take harrison and sammy home with us
5 toys all over the floor, checking out the loot
6 cynthia rich come over (they came from college station) for their kids...chat
6:15 becca calls in labor, wants to drop ashlee off
6:30 ashlee joins us for the night
6:40 our friends head back to C.S.
7 ashlee and alyssa play with birthday bags as purses, michael walks to HEB to get a movie
8 kids in bed
9 watch Memoirs of a Geisha
7:45 everyone wakes up, nice sleep in
8 get ready for pictures
8:30 kims assists me in family pictures...a 2.5 year old...enough said
9:30 back home, unload picts, clean, get ready for party, make cake
11 start icing the light saber cakes...cramp in hand, tyler says, "wow, thats gonna take a long time"
12:30 cakes are done, mom finishes my kitchen curtains, kim and russ help around the house
1 boys open presents from mom, kim, russ
1:30 head out with all our stuff
1:40 run into HEB for candles, ice
2 get to Ready Set Play...get ready for party
2:15 guests start arriving....
lots of friends and fun
3:30 into the party room for cake and snacks and box drinks
CHAOS! boys open presents
4 back out to play
4:20 people leave
4:40 we head out with all our loot, take harrison and sammy home with us
5 toys all over the floor, checking out the loot
6 cynthia rich come over (they came from college station) for their kids...chat
6:15 becca calls in labor, wants to drop ashlee off
6:30 ashlee joins us for the night
6:40 our friends head back to C.S.
7 ashlee and alyssa play with birthday bags as purses, michael walks to HEB to get a movie
8 kids in bed
9 watch Memoirs of a Geisha
Friday, October 19, 2007
Friday
7:30 tyler to school with alyssa, matthew still sleeping at home with grandma
7:45 walk in with T, bring map to cafeteria
8 watch the kids parade through hall, chat with friends also setting up
8:30 home, matthew watching cartoons i had turned on before i left, grandma still sleeping
9 head out to Sams with aj, mad, mom
9:20 run into Lowe's to get light switch plates
9:40 Sams...DVDs, diapers, box drinks for party, case of printer paper (hurt my back lifting it) run into candida at sams
10:45 drive away, head to school
11 my shift in cafeteria for international childrens day...mom and kids show around
11:15 mom leaves with alyssa, matthew stays with me...he plays with Jonah
12:15 tyler and his class comes to visit the ICD booths and i walk around with him...i love to see his excitement at learning new things....sad to part with him when i visit at school
1:15 mom picks up matthew and i, head out to michaels work
1:30 get to m's work early, go to exxon for drinks
1:45 mom and matthew go see m's work, alyssa sleeping in car
2 mom leaves with kids, i go in to meet michael
2:15 michael and i head out on our mini date to get our halloween costumes downtown, nice quiet hang out and chat time
4 back home...relax
5:30 russ and kim drive into town, get Athena situated in our back yard
6 Gumbo's for dinner
7:30 kids dance crazy on their patio to live band
8 home, chill, kids get ready for bed
10:30 bed after chatting and lounging
7:45 walk in with T, bring map to cafeteria
8 watch the kids parade through hall, chat with friends also setting up
8:30 home, matthew watching cartoons i had turned on before i left, grandma still sleeping
9 head out to Sams with aj, mad, mom
9:20 run into Lowe's to get light switch plates
9:40 Sams...DVDs, diapers, box drinks for party, case of printer paper (hurt my back lifting it) run into candida at sams
10:45 drive away, head to school
11 my shift in cafeteria for international childrens day...mom and kids show around
11:15 mom leaves with alyssa, matthew stays with me...he plays with Jonah
12:15 tyler and his class comes to visit the ICD booths and i walk around with him...i love to see his excitement at learning new things....sad to part with him when i visit at school
1:15 mom picks up matthew and i, head out to michaels work
1:30 get to m's work early, go to exxon for drinks
1:45 mom and matthew go see m's work, alyssa sleeping in car
2 mom leaves with kids, i go in to meet michael
2:15 michael and i head out on our mini date to get our halloween costumes downtown, nice quiet hang out and chat time
4 back home...relax
5:30 russ and kim drive into town, get Athena situated in our back yard
6 Gumbo's for dinner
7:30 kids dance crazy on their patio to live band
8 home, chill, kids get ready for bed
10:30 bed after chatting and lounging
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
8 candida call, ready to paint
8:30 candida over
8:45 mom, alyssa, and I leave candida to paint and head to Joann Fabric
9 joann's for costume material, curtain material, & cake decor stuff
10:30 back home, michele stopped by while I was gone....matthew and jackson play
11:15 Pam comes over, haven't seen her in over a year....we had a planned playgroup with each other, now a party with mom, candida, & michele...we all sit around and chat while candida paints
12:30 pam leaves
1:20 candida leaves
2:45 michele leaves
fun day of chattin' and chillin' and paintin'
3 go get tyler from school
3:30 make a double batch of michele's famous pumpkin muffins
5 reheat dinner from last night
5:30 michael home, picnic dinner b/c mom is sewing on kitchen table
7:30 take muffins to Jessica B.'s house and see her new baby
8 primary presidency meeting at anita's house, she just found out i did photography
9:15 leave meeting, stop at HEB for poster board
9:30 draw map of Germany on poster board, realize i forgot to help set up for ICD at school this afternoon
11 bed
8 candida call, ready to paint
8:30 candida over
8:45 mom, alyssa, and I leave candida to paint and head to Joann Fabric
9 joann's for costume material, curtain material, & cake decor stuff
10:30 back home, michele stopped by while I was gone....matthew and jackson play
11:15 Pam comes over, haven't seen her in over a year....we had a planned playgroup with each other, now a party with mom, candida, & michele...we all sit around and chat while candida paints
12:30 pam leaves
1:20 candida leaves
2:45 michele leaves
fun day of chattin' and chillin' and paintin'
3 go get tyler from school
3:30 make a double batch of michele's famous pumpkin muffins
5 reheat dinner from last night
5:30 michael home, picnic dinner b/c mom is sewing on kitchen table
7:30 take muffins to Jessica B.'s house and see her new baby
8 primary presidency meeting at anita's house, she just found out i did photography
9:15 leave meeting, stop at HEB for poster board
9:30 draw map of Germany on poster board, realize i forgot to help set up for ICD at school this afternoon
11 bed
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Wednesday
6:30 michael wakes me up...shower...get ready
7 breakfast for T, i sit to eat cereal with hime
7:15 find out i don't have to be at the school until 9, i thought it was 8
7:30 take tyler to school
8 get ready for presentation
8:40 leave mom home with alyssa and matthew with instructions on how to get to matthew's bee school
9-11 presentations 4 times....for 8 classes....fun for me, I also got to teach Tyler's class, he loves when i come in, so I love to:)
11:15 meet at Souper Salad for Audrey's birthday with some friends....always enjoyable
12:30 home, and mom got matthew, alyssa fell asleep, mom spent 2 hrs. at Target...hmmmm
1 try to clean up the place a little bit...read Stellaluna to madd...
2:45 go get tyler at school
3 head out to Ikea with the troops
4 leave ikea sad b/c they didn't have rug or curtains to liked
4:10 run into JC Penney, it was a mistake, but i knew mom wanted to...kids like to hide from me at the store:(
5 home, make pasta for dinner...almost set kitchen on fire by turning on the wrong burner...the one with papers stacked on top of it.....whoops (tyler got sad b/c his chapter book got singed, but i reminded him it was better than our home burning down...the book is still readable)
5:30 michael hom, eat dinner
6 boys build a fort, i try to clean kitchen
7 kids ready for bed....evening ritual of scriptures, prayer, jammies, teeth, etc.
7:30 boys in their room, michael to meeting, alyssa roams around while i paint in the kitchen and my my hangs blinds in our kitchen and we watch a tv show (pushing daisies, private practice)
9 michael home, i take alyssa to bed, mom heads to walmart for a drill bit
quiet
7 breakfast for T, i sit to eat cereal with hime
7:15 find out i don't have to be at the school until 9, i thought it was 8
7:30 take tyler to school
8 get ready for presentation
8:40 leave mom home with alyssa and matthew with instructions on how to get to matthew's bee school
9-11 presentations 4 times....for 8 classes....fun for me, I also got to teach Tyler's class, he loves when i come in, so I love to:)
11:15 meet at Souper Salad for Audrey's birthday with some friends....always enjoyable
12:30 home, and mom got matthew, alyssa fell asleep, mom spent 2 hrs. at Target...hmmmm
1 try to clean up the place a little bit...read Stellaluna to madd...
2:45 go get tyler at school
3 head out to Ikea with the troops
4 leave ikea sad b/c they didn't have rug or curtains to liked
4:10 run into JC Penney, it was a mistake, but i knew mom wanted to...kids like to hide from me at the store:(
5 home, make pasta for dinner...almost set kitchen on fire by turning on the wrong burner...the one with papers stacked on top of it.....whoops (tyler got sad b/c his chapter book got singed, but i reminded him it was better than our home burning down...the book is still readable)
5:30 michael hom, eat dinner
6 boys build a fort, i try to clean kitchen
7 kids ready for bed....evening ritual of scriptures, prayer, jammies, teeth, etc.
