Whitney Family

A day in my life...

I know ALL moms are busy and my day is not much different than anyone else who stays at home with kids, but I thought I would document a day in my life, just because...

5:00 am: Coen is screaming, get up and give him milk and go back to bed!

8:00 am: I hear Coen and Ciena laughing and playing in their rooms, time to be up!

8:15 am: Enter the babies room and greet my darlings, they are always so happy in the mornings! Change diapers (Coen always poops in the morning) and send them on their way.

8:30 am: Dresden runs out of his room with his favorite Freddy dog and blanket and runs in to see what the babies are doing. Realizing Dad is still home (which is rare) and in the shower, he plays his favorite prank and flushes the toilet to make Dad scream out!

8:45 am: Make french toast for breakfast and the kids get to eat with Daddy (again, very rare). Chad has three little ones (and me too) all trying to get the last kiss in before he heads off for the day.

9:00 am: Clean up breakfast, put the first load of laundry in, make beds, etc.

10:00 am: The kids all want to play outside. I look out and it's muddy so I know it will be a mess, but I give in and let them out anyway.

11:00 am: Yep, they're a mess! I strip them all down outside and leave their muddy clothes and shoes while putting them in the bath. Coen and Dresden are playing in the tub, but Ciena decides she wants no bath today. I wrestle to keep her in the tub and scrub her down as fast as I can. Get them out of the tub, dress them, and put them in front of the TV to watch a show with a snack while I hurry to get a shower in myself.

12:15 pm: Get in the kids in the car and head off to take Dresden to his pre-school. Pick up Mazie on the way (his friend in the class).

12:30 pm: Drop off Dresden's reginstration papers to his new pre-school he will be attending next year. Join my friends at the park and let the twins play for a while.

1:30 pm: Get home, get the twins out of the car and into bed. I hear them playing for while and then it's silent! Yes, it's break time for me!

2:00 pm: Put my music on, make a nice little BLT sandwich and a Diet Coke. Read some literature Dre's teacher gave me and enjoy my little break.

2:15 pm: Talk to my mom and sister on the phone

2:30 pm: Time to get to work! Pick up, clean the bathrooms, put more laundry in, sweep the floors, vacuum, empty dishwasher, etc. The inside in almost done and I hear Coen cry out -- look at the clock and he's definitely not ready to be up! Pray he goes back to sleep and he does.

4:00 pm: Take the garbage out and hose down the outside of the house and garage that the kids spread mud all over earlier today.

4:30 pm: Check email, pay bills, put in a few Modbe orders.

5:00 pm: I hear the twins laughing and playing. Go in and get them and change their diapers, this time Ciena has the poopy.

5:30 pm: Feed the twins, and get them in the car and realize Ciena has pooped again! Pull her out and change her.

6:00 pm: Pick up Dresden from his friends house where he stayed to play after school. Head to the gym and drop the kids off at the kids club while I go to Body Combat.

7:30 pm: Go to the dry cleaners to drop off Chad's shirts -- shoot, they are closed already!!

8:00 pm: It's a late dinner and the kids are starving! Give them some chips to snack on as I throw together some sloppy joe's. Teach Dresden the Adam Sandler version of the "sloppy joe song" as I'm making them.

8:30 pm: Try to get the twins Pj's on, but they are having fun running around with Dresden so I just let them.

9:00 pm: Think to myself, "this is ridiculous, why aren't my kids in bed!" Get the twins in bed, and Dresden insists on having a dessert.

9:30 pm: Dre and I eat popcicles and watch some animal rescue show on TV, ok for reals, time for bed kid! Get Pj's on, potty, brush teeth, floss, read books, say prayers, and tuck him in.

10:00 pm: Fold laundry, get out iron, start my nightly clean-up routine...

10:30 pm: Chad get's home (earlier than expected) and Dresden runs out of his bedroom excited to see Daddy! Seriously??

11:00 pm: Put Dresden to bed, again.

11:30 pm: Talk to my hubby and fill him in on the events of the day.

12:00 pm: Wonder to myself why I can never get to bed before midnight!

Somewhere beyond midnight -- give my hubby a kiss goodnight and wish him luck on his final that he will be up all night working on. Tomorrow will be a lot of the same, yet a totally different adventure.