day 24 - my day in great detail

Okay, so I think this might be boring to anyone else, but here goes....

6:30 - Scott rolled over and kissed me then got out of bed to get Davie and go let the chickens out of the hen house. I guess you could say I woke up then...but not really

6:50 - Davie came and snuggled with me for a minute (truly a minute since he is usually very busy in the morning)

6:55 - Gracie came to snuggle...still not ready to open my eyes

7:03 (everyday) - Adam comes in to snuggle

7:05 - Adam asks when I am going to roll over and stop snuggling with Grace and start snuggling with him...ahhh my day has officially started!

7:10 - out of bed

get cereal for the kids who are awake

7:15 - stumble out to get the paper; hopefully there are no neighbors out to see me in all my morning splendor

7:16 - dish up some oatmeal that Scott made (he is a good man), gawk at the ridiculousness of the Deseret Morning Paper and wonder when they will start putting news on the front page rather than fluff (clearly another post for another day)

7:30 - call for Lily to wake up

7:35 - Lily wanders up; gives me a hug like always (she is so sweet). I get up to dish her up some cereal (yes, she is capable herself, but then we get a lot cereal that goes to waste)

7:40 - hold Davie for a minute; he is a bit whiny this morning for some reason.

Break up an argument between Grace and Adam

7:45 - Family prayer. Give Scott as many kisses as I can to make him stay a minute longer (I know, I am totally pathetic)

8:00 - initiate getting the kids dressed; inform them that they can wear shorts. I go and put my gym clothes on...shorts vs. capris? Capris seem to always win.

8:10 - chase Davie trying get him dressed; I finally catch him!

Help Grace focus on getting clothes on

8:15 - do Lily's hair; feeling lazy so I don't curl it today so up in a ponytail it goes. She was delighted; that is her favorite hairdo - clearly she is not my clone. Spike Adam's hair

8:25 - make Lily's lunch

dump the garbage

8:30 - inform everyone to get shoes on, teeth brushed, and backpacks packed.

help Davie with his shoes while he chants to word, "GYM, GYM, GYM" - apparently he is happy to be going to the gym today.

8:35 - tell the kids start watching for their ride

8:40 - load David and Grace in van

wait outside with Lily and Adam for their ride

8:45 - ride comes

we leave for the gym

8:50 - get to the gym, check the kids into the playroom.

run to Power Pump class

8:56-ish - get to class

chat with Heather and Masiel a bit while I finish setting up some weights (Heather is so nice, she usually has most of my weights ready to go for me when I get there....and she is 7 months pregnant)

9:00 - class starts - OUCH!

9:58 - give up on the last of the military presses; start putting equipment away

10:00 - quick stretches

10:10 - pick up kids, load up and go home

10:15 - home; get pretzels for Grace and string cheese for Davie.

put Dora on so I can shower in peace

10:25 - shower, get dressed, put on makeup, blow dry and curl hair

10:40 - evaluate outfit....hmmmmm, good enough

10:50 - get a call from Carolyn; she is already at the school and will bring home the kindergartners.

11:00 - put on some tunes, totally lip-synced to Giselle from "Enchanted" and had Davie dancing with me.

cleaned up breakfast dishes

11:30 - copy new recipe into book

11:35 - sweep

11:45 - Adam comes home

talk about his day - apparently some kids kicked him the you-know-where. He cried.

11:50 - made lunch; ham sandwiches and carrot sticks for the kids

11:55 - while kids eat; clean up, refill rice container, try calling Scott...no answer

12:00 - find a PBSkids.org game for Adam

12:05 - put Davie down for a little nap

prepare my lunch; leftover spaghetti....I really dislike leftovers....

12:10 - sit down to eat lunch

Scott called me back - we chat for a second

finish reading the paper all the while shaking my head at the idiocy of people. For example...remember the boy who was dragged out of his tent by a bear and killed a couple years ago. It was a tragedy and now the family has been awarded something like $1.4 million in a lawsuit against parks systems. On top of it they on a tirade that there should be better warnings about bears in the woods. Seriously?! Here's a newsflash; bears live in the woods! It was a tragic accident; move on and stop blaming the world for something that is no one's fault. Okay....clearly I need to stop reading the paper!