7:30 boys in their room, michael to meeting, alyssa roams around while i paint in the kitchen and my my hangs blinds in our kitchen and we watch a tv show (pushing daisies, private practice)
9 michael home, i take alyssa to bed, mom heads to walmart for a drill bit
quiet
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Tuesday
7 up and at 'em
7:30 tyler to school--listen to the bobby bones show on the radio (my favorite morning program)
8 kids cartoons, mom sleeps, computer stuff for me...
9:30 candida over to help paint--i want to be DONE!
PAINT PAINT PAINT
1pm i run a disc to the school
1:30 candida leaves, i pick up the paint stuff
1:30 mom, alyssa, matthew, and I go to HEB
2:55 get tyler at school
3 drive out to Pottery Barn to get a book and browse around (not the best place for 3 rambunxious kids)
4 Joann Fabric...look for costume ideas
5 back home, place is a disaster from paint residuals
5:30 michael home, nothing is made for dinner yet, kids play outside
6 make a cheese pizza out of french bread I have
7 kids to bed...alyssa never napped, so hallelujah, bed early
michael bike ride, computer for me (photoshop play with punkin patch shots)
10 bed
7:30 tyler to school--listen to the bobby bones show on the radio (my favorite morning program)
8 kids cartoons, mom sleeps, computer stuff for me...
9:30 candida over to help paint--i want to be DONE!
PAINT PAINT PAINT
1pm i run a disc to the school
1:30 candida leaves, i pick up the paint stuff
1:30 mom, alyssa, matthew, and I go to HEB
2:55 get tyler at school
3 drive out to Pottery Barn to get a book and browse around (not the best place for 3 rambunxious kids)
4 Joann Fabric...look for costume ideas
5 back home, place is a disaster from paint residuals
5:30 michael home, nothing is made for dinner yet, kids play outside
6 make a cheese pizza out of french bread I have
7 kids to bed...alyssa never napped, so hallelujah, bed early
michael bike ride, computer for me (photoshop play with punkin patch shots)
10 bed
Monday, October 15, 2007
Monday
6:55 am russy wakes me up, matthew and alyssa pop up immediately perky and ready to attack the day
7 gather stuff, shower, get ready to go, get kids settled with pbs kids
7:25 am head out to drive in san antonio traffic downtown
8am arrive at hotel, get breakfast, sit with amanda and susan again
8:30-12 photoshop tips and techniques
12-1 lunch outside with amanda and susan
1-5 PHOTOSHOP brain overload! cool stuff, i hope i remember it all!
5:20 head out of town...talk on phone to mom, russ,
6:30 stop off at san marco's outlet: pottery barn
7 back on the highway, talk to linda until i get back home
8 home, beat mom who started out ahead of me
8:10 tyler and i wait on the driveway in the most beautiful night cool october breeze, i told tyler it is what heaven feels like
8:20 mom drives up with my 2 other kiddos, i am so excited to see since i left them at 7 am
9 kids to bed, computer time
10-1am work on Germany International Childrens Day Power Point
7 gather stuff, shower, get ready to go, get kids settled with pbs kids
7:25 am head out to drive in san antonio traffic downtown
8am arrive at hotel, get breakfast, sit with amanda and susan again
8:30-12 photoshop tips and techniques
12-1 lunch outside with amanda and susan
1-5 PHOTOSHOP brain overload! cool stuff, i hope i remember it all!
5:20 head out of town...talk on phone to mom, russ,
6:30 stop off at san marco's outlet: pottery barn
7 back on the highway, talk to linda until i get back home
8 home, beat mom who started out ahead of me
8:10 tyler and i wait on the driveway in the most beautiful night cool october breeze, i told tyler it is what heaven feels like
8:20 mom drives up with my 2 other kiddos, i am so excited to see since i left them at 7 am
9 kids to bed, computer time
10-1am work on Germany International Childrens Day Power Point
Sunday
8:20 alyssa wakes up and we cuddle, then matthew 5 min. later...all 3 of us slept in a double bed, fun times!
8:50 leave for church alone
9-10 church in san antonio
10:20 back home to russy and kids...hang for a bit
11:45 head to downtown san antonio...leave kids with russ
12:30 get to hotel for seminar, meet amanda who is saving me a seet (onling photog friend)
1-3 class
3-6 class
6:30 back to russy's house
7 dinner, chat with russy, and kim now home from cali
7:30 alyssa no nap goes to bed quickly
8:30 matthew goes to sleep next to sleeping alyssa
10:30 i join them after chatting with kim/russ and computer time
8:50 leave for church alone
9-10 church in san antonio
10:20 back home to russy and kids...hang for a bit
11:45 head to downtown san antonio...leave kids with russ
12:30 get to hotel for seminar, meet amanda who is saving me a seet (onling photog friend)
1-3 class
3-6 class
6:30 back to russy's house
7 dinner, chat with russy, and kim now home from cali
7:30 alyssa no nap goes to bed quickly
8:30 matthew goes to sleep next to sleeping alyssa
10:30 i join them after chatting with kim/russ and computer time
Saturday, October 13, 2007
saturday
7 wake up to alarm...realize alyssa never came in our room last night
7:10 a little early computer time
7:30 everyone up...get ready
8:30 head out to marble falls to pumpkin patch
9:30-12:30 fun times at pumpkin patch...pumpkin ice cream, fun texas corn maze, paint pumpkins, etc...i love family fun time!
12:30 drive home, try to keep kids awake (longer drive later) sing songs
1:30 home, michael bike ride, pack, rest
2:30 alyssa is VERY sad and tired
3:30 michael home, matthew, alyssa, and I pack in the car
3:50 m,a, & me drive to san antonio....
5pm alyssa FINALLY falls asleep much later than expected and after her brother (phone with jen in d.c.)
5:40 arrive at russy's house
6:15 head to his friend for a bbq
6:30-9:30 yummy hamburgers with ham...kids play with trains, ect
10 russys house
10:30 bed
7:10 a little early computer time
7:30 everyone up...get ready
8:30 head out to marble falls to pumpkin patch
9:30-12:30 fun times at pumpkin patch...pumpkin ice cream, fun texas corn maze, paint pumpkins, etc...i love family fun time!
12:30 drive home, try to keep kids awake (longer drive later) sing songs
1:30 home, michael bike ride, pack, rest
2:30 alyssa is VERY sad and tired
3:30 michael home, matthew, alyssa, and I pack in the car
3:50 m,a, & me drive to san antonio....
5pm alyssa FINALLY falls asleep much later than expected and after her brother (phone with jen in d.c.)
5:40 arrive at russy's house
6:15 head to his friend for a bbq
6:30-9:30 yummy hamburgers with ham...kids play with trains, ect
10 russys house
10:30 bed
Friday, October 12, 2007
friday
7:30 tyler to school
8 get ready for more painting..not excited
9 emily over, her baby goes to sleep in my room, she resumes armoire assembly
9:30 i finish painting my family room tan
10:30 liz and kids come over to play
11 michele and jackson come over...we all sit and watch emily assemble armoire
chaos of children running around, i sporatically look for spots i need to tough up with my tan paint
12:30 my kitchen is chaos with about 10 children and 4 adults looking for food
linda calls, i head to the back for a little break and chat
1 emily heads out to get kids home to nap
1:30 liz heads home
2 clean up mess...i'm done painting for the day
2:30 michael home....farewell to michele and jackson on the driveway
3 get tyler at school, alyssa goes to sleep...michael sets up my computer
3:30 michael takes boys to park to play while alyssa sleeps and i salivate over my new computer armoire with my dear friend computer in front of me:)
4 check email, field client phone call, blog, etc.
5 alyssa wakes up
5:15 boys home
5:45 sausage and egg burritos for dinner
6:30 shaws, blacks, & molina's come over for for belated game night...postponed from m's bday
chips, ice cream cake, games, chaos from kids--good times
9:30 everyone leaves
10 bedtime
8 get ready for more painting..not excited
9 emily over, her baby goes to sleep in my room, she resumes armoire assembly
9:30 i finish painting my family room tan
10:30 liz and kids come over to play
11 michele and jackson come over...we all sit and watch emily assemble armoire
chaos of children running around, i sporatically look for spots i need to tough up with my tan paint
12:30 my kitchen is chaos with about 10 children and 4 adults looking for food
linda calls, i head to the back for a little break and chat
1 emily heads out to get kids home to nap
1:30 liz heads home
2 clean up mess...i'm done painting for the day
2:30 michael home....farewell to michele and jackson on the driveway
3 get tyler at school, alyssa goes to sleep...michael sets up my computer
3:30 michael takes boys to park to play while alyssa sleeps and i salivate over my new computer armoire with my dear friend computer in front of me:)
4 check email, field client phone call, blog, etc.
5 alyssa wakes up
5:15 boys home
5:45 sausage and egg burritos for dinner
6:30 shaws, blacks, & molina's come over for for belated game night...postponed from m's bday
chips, ice cream cake, games, chaos from kids--good times
9:30 everyone leaves
10 bedtime
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
8 prep for more painting...clean bedroom...organize
10:30 candida over to help paint...
