friday

6:51 a.m. wake up, see alyssa on the floor
6:55 a.m. wake the boys
7:10 a.m. the boys eat breakfast while I sit and talk to them about the cute clay frog michael molded last night while they were sleeping.
7:20 a.m. alyssa waltzed out and seeks me out for her morning groggy cuddle (i'm happy i don't have to go wake her)
7:25 a.m. leave for school
7:35 a.m. he still loves to blow me kisses over and over:)
7:45 a.m. matthew, alyssa, and I go to HEB to rent a few moive ($1 red box) I get 3 b/c we are babysitting tonight and we need kiddie movies...also get frozen pizza and bananas
8 a.m. linda calls and says marianne called her last night but she missed her...i am sad for her and i wouldn't have liked to hear how she is doing
8:15 a.m. home computer/curious george
8:40 a.m. doorbell rings....ya ya at the door....watch emily's kids while she goes to dr.
9:30 a.m. emily back
9:45 a.m. drive to Round Rock donuts to get donut holes to take to tyler at lunch strawberry shake
10 a.m. call candida to tell her about rich's surgery today....cry a little on the phone she says to stop by and meet her sister from out of town...i say i just have 5 minutes.
10:05 run in chat run out
10:30 a.m. drop alyssa off at emily's while matthew joins me to visit tyler at lunch
10:55 a.m. tyler's class walks up to the lunchroom. i ask a classmate if she remembers me from lunch on monday and she says, "I remember your smile!" Oh, music to my ears:)
11:15 a.m. I officially named all the kids in tylers class...i went down the line at the lunch table and they were delighted when i remembered their names. i hope i can remember when they are sitting in a different spot. 1 little donut hole (can't beieve i ate only one)
11:20 a.m. try to figure out what those kids do in class all day. Miss Julie who is a class assistant helps jog their memory.
11:30 a.m. back to emily's to get alyssa, they all have whiskers painted on their face, so matthew wants it too, and says he wants me to have one, too.
11:45 a.m. we all leave with whiskers and a black nose painted on our face
12 noon arrive at Michele's house to pick up Jackson to play with matthew...go in to chat and end up staying an hour and a half...she is pregnant and sick....we haven't chatted in a while b/c she was on vacation, so it was enjoyable to laugh and chat
1:30 p.m. bring Jackson to our house...jackson and matthew play well and request for me to put alyssa down for a nap (she's bugging them) strawberry shake & banana
2 p.m. a client calls with an order hard boiled egg 1/2 sandwich
2:55 p.m. go to get tyler
3:05 got tyler...nearly the last kid to be picked up, but he's still smilin'
3:30 michael home
3:45 p.m. michael takes jackson home and tyler & matthew to the pool...alyssa snores on the couch
4-4:50 p.m. peaceful quiet (except for alyssa's snoring) computer time for me
4:50 p.m. doorbell rings...Brady and Kacey join us for the evening so their parents can go on a date (this is unusual--2 nights in a row)
5p.m. michael comes home with boys from pool
5-6 crazy hour...frozen pizza in the oven, kids running in and out, michael un happy with the backdoor left open, alyssa just woke up and is unhappy
6 we eat, play trains 3 small slices of pepperoni pizza
7p.m. we begin Everyone's Hero...cartoon baseball movie...matthew is afraid it is scary or will have bad guys, so he cuddles with me...I love it:)
7:55pm Kasey freaks out b/c of the thunder outside, so comes to my lap, matthew transfers to michaels lap
8:15 movie over, pick up, play trains
8:30 Kristin rings doorbell, picks up kids
8:45 p.m. our kids get ready for bed
9:15 computer time: chat with linda online...don't quite get to the stuff I planned on, but thats ok:) gotta post some picts from my brothers wedding 2 weeks ago