My Glamorous Life (Try not to be jealous!)

I thought it would be fun/depressing/interesting to blog about a typical day in my life. Here goes:

4:00 Alarm goes off and I talk myself into getting up. Yes, I have to talk myself into it about 95% of the time. It doesn't come naturally to me. Put on my workout clothes, wash my face, put in my contacts and brush my teeth.

4:15-4:20 Arrive at the gym and talk myself into actually going in and not turn around and go home.

4:20-5:30 Work out. Usually this is alongside a friend who is great motivation. Hi, Nancy!

5:40-5:45 Arrive home and jump in the shower.

5:45-6:45 Get showered, dressed, make-up on, fix Addison's hair (Drew takes care of everything else before he leaves. Thanks, Sweetie!), grab something for breakfast.

6:45 Get in the car and drive to work. Usually I have to drop Addison off at Miss Linda's, but not during track season! Drew doesn't have to be at school as early as he does during football and basketball seasons, so I LOVE track season!

7:15-7:20 Arrive at work.

7:20-3:45 Work. I teach K-5th grade Physical Education. I only sit down at lunch and during my conference period, so I am worn out by the end of the day! Some days we have staff meetings after school, so I leave a little later on those days. We had one today, but we were finished by 4:00. Thanks, Mick!

4:00 Drive to Miss Linda's to get Addison

4:15-4:30 Walk in to discover Addison is still napping, gently try to wake her up, console her because I am not Daddy, convince her that she will live if Daddy is not there to pick her up today.

4:30-5:00 Drive home.

5:00-5:30 Put something on for dinner, play with the kids outside and enjoy the nice weather.
When Drew is home he cooks dinner. Tonight he is at a track meet, so dinner was up to me. Mondays and Thursdays are track meets, so I don't like those evenings very much!

5:30 Finish dinner while the boys are taking a bath.

5:30-6:00 Eat dinner and clean up the kitchen. The boys are responsible for putting their dishes in the dishwasher and sweeping the kitchen floor.

6:00-6:15 Take a bath with Addison while Jackson reads his book to me three times. I also answer any questions Bryson has with his homework.

6:15-8:00 Take care of anything else that needs to be done. Play with the kids, read books, straighten up, do laundry, blog, etc.

8:00 Put kids in bed and fall into my own bed, exhausted, and try to find the energy to face another day.

I get tired just thinking about it! I know that it won't always be this busy. I know it will get easier as the kids get older. I also know that one day I will miss days like this.

Our Week

We had such a great spring break this year. I don't want it to end! We still have two days left, so I will squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of it that I can.

We went up to Oklahoma for a few days and are now at home for the rest of the week. We got to see my grandparents, my uncle, a couple of aunts, some cousins and even some of their kids. The boys cried when we left, of course. They hate to leave and already want to know when we are going back. Unfortunately, I don't think we will go back until after school is out. That is only 10 weeks away, though! Yes, I have been counting since, well, before Christmas!

Bryson went to the orthodontist today. His top teeth are very crooked and he has some extra teeth. I have been wondering when we should start looking into braces, so we decided to make an appointment and get started. He is going to have two teeth pulled this Tuesday and will have braces put on the following Wednesday. That was a lot quicker than I had imagined, but we are ready. I am not ready for the bill, but that's part of it.

Jackson ran a slight temperature last night and woke up with a temp of 101.5. We were supposed to meet Drew's brother, Matthew, his wife, Carrie, and their kids for a picnic today, but I had to cancel. Jackson ate dinner last night, breakfast this morning and then ate lunch. Around noon he told me that he threw up last night. He said he made it to the toilet and didn't want to tell us. I told him that getting sick is something he can wake us up for. He said he just got too hot and threw up. He ate dinner tonight, so I think he is okay.

Addison is getting a cold. Her eyes look like she doesn't feel good and she has a very snotty nose. She has been sitting around watching Elmo all day. Hopefully, all will be well by Monday morning.

The weather today was just beautiful and I was a little sad we couldn't go anywhere. I did sit outside in the back yard for a little while and read a magazine, so I got some sun time.

Well, it's back to work on Monday and the big count down begins!

Spring is in the air!

Yesterday was such a beautiful day. I had the gym doors open all day. I wanted to get some fresh air and air the gym out, too. That nasty stomach virus has been going around and (if you know me well) you know I am TERRIFIED of the stomach virus. I don't know when this started, but I am afraid of it. So afraid of it that I am going to stop talking about it NOW!

Anyway, the day was beautiful. I took one of my classes outside to enjoy the weather. You never know when it's going to change, so I have to take advantage of it when I can.

After we picked Addison up at Miss Linda's we rode will all the windows down and turned the music up really loud. We don't get to listen to anything fun when Addison is with us. She likes to listen to "her songs," so we sing a lot of ABC's, days of the week, songs about manners and vowel sounds! When we started going a little faster, she yelled, "Woo Hoo, Rock and Roll!" I don't know where she learned that, but it was funny! She said it several more times and I laughed each time. That girl is such a character.

When we got home, we broke out the sidewalk chalk, scooters, balls and bikes. The kids played out front while I pulled some weeds in the flower bed. Our front flower bed looks so bad right now. I really need help this Spring with it. I just never know what to plant. We played outside for a while and I read part of a magazine. After a while we went in to do our nightly chores: laundry, baths, dinner, homework, etc. Drew was at a track meet, so he missed all the fun.

I absolutely love this time of year. I hope today will be just as nice. What is your favorite time of year?

What is a girl to do?

I have been fighting the "shopping bug" for a while now. I have wanted to go shopping, but didn't/couldn't spend the money. Yesterday, I ventured out by myself for a while just to look around. I was also prepared to purchase a little something, too. I bought the kids each a new outfit for Easter, then went in search of something for myself. What I found was frustration and a realization. A realization that I am completely out of style and frustration that I just don't know where to start! I left several stores without buying a single item. I don't like what is in the stores right now. I saw shirts with chains and zippers on them. I also saw a lot of tunics and leggings. TUNICS AND LEGGINGS! When you have big legs and a big bootie, like I do, you can't wear tunics with out looking pregnant! I won't even tell you what leggings do to legs like mine! So, here I am wanting to buy something cute, but not knowing where to start. What is a girl to do?