11 michele over with jackson and xander...matthew wanted friends to play with since he is being neglected while we paint
PAINT AND TALK NONSTOP ALL DAY
3 run to get tyler at school
3:15 back to painting
4 emily comes over, begins assembling my black computer armoire (how nice is she? i told her michael was sick and that i thought about doing it, then looked inside the box and realized there was no way)
5 candida leaves from a marathon painting day...she is an excellent edger (where ceiling meets wall)
6 michael home, run to the shower, re heat pizza from tuesday
6:30 head out to church enrichment craft night
so tired from painting, not feeling like making my crafts....chat and eat with various friends...enjoy just chatting and relaxing
7 rosemary tells me about her secret office in the church and lets me get on email really quick since i'd almost gone through withdrawls 24 hrs. without access
9:30 leave church and head home
10 bed
8 prep for more painting...clean bedroom...organize
10:30 candida over to help paint...
11 michele over with jackson and xander...matthew wanted friends to play with since he is being neglected while we paint
PAINT AND TALK NONSTOP ALL DAY
3 run to get tyler at school
3:15 back to painting
4 emily comes over, begins assembling my black computer armoire (how nice is she? i told her michael was sick and that i thought about doing it, then looked inside the box and realized there was no way)
5 candida leaves from a marathon painting day...she is an excellent edger (where ceiling meets wall)
6 michael home, run to the shower, re heat pizza from tuesday
6:30 head out to church enrichment craft night
so tired from painting, not feeling like making my crafts....chat and eat with various friends...enjoy just chatting and relaxing
7 rosemary tells me about her secret office in the church and lets me get on email really quick since i'd almost gone through withdrawls 24 hrs. without access
9:30 leave church and head home
10 bed
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Wednesday
4am Matthew comes into my room telling me he can't sleep, i walk him back to his bed and kiss him and tell him to close his eyes
4:05 stumble back to bed
4:25 Matthew back...still can't sleep...not sure if he is excited about his birthday or not feeling well from the fever day before...turn on Diego and tell him to lay on the couch
5:25 am he comes to wake me again, can't remember why
6:40 Michael wakes me, find matthew back in his bed asleep
7 wake up boys, matthew gets to open a few presents this morning....Stellaluna book and beanie baby bat to match, electric train from gparents duke, and shirt from gparents duke...he is SO excited about all! I trailed all the balloons from his bedroom to the family room and he gathered them as he walked
7:25 michael to work, tyler to school
7:45 run into HEB with matthew and alyssa....get cupcakes stuff
8 computer stuff
9 Busy Bee Preschool here...have a little party for matthew with cupcakes & balloons
12:30 Michael sick and home early from work...off to take a nap and we leave to go get tyler early at school
1pm the cutest embrace in the world....tyler greeting matthew in the hall of his school with the BIGGEST smile upon his face, they hug like they haven't seen each other in 10 years...so cute!
1:15 Round Rock Donuts, me and the kids eat yummy donuts and chocolate milk
2 run into Lowes' to get my green kitchen paint
2:30 Barnes and Noble...kids play trains and stuffed animals....
3:15 home to michael after his nap and open matthew bday presents
5:30 run to heb to get michaels meds...he made pancakes for matthew (i felt bad, but he always makes them, and i never do) lounge around with the fam for the evening
UPLUG THE COMPUTER--PAINTING & NEW COMPUTER ARMOIRE
4:05 stumble back to bed
4:25 Matthew back...still can't sleep...not sure if he is excited about his birthday or not feeling well from the fever day before...turn on Diego and tell him to lay on the couch
5:25 am he comes to wake me again, can't remember why
6:40 Michael wakes me, find matthew back in his bed asleep
7 wake up boys, matthew gets to open a few presents this morning....Stellaluna book and beanie baby bat to match, electric train from gparents duke, and shirt from gparents duke...he is SO excited about all! I trailed all the balloons from his bedroom to the family room and he gathered them as he walked
7:25 michael to work, tyler to school
7:45 run into HEB with matthew and alyssa....get cupcakes stuff
8 computer stuff
9 Busy Bee Preschool here...have a little party for matthew with cupcakes & balloons
12:30 Michael sick and home early from work...off to take a nap and we leave to go get tyler early at school
1pm the cutest embrace in the world....tyler greeting matthew in the hall of his school with the BIGGEST smile upon his face, they hug like they haven't seen each other in 10 years...so cute!
1:15 Round Rock Donuts, me and the kids eat yummy donuts and chocolate milk
2 run into Lowes' to get my green kitchen paint
2:30 Barnes and Noble...kids play trains and stuffed animals....
3:15 home to michael after his nap and open matthew bday presents
5:30 run to heb to get michaels meds...he made pancakes for matthew (i felt bad, but he always makes them, and i never do) lounge around with the fam for the evening
UPLUG THE COMPUTER--PAINTING & NEW COMPUTER ARMOIRE
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Tuesday
6:45 am up early with everyone...boys want to see michael open his presents before work
7 present time...bike trainer stand, power bars, bike socks...i love to see the boys excited for michael to open their presents
7:25 tyler to school
8 pta mtg. at the park for international childrens day: germany
9 back home in time for matthew to watch SuperWHY
9:15 candida calls ready to come over and help paint
9:30 she's here and ready to work
10 emily calls ready to help paint
10:30 a paint party! these girls are so helpful!
12:30 emily takes her kiddlins home...they were so good!
1:30 candida goes to get her son at preschool...we got so much accomplished
2 clean up the paint mess
2:45 off to get tyler at school
3 run into HEB to get michael balloons
3:20 home....finish cleaning for gathering
4:45 leave to get pizza's at little caesars....2.99 for mediums!
5:30 home with 8 medium pizzas....michael sick on the couch...he cringes when he swallows
5:45 I call to cancel the gathering, but tell friends to come get a pizza
6 emily helps me put the blinds back on the window after painting (such tough friends, i have)
6:30 a quiet evening home...matthew fever and sleeping under a blanket on the floor, alyssa fell asleep in the car, michael laying on the couch.....tyler and i go for a walk to get the mail...lots of birthday stuff for michael and matthew
7 michael's advil starts working...he opens mail and presents from his parents for just tyler and I...quiet time with Big T
7:45 tyler to bed
9 michael to bed early...computer/tv for me:) Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters
12:40am bed after finishing a session
7 present time...bike trainer stand, power bars, bike socks...i love to see the boys excited for michael to open their presents
7:25 tyler to school
8 pta mtg. at the park for international childrens day: germany
9 back home in time for matthew to watch SuperWHY
9:15 candida calls ready to come over and help paint
9:30 she's here and ready to work
10 emily calls ready to help paint
10:30 a paint party! these girls are so helpful!
12:30 emily takes her kiddlins home...they were so good!
1:30 candida goes to get her son at preschool...we got so much accomplished
2 clean up the paint mess
2:45 off to get tyler at school
3 run into HEB to get michael balloons
3:20 home....finish cleaning for gathering
4:45 leave to get pizza's at little caesars....2.99 for mediums!
5:30 home with 8 medium pizzas....michael sick on the couch...he cringes when he swallows
5:45 I call to cancel the gathering, but tell friends to come get a pizza
6 emily helps me put the blinds back on the window after painting (such tough friends, i have)
6:30 a quiet evening home...matthew fever and sleeping under a blanket on the floor, alyssa fell asleep in the car, michael laying on the couch.....tyler and i go for a walk to get the mail...lots of birthday stuff for michael and matthew
7 michael's advil starts working...he opens mail and presents from his parents for just tyler and I...quiet time with Big T
7:45 tyler to bed
9 michael to bed early...computer/tv for me:) Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters
12:40am bed after finishing a session
Monday
Tyler didn't have school today b/c of Columbus Day.
