Day Four
6:30am DH awakens, says that Lamb is awake but happy where he is. Kiss DH goodbye, doze a bit.
7:30am Lamb demands food. Mix bottle, feed Lamb. Lamb eats quickly, falls asleep. Put Lamb down, lay awake listening to Frog and Duck play. Consider paint choices for master bedroom and bath. Contemplate cocoa brownish for bedroom, value three celadon green for bathroom.
8:00am Referee fight between Frog and Duck over toys. Debate breakfast choices. Settle on cereal... again. Sneak peek at today's blog feeds. Note that favorite blog has not updated yet today. Grind beans for yummy Boca Java coffee. Sneak peek at co.comment. Get engrossed, forget about breakfast.
9:00am Lamb is hungry. Feed Lamb, remember breakfast. Watch History Channel show about Ammonium Nitrate explosions in Texas City, Texas in 1947. Lamb takes his time eating.
9:45am Lamb finally finishes eating. Put Lamb on bed to play, insert contact lenses, conduct morning grooming. Listen to Frog call out "mine". Check on Frog and Duck. Referee another toy battle.
10:00am Remember and serve breakfast. Forget coffee pot. Sit down to start writing checks for this payday's round of bills. Lamb becomes quite cross with mommy's diverted attention, becomes vocal. Snuggle Lamb into Maya Wrap. Lamb contentedly coos off to sleep. Wonder how I survived Frog and Duck's infancies without a wrap.
10:30am Duck decides to picnic on the floor beside mommy's chair. Debate sending him back to the table. Wonder what's more important: enforcing where the food is eaten (and chance him becoming upset enough to stop eating), or the fact that all the food is being eaten at its new location. Draw the line when Duck attempts to move picnic to bedroom, move Duck back to table. Prepare cup of coffee, put towels on to wash. Discover enormous mess Duck has made with Frog's cup of milk. Clean mess.
11:00am Remember appointment at two this afternoon. Gather items for appointment, pack preliminary diaper bag. Remember date with Diva to see Grindhouse tonight. IM DH to remind, text Diva to remind. Sneak peek at a few more blogs, including knitters anonymous. Marvel at tee-tiny little socks. Return to sorting clothes. Decide that tomorrow will be devoted to still unworked design project, regardless of the state of the house.
11:30am Move towels to dryer, notice lack of handknit socks, start load of colors. Find favorite t-shirt living at bottom of hamper. Delight in soon having favorite t-shirt back. Remember that Nana has offered to come get Frog and Duck for a Chuck E. Cheese trip tomorrow. Locate Chuck E. Cheese coupons, make mental note to go through coupon booklets from Sunday paper. Freshen coffee. Realize this may be another all-coffee day.
12:00pm Mail runs, drop spindle and roving arrive. Realize bill checks are still not ready to mail. Prepare bill checks, stamp, place in diaper bag to mail after appointment. Rip open package to adore spinning supplies. Spindle is yummy, as is roving. Post wanted ad to Freecycle for a gram scale. Return to clothes, fantasizing about spinning up yummy sock yarn. Serve Frog and Duck lunch, collect wayward crayons.
12:30pm Lamb awakens and feeds. Frog and Duck fill the house with delighted squeals as they run up and down the hallway chasing each other. Watch "Shear Genius" while Lamb eats.
1:00pm Put Lamb in swing, finish packing diaper bag. Add Marc Broussard to mp3 player for listening in car on way to appointment. Take towels from dryer. Transfer colors out of washer. Discover Say Anything's "Wow! I can get sexual too" on Fuse. Become enthralled by any band that would have Henry Winkler lip sync the words "I called her on the phone and she touched herself."
1:30pm Place catch-all bag next to door. Check diapers, change as needed. Distribute socks and shoes. Hope for a smooth journey out into the world. Remember that Frog and Duck are angels in front of other people, saving their worst behavior for closed doors. Be grateful for small favors.
2:00pm Arrive to appointment on time. Duck did not sleep enough in the van and is extremely cranky. Wait.
3:00pm Finally called from waiting room. Duck objects, Lamb demands food. Feed Lamb. Told to wait for more documents to be delivered before leaving. Wait.
4:00pm Still waiting. Duck falls asleep on lap. Moved back to waiting room. Frog and Duck become enthralled in TV, stay mostly quiet.
5:00pm Office begins to close, someone notices we're still waiting. Realize we were forgotten. Documents are hurriedly produced to complete appointment. Load Frog, Duck and Lamb into van.
6:00pm Arrive home. Frog, Duck and Lamb are all asleep in van. DH calls from a short distance down the road. Wait for DH before attempting to unload children. Diva cancels our movie date for study time. Get over disappointment, decide to play with roving and drop spindle tonight. Start looking for supper choices. Settle on leftover roast.
7:00pm Play with drop spindle while watching American Idol on the DVR. Get irritated by breaking yarn, send Duck for bath.
7:30pm Send Frog for bath, continue listening to American Idol Results Show.
