Maniacal Days

Monday, September 29, 2008

This is me NOT working

I always think it's funny when people say to me: Are you still not working?
I start by saying
"Yea" and then correct myself....
"Wait scratch that....I'm working three jobs. Just none of them are 9 - 5."

In the morning at 7am my neighbor walks her two kids (boy 6, and girl 4) to my house. I feed all 4 kids breakfast, breakup the "NO I had that FIRST" squabbles between the 4 year old and Allie, walk everyone to the bus stop for the 6 year old's 8:30 bus. Then hop in the car and drive the 4 year old to preschool by 9am.

Then job #2, I go back home and clean up the mess in my house that somehow 4 kids can make in 2 hours, then put Luke down for a nap, do some sort of project or game with Allie. Luke wakes up, everyone gets lunch, then both the kids play for a bit while I eat lunch. Then I try and play with them for a bit, clean or do laundry, and then Luke goes down for his second nap. While he is sleeping I set up Allie with something to do (or TV) and attempt to figure out dinner.

Once Mike gets home I show him what's for dinner and then I leave for job #3 (2 - 3 days a week) and go to my parents house to do wedding flowers till midnight. I get home around 12:30 - 12:45 and start all over again.

HA so yea....that's me NOT working!!!
Goin to the office was MUCH easier.

Although, that all being said, I still like being home with the kids.
It's just not a walk in the park.

Labels: A Day in the Life, you wanted to be a mom

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