1. Wake up at 5:30 to get my work-out in and shower before the kids wake up at 7:00 for school.
2. Make sure the girls actually wake up at 7:00 for school and frantically dress them (even though they are totally capable of doing it themselves), do 3 sets of girlie hair-do's and a spiky boy-do.
3. Whip up a healthy breakfast of Lucky Charms.... yes, I said Lucky Charms with a vitamin on the side! (they are more than welcome to have oatmeal or anything healthy for that matter if the hair process goes smoothly!)
4. While they are shoving their little mouths with their healthy breakfast and I spoon feed little Justin his breakfast, I am also reading the scriptures to them! (best time to read! They are so busy eating that they can't talk or argue!)
5. Make sure shoes are on, teeth brushed, lunches are made, and backpacks are loaded and on the right persons back!
6. It's already after 8:00! Hurry.... let's get walking to school! WHAT? Justin is poopy?!
7. Walk back home from school and notice the sink piled with expanded marshmallows from their healthy breakfast. Do kitchen clean-up.
8. Clean, clean, clean, clean...... Did I mention that I clean?
9. Play with Brynn and Justin in-between laundry loads and poopy diapers. If we are lucky, we'll even hit chick-fil-a for lunch!
10. Load up the little ones to pick up the big ones from school.... that means the dreaded homework hour is coming!
11. 3:30 - 4:30 Not a pleasant time. Need I say more?
12. Brainstorm for a dinner idea and make the dinner with one hand (daddy-less since he works until 8:00 p.m.) while feeding Justin with the other hand.
13. Let the kids finally have some play time so that Mommy can clean up after dinner just so we can make another mess during dessert. (which is a MUST in this home!)
14. Give little boy a bath... and tuck him in bed.
15. Give Brynn a bath, read stories, and tuck her in bed.
16. Referee during April's and Taylee's shower, make sure they read, and tuck them in bed.
17. It's already 8:00 p.m. Daddy is hopefully on his way home. Mommy is tired and remembers the load of laundry that I started at 9:00 earlier this morning. Grrrr...
I do eventually get to bed, and I do repeat this every day. Some days we throw in dance and activity days. It gets done though.... and I wouldn't change it for the world!
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6 comments:
Whatever...you are an awesome Mom and an even more awesome wife. We had tons of fun last night with you guys. We definitely need to do it more often. I only wish I can be half as good as my littler sister...that's you by the way! Love you. I truly look up to you.
You are amazing!! How you do it is beyond me!! Happy monday!
Wow thanks for posting that! I am surprised at how similar our days are - although since baby #3, we haven't tried to go to chick-fil-a, or anywhere else for that matter. Anyway, it makes me feel like I am on the right track if my schedule is close to Wonder Woman Emily's! And you get bonus points for making it look so easy. (BTW, Jared and I both get Sunday-night-dread.)
Remember those days with 7 kiddos! Wouldn't trade it for anything. Enjoy because they will grow up too fast, leave home, and then it is the empty nest phase. You are a wonderful mom and it still amazes me how busy you girls are as mothers. No wonder we have children when we are younger because just reading your blog wore me out.!! love ya honey.
I agree with your Mommy....reading your blog wore me out even though I do the same thing but only with two kids. Minus the working out. You are good to wake up earlier than you have to to do that. Not me...sleep is so much more important. Since I stay up until 12 or 1 every night doing photography, 6:30 comes quite early! =)
Your like a single mom since Tyler doesn't get home until 8:00. That is crazy. I couldn't even imagine. It is so nice when Daddy gets home because attention goes to him instead of me for a little bit and it is so nice.
Just like you....I wouldn't trade it for the world! =)
geeze you've had almost 1000 LOVE TAPS!!! haha
love taps... man i'm good.
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