9am hit the errands early
Home Depot, Michaels, Target, Bank, Bicycyle shop that was closed down, Bicycyle shop open...buy michael some bike bday presents. Chik Fil A
12 Meet Michael for lunch with the kiddos at his work...they love to play on the machines in there
1 HEB for michael's bday ice cream cake stuff
1:30 home, alyssa fell asleep in car
2 boys draw pictures at the counter while i do the dishes....I revel in watching them, enjoying their company....make michaels ice cream cake....clean kitchen
3:30 emily m. come over to help me tape room to prep for paint
4 kids go crazy, alyssa has a hard time sharing toys with ya ya
5 start making tacos for dinner
5:30 michael home, emily leaves
6 dinner
6:20 family home evening....write in journals as a family...orange halloween oreo's make double double stuft oreo
7 get ready for bed
7:20 michael reads treehosue kids book to boys...tyler reads some, too
7:40 boys to bed
8 alysssa still up...computer for me, bike for michael
9 linda calls re: the Bachelor
10 get ready for bed...chat online with Mariel re:bridal sub
9am hit the errands early
Home Depot, Michaels, Target, Bank, Bicycyle shop that was closed down, Bicycyle shop open...buy michael some bike bday presents. Chik Fil A
12 Meet Michael for lunch with the kiddos at his work...they love to play on the machines in there
1 HEB for michael's bday ice cream cake stuff
1:30 home, alyssa fell asleep in car
2 boys draw pictures at the counter while i do the dishes....I revel in watching them, enjoying their company....make michaels ice cream cake....clean kitchen
3:30 emily m. come over to help me tape room to prep for paint
4 kids go crazy, alyssa has a hard time sharing toys with ya ya
5 start making tacos for dinner
5:30 michael home, emily leaves
6 dinner
6:20 family home evening....write in journals as a family...orange halloween oreo's make double double stuft oreo
7 get ready for bed
7:20 michael reads treehosue kids book to boys...tyler reads some, too
7:40 boys to bed
8 alysssa still up...computer for me, bike for michael
9 linda calls re: the Bachelor
10 get ready for bed...chat online with Mariel re:bridal sub
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Sunday
7:58 I seem to wake up at this time on weekends
8:10 clean up while michael begins cooking crepes
9 new friends from church come to breakfast...a couple, and a family with 2 kids
9:30 eat michael's yummy crepes....strawberry and cream cheese...nutella and chocolate
10:45 everyone leaves to go to church to hear Sunday morning conference
11-1 at church while kids color picts of the prophet, we listen, and hope they listen, too
1:30 home and conference call with my family (dad in nigeria, mom in houston, brothers in provo utah, san antonio, puerto rico)
2:45 off phone, computer on for last session of conference
3-5 try to listen while addressing birthday invitations for boys party in 2 weeks
5:30 hammonds for ice cream and see bike picts
8:10 clean up while michael begins cooking crepes
9 new friends from church come to breakfast...a couple, and a family with 2 kids
9:30 eat michael's yummy crepes....strawberry and cream cheese...nutella and chocolate
10:45 everyone leaves to go to church to hear Sunday morning conference
11-1 at church while kids color picts of the prophet, we listen, and hope they listen, too
1:30 home and conference call with my family (dad in nigeria, mom in houston, brothers in provo utah, san antonio, puerto rico)
2:45 off phone, computer on for last session of conference
3-5 try to listen while addressing birthday invitations for boys party in 2 weeks
5:30 hammonds for ice cream and see bike picts
Saturday
7:58 wake up
8:10 tyler and i head out to garage sales
8:45 back home after spending only $2
9 chat with brad and clair who are doing their own garage sale
10 run to HEB for a few groceries
11 to church by myself for the first session of general conference
12 head out early...finish listening at home
1 take tyler to birthday party at the mall....shop around
3 head back home....watch/listen to 2nd session of G.F. while working on a power point presentation for Germany for the school
5 michael leaves to go to church for bbq before nightly session, i take kids to eat
5:30 back home b/c i forgot my purse
6 Souper Salad for dinner...just me and the kids
7 to Target for fun and new halloween rug
8 kids get ready for bed...Linda calls
9:15 michael home, i'm cleaning kitchen and watching the Office from Thurs.
9:30 i get a recap of his session of conference
10 to bed
8:10 tyler and i head out to garage sales
8:45 back home after spending only $2
9 chat with brad and clair who are doing their own garage sale
10 run to HEB for a few groceries
11 to church by myself for the first session of general conference
12 head out early...finish listening at home
1 take tyler to birthday party at the mall....shop around
3 head back home....watch/listen to 2nd session of G.F. while working on a power point presentation for Germany for the school
5 michael leaves to go to church for bbq before nightly session, i take kids to eat
5:30 back home b/c i forgot my purse
6 Souper Salad for dinner...just me and the kids
7 to Target for fun and new halloween rug
8 kids get ready for bed...Linda calls
9:15 michael home, i'm cleaning kitchen and watching the Office from Thurs.
9:30 i get a recap of his session of conference
10 to bed
Friday, October 5, 2007
friday
7:25 tyler to school
7:40 drive around to a few garage sales
8 find a few disney vhs videos for $1 each
8:30 computer stuff
9:30 put clothes away in my room
10 heidi s. meets at my house...drive to pier 1 kids
10:10 get in line to wait for opening with friends
11 run in...not much i want, jump in line...
11:15 tell all my friends to bring me their stuff so they don't have to get in the long line...i buy it all and we divy it out later.
12 kids play at toys r us, i go back in to see butterflies and a new friends lets me jump in line
1 get tyler early at school
2:30 meet michael at his old work
3 Party City to look at costumes
4 back home...see sister missionaries out walking...chat
5:30 shaws drop off kids for us to watch
6 make pizzas (michael makes em)
8 shaws back
8:30 michael and i watch We are Marshall
11 bed
7:40 drive around to a few garage sales
8 find a few disney vhs videos for $1 each
8:30 computer stuff
9:30 put clothes away in my room
10 heidi s. meets at my house...drive to pier 1 kids
10:10 get in line to wait for opening with friends
11 run in...not much i want, jump in line...
11:15 tell all my friends to bring me their stuff so they don't have to get in the long line...i buy it all and we divy it out later.
12 kids play at toys r us, i go back in to see butterflies and a new friends lets me jump in line
1 get tyler early at school
2:30 meet michael at his old work
3 Party City to look at costumes
4 back home...see sister missionaries out walking...chat
5:30 shaws drop off kids for us to watch
6 make pizzas (michael makes em)
8 shaws back
8:30 michael and i watch We are Marshall
11 bed
thursday
7:25 michael got kids ready while i slept, he left for work, i stumbled out of bed to take tyler to school
8 little nap while matthew and alyssa watch pbs kids
9 jackie calls and i groggily answer i think she said she is picking up matthew at 11 to go to chuck e cheeses
10 talk to jennifer b. about Pier 1 debacle
10:45 with matthew and alyssa out on the driveway in the shade enjoying the moring and waiting for jackie...enjoy a moment of matthew sitting on my lap cuddling and talking
11:10 jackie comes to get matthew, he is so excited about his outing
11:20 alyssa and i got to target to return something and to "ooh and aah" over targets' wooden kids kitchen set (while on phone with linda...also oohing and aahing)
12 run into michaels to see their halloween selection
12:30 meet jackie at chuck e cheese's for a bit, just to play games
12:45 over to wendy's for lunch, but alyssa fell asleep, so we just went home
1:15 alyssa sleeping on the couch... a little computer time
2 matthew back home...
2:45 head to go get tyler
3 stop by nathan's house to give him a birthday present...end up staying to play
4:15 head home to make dinner...a little groggy
5:45 michael home, eggs/leftovers for dinner...play outside...rest on couch
7 kids to bed
7:45 run to HEB to return
8pm primary pres. mtg. at anita's
10 mtg. over...home
10:20 fall into bed
8 little nap while matthew and alyssa watch pbs kids
9 jackie calls and i groggily answer i think she said she is picking up matthew at 11 to go to chuck e cheeses
10 talk to jennifer b. about Pier 1 debacle
10:45 with matthew and alyssa out on the driveway in the shade enjoying the moring and waiting for jackie...enjoy a moment of matthew sitting on my lap cuddling and talking
11:10 jackie comes to get matthew, he is so excited about his outing
11:20 alyssa and i got to target to return something and to "ooh and aah" over targets' wooden kids kitchen set (while on phone with linda...also oohing and aahing)
12 run into michaels to see their halloween selection
12:30 meet jackie at chuck e cheese's for a bit, just to play games
12:45 over to wendy's for lunch, but alyssa fell asleep, so we just went home
1:15 alyssa sleeping on the couch... a little computer time
2 matthew back home...
2:45 head to go get tyler
3 stop by nathan's house to give him a birthday present...end up staying to play
4:15 head home to make dinner...a little groggy
5:45 michael home, eggs/leftovers for dinner...play outside...rest on couch
7 kids to bed
7:45 run to HEB to return
8pm primary pres. mtg. at anita's
10 mtg. over...home
10:20 fall into bed
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
wednesday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 home...play toy game with matthew in his room
8:30 HEB for just a few things
9 matthew to bee school
9:15 alyssa and I go to Kohls (another $10 card) Home Depot, Bed, Bath, Beyond, Pier 1 (exchange chipped item i got yesterday) Barnes and Noble (matthew book for bday), TJ Maxx
10:55 drive by Pier 1 Kids and see a big line of people outside...I then see the sign that says 90% off entire store that opens at 11am....I jump in that line
11 mass hysteria as try to collect as many cool things as i can....good finds! wait in line an hour+
12:30 arrive late to Stacey's for a meeting...thanks to Jackie for getting matthew for me:)
1:15 leave stacey's house from Reflections meeting
1:30 stacey calls to discuss more:)
2 call emily s. in connecticut...we need to chat more
2:20 stacey calls......
