A Week in My Life: Tuesday

Welcome to day two of "Week in My Life!" If you missed yesterday's post, you can check it out here and see what this whole thing is all about.

MORNING:

Today started a little later then yesterday (6:15 versus 5:45) but both kiddos woke at the same time. We headed out to the living room for coffee and sippy cups of milk.

I did my best to get a little bit of work done on the computer.

In order to accomplish that, this went on:

By 7:00 it was time to get dressed so we could get Stephanie to school on time. The process of getting dressed isn't always easy, and this is why: 

The half-dressed boy would much rather do arts and crafts with his sister then lie still for a diaper change and to get his clothes on...

Once I finally wrangled them both into their clothes, the kids woke up Dan and then played while I made breakfast.

Breakfast today consisted of:

We headed out the door for school at 8:30, and dropped Stephanie off at 9. Joseph and I ran errands while she was at school You know we stopped here for a little pick-me-up:

We picked her up at 11:30, and got home at noon.

AFTERNOON

After walking in the door, taking off shoes and washing our hands, I made a peanut butter & jelly sandwich for Stephanie, a jelly sandwich for Joseph, hard boiled eggs for myself and clementines for all of us.

Stephanie colored and stickered her wooden bat mask while I did all the lunch prep.

We ate, and the kids played while I washed the dishes. The TV came on so that I could get it done quickly. Peep and the Big Wide World annoys me...

I'm ready to tackle these dishes!

Ahhh, all clean

Of course after I was finished cleaning the kids were playing nicely together.

I hated to interrupt them, but it was 1:20, which meant we needed to read books so the kids could get down for their naps. These are the ones Stephanie chose for us to read:

Joseph was in bed by 1:30, Stephanie by 1:45. I made a cup of tea and then did some research on the computer. Joseph was up at 3:15, and Stephanie soon after. Stephanie then got a bloody nose, and Joseph spent 15 minutes screaming and pulling on me while I sat with her to try and get it to stop bleeding. Once it was all set we jumped in the car to go to CVS for:

Now that Joseph drinks milk, Stephanie has started having some whenever he does. (She used to be a one cup in the morning kind of girl.) At this point I think it may be cheaper to just buy a cow...

EVENING:

We got back from CVS at 4:30. Stephanie played dollhouse in her playroom while I started dinner. Joseph kept me company in the kitchen...

Right after I took this picture, he started pulling on my legs and whining. Instead of taking the risk of dropping the knife on him, I did this:

Goldfish in a snack-trap kept him entertained. Since it was Tuesday, Dan had class and wouldn't be home for dinner. Usually the kids and I will have "kid" food like waffles, pizza or macaroni and cheese. I sometimes feel bad about these unhealthy meals, so I make sure to include a veggie every time, use whole-grain waffles and buy Annie's organic macaroni and cheese. However, in honor of this time of year, I bought this:

Stephanie loves finding the bats and pumpkins, and I figure having it as a treat once in a while can't hurt. Plus...I love Kraft!

While the carrots and macaroni & cheese bubbled on the stove, Stephanie came up from her playroom and sat down to do some "Santa List." She takes the fisher price catalog and circles all the things she wants to ask Santa for. (Notice the change of shirt. That was thanks to the bloody nose.)

Once the carrots were cooked, black beans were prepped and the mac & cheese was done we sat down to eat.

And after this I didn't take a single picture. Which kind of bums me out, since I did so well all day. But the rest of our night went like this:

5:45: We finished eating and the kids played while I cleaned up.

6:20: Dan came home and we had some family time.

6:45: Pajamas and teeth brushing time, followed by books and bed.

8:00: Right now. I'm finishing up this blog, Dan is unwinding by watching re-runs of The Mentalist, and as soon as i'm done I will be having a glass of wine!

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