Well, friends. This is probably not the most exciting day you will read about today. I didn't do a great job of taking pictures, either. But it's a real day in our house (Monday to be precise), so here you go!
7:00 a.m. My alarm goes off. Ten or fifteen minutes later, I convince myself to leave my cozy bed.
7:30 a.m. Allergy medicine has been taken, one glass of water down, and first Twitter check of the day is done. It's time to make lunch and breakfast for our resident second grader.
7:45 a.m. I hear a familiar cry of "Mama, Mama!" and head back upstairs to get the kids out of bed. Everyone gets a bagel and they settle in for breakfast and reading (they are my kids, reading is a part of most things).
8:30 a.m. After a small toddler meltdown over not having the Brave movie and several reminders for the big one to brush his teeth, D is out the door to the bus stop with his dad. BG settles in for movie (Robin Hood) and I grab some breakfast. The husband and I make some snarky conversation before he leaves for work and then I unload the dishwasher and finalize our grocery list.
10:30 a.m. The movie is finished, a snack has been had, and an uncooperative toddler is finally wrangled. Off to the grocery store!
12 noon Home from the store, put the food away, lunch for the little girl, then it's time for a story and naptime!
1 p.m. Lunch for me and visiting some other blogs while watching The Good Wife. Did some writing, blogging, and tidying around the house.
3:30 p.m. Off to pick the boy up from the bus! Home for snacktime, which somehow went from apples to ice cream.
4:30 p.m. I help out one of the girls from church with some music and the kids get to run around with her brother.
5:45 p.m. Time to start dinner for the kiddos. The husband has a late meeting tonight, so the kids get mac and cheese and broccoli.
7:30 p.m. Everyone whose age is in the single digits is in bed. Whether they are sleeping or not is yet to be determined. We usually hear a very soulful rendition of "Let It Go" before 8 p.m.
7:45 p.m. - Time to make some bread! This was the first round. It has to proof in the fridge for a while before getting kneaded some more and having a second rise. My favorite thing about this recipe is that I can leave the dough in the fridge overnight and deal with it tomorrow!
8:30 p.m. Talked on the phone to my mom, and then to my best friend who lives on the other side of the country.
9:30 p.m. Husband finally arrives home after his meeting. We chat about our days and the joys/frustrations of the world.
10:00 p.m. Decide it's too late to make dinner, order pizza, and catch up on Once Upon a Time and Quantico.
Midnight - Goodnight!
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Your kids are SO cute, and I love this rundown of your day, toddler meltdowns and all. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie!
DeleteI loved this post! The kids are getting so big-- I remember when Becca Grace was an infant, oh my.
ReplyDeleteYou had a busy day, but it was interesting to me. I've been there, done that, with little ones. That bread recipe looks intriguing-- I would love to solve the mystery of how to make an easy loaf of homemade bread. My previous attempts were disasters!
Enjoy your week!
I know! The almost 3 years have flown by. I remember drafting a post to write about being pregnant with her!
DeleteI use the Smitten Kitchen Oat and Wheat Sandwich bread. It's very flexible and everyone in my house likes it!
Thank you for sharing your day with us. :-) Sounds like you had a full day. I can relate to meltdowns all too well. :-S
ReplyDelete(I watch Quantico too!)
Ah the meltdowns. I try to remember that not having the movie or being unable to find her favorite toy are actually really big things when you are only two years old!
DeleteWhat kind of bread are you baking? I haven't yet found a good recipe for a dough I can leave in the fridge overnight. Your kids are cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's the Oat and Wheat bread from Smitten Kitchen. You can leave the bread in the fridge overnight and I've even made it with half white whole wheat flour and half regular. It turns out great, no matter what!
DeleteI love this blog post idea! I'm sad I didn't hear about it until today! I'm definitely going to participate in the next one!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot of fun and it made me think about how I spend my days!
DeleteWhat cutie pies you have! Loved reading about your day. And the bread look wonderful. I have no luck with making bread. I jinx it somehow, but I'm amazed when others do so well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay! I think they are kind of cute myself, but I might be biased.
DeleteLove the pictures! Your kids are so cute and I love the one of you and the little at the grocery store. I love making bread and I love the idea of making it the night before. I have a roll recipe that works like that and it's fantastic - especially around the holidays. Sounds like a busy day!
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad I remembered to take the picture at the grocery store. I didn't do so well with that for the rest of the day, though!
DeleteI love that little impish grin on your daughter's cute face! I'm jealous of the long afternoon nap--the babe was taking great naps until about a month ago (so a third of her life) and now 30 minutes a few times a day is all I get. Hard to get anything substantial done in that time!
ReplyDelete10 is so late for dinner!! I would have told hub to fend for himself and had cereal. Or ice cream (which seems like a delicious afternoon snack). Thanks for sharing Lindsey!
That is just not enough to get much done! I hope your little gal starts sleeping longer again.
DeleteI confess that I may have grabbed a few bites of the kids' macaroni and cheese to hold me over...
"We usually hear a very soulful rendition of "Let It Go" before 8 p.m." This had me dying with laughter.
ReplyDeleteShe takes singing and dancing very seriously. :)
DeleteI am envious that you're up past 10. I cannot do it!
ReplyDeleteFun post. Your "one glass of water down" made me laugh; I'm always trying to drink more water, too. How'd the bread turn out? It looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis one resembles many of my days, except hubby never really has to work late, and I am yet to muster up the courage to deal with grocery shopping alone with my toddler.
ReplyDeleteToday was pretty terrible for me - had to deal with several meltdowns. Reading your post made me smile. :)
I can' barely keep my eyes open til 10, let alone eating at 10! But, I remember the toddler years and they weren't always about my schedule...in fact...high school years aren't either! Thanks for sharing a glimpse of you day!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute little smiles! And I'm jealous of your bread-making abilities!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! A soulful rendition of Let It Go sounds so cute. Wow your dinner was pretty late! Does that happen often? Also how awesome is it that your kids read at breakfast?! :)
ReplyDeleteI love their reading breakfast! The kids are getting so big.
ReplyDeleteYours is the second day that I've read that involved the making of bread! I'm jealous, but also probably too lazy to attempt the making of my own bread. LOL!
ReplyDelete"Everyone whose age is in the single digits" made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteWhew - busy day! I forgot how busy little ones can keep you - my sons are now 18 and 21. Your kids are adorable. My husband and I also watch The Good Wife and Quantico (both great shows!) and have been meaning to try Once Upon a Time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your day!
Sue
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