I normally do a day in the life post on a day that I get up and out and head to work.
Well I decided to do one on Friday when I'm home and this past Friday just happened to be a day that Grayson had a half day of school so it's extra special.
6:15- I'm up. I could sleep in but I find my day goes smoother when I'm not summoned from my bed by the small people that run my house. I get up feed Riley and make my cup of coffee. I turn on the tree and usually shoot a text to Michael to let him know I'm up and what time I can schedule our grocery pick up for ( this depends on his work load for the day) I finish that up and turn on a Hallmark Christmas movie because tis' the season
7:00 I hear Grayson starting to stir in his room and I run and shut off the tree just so he can turn it on because he loves it so much. Michael insists that this is over the top but oh well I still do it. Grayson comes down the stairs we find our elf who brought baking supplies and asks if he can watch Santa Paws on his iPad for a little bit while he wakes up. I get his milk and some muffins and he snuggles in next to me and we enjoy the glow of the tree and our feel good movies
7:45- The babies have been chatting at each other for a good 20 mins. I make them chocolate milk (carnation instant breakfast) and get them muffins and head up to get them out of their cribs. Yes they still sleep in cribs and I plan to keep it that way until I no longer can. Them being contained is survival right now.
8:15-Breakfast is done first round of diapers are changed and we are getting Grayson ready for school. He gets dressed, brushes his teeth and then I help him with his hair. I double check the back pack no lunch today due to the early dismissal.
8:40 Grayson is on the bus and off to school and the babies scream from the front door "Bye Grayson" a million times
9:15 I'm just about done with my coffee and I start my project for the day. The toy room. I need this cleaned before Christmas so I'm starting today. Why my kids collect random plastic straws and have a million little pieces of paper will forever boggle my mind. Out goes broken toys and I make a pile of things for Grayson to review for donation.
10:30 an hour in and I need a break. I decide to fold and put away all the laundry and start prepping things for cookie making. We have our 9th annual cookie exchange tomorrow I need need to make two different kinds of cookies 7 dozen of each. I plan to knock the first kind out while the twins nap.
11:45 I'm getting lunch ready so that when Grayson gets home we can eat and Sissy and Marshall can head to bed. I'm a horrible food mom. I legit feed them a "snack lunch" 9/10 times. This means that I give them a yogurt, peaches, peanut butter balls, goldfish and fruit pouch. I just would rather give them food I know they will eat then cook a big lunch and have them not eat any of it.
12:10 Grayson is home. They ask for a picnic lunch I say yes so that I can eat in peace. I put on a Christmas movie and heat up left over pizza for me to eat.
12:45 Marshall and Charlotte are down for a nap. I planned on doing cookies but the toy room was taking longer than I thought so Grayson and I keep working on that. Leo our elf brought a sack for the kids to fill with toys they wanted to donate that they have to leave under the tree on Christmas Eve so Grayson helped fill that up.
3:00 The toy room is as done as it's going to get. I probably have another good hour of work in there but dinner needs to get started and Michael is home with the groceries.
4:00 Babies are up groceries are put away and it's time to start dinner. I was going to make chicken pot pie but got distracted with the delivery of Grayson's new hockey equipment so breakfast it is
5:00 We sit down for dinner eggs over easy and bacon.
5:45 I'm in the kitchen getting things ready for cookies. We start with M&M cookies and bust those out. Michael gives baths and get them cozy in their jammies and puts on a Christmas movie. I give them the task of unwrapping all the kisses for our next cookie.
7:00 Onto the peanut butter blossom cookies these are Graysons favorite cookies
8:00 Marshall and Charlotte head up to bed and I spend some time with just Grayson. We bust out his Christmas activity book and do a color by number together.
8:45 I put Grayson to bed we read a book and chat about the plans for the next day. He is exhausted and so am I but I won't be going to bed for a while because the cookies need to cool and for some reason the Hershey kisses on the peanut butter cookies take a sweet forever to cool so I hunker down with some laundry and the new season of The Ranch. I'm 3 episodes in and I have cried like a baby at them all.
9:45 still not solid enough to pack up so I'm onto round two of laundry to fold. I switch to a hallmark movie because I need something lighthearted before bed.
10:30 Finally check them again they are good. I get them all packaged up and then finish picking up the kitchen. I get things around for the next day and pick up all the random toys that are in the entryway of the toy room.
11:15 Almost up to bed when I remember that I need to move Leo so I grab a bowl a bunch of mini marshmallows and plop him in there
I'm asleep by midnight just to wake up and start all over again.
I have decided this holiday season that I'm going to stay up late if I have to and get a little done at a time. Last year I pushed things off and was a little all over the place and was stressed out. This year I have a plan and I have decided that an hour or two of sleep that I miss once a weekend it worth it for me to not be scrambling the week of Christmas.
4:00 Babies are up groceries are put away and it's time to start dinner. I was going to make chicken pot pie but got distracted with the delivery of Grayson's new hockey equipment so breakfast it is
5:00 We sit down for dinner eggs over easy and bacon.
5:45 I'm in the kitchen getting things ready for cookies. We start with M&M cookies and bust those out. Michael gives baths and get them cozy in their jammies and puts on a Christmas movie. I give them the task of unwrapping all the kisses for our next cookie.
7:00 Onto the peanut butter blossom cookies these are Graysons favorite cookies
8:00 Marshall and Charlotte head up to bed and I spend some time with just Grayson. We bust out his Christmas activity book and do a color by number together.
8:45 I put Grayson to bed we read a book and chat about the plans for the next day. He is exhausted and so am I but I won't be going to bed for a while because the cookies need to cool and for some reason the Hershey kisses on the peanut butter cookies take a sweet forever to cool so I hunker down with some laundry and the new season of The Ranch. I'm 3 episodes in and I have cried like a baby at them all.
9:45 still not solid enough to pack up so I'm onto round two of laundry to fold. I switch to a hallmark movie because I need something lighthearted before bed.
10:30 Finally check them again they are good. I get them all packaged up and then finish picking up the kitchen. I get things around for the next day and pick up all the random toys that are in the entryway of the toy room.
11:15 Almost up to bed when I remember that I need to move Leo so I grab a bowl a bunch of mini marshmallows and plop him in there
I'm asleep by midnight just to wake up and start all over again.
I have decided this holiday season that I'm going to stay up late if I have to and get a little done at a time. Last year I pushed things off and was a little all over the place and was stressed out. This year I have a plan and I have decided that an hour or two of sleep that I miss once a weekend it worth it for me to not be scrambling the week of Christmas.
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