Day Five
Unknown (still dark out) hour: Awakened by DH who asks where Lamb's diapers are. Reply "where all the diapers are" hear DH huff about that being a stupid idea. Consider telling him which orifice he can remove his head from and what he can shove up there in its place. Go back to sleep.
6:30am Awakened by DH to say goodbye. Verify locations of Lamb's bottles. Verify Lamb's location in bouncy chair. Kiss DH goodbye. Doze.
7:30am Lamb is awake and hungry. Bring Lamb to bed. Feed Lamb. Lamb falls asleep. Doze with Lamb.
8:30am Lamb is awake again. Move to chair, start feeding Lamb, flip on TV. Realize contacts are not in yet. Watch History Channel show about the Disney theme parks anyway.
9:00am Lamb is finished eating. Put Lamb down. Hurriedly take care of morning grooming. Put on size eight shorts without compromising breathing or laying down on my back. Rejoice. Call Frog and Duck to table. Serve breakfast. Start coffee. Rummage for own breakfast. Restart dryer to re-warm dress clothes left in the night before.
9:30am Abandon breakfast quest. Take out foam block for maquette and consider various approaches before cutting. Lamb calls for attention. Leave block. Change Lamb's diaper and clothes. Frog decides to spend a little time with Lamb. Contemplate calling Nana to see if she's still interested in picking up Frog and Duck.
10:00am Check dryer. Start removing and hanging dress clothes. Put load of Frog and Duck's clothes in washer.
10:30am Call Nana about plans with Frog and Duck. Nana decides to pick Frog and Duck up for a Chuck E. Cheese adventure in about an hour. Locate Chuck E. Cheese coupons, socks and shoes. Distribute diaper changes. Pack diaper bag. Distribute socks and shoes.
11:00am Lamb wakes and is hungry. Make Lamb's bottle, realize this is the last of the formula. Entertain Frog and Duck with Noggin, feed Lamb, wait for Nana.
11:30am Nana arrives to pick up Frog and Duck. Gather grocery list and coupons for grocery trip. Frog and Duck give hugs and kisses, ride off with Nana for lunch and to play with friends at Chuck E. Cheese. Look up quiche recipes to use up eggs for supper and breakfast.
12:00pm Leave for grocery store. Realize hunger. Look for suitable lunch options that don't turn stomach with the thought of grease. Find none. Use Maya Wrap to kangaroo carry Lamb at the store. Lamb suitably charms everyone in store with coos and smiles.
1:30pm Arrive home. Unload and put away groceries. Check mail. Find letter from sheriff's office about parish property taxes. Wonder what's up with that. Begin sorting and folding clothes from dryer. Lamb wakes and is hungry. Feed Lamb while watching Knitty Gritty.
2:00pm Frog and Duck return home. Duck hasn't slept long enough and is very vocally cranky. Ask Nana about tax letter. Dig out closing documents, find no answers. Call tax office. Find out that line in closing statement that looks like parish taxes were paid at closing is actually where the builder's tax liability was deducted from the selling price, making us responsible for the entire tax amount of 2006 despite the fact that we only owned the property for one month of 2006. Find out that parish is selling off properties with past due taxes on May 2. Scramble to re-arrange budget and pay taxes to keep house. Freak out for a few minutes.
3:00pm Begin sorting through letters, mail and other assorted crap on desk. Get headache. Keep sorting. Wonder how the mortgage lender can not know that we do indeed have homeowner's insurance when it was required for closing. Talk to really nice lady in insurance department. Get insurance straightened out.
3:30pm Take break, knit another cable repeat on Aran Braided Socks.
4:00pm Notice Diva's home. Remember to talk to her about what time to go see the movie tonight. Get excited over Grindhouse all over again. Put on "Welcome to the Grindhouse" to listen to while finishing clothes and desk.
4:30pm Discover DH has been reading drafts before they're posted to blog. Also discover that DH has been talking to old classmates on Efnet. Investigate said classmates on Efnet. Wonder what kind of stories they're filling DH's head with despite fact that DH already knows I was (and still am) no angel in high school.
5:00pm Start supper. Settle on turkey and swiss quiche to use up huge supply of eggs. Quiche is more swiss than anything else. Hope for the best. Feed Lamb.
