This wasn’t a typical Monday, since I was at home with my girls. It is, however, pretty typical of how we spend our time when we find ourselves at home on a weekday. Lots of catching up and two very silly girls. I wanted to share this earlier in the week, but since a large part of the day was spent getting SD on a plane to NYC / Connecticut, I thought it better to wait. He’s en route to Alabama as we speak, so I’m a little less worried about you paying me a visit in the middle of the night. You know… if there is, in fact, a crazy person following along.
5:05 am: The dreadful alarm went off and I know I don’t have to work today.
5:25 am: Josh is all packed up and ready for his flight.
5:30 am: We pull out of the driveway and head for the airport — almost an hour away.
6:07 am: Almost there and the sun’s coming up.
6:09 am: SD does NOT want his photograph taken at the airport exit.
6:13 am: Passenger drop-off – that’s him in the center of the photo, rolling his bag away.
6:19 am: Passing my office on the way back home to pick up the girls.
7:02: Couch to 5K, week three, day three.
7:24: On my last lap and I get a sweet text from SD.
7:29: Post-run euphoria… or exhaustion, you pick.
7:38: Making waffles with Gran.
7:41 am: Belgian waffles for breakfast? Yes, please.
9:12 am: Finally headed back to the Rock House so Gran can get to work.
9:25 am: Sophie’s playing with dry-erase markers and letter cards. This keeps her busy for awhile.
9:26 am: Ella wants to help with chores, so she volunteers to fold laundry and watch cartoons.
9:33 am: Unload / reload dishwasher.
9:46 am: Sophie gets a sucker for using the “good girl” potty (she means big girl!).
10:01 am: Put away Ella’s laundry.
10:07 am: Sweep the back porch and notice a “Happy Birthday” sticker from 2007. Ella was one.
10:39 am: Put away Sophie’s laundry (Roll Tide!).
10:58 am: Finally check my email.
11:02 am: Start another load of laundry and throw SD’s shirts in the dryer.
11:09 am: Sophie loves to play dolls in the laundry room, even though the floor is ugly.
11:17 am: Lunch break — turkey sandwiches and chips it is.
11:54 am: Pre-nap jumpy party.
12:01 pm: My least favorite chore with my favorite home appliance: the Kirby.
1:08 pm: Change light bulbs. I swear everyone in the house was blown!
1:12 pm: Sophie’s finally asleep and Ella takes her “rest” time on the couch watching Spongebob.
1:18 pm: Clean the bathroom and marvel at the number of toothbrushes / toothpaste tubes.
1:23 pm: A few more loads of laundry to deal with.
1:29 pm: Update my calendar and take a look at the budget.
2:05 pm: It’s finally quiet, so I tackle my first design project of the day: a puppy dog party.
3:47 pm: Beemer crashes on the bed behind me… I’m still working on design projects.
5:01 pm: After almost four hours, little bit wakes up happy!
5:09 pm: She wants to sit in my lap while I work. Not much work gets done.
5:14 pm: Almost done with design project number two — an owl party.
5:18 pm: My little helper is obsessed with eating shredded cheese!
5:26 pm: Check the recipe one more time.
6:01 pm: Garlic bread is in the oven.
6:15 pm: I’m cooking dinner, Ella’s throwing up in the bathroom and Sophie’s reading.
6:24 pm: Sickie’s had a bath and is armed with her plastic bowl in my bed. Not happy.
6:28 pm: Sophie & I thoroughly enjoy the new recipe, even if there’s no one to eat it with us.
7:14 pm: Kitchen’s clean.
7:19 pm: Sophie pauses to get a spoon to play with in the bathtub!
7:20 pm: Scrub-a-dub-dub — she LOVES a bubble bath!
7:09 pm: Evening check-in with Josh.
7:28 pm: A quick snap on our way to get our pajamas on.
8:01 pm: Bedtime for Sophie. Ella hasn’t moved and I’m still doing house / design work.
10:02 pm: I finally get to sit down and enjoy some reality TV. Sad, sad guilty pleasure.
10:05 pm: A little work for my boss before I can really relax.
11:47 pm: Take my Instagram photograph of the day (my handwriting) and fall into bed exhausted.