8:00pm Frog and Duck are in bed, continue attempting to hand spin, call it a day, publish blog.
7:30am Lamb demands food. Mix bottle, feed Lamb. Lamb eats quickly, falls asleep. Put Lamb down, lay awake listening to Frog and Duck play. Consider paint choices for master bedroom and bath. Contemplate cocoa brownish for bedroom, value three celadon green for bathroom.
8:00am Referee fight between Frog and Duck over toys. Debate breakfast choices. Settle on cereal... again. Sneak peek at today's blog feeds. Note that favorite blog has not updated yet today. Grind beans for yummy Boca Java coffee. Sneak peek at co.comment. Get engrossed, forget about breakfast.
9:00am Lamb is hungry. Feed Lamb, remember breakfast. Watch History Channel show about Ammonium Nitrate explosions in Texas City, Texas in 1947. Lamb takes his time eating.
9:45am Lamb finally finishes eating. Put Lamb on bed to play, insert contact lenses, conduct morning grooming. Listen to Frog call out "mine". Check on Frog and Duck. Referee another toy battle.
10:00am Remember and serve breakfast. Forget coffee pot. Sit down to start writing checks for this payday's round of bills. Lamb becomes quite cross with mommy's diverted attention, becomes vocal. Snuggle Lamb into Maya Wrap. Lamb contentedly coos off to sleep. Wonder how I survived Frog and Duck's infancies without a wrap.
10:30am Duck decides to picnic on the floor beside mommy's chair. Debate sending him back to the table. Wonder what's more important: enforcing where the food is eaten (and chance him becoming upset enough to stop eating), or the fact that all the food is being eaten at its new location. Draw the line when Duck attempts to move picnic to bedroom, move Duck back to table. Prepare cup of coffee, put towels on to wash. Discover enormous mess Duck has made with Frog's cup of milk. Clean mess.
11:00am Remember appointment at two this afternoon. Gather items for appointment, pack preliminary diaper bag. Remember date with Diva to see Grindhouse tonight. IM DH to remind, text Diva to remind. Sneak peek at a few more blogs, including knitters anonymous. Marvel at tee-tiny little socks. Return to sorting clothes. Decide that tomorrow will be devoted to still unworked design project, regardless of the state of the house.
11:30am Move towels to dryer, notice lack of handknit socks, start load of colors. Find favorite t-shirt living at bottom of hamper. Delight in soon having favorite t-shirt back. Remember that Nana has offered to come get Frog and Duck for a Chuck E. Cheese trip tomorrow. Locate Chuck E. Cheese coupons, make mental note to go through coupon booklets from Sunday paper. Freshen coffee. Realize this may be another all-coffee day.
12:00pm Mail runs, drop spindle and roving arrive. Realize bill checks are still not ready to mail. Prepare bill checks, stamp, place in diaper bag to mail after appointment. Rip open package to adore spinning supplies. Spindle is yummy, as is roving. Post wanted ad to Freecycle for a gram scale. Return to clothes, fantasizing about spinning up yummy sock yarn. Serve Frog and Duck lunch, collect wayward crayons.
12:30pm Lamb awakens and feeds. Frog and Duck fill the house with delighted squeals as they run up and down the hallway chasing each other. Watch "Shear Genius" while Lamb eats.
1:00pm Put Lamb in swing, finish packing diaper bag. Add Marc Broussard to mp3 player for listening in car on way to appointment. Take towels from dryer. Transfer colors out of washer. Discover Say Anything's "Wow! I can get sexual too" on Fuse. Become enthralled by any band that would have Henry Winkler lip sync the words "I called her on the phone and she touched herself."
1:30pm Place catch-all bag next to door. Check diapers, change as needed. Distribute socks and shoes. Hope for a smooth journey out into the world. Remember that Frog and Duck are angels in front of other people, saving their worst behavior for closed doors. Be grateful for small favors.
2:00pm Arrive to appointment on time. Duck did not sleep enough in the van and is extremely cranky. Wait.
3:00pm Finally called from waiting room. Duck objects, Lamb demands food. Feed Lamb. Told to wait for more documents to be delivered before leaving. Wait.
4:00pm Still waiting. Duck falls asleep on lap. Moved back to waiting room. Frog and Duck become enthralled in TV, stay mostly quiet.
5:00pm Office begins to close, someone notices we're still waiting. Realize we were forgotten. Documents are hurriedly produced to complete appointment. Load Frog, Duck and Lamb into van.
6:00pm Arrive home. Frog, Duck and Lamb are all asleep in van. DH calls from a short distance down the road. Wait for DH before attempting to unload children. Diva cancels our movie date for study time. Get over disappointment, decide to play with roving and drop spindle tonight. Start looking for supper choices. Settle on leftover roast.
7:00pm Play with drop spindle while watching American Idol on the DVR. Get irritated by breaking yarn, send Duck for bath.
7:30pm Send Frog for bath, continue listening to American Idol Results Show.
8:00pm Frog and Duck are in bed, continue attempting to hand spin, call it a day, publish blog.
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