5:20 am, wake up, shower, get ready for the day 5:50 am, go set out the boys’ breakfasts and lunch sacks, get the baby’s bottle ready 6:00 am, get the big boys up, sit them down to breakfast while I collect their clothes (occasionally Craig will be up at 5 and join me for the wee…
Dispirited
It’s been a dispiriting couple of weeks at work, for various unbloggable reasons. It’s also warmish but totally overcast outside, which suits the mood. I’m keeping my door shut today. So I’ll pretend I don’t care about all of this other stuff, and forcefully turn my gaze toward Easter dinner! Planning meals is fun. I’m thinking pork…
The Clock
Our oldest is sick. Last night, I promised him he could sleep with me. We agreed he would start the night in the top bunk as usual, so that little brother Liam wouldn’t be jealous. Once Liam was snoring in the bottom bunk, Jack could sneak down. “What if I fall asleep?” he whispered to…
Saturday Morning Meal Planning
We kicked around the idea of doing something today, but then decided to commit to a lazy Saturday at home. The Professor has built a fire, using pinon wood that smells amazing. *Side note – how often should a homeowner have her chimney cleaned? Of course, no day with three kids is “lazy” per se, and sometimes…
Afloat!
It’s been one of those weeks, oh dear Lord has it. This is the first week sans nanny – we were unable to locate a suitable replacement, so we’re cobbling together something workable for the last two months of this school year, which this week involved me going to pick up the oldest child at…