6:00pm Open Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager with Diva. Quiche is finished. Call it a day, publish blog.
6:30am Awakened by DH to say goodbye. Verify locations of Lamb's bottles. Verify Lamb's location in bouncy chair. Kiss DH goodbye. Doze.
7:30am Lamb is awake and hungry. Bring Lamb to bed. Feed Lamb. Lamb falls asleep. Doze with Lamb.
8:30am Lamb is awake again. Move to chair, start feeding Lamb, flip on TV. Realize contacts are not in yet. Watch History Channel show about the Disney theme parks anyway.
9:00am Lamb is finished eating. Put Lamb down. Hurriedly take care of morning grooming. Put on size eight shorts without compromising breathing or laying down on my back. Rejoice. Call Frog and Duck to table. Serve breakfast. Start coffee. Rummage for own breakfast. Restart dryer to re-warm dress clothes left in the night before.
9:30am Abandon breakfast quest. Take out foam block for maquette and consider various approaches before cutting. Lamb calls for attention. Leave block. Change Lamb's diaper and clothes. Frog decides to spend a little time with Lamb. Contemplate calling Nana to see if she's still interested in picking up Frog and Duck.
10:00am Check dryer. Start removing and hanging dress clothes. Put load of Frog and Duck's clothes in washer.
10:30am Call Nana about plans with Frog and Duck. Nana decides to pick Frog and Duck up for a Chuck E. Cheese adventure in about an hour. Locate Chuck E. Cheese coupons, socks and shoes. Distribute diaper changes. Pack diaper bag. Distribute socks and shoes.
11:00am Lamb wakes and is hungry. Make Lamb's bottle, realize this is the last of the formula. Entertain Frog and Duck with Noggin, feed Lamb, wait for Nana.
11:30am Nana arrives to pick up Frog and Duck. Gather grocery list and coupons for grocery trip. Frog and Duck give hugs and kisses, ride off with Nana for lunch and to play with friends at Chuck E. Cheese. Look up quiche recipes to use up eggs for supper and breakfast.
12:00pm Leave for grocery store. Realize hunger. Look for suitable lunch options that don't turn stomach with the thought of grease. Find none. Use Maya Wrap to kangaroo carry Lamb at the store. Lamb suitably charms everyone in store with coos and smiles.
1:30pm Arrive home. Unload and put away groceries. Check mail. Find letter from sheriff's office about parish property taxes. Wonder what's up with that. Begin sorting and folding clothes from dryer. Lamb wakes and is hungry. Feed Lamb while watching Knitty Gritty.
2:00pm Frog and Duck return home. Duck hasn't slept long enough and is very vocally cranky. Ask Nana about tax letter. Dig out closing documents, find no answers. Call tax office. Find out that line in closing statement that looks like parish taxes were paid at closing is actually where the builder's tax liability was deducted from the selling price, making us responsible for the entire tax amount of 2006 despite the fact that we only owned the property for one month of 2006. Find out that parish is selling off properties with past due taxes on May 2. Scramble to re-arrange budget and pay taxes to keep house. Freak out for a few minutes.
3:00pm Begin sorting through letters, mail and other assorted crap on desk. Get headache. Keep sorting. Wonder how the mortgage lender can not know that we do indeed have homeowner's insurance when it was required for closing. Talk to really nice lady in insurance department. Get insurance straightened out.
3:30pm Take break, knit another cable repeat on Aran Braided Socks.
4:00pm Notice Diva's home. Remember to talk to her about what time to go see the movie tonight. Get excited over Grindhouse all over again. Put on "Welcome to the Grindhouse" to listen to while finishing clothes and desk.
4:30pm Discover DH has been reading drafts before they're posted to blog. Also discover that DH has been talking to old classmates on Efnet. Investigate said classmates on Efnet. Wonder what kind of stories they're filling DH's head with despite fact that DH already knows I was (and still am) no angel in high school.
5:00pm Start supper. Settle on turkey and swiss quiche to use up huge supply of eggs. Quiche is more swiss than anything else. Hope for the best. Feed Lamb.
6:00pm Open Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager with Diva. Quiche is finished. Call it a day, publish blog.
Labels: parenting
posted by wlturland at
9:29 AM
2 Comments:
Reading that was exhausting.
I need a nap.
Me too.
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