wednesday

1:50 a.m. alyssa joins us and is directed to the floor
6:50 a.m. alyssa wakes up frantically looking for her binkie
6:55 a.m. wake up tyler and matthew
7:05 a.m. breakfast for all
7:20 a.m. michael helps me pump the tires on the jogging stroller
7:25 a.m. we all leave at the same time...michael to work, us to school
7:34 a.m. wake and blow kisses to cute tyler as he walks away
7:50 a.m. strap matthew and alyssa into stroller with a few snacks and toys
7:51 a.m. start the jog (first time in 7 weeks)
8:15 a.m. check out the community center fall aerobics classes
8:20 a.m. kids play at park while i stretch
8:40 a.m. jog home
8:50 a.m. arrive home
9 a.m. eat Opti-meal shake phone call to bank, insurance company, primary teachers
9:20 a.m. lds.org to look up my primary lesson for Sunday...chat online with Angela
10:22 a.m. shower eat string cheese
11 a.m. head to HEB (excited that Danimals drinkable yogurts are buy 1 get 1 free...the kids love these and I never get 'em, bank (deposit checks and sign something), walgreens (drop off prescription)
1 p.m. marinade chicken for dinner eat hard boiled egg and banana arrive home, make lunch, talk to Alayna, computer make DVD for client
2 p.m. eat Opti-Meal Shake
2:25 p.m. leave to get tyler...not matter when I go, we sit in the car for 30 minutes! agh!
2:35 p.m. Linda calls...alyssa falls asleep in the car...
2: 57 p.m. we get tyler
4p.m. get off the phone with Linda...we are worried about our friend, Rich, with a mass in his brain, they don't know if it is cancerous, but it doesn't look good. They have to do a dangerous biopsy to find out. We contemplate the simple things in our lives that we are worried about and realize all is well...we wonder what in the world we would do if we lost our husbands.
5 p.m. make rice for dinner, grill marinaded chicken, make green beans
5:30 p.m. Michael comes home and I give him a big squeeze. I always greet with a kiss, but this time I held him a little tighter. I told him that we need to make sure we do a tight squeeze at greetings now, not just a kiss.
5:35 p.m. we eat dinner--I love this blissful hour...it is our family time every day. So great that we have a consistant schedule now...talk about our day, I realize I never asked tyler about his day b/c I was on the phone...not to self (again): greet tyler properly when you pick him up, don't always be on the phone.
6 p.m. those who ate dinner get some leftover cake from Monday...those who haven't are either trying to force it down or decide they don't want dessert. Michael tries to convince alyssa that the beans are good by throwing them in her open mouth. She won't open. But mommy and tyler oblige in the game and laugther erupts by all when daddy makes it in!
6:10 p.m. michael and I sit on the couch and watch the kids dance around and do flips all over the floor and sing loudly--getting a workout. It is hilarious and we video tape this.
6:30 p.m. michael takes messy alyssa to the bath, boys play soft animal (ty beanie babies) and they play "school" with the animals, I clean kitchen
6:45 p.m. Michael prepares for his mtg., boys quickly clean family room, get jammies on
7:15 p.m. Michael leaves for his meeting, boys are in their room for quiet time, alyssa says, "watch mommy's show" that is her way of saying she isn't going to bed yet. She took a nap, so I know she'll be up later. I take about 5 bites of chubby hubby ice cream
7:17 p.m. turn the computer on work on stuff...chat online with Angela and Mariel (fellow local photographer) finish Dial DVD, work on Hannah images to finish by Saturday, email people, blog a little, photoshop stuff. Alyssa plays with her babies behind me...I occasionally talk to the babies and take a picture of alyssa as "mommy". Alyssa enjoys her private time (without brothers)
8:30 p.m. I turn off all lights except computer to hush alyssa to stillness...she lays on the couch and twirls her feet around
8:45 p.m. i realize alyssa is asleep...I let her stay there
9:45 p.m. Michael comes home and relays to me what a great night he had doing visits for EQ. He feels fulfilled helping people and I am happy for that and love to hear what he's done.
10:30 p.m. computer off and head to bed