This is the first April vacation in at least 4 years that I haven't brought the kids down to New Jersey for a few days. Something about a week without packing suitcases or coolers or sleeping at someone else's house appealed to me. The weather has been fabulous, and I haven't planned anything special other than playing outside for the kids. I know a lot of moms went out of their way to plan at least one outing a day for their kids. Not us. If you can't find something to do to keep you busy I'll give you something to do! (My mom used to always say that to us, and I can't believe I have resorted to it myself... sigh)
7:44 - I wake up to discover Jason still asleep beside me. Technically he is the only one who has overslept since I don't have to get the kids off to school. He hasn't slept well recently because of his allergies and the surprise 90 degree temperatures. He'll be cranky this morning.
7:50 - I go out to get the paper and discover our neighbors mail tossed all over our lawn, a mailbox across the street vandalized, and some cans tossed in our grass. No school and warm weather and the teenagers don't know what to do with themselves. Still in my pj's and robe, I collect the mail and pick up the cans. Nothing like a little morning exercise.
8:30 - I'm standing at the sink and look down to see what appears to be a tick crawling up my white robe. Little bugger must have grabbed onto me while I was outside and has made his way all the way up to my chest. I get the heebeejeebees, flush him down the sink and then google "deer tick images" to indeed identify my kill. You gotta love the internet. Fifteen years ago you'd be wondering and have no way to find out what kind of bug it was! Off to the shower to make sure he didn't have any friends.
9:15 - I discover two pieces of glass in the sink which I find very confusing since I didn't break anything. I email Jason to see if he broke something, but he didn't. I then go through everything in the kitchen to try and find something broken. No luck. I then turn to the boys to ask if anyone broke anything. They swear they didn't and the mystery continues. I find Alanya who denies it... for the first few minutes and then I can start to see her crack. Turns out yesterday she broke a glass tube that sits in a rain guage out on the deck. At least I know what happened, and no one got hurt. Although why the two jagged pieces of glass ended up in the sink, and how she did it without cutting herself.... I just don't want to know.
9:45 - Piano teacher arrives for lessons. I must have been busy because before I realize it she was on her way out the door. Hmmmm... wonder if the kids practiced enough last week.
10:00 to 3:30 - I cook. The last two days were hot here and I have a hankering to turn on the oven. I make two meals worth of glazed mini meatloaf and tried making it by mixing the meat with some TVP for the first time. We'll have to wait and see how it came out because it all went in the freezer for another time. Noah has been asking, so I make two loaves of Zucchini Nut Bread. Always searching for a semi-healthy cookie, I make about 5-6 dozen Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, much to the delight of the three monkeys. Wrapping things up I have some challah in the final stages of rising. This time I make one regular size loaf and two half-size loaves. The two small ones are for "Bob the Builder" (our contractor who is working in our basement) and his employee. They said my Challah Baking from last week smelled so good it was all they thought about on the way home that day. While I'm cooking there are various interruptions, negotiations, drinks, snacks and other issues I must deal with as the kids run in and out.
11:00 - The Price is Right. The kids love it. It's sort of educational, right?
12:30 - Basketball in the driveway.
2:00 - Noah heads off with a neighbor to play tennis while Ben and Alanya decide to design celebrity trading cards they can sell and make a million dollars. I just showed them how to copy and paste a picture of Hannah Montana off the web. I think before they make a million they may be sued a million for copyright infringement, but they will have fun along the way.
3:30 - Technically the end of our "spring break day" since the kids would be getting off the bus now. It wasn't a day at Disney, but not so bad in my book. Who says you can't have fun at home?
2 comments:
Sounds perfect to me.
I loved this play by play! We were some of those who tried to plan a bunch for the week! Although fun... extremely exhausting! I am ready to get back into routine... at least for a little while! I loved how you shared what you cooked! Your family is lucky... very very lucky!
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