Tuesday, May 3, 2011

A typical day

Sometimes I wonder what it is that we do all day. The time goes so fast, and usually, at the end of the day, I have a hard time remembering the details. So, yesterday I kept a record of everything that happened, and here it is:
4:15: Fed Grace, changed her diaper, watched Ally McBeal (I'm 9 episodes in and I'm still not sure whether I like this show).
5:00: John got up and made coffee. We ate our breakfast, drank coffee, and talked about the day ahead.
6:10: John left for work. I checked email, downloaded some pictures from the camera, blogged, and checked out a friend's Website.
6:45: Woke up Simon and got him fed and dressed. Special treat today - mini donuts for breakfast. Checked his homework folder and reminded him of a field trip today that actually didn't happen until Tuesday. Oops.
7:15: Simon left for school. Started on a Barbie dress for Esme's doll.
7:45: Got dressed, made beds.
8:00: Got Isaac up and fed.
8:15: Got Esme up and fed. Gave Grace a bath. Made more beds.
8:30: Fed Grace. Looked up dog crafts on the internet. Got Esme dressed.
9:00: Isaac started on Math. Did laundry. Changed Scentsy to "Shades of Green". Esme did a puppet show for Grace.
9:45: Left for church to do bookwork. Got to see Pastor Dave. Kids behaved very well - Esme even swung Grace in the swing for me.
11:00: Left church. Stopped at the bread store, Carroll Cleaning Supply, and the post office.
11:20: Picked up John for lunch.
11:30: Made lunch, ate lunch, cleaned up from lunch. More ham & bean soup. Mmmm. Had ice cream with it instead of salad.
11:50: Helped Isaac with Math, restarted the Barbie dress.
12:00: No Fiber Therapy today because Maura's sick. Poor Maura.
12:30: Gave up on Barbie dress temporarily to help Isaac with Math. Esme still entertained by puppets.
1:00: Isaac finally finished Math. Started Dogs unit study for the day by looking up jobs that dogs can do. Isaac wrote about them in his journal. Esme played with her "Are You My Mother" lapbook.
1:30: Isaac looked up Millie Bush on Wikipedia and wrote about her in his journal. I worked on some vocabulary word flash cards (for Isaac, not me...although there were quite a few words that I could use some practice on. Who knew that demesne means - and sounds like - domain??).
1:45: Looked up the categories of dog breeds on the AKC site. Isaac wrote about them in his journal. Esme and I did some laundry.
2:00: Read chapter 2 of The Call of the Wild to Isaac (and Esme, but she didn't really listen).
2:30: Fed Grace and read to Esme while Isaac read a Captain Underpants book.
3:00: Turned on Diego for Esme. Isaac still reading. Started cleaning up the homeschool room (a total disaster) and did some more laundry.
3:20: Simon arrived. Gave everyone a snack and sent them outside to play. Checked Simon's bookbag - an orange day.
3:30: Got a call from Em. Yay!
4:00: Kids came inside. Simon started drawing, Esme went back to Diego, and Isaac cleaned the hamster's cage.
4:30: John arrived, then left again to go to Walgreens. Did some more laundry and cleaning up. Walked around the house with Grace in search of messes to straighten.
5:00: John came back and we had couch time. Esme and Simon played with puppets. Isaac played Club Penguin on the computer.
5:30: Made "dinner": cereal, corn muffins, bacon, and strawberries.
5:45: Ate dinner.
6:00: Cleaned up from dinner. Planted my herb garden/pot.
6:15: John and Isaac went to the store to pick up a prescription (and a mini-cheesecake - my favorite!! What a good surprise. I do love that husband of mine.)
Took out the trash and and did more laundry and mess-straightening.
6:50: John and Isaac returned. Sent Simon to the bathtub. Esme and Isaac played cards at the kitchen table. I made another stab at the Barbie dress. Couch time/refereeing fights/coaxing Simon out of the tub until 8:00.
8:00: Pajamas and bed for Esme and Simon. Isaac watched some of "Look Who's Talking" while John and I did our best to stay awake. Fed Grace at some point...lost track of time. Crawled in to bed tired but happy.

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