2:45 school....take kids to playground
3:10 with stacey to meeting to talk to teachers (ms. taylor, tylers kinder teacher pulls me aside and says she wants me to photograph her wedding in december)
3:20 grab kids, head to the car
3:25 chat with 3 elem. girls waiting alone outside of the school....offer ride/cell phone, their ride comes
3:30 get call from painter waiting at my house
3:33 arrive home...get 5th paint estimate
help tyler with homework, make dinner, try to clean up a bit
5:30 michael home and dinner
6:30 run to HEB to get quints picts
7:30 michael meeting, kids to bed
9 michael home...phone with my brother Ryan
9:30 candida rings doorbell to pick me up
9:50 arrive at quintuplets house to watch 'em for the night
10pm-6am just me, candida, and 5 babies....
12 sleep for 30 minutes....a few times all 5 babies were sleeping, but i just couldn't get back to sleep, so we popped in a movie on laptop and played with babies and took pictures and changed diapers and fed bottles and cuddled
6am time flew by, we had so much fun!
6:30 jump into bed
7:45 home...play toy game with matthew in his room
8:30 HEB for just a few things
9 matthew to bee school
9:15 alyssa and I go to Kohls (another $10 card) Home Depot, Bed, Bath, Beyond, Pier 1 (exchange chipped item i got yesterday) Barnes and Noble (matthew book for bday), TJ Maxx
10:55 drive by Pier 1 Kids and see a big line of people outside...I then see the sign that says 90% off entire store that opens at 11am....I jump in that line
11 mass hysteria as try to collect as many cool things as i can....good finds! wait in line an hour+
12:30 arrive late to Stacey's for a meeting...thanks to Jackie for getting matthew for me:)
1:15 leave stacey's house from Reflections meeting
1:30 stacey calls to discuss more:)
2 call emily s. in connecticut...we need to chat more
2:20 stacey calls......
2:45 school....take kids to playground
3:10 with stacey to meeting to talk to teachers (ms. taylor, tylers kinder teacher pulls me aside and says she wants me to photograph her wedding in december)
3:20 grab kids, head to the car
3:25 chat with 3 elem. girls waiting alone outside of the school....offer ride/cell phone, their ride comes
3:30 get call from painter waiting at my house
3:33 arrive home...get 5th paint estimate
help tyler with homework, make dinner, try to clean up a bit
5:30 michael home and dinner
6:30 run to HEB to get quints picts
7:30 michael meeting, kids to bed
9 michael home...phone with my brother Ryan
9:30 candida rings doorbell to pick me up
9:50 arrive at quintuplets house to watch 'em for the night
10pm-6am just me, candida, and 5 babies....
12 sleep for 30 minutes....a few times all 5 babies were sleeping, but i just couldn't get back to sleep, so we popped in a movie on laptop and played with babies and took pictures and changed diapers and fed bottles and cuddled
6am time flew by, we had so much fun!
6:30 jump into bed
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
tuesday
7:30 tyler to school
no gym today
10 run matthew and alyssa around to a bunch of stores: walmart, target, party city, bombay, pier 1, ross, linens n things...looking for halloween decor (they were mostly all in the same shopping center).
12 home...lunch
2 painter bid
3 get tyler
4 painter bid
5 michael home
5:30 dinner
6 take picture for Jan
6:30 quick and home...ride bikes on street, alyssa on the back of my bike
7 run with alyssa to jc penney (new store, had $10 free card that expired tonight)
8 computer time, order puerto rico pier canvas
9 alyssa to bed
10 read with michael Ensign
11 finish computer stuff
no gym today
10 run matthew and alyssa around to a bunch of stores: walmart, target, party city, bombay, pier 1, ross, linens n things...looking for halloween decor (they were mostly all in the same shopping center).
12 home...lunch
2 painter bid
3 get tyler
4 painter bid
5 michael home
5:30 dinner
6 take picture for Jan
6:30 quick and home...ride bikes on street, alyssa on the back of my bike
7 run with alyssa to jc penney (new store, had $10 free card that expired tonight)
8 computer time, order puerto rico pier canvas
9 alyssa to bed
10 read with michael Ensign
11 finish computer stuff
Monday, October 1, 2007
Monday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 attempt to run on the tread mill, but there is a high pitched noise, so i do weights
8:30 get ready to head out
9 matthew to preschool
9:15 home to call a few painters
9:40 head out, take alyssa to emily's (ya ya)
10 tylers school, help in the computer lab and then with tyler handwriting
11 to lunch with tyler...just a few minutes
11:15 head out, visit debra who just had a cute little baby girl
11:55 pick up matthew a few minutes early
12:10 pick up alyssa...chat with emily...drag alyssa and matthew out
12:30 run into house for snack/lunch
1pm arrive at the Halloween Superstore....matthew and alyssa find fake rats they want to take home....gotta drag alyssa out (kicking and screaming)
2 home...wait for painter estimate
2:30 they arrive....quick run through and out
2:55 off to get tyler
3:10 back home....clean kitchen, tyler homework, urge kids to clean family room, phone calls,
5:30 michael home
5:45 hamburgers for dinner
6 family home evening...talk about general conference this weekend and our prophet President Hinckley
7kids get ready for bed....put up mirror in family room.....
8 michael bike, me on computer
7:45 attempt to run on the tread mill, but there is a high pitched noise, so i do weights
8:30 get ready to head out
9 matthew to preschool
9:15 home to call a few painters
9:40 head out, take alyssa to emily's (ya ya)
10 tylers school, help in the computer lab and then with tyler handwriting
11 to lunch with tyler...just a few minutes
11:15 head out, visit debra who just had a cute little baby girl
11:55 pick up matthew a few minutes early
12:10 pick up alyssa...chat with emily...drag alyssa and matthew out
12:30 run into house for snack/lunch
1pm arrive at the Halloween Superstore....matthew and alyssa find fake rats they want to take home....gotta drag alyssa out (kicking and screaming)
2 home...wait for painter estimate
2:30 they arrive....quick run through and out
2:55 off to get tyler
3:10 back home....clean kitchen, tyler homework, urge kids to clean family room, phone calls,
5:30 michael home
5:45 hamburgers for dinner
6 family home evening...talk about general conference this weekend and our prophet President Hinckley
7kids get ready for bed....put up mirror in family room.....
8 michael bike, me on computer
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sunday
computer, clean, work on Sharing Time lesson on being the Light of the World....get a lamp and a hamper basket to cover the light...remind kids to be the Light to others
1-4 church...teach my lesson twice
1-4 church...teach my lesson twice
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Saturday
6:45 alyssa hears micheal getting ready and turns the light on...wakes me up
7:15 tell aj to get boys up so we can go to garage sales (michael went to mtg.)
7:20 out the door driving around looking at garage sales...chat with candida on the cell b/c she is in another neighborhood and we are scouting for each other
8:20 head home....kids got a beanie baby....candida bartered for an ottoman for me (the lady didn't like my low offer)
8:30 home, get ready, michael home, natalie and fam arrives
8:40 leave and candida drives up with my ottoman, shows off her new road bike she found
8:45 nat and family picts in greenbelt by my house
9:30 back to an empty home, michael took kids with frank and jacob to see Super Why at library
10 make pumpkin cookies in teh silence of my home....watch a little ugly betty, shower
11 cherilyn's baby shower...chat, mingle, eat
1 leave and lament to emily that our husbands and kids are having fun without us:(
1:15 arrive home and get to hear the kids excitement, and I'm ok...not as sad anymore
1:30 i put in halloween sounds cd i got last night and boogie with alyssa and matthew while tyler timidly watches with a smile
2 michael heads out on a bike ride, i upload nat's picts, and kids parade in their new superwhy masks...watch superwhy (tylers first time)
4 take a drive with alyssa (so she'd fall asleep) to get a candy corn candle from a Salt City distributor on the other side of town
5 home, dinner, get ready for broadcast
6:30 candida pick me up, General Relief Society Broadcast at church
8:30 its over, candida, heidi and i go to j. nicholas wedding reception
9:30 home early to my husbands surprise...i didn't go out to eat as I had planned... candida comes in to chat for a bit and then leaves
10 alyssa late to bed (m and kids were playing games at a friends while i was gone)
10:30 to bed
7:15 tell aj to get boys up so we can go to garage sales (michael went to mtg.)
7:20 out the door driving around looking at garage sales...chat with candida on the cell b/c she is in another neighborhood and we are scouting for each other
8:20 head home....kids got a beanie baby....candida bartered for an ottoman for me (the lady didn't like my low offer)
8:30 home, get ready, michael home, natalie and fam arrives
8:40 leave and candida drives up with my ottoman, shows off her new road bike she found
8:45 nat and family picts in greenbelt by my house
9:30 back to an empty home, michael took kids with frank and jacob to see Super Why at library
10 make pumpkin cookies in teh silence of my home....watch a little ugly betty, shower
11 cherilyn's baby shower...chat, mingle, eat
1 leave and lament to emily that our husbands and kids are having fun without us:(
1:15 arrive home and get to hear the kids excitement, and I'm ok...not as sad anymore
1:30 i put in halloween sounds cd i got last night and boogie with alyssa and matthew while tyler timidly watches with a smile
2 michael heads out on a bike ride, i upload nat's picts, and kids parade in their new superwhy masks...watch superwhy (tylers first time)
4 take a drive with alyssa (so she'd fall asleep) to get a candy corn candle from a Salt City distributor on the other side of town
5 home, dinner, get ready for broadcast
6:30 candida pick me up, General Relief Society Broadcast at church
8:30 its over, candida, heidi and i go to j. nicholas wedding reception
9:30 home early to my husbands surprise...i didn't go out to eat as I had planned... candida comes in to chat for a bit and then leaves
10 alyssa late to bed (m and kids were playing games at a friends while i was gone)
10:30 to bed
Friday, September 28, 2007
friday
natalie and I up til 1am chatting....
