Wednesday, I made it half way through the week! I am realizing that I need to learn to go to bed earlier. I am not a morning person. I know I am very much so a night person. I think a few people are starting to realize that as I get texts and phone calls through midnight. I am and since kids are fast asleep I don't mind talking at all. Marisa is on a cinnamon roll kick right now for breakfast. Travis likes them but not the Pilsbury ones. That makes it a lot harder for me now. I need to locate the frozen ones or make them from scratch. Wish there was a simpler solution to my mornings! Rebecca is loving "dipping eggs", that is easy. Brayden likes cereal. Bridget likes muffins, but not everyday. Oh, it will be nice if I can get them to eat all the same things.
I had to wake Rebecca up at 8am. That started my day off late. It just seemed like I was unable to get my morning on time. No one wanted to help get dressed. I finally got everyone dressed, jackets are going on and Bridget come strolling out with her "necklace" from last night. I am thinking "I know I hid that in the laundry pretty well, who gave that to you?". It did not go over well when I took her dirty bib away. I grabbed the bag with 1/2 the bibs and sat her down. We picked an acceptable one, Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas. Ok, now we can continue. Marisa was on time but she likes to get there a little earlier to spend time with a new friend.
When we got home I began to clean. I had everyone cleaning. Even Bridget was helping with laundry, well for like a minute but that is good for her. When Brayden got tired I sent him to the toy room to play. I blocked off the kitchen with the chairs so I could sweep and wash the floors. Normally this wouldn't be so bad but Becca found a pirate's map from Halloween. Apparently the kitchen was a "cave" that she must journey through to get to the hidden treasure. I played along. I was declared, by Becca, to be the Cave Monster. I would only let passage when I had "scrapped all the bat droppings from the cave bottom so they wouldn't fall", so I was told. But the monster had to stop to give the travelers their snack and drinks, to change diapers and retrieve their equipment from the bottom of the mud pit. I love their imagination! Though this did make my cleaning of the cave a lot longer and their patients were worn. After cave entry was allowed lunch making began!
I really wish naptime would be better. It can be such a struggle some days. The hard part for me it that I know how tired they are. They are yawning and "silly tired" causing fights and falling over. Why don't they realize that a nap would help? When I finally get all of them asleep it was time to wake them all back up to get Marisa. Oh well, I tried. I will now make a short daily complaint: I HATE THE CRAZY DRIVING OF ELEMENTARY PARENTS!!!! Ok, done.
Upon arriving home I learned/remembered Travis would be working late. So, I made a kid friendly meal! Hotdogs, Mac-n-cheese and greenbeans. Each kid takes it so differently when they know Travis will be late. At about end of supper the panic began: "Will daddy be coming home tonight?". Yes, I assured them. When? I told them that it might be late but that dad is thinking of them and loves them very much. My personal opinion is that they think it is the outage again. They have a really hard time not seeing dad. During supper Uncle Tony called. They got to sing happy birthday to him! They had been waiting a long time to do that. Then I got to talk to Anthony. It is amazing how much trouble they try to get into while I am on the phone. It felt like they wanted to hurt each other.
After the wonderful conversation it was bath time. I tackled the younger two first. The older two were playing with a doll house so they were just fine. When the "little" baths were done I settled Bridget into bed. Off to take care of the showers. Our older two love showers. I like it because they can do most of it on their own which helps me out. While they showered Brayden got to snuggle in our bed and watch Dora (he likes Swiper). By the time that was done the girls were done and Marisa wanted to talk to Nanny and Wello. I let them stay up a little late to talk. During that conversation Daddy came home! Which pretty much ended the web cam conversation with Nanny and Wello (sorry). Dad took them off to be in a short time. I made him supper then I crashed. I really wish I didn't crash because I know that means more work for me the next morning. I was so wiped though from the long day!
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