Snuggling Awake6:30am-Slowly drift into consciousness as I feel something looking at me.
Could be one of the dogs wanting to go outside or my son.
Snuggle together before alarm goes off.
Remind son to use a whispering voice to not wake up the whole house.
Doesnt work for more than a second.6:40am-Daughter calls from her doorway, can I get up now?
Invite her to join us.
Kids argue about who is going to snuggle on what side of Mommy.7:00am- Get up to have a shower.
Son wants to follow me, send him back to bed to snuggle with Daddy and his sister.
I get dressed and ready for the day.
Head downstairs to the kitchen7:35am-Kids are finishing breakfast with Daddy.
Husband has finished unloading the dishwasher and heads upstairs to shower.
Dont have the energy now.
Husband leaves for work.
Once everyone is playing happily, find a tea biscuit recipe I pinned from Pinterest months ago.
Son decides to climb all over my lap.
Redirect son.9:25am- Have a short circle time activity.
Realize I dont have much flour left.
Be thankful that I JUST have enough for the recipe.
Kids dive in because they are hungry.
Put on some French preschool songs as our French home school lesson for today.11:00am- Clean up snack and baking.
Check the weather, debate going outside or not, (-25 with the windchill).
Let the dogs out to the backyard, the air feels freezing, decide to stay inside.
11:10am and I finally get my kids dressed for the day!
Go through the usual resistance routine about teeth brushing, hair brushing and pants that dont feel right.
Decide to take daughter shopping for new pants tonight after dinner and son needs a haircut.
Realize I forgot the dogs outside when I hear a woof from the back door.
Let the dogs in.11:40am- Play a Bingo games with kids.
Afterwards children get involved in a pretend princess game.
Instead reheat beans for them.
The plates LOOK the same, no one will notice.12:40pm-Clean kitchen while children clean up toys in the playroom.
Notice dog hair on floor, make mental note to add brush dogs to my To Do list.
The children play quietly in their rooms for an hour at rest time.
This is my timeto work on my blog.1:05pm-Debate whether to make a cup of coffee or cup of tea.
Feeling tired, so I go for the coffee.
Check my e-mail while I wait for the coffee.1:20pm- Son calls, he needs help in the washroom.
I call back to use a step stool to turn on the light.
Son calls back, he cant find the step stool.
I respond, look in your room.
He calls back, he still cant find it.
I call back a few more minutes.
It really is over but I want to finish what Im doing.
What animal do you think made those tracks?
Come see this hole in the snow, do you think its an animal den?
Whos den?6:00pm- We sit down to dinner.
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