6:45 am alyssa wakes me up and i hear natty's baby crying....i go get him
7 breakfast, ready for school
7:25 leave with my 3 and nat's baby to take tyler to school
7:45 back home and nat and her oldest are up
8-9:15 chat and get ready
9:30 part ways
9:45 leave to go v.t.
10-11 v.t.
11:20 get "j" man and chat with his mom
12 home...kids play....dad/rachel/kirk call
1 michele over, watch Grey's
2:30 Michael home, michele leave, michael get tyler with matthew, i take aj for a drive to go to sleep
3:30 doorbell....painting lady come to give estimates....within 1 minute, the doorbell rang twice (UPS and kids home from helping) and home phone and cell phone rang
4 hand off prints to customer...michael and boys swim while alyssa sleeps on couch
5:15 fam heads out to gattiland pizza night
6:15 dollar store raid...bday party gift
7 party for little Parker turning 2...chat with Becca, Heidi
9 home....I head out to Target for wedding gift/baby gift for gatherings tomorrow
10:25 run into HEB for a few items
10:30 watch the Office while sorting through past few days purchases to see if i really want to keep it all
12:16 am getting ready for bed
6:45 am alyssa wakes me up and i hear natty's baby crying....i go get him
7 breakfast, ready for school
7:25 leave with my 3 and nat's baby to take tyler to school
7:45 back home and nat and her oldest are up
8-9:15 chat and get ready
9:30 part ways
9:45 leave to go v.t.
10-11 v.t.
11:20 get "j" man and chat with his mom
12 home...kids play....dad/rachel/kirk call
1 michele over, watch Grey's
2:30 Michael home, michele leave, michael get tyler with matthew, i take aj for a drive to go to sleep
3:30 doorbell....painting lady come to give estimates....within 1 minute, the doorbell rang twice (UPS and kids home from helping) and home phone and cell phone rang
4 hand off prints to customer...michael and boys swim while alyssa sleeps on couch
5:15 fam heads out to gattiland pizza night
6:15 dollar store raid...bday party gift
7 party for little Parker turning 2...chat with Becca, Heidi
9 home....I head out to Target for wedding gift/baby gift for gatherings tomorrow
10:25 run into HEB for a few items
10:30 watch the Office while sorting through past few days purchases to see if i really want to keep it all
12:16 am getting ready for bed
Thursday, September 27, 2007
thursday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 home....debate over pre school field trip...opt out
8 computer/clean home
10:15 get jogging clothes on....matthew and i jog to tylers school pushing alyssa
11 surprise tyler at lunch....a little sweaty, but its ok...love that look on his face!
11:40 jog back home
12 lunch and clean more
12:30 computer/clean
2 natalie arrives from dallas area with her 2 littles one (high school and beyond bff)
2:50 leave to get tyler....try to hurry, but chat with stacey about reflections and meredith about switchplates
3:15 back home...play with natalie and kids play
5:30 michael home...eat dinner
7:30 kids all in bed....natalie and i BAIL!
7:45 home....debate over pre school field trip...opt out
8 computer/clean home
10:15 get jogging clothes on....matthew and i jog to tylers school pushing alyssa
11 surprise tyler at lunch....a little sweaty, but its ok...love that look on his face!
11:40 jog back home
12 lunch and clean more
12:30 computer/clean
2 natalie arrives from dallas area with her 2 littles one (high school and beyond bff)
2:50 leave to get tyler....try to hurry, but chat with stacey about reflections and meredith about switchplates
3:15 back home...play with natalie and kids play
5:30 michael home...eat dinner
7:30 kids all in bed....natalie and i BAIL!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
wednesday
6:40 up to read scriptures....alyssa following michael around as he gets ready for work
7 boys up...pack lunch, sign forms i should have done yesterday
7:25 out the door....love that tyler boy
7:40 back home, i run on tread mill while alyssa watches pbs and matthew plays in his room
8:30 stretch, shower, get dressed
9:05 leave 10 min. late
9:10 matthew goes to beans' for busy bee preschool
9:30 a.j. and i go to pay for t/m's bday party and get info packet
10:50 arrive at car adjuster place to let me know how much it will cost for scrapes on my van...aj and i play trains inside and take advantage of the shops free bottled water and snack counter:)
10:50 head out...run to Garden Ridge to look at Halloween stuff and buy 5x7 and 4x6 white frames
11:38 run into Hobby Lobby and get a few fall decor items
12 speed to get matthew
12:10 arrive and beans' and chat with stace and jackie
12:30 aj asleep, matthew eats fishies while watching "super why" new pbs show, i'm paying bills, and taking picts of my new painted room
7 boys up...pack lunch, sign forms i should have done yesterday
7:25 out the door....love that tyler boy
7:40 back home, i run on tread mill while alyssa watches pbs and matthew plays in his room
8:30 stretch, shower, get dressed
9:05 leave 10 min. late
9:10 matthew goes to beans' for busy bee preschool
9:30 a.j. and i go to pay for t/m's bday party and get info packet
10:50 arrive at car adjuster place to let me know how much it will cost for scrapes on my van...aj and i play trains inside and take advantage of the shops free bottled water and snack counter:)
10:50 head out...run to Garden Ridge to look at Halloween stuff and buy 5x7 and 4x6 white frames
11:38 run into Hobby Lobby and get a few fall decor items
12 speed to get matthew
12:10 arrive and beans' and chat with stace and jackie
12:30 aj asleep, matthew eats fishies while watching "super why" new pbs show, i'm paying bills, and taking picts of my new painted room
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Tuesday
7:30 drop tyler off...he forgot his backpack
7:40 home to get his backpack
7:50 back to school....sign in....drop off backpack....wander school to find meeting I was supposed to attend at 7:45
8:10 am found the room with the other moms...meeting on Germany for our schools International Childrens Day in a few weeks....I'll be giving presentations on Germany
8:45 leave...dressed in gym clothes...as I drive to the gym, Alyssa is hysterical and says she doesn't want to go and matthew agrees...I don't try it...I"m secretly glad b/c i have a mild headache from staying up until 1am to paint
9:30 emily m. calls to see if I can watch her kids
10:45 her kids come over
11 little computer time
12 wendy over to borrow photography stuff for her 1st wedding on sat. chat in my dishevled front entry way b/c furniture in middle of room front painting
12:15 emily back, introduce her to wendy.....wendy leaves
12:30 chat with emily....doorbell rings....jeff and fiance delivering their wedding invite and drop off baby gift for cherilyn's shower (saturday, i'm helping with gifts)
12:45 on driveway with screaming alyssa (she's mad b/c jacob wanted some of the cereal that she had clutched in her hands) say good bye to emily+ company as well as jeff as I walk into house with hysterical a.j.
1pm my head hurst really bad now...find medicine, turn on Wonder Pets for kids
1:30 get some food, take medicine, read magazine on my bed...Michael calls, brief chat
2:15pm I feel much better
2:30 alyssa is starting to fall asleep on the couch, put her in carseat to go get tyler
2:45 emily s. calls from connecticut....cynthia calls
3 go get tyler, a.j. falls asleep
3:10 home....homework with tyler, i start to paint the 2nd coat in living room, boys watch
5:30 michael home and he takes over painting (i'm so happy b/c what he does in 20 minutes takes me an hour)
6 dinner
6:30 legos in boys room, family play time
7:20 get ready for bed....scriptures, prayer
8:15 computer time while michael bikes and we watch HOUSE and alyssa plays with her babies on the couch
7:40 home to get his backpack
7:50 back to school....sign in....drop off backpack....wander school to find meeting I was supposed to attend at 7:45
8:10 am found the room with the other moms...meeting on Germany for our schools International Childrens Day in a few weeks....I'll be giving presentations on Germany
8:45 leave...dressed in gym clothes...as I drive to the gym, Alyssa is hysterical and says she doesn't want to go and matthew agrees...I don't try it...I"m secretly glad b/c i have a mild headache from staying up until 1am to paint
9:30 emily m. calls to see if I can watch her kids
10:45 her kids come over
11 little computer time
12 wendy over to borrow photography stuff for her 1st wedding on sat. chat in my dishevled front entry way b/c furniture in middle of room front painting
12:15 emily back, introduce her to wendy.....wendy leaves
12:30 chat with emily....doorbell rings....jeff and fiance delivering their wedding invite and drop off baby gift for cherilyn's shower (saturday, i'm helping with gifts)
12:45 on driveway with screaming alyssa (she's mad b/c jacob wanted some of the cereal that she had clutched in her hands) say good bye to emily+ company as well as jeff as I walk into house with hysterical a.j.
