Hodge Podge

I haven't taken many pictures at all, which doesn't lend well to blog posts... Our weather has been a bit dreary, and I usually like to take pictures outdoors. We have remained busy though.

Eli enjoying some chocolate pie:
Some of Ben's 24 Valentines for his pre-school buddies that he helped make and hand signed.

Sweet Eli (who endured 2 burst eardrums last week - what a trooper!):

Active Ben:

Do all kids go through *this* kind of smile stage?

We got to kick the ball around a bit today. He was pretty happy.

Just so I can remember what my days consisted of when I look back 10 years from now... Here was yesterday's schedule...

5:30AM: wake up, shower, breakfast, make lunches for me and boys and breakfast for the road for the boys. Remember to give Eli his nearly last dose of antibiotics. Andy gets boys ready.

7:00AM: out the door - drop boys at daycare

7:30AM: teach - circulatory system and atoms

12:00PM: clean up classroom, grade a quiz, bunch of running around after kids

12:30PM: lunch in staff room

1:00PM: get a call from a cabinet maker about a cafeteria recycling cabinet I'm working on for school

1:20PM: meet with cabinet guy

2:00PM: whirlwind grocery trip - leave food in car...

2:30PM: gas up Andy's car (mine is in the shop), get a carwash

3:00PM: meet with fellow science teachers back at school for a curriculum work

5:00PM: leave school, wait in line for 15 minutes to pick up Happy Panda for dinner

5:45PM: get boys (the latest I have ever picked them up - it's usually at 3:00!)

6:15PM: home - dinner, unload groceries

6:45PM: clean up

7:30PM: night time routine begins - head upstairs

8:00PM: check e-mail, watch Idol on TIVO, fold 6 loads of laundry, catch Andy up on the good parts of SNL from Saturday.

10:30PM: in bed. Phew.

I can't imagine how full time working mommies do this every day, or how stay at mommies can handle their day with very few breaks from the little guys...