Just Another Crazy Day

5:00 a.m. - Nursing baby. James runs in to announce that Jacob is vomiting. Jon goes.
7:00 a.m. - Kids' breakfast. Family prayers. Jon off to catch train for work meeting. The flat tire from yesterday is holding. I put on shoes with pjs and drive James to school.

Morning Stuff - dishes, diapers, folding blankets, e-mail, view insurance claims (really? I get to pay $130 for my foot x-rays), re-edit fairy photo, nurse baby & let him sleep curled up on my chest, get dressed, curl hair, pack lunch box, argue with Jessica about the need to brush hair and teeth, pick up yogurt wrappers, wipe floor under high chair, dress baby, fall off the "no simple sugars" wagon & eat boxed cold cereal & granola bars with chocolate - OOPS! Clean up salad and dressing that Jessica got out.

Noon - preschool, return library books, listen to screaming baby in car, video store
1:00 p.m. - Watch part of "Journey to the Center of the Earth," nurse baby, talk on phone with sister, slice bell peppers
2:30 p.m. - Call from Jon - train delayed won't be home in time for me to leave kids home while I run carpool.
2:40 p.m. - School is out. Jacob sick and doesn't want to get in car. Call friends from school with cell phones. Leave messages on cell phones. Reach neighbor who agrees to go get James just as other friend returns phone call. Jacob barfing in the sink. Baby nursing so he isn't crying into the phone (and is he having a growth spurt??? why so mommy insistent?)
3:00 p.m. James home. Jon home. Jayson & I go to run preschool carpool.
3:30 p.m. Kids watching "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - I still haven't seen the whole thing. Jon leaves to go get formerly flat tire and currently less than perfect tire fixed because we bought the warranty.
4:00 p.m. Scrambled eggs for everyone except Jessica.

Afternoon Stuff - trip over blankets, pick up yogurt wrappers, return milk to fridge, empty dishwasher, load dishes, gather laundry, other stuff I can't remember anymore. Call pediatrician to schedule flu shots, but have to leave message on machine. Call to cancel physical therapy because it ain't gonna happen tonight.

5:30 p.m. Jessica screaming in time out. Jayson screaming anytime I put him down. Soda all over the table and kitchen tile. More plates, bowls, cups, napkins, and yogurt wrappers on the table. Trying to start spaghetti noodles, chicken strips, etc. Jon stuck at tire place because they made an error.

6:00 p.m. Kids leave to shower. Jayson agrees to eat quietly. Dinner is warming and ready. Eat. Start clean up. Jon returns home & bathes baby. Blog. Sweet smelling baby wants momma (reaches arms out to me & then dives into my neck when he gets me). Jacob has fallen asleep on couch - too tired to eat.

7:30 p.m. Jayson nursing. Jessica climbing on lap. Jon trying to salvage the rest of the kitchen.

8:05 p.m. Time for "Survivor" & a shoulder rub - thanks Sweetie. James comes back downstairs to glean a few more minutes before bedtime - offers to run my feet. Who can say no to that?

9:45 p.m. I still need to do my calf stretches & rub my feet over a tennis ball. I'll probably need to heat up my neck wrap to put on shoulders to loosen up some more. The laundry will sit until tomorrow.