1pm my head hurst really bad now...find medicine, turn on Wonder Pets for kids
1:30 get some food, take medicine, read magazine on my bed...Michael calls, brief chat
2:15pm I feel much better
2:30 alyssa is starting to fall asleep on the couch, put her in carseat to go get tyler
2:45 emily s. calls from connecticut....cynthia calls
3 go get tyler, a.j. falls asleep
3:10 home....homework with tyler, i start to paint the 2nd coat in living room, boys watch
5:30 michael home and he takes over painting (i'm so happy b/c what he does in 20 minutes takes me an hour)
6 dinner
6:30 legos in boys room, family play time
7:20 get ready for bed....scriptures, prayer
8:15 computer time while michael bikes and we watch HOUSE and alyssa plays with her babies on the couch
Monday, September 24, 2007
Monday
7:25 off to school
7:45 home, ready to jog
8 leave on jog...matthew runs ahead of me while i push aj in stroller
8:15 matthew rides in stroller
8:20 matthew jogs, stops at stretching station to do exercises
8:45 home again....water stop
8:50 shower, hair in piggy knots
9:05 am head out to H*me D*pot....get paint, meet a nice painter lady who gave me tips
9:50 leave HD, head to consignment store to collect my $8 from a toy i sold last week
10 Lowes to get light switch plates and halloween mags
10:40 home
10:45 Xander arrives to play
11 computer research: painting kitchen cabinets, Halloween party ideas, caulking
12:45 Xanders mom arrives...chat outside
1:20 back inside read mags, finish computer
2:15 read books to matthew and alyssa
2:45 leave to get tyler, read mags in car
3 get tyler, alyssa fell asleep
3:30-5pm tyler and matthew help me begin painting our living room....they loved it and i tried to be patient:) i stink at painting and i am annoyed that i am not better at having a steady hand....paint in cracks by ceiling...can i say, crown moulding?
5:15 heat up leftover dinner
5:45 michael home, eat dinner
6 family home evening, mentos/soda experiment....needed a diet soda, watch the presentation online
6:45 michael reads boys Narnia behind me while i type this....alyssa roaming around with her baby pony (it is so dirty and not washable b/c it has batteries)
8 Michael goes to swim, alyssa plays trains while i paint living room...she stays away amazingly well (i tell her if she gets too close, she goes to bed)
9 michael home, i'm still painting, he takes alyssa to HEB to get milk and return DVD
9:30 michael takes alyssa to bed....Linda calls and we tune into the Bachelor together and laugh at the silly girls on there
10 hang up with linda, back to painting...michael helps with trim
11 michael goes to bed...i keep painting
12:30 i think i'm done with the first coat
7:45 home, ready to jog
8 leave on jog...matthew runs ahead of me while i push aj in stroller
8:15 matthew rides in stroller
8:20 matthew jogs, stops at stretching station to do exercises
8:45 home again....water stop
8:50 shower, hair in piggy knots
9:05 am head out to H*me D*pot....get paint, meet a nice painter lady who gave me tips
9:50 leave HD, head to consignment store to collect my $8 from a toy i sold last week
10 Lowes to get light switch plates and halloween mags
10:40 home
10:45 Xander arrives to play
11 computer research: painting kitchen cabinets, Halloween party ideas, caulking
12:45 Xanders mom arrives...chat outside
1:20 back inside read mags, finish computer
2:15 read books to matthew and alyssa
2:45 leave to get tyler, read mags in car
3 get tyler, alyssa fell asleep
3:30-5pm tyler and matthew help me begin painting our living room....they loved it and i tried to be patient:) i stink at painting and i am annoyed that i am not better at having a steady hand....paint in cracks by ceiling...can i say, crown moulding?
5:15 heat up leftover dinner
5:45 michael home, eat dinner
6 family home evening, mentos/soda experiment....needed a diet soda, watch the presentation online
6:45 michael reads boys Narnia behind me while i type this....alyssa roaming around with her baby pony (it is so dirty and not washable b/c it has batteries)
8 Michael goes to swim, alyssa plays trains while i paint living room...she stays away amazingly well (i tell her if she gets too close, she goes to bed)
9 michael home, i'm still painting, he takes alyssa to HEB to get milk and return DVD
9:30 michael takes alyssa to bed....Linda calls and we tune into the Bachelor together and laugh at the silly girls on there
10 hang up with linda, back to painting...michael helps with trim
11 michael goes to bed...i keep painting
12:30 i think i'm done with the first coat
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Sunday
7:30 up, cereal
8:15 michael goes to meeting
9 computer, quints, etc
10 organize boys room...michael back home
11 get ready for church
12 lunch
12:45 head to church
1-4 church
4:25 home, clean up kitchen, dinner in oven
5:30 friends over for dinner...kids run and play and have fun with tutu's
7:15 friends leave, mom calls
7:30 phone with candida
8 kids to bed
8:30 chat online with linda
8:15 michael goes to meeting
9 computer, quints, etc
10 organize boys room...michael back home
11 get ready for church
12 lunch
12:45 head to church
1-4 church
4:25 home, clean up kitchen, dinner in oven
5:30 friends over for dinner...kids run and play and have fun with tutu's
7:15 friends leave, mom calls
7:30 phone with candida
8 kids to bed
8:30 chat online with linda
Saturday
7:15 rise and shine....
7:45 leave with mom to go to our "life seminar" workshop
8:30 mingle with the "mormon celebrities" Sheri Dew, Virginia Hinckley Pierce, Jane Clayson Johnson, etc.
9-4:30 workshops and lunch and snack.....too much to share
5 head home....dad fixed my car, took the kids to the park for 3 hours, and they were all in one piece!
6pm stop by marissa's for cd of picts
6:15pm begin the drive back to home....stop at taco bell....chat with michael on the phone while kids sleep
9:45 arrive home
10 finish Wild Hogs movie with michael
7:45 leave with mom to go to our "life seminar" workshop
8:30 mingle with the "mormon celebrities" Sheri Dew, Virginia Hinckley Pierce, Jane Clayson Johnson, etc.
9-4:30 workshops and lunch and snack.....too much to share
5 head home....dad fixed my car, took the kids to the park for 3 hours, and they were all in one piece!
6pm stop by marissa's for cd of picts
6:15pm begin the drive back to home....stop at taco bell....chat with michael on the phone while kids sleep
9:45 arrive home
10 finish Wild Hogs movie with michael
Friday, September 21, 2007
Friday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 HEB with 2 kids
8:30 home...organize stuff for trip...computer
10:15 straighten hair
10:40 get tyler at school, run into Jackie and chat with office lady, Suzette
10:50 stop by house quickly to get a few things
11am try to get gas, card won't work
11:10 run into walgreens for car ride treats
11:20 deposit checks at bank
11:30 on the road again, headed to houston...chat on phone with Linda...alyssa sleeps
1:20pm stop in Carmine to see antique shops (always wanted to)
1:30 headed out....someone backs out of a parking spot and doesn't see me....scrapes up my car (my first "fender bender") exchange info, etc.
1:45 on the road again
2pm McD's in Brenham for lunch
3pm arrive in Houston at mom's...kids are so excited
play and lounge at parents house
4:30 run to temple for g's
5 stop at Rao's for yummy sandwich for dinner
5:15 leave for a photo shoot
5:45 meet marissa and her family, take picts
7pm leave, head home, touch base with my parents and kids...they're okay
7:45 head to temple for initiatories
8:35 leave again
9 lounge with parents and kids...get kids ready for bed
10bed
7:45 HEB with 2 kids
8:30 home...organize stuff for trip...computer
10:15 straighten hair
10:40 get tyler at school, run into Jackie and chat with office lady, Suzette
10:50 stop by house quickly to get a few things
11am try to get gas, card won't work
11:10 run into walgreens for car ride treats
11:20 deposit checks at bank
11:30 on the road again, headed to houston...chat on phone with Linda...alyssa sleeps
1:20pm stop in Carmine to see antique shops (always wanted to)
1:30 headed out....someone backs out of a parking spot and doesn't see me....scrapes up my car (my first "fender bender") exchange info, etc.
1:45 on the road again
2pm McD's in Brenham for lunch
3pm arrive in Houston at mom's...kids are so excited
play and lounge at parents house
4:30 run to temple for g's
5 stop at Rao's for yummy sandwich for dinner
5:15 leave for a photo shoot
5:45 meet marissa and her family, take picts
7pm leave, head home, touch base with my parents and kids...they're okay
7:45 head to temple for initiatories
8:35 leave again
9 lounge with parents and kids...get kids ready for bed
10bed
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Thursday
7:30 tyler to school
7:45 drop off video at Michelle's, another item to Tina
8am gym
9 leave gym...home to shower, a little computer
10 run to HEB to get prints
10:15 stop at stacey's to get her gift and finish mine
1030 Merediths "sip n see" party...eat yummy treats! pettifore and pumpkin choco cookie
11:30 leave...
