Day in the life, February 2018

6:30 AM Wake up, drink coffee, plan the day in my planner

7 AM Kids (Luke, Zo and their friend Enya, here for a sleepover) up and playing, Jeff calls and we talk

8 AM Laundry and cleaning, playing with the kids who are making blanket forts upstairs

9 AM Breakfast of paleo mug cakes (kids are each mixing their ingredients in the pic above) and hard boiled eggs for Luke and Enya, fried eggs for Zo and me. "This is a delicious breakfast!" Zo said to me, which is huge...all I ever really get are complaints about food...

10 AM Cooking curry and sloppy joes for dinners the next few days, kids playing and Zo helps me cook and an old Madonna song "Jump" comes up on shuffle and all of us have a little dance party

11 AM Kids help finish house pickup (and Luke says, complaining, "This is the reason why when I say I'm not having a good day!"), everyone gets dressed, kids play with MagnaTiles and racetracks

12 PM Cold cheese sandwiches, carrots, milk for kids' lunch, TV hour with Elena and Blaze, I work

1 PM I work and do laundry and mediate kid disagreements (generally over one of the three feeling left out), kids play

2 PM Kids bundle up and go outside to sled...it's the first time this year our snow piles from plowing are big enough for some fun. I supervise through the window and take care of some household tasks, bills etc...

3 PM Hot chocolate, yum...

4 PM Enya goes home, Zo has her half-hour of Mama-to-herself-time and we make paper airplanes and decorate them, make notes for people, read a book about the digestive system. Luke's half-hour is finishing said book, snuggling, building with MagnaTiles. Daddy also calls...

5:30 PM Noodles and pancakes and red peppers and apple slices for kids' dinner...finishing up leftovers...also laundry and misc. paperwork for me and kids visit Me-Ma downstairs...

6:30 PM Kids get jammies on and play with yarn, dishes and laundry for me. Luke's got a new way to get my attention that is really cute. "Mama!" he says, and then spells each letter out: "M-A-M-A!"

7:00 PM Episode of Blaze for kids, walking the dog for me, goodnight call from Daddy

7:30 PM Snuggles and stories, tonight a few chapters of Captain Underpants, and Rusty Robots

8:00 PM I stay with the kids until they are asleep, scratchies and songs (Man in the Moon for each) 

8:15 PM Shot of whiskey over ice, home decorating book, bath bomb, hot bath

9:30 PM Started watching Halt and Catch Fire (so good already), texting with Jeff

11 PM Bed for me...