Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Crazy day

5:30- wake up, make lunches, have coffee
6:15- shower, dry hair, get dressed
6:50- start waking up kids
7:00-still waking up kids
7:07- Drag kids out of bed
7:10- start shoving karate uniforms, soccer gear and changes of clothes into tote bags
7:15- throw nuked oatmeal at kids
7:17-take out trash and take totes to car
7:24- start working kids toward the door
7:32- let dog in
7:34- put load of clothes in the wash, take load out of dryer
7:35-8:00- stick return address labels on craft fair envelopes
8:15- leave
8:20- run into to Target to find soccer cleats and shin guards and pony tail elastic and end up wandering through shoes, purses and books
9:13- pay for cleats, etc. (no I didn't buy a purse)
10:00 to 3:00- teach 3 classes, set up book fair web page, do lesson plans for this week.....
3:00-4:00- homework, snack etc. in classroom
4:00- start for the door, get stopped 5 times, find out that girl scouts started this week (NOT my fault, btw- she didn't call me), have to stop by the bathroom, get to car and drive to karate
4:30-5:20- sit through Helen's class with Zachary sitting on me twisting my bracelets and watch band (he does this constantly and it drives me crazy)
5:20-5:30-get Helen to change her clothes, take Zachary home so he can go to the ball field with David
5:38- slap two slices of cheese into a hamburger bun for Zachary because he is hungry
5:40-back in car drive Helen to soccer practice, handing her new cleats and shin guards to put on while I drive
5:55- arrive at school, have to go in for Helen to pee, walk her back to field, introduce to coach
6:10- get to meeting 10 minutes late
6:10-7:55- HSA (Catholic school version of PTA) meeting
7:55- realize I still have to pick up Zach
8:00- hit McDonald's drive thru, drive to baseball field
8:25- beg Zach to come home with me
9:00-arrive back at home with two sleeping kids who decide they need baths, let dog out
9:20- kids in bed after he world's fastest baths
9:24- put clothes in dryer, let dog in
AHHHHHHHH! Get ready to do it again tomorrow!

This is the same thing far too many other people did today. We lead crazy lives. I'm so glad we only go through this 6 weeks in the fall and again in the spring- I couldn't do this year round.....

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