11:45 am pick up Jackson to play
12 back home...jackson, matthew, and alyssa play quite well for 2+ hours
computer time for me: work on quints, call on boys bday party, plan home improvement stuff
2:30 get tyler, talk to natalie on the phone
2:45 drop off Jackson
3 call Dominoe's order early dinner
3:30 pick up dominoe's
3:45 boys deliver Pizza to Jackson's family (surprise)
4 we go inside to chat for a bit
5 home, michael home, eat pizza, family clean up, practice tylers spelling words
6:30 quick tune into entertainment tonight
6:45 michael and boys go home teaching to Jorge
7:30 heather comes over with mags for me and chat
8 boys home, try to get alyssa to sleep in their room
7:45 drop off video at Michelle's, another item to Tina
8am gym
9 leave gym...home to shower, a little computer
10 run to HEB to get prints
10:15 stop at stacey's to get her gift and finish mine
1030 Merediths "sip n see" party...eat yummy treats! pettifore and pumpkin choco cookie
11:30 leave...
11:45 am pick up Jackson to play
12 back home...jackson, matthew, and alyssa play quite well for 2+ hours
computer time for me: work on quints, call on boys bday party, plan home improvement stuff
2:30 get tyler, talk to natalie on the phone
2:45 drop off Jackson
3 call Dominoe's order early dinner
3:30 pick up dominoe's
3:45 boys deliver Pizza to Jackson's family (surprise)
4 we go inside to chat for a bit
5 home, michael home, eat pizza, family clean up, practice tylers spelling words
6:30 quick tune into entertainment tonight
6:45 michael and boys go home teaching to Jorge
7:30 heather comes over with mags for me and chat
8 boys home, try to get alyssa to sleep in their room
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
wednesday
7:30 to school
7:45 jog with matthew and alyssa--matthew runs faster than me
8:10 home....keep heart rate up running around the house in circles with matthew and alyssa...doing jumping jacks with matthew (he looks so cute when he does them)
8:30 shower
9 take matthew to bee school at Xander's
9:15 home: call dentists, get quotes, computer stuff, phone with jen working on a secret mission for her
10:40 am becca and ashlee over
10:50 candida & kathy pick us up for kathys bday lunch out
11:15 MiMi's Cafe....yummy bread, enjoyable lunch with good friends
12:45 pick up matthew, home
1-2:30 matthew plays in his room, alyssa and i wander in and out...
2:45 alyssa falls asleep on the floor, i have to scoop her up, buckle in car, she stays asleep
3 get tyler
3:10 arrive at park, transfer sleeping aj to stroller
3:15 Stacy and I chat on bench while the kids play
4:15 home again....get dinner and Queso ready for baby shower at night
5:30 michael home, we eat stir fry
6 family hang time
7 I cuddle aj b/c she is very sad and only wants me
7:15 I leave, after she's decided to be happy
7:20 Becca's baby boy shower...yummy food, good friends, fun conversation, good times
10pm home....chat it up with my hubby, replay the events of the day
11 computer time...work on Meredith's baby picts for a gift for tomorrow (last minute decision)
12:30 i should go to bed soon....
7:45 jog with matthew and alyssa--matthew runs faster than me
8:10 home....keep heart rate up running around the house in circles with matthew and alyssa...doing jumping jacks with matthew (he looks so cute when he does them)
8:30 shower
9 take matthew to bee school at Xander's
9:15 home: call dentists, get quotes, computer stuff, phone with jen working on a secret mission for her
10:40 am becca and ashlee over
10:50 candida & kathy pick us up for kathys bday lunch out
11:15 MiMi's Cafe....yummy bread, enjoyable lunch with good friends
12:45 pick up matthew, home
1-2:30 matthew plays in his room, alyssa and i wander in and out...
2:45 alyssa falls asleep on the floor, i have to scoop her up, buckle in car, she stays asleep
3 get tyler
3:10 arrive at park, transfer sleeping aj to stroller
3:15 Stacy and I chat on bench while the kids play
4:15 home again....get dinner and Queso ready for baby shower at night
5:30 michael home, we eat stir fry
6 family hang time
7 I cuddle aj b/c she is very sad and only wants me
7:15 I leave, after she's decided to be happy
7:20 Becca's baby boy shower...yummy food, good friends, fun conversation, good times
10pm home....chat it up with my hubby, replay the events of the day
11 computer time...work on Meredith's baby picts for a gift for tomorrow (last minute decision)
12:30 i should go to bed soon....
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Tuesday
tyler to school
7:45 homeroom mom meeting at school
8:45 leave, head to gym
9:05 am kickboxing class starts
9:55 am have to leave early b/c aj has a stinky diaper (i'm not too sad)
10:15 am cruches at home, shower
10:50 run into Target to return, end up buying a few more things
11:30 am arrive at Kelly P.s house for lunch/playdate
2:30 leave kelly's to go get tyler
3pm after school snack, homework, spelling words, tyler read, boys jobs
4pm boys video games, kj computer
7:45 homeroom mom meeting at school
8:45 leave, head to gym
9:05 am kickboxing class starts
9:55 am have to leave early b/c aj has a stinky diaper (i'm not too sad)
10:15 am cruches at home, shower
10:50 run into Target to return, end up buying a few more things
11:30 am arrive at Kelly P.s house for lunch/playdate
2:30 leave kelly's to go get tyler
3pm after school snack, homework, spelling words, tyler read, boys jobs
4pm boys video games, kj computer
Monday, September 17, 2007
Monday
school
jogging stroller run to Bee School...matthew ran half the way with me
drop him off
jog home
shower while a.j. watched pbs kids
head out to the mall
drop off toy at consignment store
roam mall with alyssa looking for something specific but finding several other things
12 pick up matthew at chrissta's
HEB with kids....grocery time
1pm home, unload groceries, make lunch, michael calls
1:30 kids get a show while mommy gets computer
2:25 so exhausted i take a quick power nap
2:50 pm leave to get tyler at school
3pm homework with T, go over spelling words, kids do jobs
3:30 remind kids to do jobs
3:45 remind kids to do jobs
4pm get impatient
4:15 kids do jobs
4:30 a little Oprah (dr. Oz), Jen calls...help her with picture stuff
5:15 make salad for dinner
5:45 michael home: dinner time
6:15 FHE, make family Rules chart
6:45 after aj was very sad, she fell asleep on my shoulder
7:15 boys play video games just before bed
jogging stroller run to Bee School...matthew ran half the way with me
drop him off
jog home
shower while a.j. watched pbs kids
head out to the mall
drop off toy at consignment store
roam mall with alyssa looking for something specific but finding several other things
12 pick up matthew at chrissta's
HEB with kids....grocery time
1pm home, unload groceries, make lunch, michael calls
1:30 kids get a show while mommy gets computer
2:25 so exhausted i take a quick power nap
2:50 pm leave to get tyler at school
3pm homework with T, go over spelling words, kids do jobs
3:30 remind kids to do jobs
3:45 remind kids to do jobs
4pm get impatient
4:15 kids do jobs
4:30 a little Oprah (dr. Oz), Jen calls...help her with picture stuff
5:15 make salad for dinner
5:45 michael home: dinner time
6:15 FHE, make family Rules chart
6:45 after aj was very sad, she fell asleep on my shoulder
7:15 boys play video games just before bed
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Sunday
8:23 am wake up...yay for Sunday sleep in!
cereal for kids as michael heads out the door for a meeting
9 computer time....peek at quints picts
10:15 am michael home, computer off....organize 72 hour kids...prepare dinner lasagna
11:30 am Jen called....we chat while I get ready for church
12:30 lunch
12:42 am pile in the car and head to church
1pm church starts
2:15 pm Primary begins....
3:30 pm outside with baby Grace...trying to calm her while her mom teaches sharing time
4pm church over, head home
4:20 pm put lasagna in oven...prepare salad
5pm my brother Ryan calls from P.R.
5:30 dinner is ready to eat
6:10 pm start making Linda's special choco chip chookies
6:15 pm home teacher Frank comes to share a spiritual message with us
6:45 he leaves...finish making cookies
7pm scriptures, prayer, jammies
7:15 pm walk alyssa back to bed while michael reads narnia to boys
7:35 pm boys help lick cookie bowl and go to bed
8pm kj computer time:)
cereal for kids as michael heads out the door for a meeting
9 computer time....peek at quints picts
10:15 am michael home, computer off....organize 72 hour kids...prepare dinner lasagna
11:30 am Jen called....we chat while I get ready for church
12:30 lunch
12:42 am pile in the car and head to church
1pm church starts
2:15 pm Primary begins....
3:30 pm outside with baby Grace...trying to calm her while her mom teaches sharing time
4pm church over, head home
4:20 pm put lasagna in oven...prepare salad
5pm my brother Ryan calls from P.R.
5:30 dinner is ready to eat
6:10 pm start making Linda's special choco chip chookies
6:15 pm home teacher Frank comes to share a spiritual message with us
6:45 he leaves...finish making cookies
7pm scriptures, prayer, jammies
7:15 pm walk alyssa back to bed while michael reads narnia to boys
7:35 pm boys help lick cookie bowl and go to bed
8pm kj computer time:)
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