7:30 AM Jackson woke up, comes into my room and requests "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, come inside it's fun inside" (He always sings the song when requesting to watch this show). I gently ask him to quiet down and come lay down with momma using the excuse that the sun is barely up.
8:00 AM He pokes me in the face enough times so I reluctantly get up and go get him breakfast.
8:05 AM Let the dog out. This actually happens about 793 times throughout the day. I should just put a doggy door in but my lazy quotient is already quite large.
8:06 AM Put away last night's dishes that are now clean from the dishwasher.
8:15 AM Get myself some breakfast and coffee.
8:45 AM Catch up on Internet happenings. It's not a productive 45 minutes because someone is 2-years-old and he needs attention, including a diaper change. Plus my computer/Internet are total crap.
9:30 AM Fold a few loads of laundry that are wrinkly from sitting too long in a basket and in the dryer. Put away some of these clothes.
10:00 AM Leave the house for an emergency run to Target. The dog's out of food. Proper pet-ownership dictates that I feed her.
12:00 PM Leave Target with MUCH more than just dog food.
12:20 PM Arrive home, unload the car, put away recently purchased stuff all while Jackson is under my feet begging to eat "something else".
12:25 PM Sit Jackson down with lunch that he refuses to eat to which I reply "Well I guess you won't be eating lunch then, huh?". He then eats his lunch begrudgingly and I finish putting away stuff that I just bought. Some stuff I don't even remember buying. Target does that to me. Stuff just jumps into my cart I swear.
12:45 PM Lay Jackson down for his one and only nap that I hope he never ever stops taking. I make my own lunch and watch an episode of What Not To Wear. I've already seen the episode so I don't mind fast-forwarding through most of it.
1:30 PM Nap time for momma. I am a napper and I almost always take a nap when Jackson does. I could be doing things like Windexing the windows or scrubbing the toilet but I choose sleep almost every time. I think we should have mandatory nap times in the workplace. People would surely be less cranky.
2:30 PM Fold a few items of laundry. Contemplate throwing away all the clothes and starting over with new stuff. Stuff that's already folded.
3:00 PM Snack time.
3:10 PM MORE LAUNDRY. WHEN DOES IT END?
3:30 PM Paint with Jackson. His first time painting and he made a huge mess. It was awesome. We only lasted 15 minutes before he tried to eat the paint.
3:45 PM Put together a wire shelving system thing. Jackson "helped" by pretending it was a a spaceship.
4:15 PM Quit putting together the wire shelving system because it's a stupid piece of crap. Kept it half assembled so Jackson could keep playing with it. Now he is pretending it's a bunker to hide behind so he can throw plastic bowling pins that explode when they hit the ground. Decided I'd just bite the bullet and get a proper Container Store closet system.
4:40 PM Took apart wire shelving system and cursed Target the whole time.
5:00 PM Started the dinner process. Vegetarian Pho.
6:00 PM Eat dinner with Jackson at the table. Scold him for picking out the vegetables that I added. He rolls his eyes at me and I curse whoever taught him to not like vegetables under my breath.
6:45 PM Clean kitchen. This requires putting dirty dishes away, wiping down the counter and putting away all the ingredients from dinner. Have not perfected a system where the kitchen cleans itself. I'll save that for tomorrow.
7:05 PM Pack lunches for Jackson and I for tomorrow.
7:10 PM Take out trash and recycling in the rainy cold. My #1 hated house chore.
7:20 PM Decide I need to make pumpkin puree. Cut pumpkins in half, scope out the seeds and roast them in the oven. I needed a machete to cut them open but I didn't have one so I use a bread knife, chef's knife, an old crappy knife and a screw driver. Almost cut my hand off. Mental note: buy smaller pumpkins next time.
7:45 PM Talk on the phone with a friend about all sorts of things ranging from homemade pumpkin butter, to flirting, to a girl's weekend that we need to plan. (Jackson's dad was over at my house so he put Jackson to bed.)
8:45 PM Am forced off the phone by a crying child who keeps getting up and requesting all sorts of things. More water, another blankie, spin his night light lampshade, blah, blah, blah. Make him cry more by threatening to turn his night light off. This works like a charm.
9:00 PM Puree pumpkins in the blender. Dump into freezer bags. Let cool on counter.
9:10 PM Sit on my butt and watch television while eating some of Jackson's Halloween candy. Damn.
11:00 PM Decided I've watched enough television for the night.
11:05 PM Put pureed pumpkin in the freezer. Do one last sweep of the kitchen to see if I can clean anything else. Realize that the kitchen is still a mess despite my cleaning it.
11:10 PM Head to bed to read my book.
11:45 PM Lights out!
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Things I didn't get done today:
Plant a few plants in the garden due to the weather.
Put away all of the laundry.
Sweep the floor.
Take a shower. I know.
My day starts at 6! *sputter*
I do go back to bed for a nap before I go walking in the park with a friend around um...now!
Posted by: Raven | Oct 28, 2009 at 08:17 AM
It sounds like kind of a lovely day, really.
Also, OMG having a dog door is the best thing ever. EVER.
Posted by: Jess | Oct 28, 2009 at 05:24 PM
I love this post! I always wonder what fills up people's day.
Posted by: Jennie | Oct 28, 2009 at 08:40 PM
flirting! haha good times!
Posted by: melissa | Oct 29, 2009 at 01:52 PM
I FEEL YOU.
And now? off to bed with me.
Posted by: Manda | Nov 01, 2009 at 11:55 PM