7:00
Woke up.
Made coffee.
Wrote 750 words for Morning pages.
Made AJ breakfast.
Disemboweled the treadmill in garage to repair.
Made AJ another breakfast.
Checked email.
R woke up, noticed his bed smelled like rank urine.
Changed his diaper.
Ripped out all his bedding for washing.
Noticed in the laundry room cat urine smell from neglected litter box.
Noticed in the laundry room washer and dryer was full of clothes.
Made R breakfast.
Changed R's diaper.
Had more java.
Called the treadmill company re:our broken treadmill, left message.
Called new pediatrician for well-child app, and left another message to see if new insurance covers.
Changed R's diaper.
Swept laundry room, shook out rugs.
Swept kitchen.
Put dry clothes in basket to fold, wet clothes in machine to dry, R's dirty linen in washer to clean.
Cleaned rank litter box.
Fed cats.
Pediatrician returned call, insurance not covered. Will call other clinic tomorrow.
10:30
Got boys dressed and bundled to go to park.
Walked to park.
Played on toys.
Did a lap at middle school track.
Walked home.
Discouraged the kind elderly and senile gentleman who lives down the road to NOT try to walk the 2 miles to Fred Meyer with nothing but his cane. This was his second attempt after I gently discouraged him two days ago.
Changed R's diaper.
Boiled lentils for burritos for lunch.
Organized boy's Christmas books while lentils simmered.
Friend called and asked me to cover for her tonight at work.
Called Aaron to make sure he'd be home in time for me to take the shift.
Changed R's diaper.
Made boy's plates, phone rang--treadmill people calling back.
Instructed boys to eat while I fumbled with the mutilated treadmill in garage as kind girl in Utah on other end tries to give directions on test checking motor for damage.
After 30 minutes on the phone, and various tests to locate the cause of our sick machine, we realize we need to shoot the horse.
1:00
Call Aaron with bad news about the treadmill.
Changed R's diaper while on the phone with Aaron.
Give R his bottle and put him down for nap of random blankets in crib, his are in the washer.
Hang up with Aaron.
AJ helps clean up kitchen by standing on a chair at the sink he washes dishes and loads in washer.
I fold three mountains of laundry.
After chores, AJ spills his plans for the craft today, and instructs me to cut this and pin that, and creates a T-Rex that stands up and has moving limbs from scrap cardboard. He's awesome.
We rest and have some screen time: Avatar the Last Airbender, Book Three: Fire
3:30
R wakes up.
Changed R's diaper.
Call employer re: upcoming schedule.
Boys wrestle in living room good-natured brotherly fun.
R needs food.
R needs water.
R wants his Baba.
Give R his water.
R screams and cries for Baba.
Read a book with R.
AJ plays with pirate ship.
R's toenails are jagged shards of glass.
Clip both boys nails.
They cry and scream in stereo.
5:00
Put both boys in room.
I go to office and write.
I ignore the noises from their room.
I turn up my music on iTunes.
6:00
Aaron comes home.
I warm up lentils have burritos again for dinner.
6:30
Go to work.
9:00
Come home.
Find chocolate.
Peruse Pinterest.
Write.
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| Brothers...how I pray this friendship lasts. |
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| Showing his loose tooth. |
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