12:25 - clean up lunch dishes.

tidy up around the house

12:55 - load up kids in van, wake up Davie and load him up as well

1:00 - drop Gracie and Davie off at Natalie's so that I can take the two big kids to the dentist. They LOVE her house and happily go in to play

1:15 - pick Lily up at school

1:30 - get to the dentist and check in

1:45 - get called back, run into a woman who used to live in our ward; we chat for a while. Small world.

sit and watch the kids get their teeth cleaned, and then examined by the dentist. He informs me that they have perfect teeth and that they are good brushers. Yeah!!!! Adam's six-year molars have come in, so we set up an appointment for sealants to get put on in a month

2:50 - finished at the dentist.

Run to Natalie's to pick up the kids; Davie pooped once while there and then pooped again - Natalie didn't have another diaper, so he stinks. None the less, I still can't resist visiting for a minute - some people are just easy to talk to.

3:07 - Rush back to the school to get Lily's backpack and homework (I didn't think the dentist would take that long)

3:15 - get there right as the bell rings. Tell Lily to run in a meet us in the back of the school.

Drive around back and park.

Change Davie's diaper (I keep an extra diaper in the car)

3:20 - Lily gets to the car.

We decide to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today.

We head to the grocery store to get a few things for the up-coming festivities.

4:15 - get home.

Call Scott to see what his schedule is

4:20 - put groceries away.

Start making preparations for the party

4:30 - get puff pastry out to thaw so that I can make Palmiers (a Mexican pastry we used to buy when we went to Rocky Point)

4:45 - sit down for a minute to catch my breath.

tried to read from my latest novel....no use....as long as someone is awake then someone will always need me.

4:55 - Davie has a major melt-down over who knows what. I hold him. Then we walk around a bit

5:05 - Get Davie settled in the basement with the girls

5:10 - cut open the top of the pinata that we have had for five years now. It is about time we use it. Adam helps me stuff it with candy - he so excited! Candy is his favorite food...

5:15 - realize Lily has a softball game in 15 minutes and help her quickly get her clothes on. Wonder where Scott is....he said he would be home by now and it would be nice if he could take her.

5:25 - call Scott. He is close. I tell him that Lily will be waiting for him. He agrees to take her

5:30-is - I go out to wait with Lily, Davie joins me (of course). I see my neighbor, Wendy, and head over to chat (yes, I know, I chat with lots of people....I like people)

Scott pulls up and Lily jumps in the car. The timer goes off....my pastries are half done.

I ask Wendy to keep an eye on Davie while I go and take care of them

5:35 - I am back outside. Wendy and I visit for a while and walk down to the Taylor's house (another neighbor) to check out the new playground equipment being installed in their backyard. Our boys are drooling - they can't wait to go and play there!

6:05 - back inside. Start dinner (we don't normally eat this late, but with the softball game we put dinner off until later)

6:35 - sit down to eat our Mexican feast!

7:05 - go outside to break the pinata - my kids were in HEAVEN!!!!

7:30 - bath/shower time (all an hour behind due to the game)

7:45 - get on jammies, brush teeth and hair.

Family prayer

8:00 - Grace and Davie in bed.

Adam works on homework with Scott.

Lily finishes her homework.

I clean the kitchen

8:20 - Adam finishes homework

Scott is wiped out on the floor; I think he fell asleep for a minute.

Lily kindly tucks Adam into bed.

8:25 - I sit down to attempt reading. I get about chapter in before I realize there are still dishes that need to be washed. I can't sit still until I know they are done.

8:35 - wash last few dishes which end up being a lot of dishes

8:50 - call for Scott to come and dry them so that I have room to put more down

9:05 - wipe table and contemplate the floors - they really need to be swept again....

9:30 - sit down to type this post...it is taking forever.

10:13 - decide it is long enough...time to go sweep the floor and then fall into my bed!

Somewhere in there I got the mail, ironed a couple shirts, sorted some laundry, made beds, searched the Internet for family reunion shirts, read to Davie, brushed my teeth, and went to the bathroom....although I am not sure where!

Whoever said that being a mother isn't like having a real job is dumb...they obviously haven't walked a day in my shoes. I am tired but I don't think I would choose to be anything else! Happy Mother's Day this Sunday to all the hard-working mothers I know who's days aren't much different than the one I just described.