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

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

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

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

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:)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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