A Day in The Life Of...

I've seen a few people write about what a typical day looks like for them. I thought it might be fun too so, prepare to be entertained. Or not. I know y'all are dying to know what life is like for me in Wales. Ahem.

Here is what Tuesday looked like.

6am- alarm goes off and I get up and throw my hair in a ponytail, get my watch and socks on. (I tend to sleep in my workout clothes, less for me to do in the morning, pathetic, I know.) As quietly as I can, I go down our creaky stairs into the living room and read my favorite little devotional book "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young. I try not to make one single noise, the house is dark and quiet while everyone sleeps. I grab my purse, keys, ipod shuffle, water bottle and sneak into the conservatory where my jacket and shoes are waiting. I sneak out the back door and get in my car to drive to the gym. It opens at 6:30am, I'm usually one of the first few in line to get in. I put my stuff in a locker, run up to the gym, do my 45-50 minute workout and I'm done!

7:30am- Back home. I wake the girls up if Marc hasn't already and get them started on breakfast. Marc takes over while I shower and get dressed.

8:00am- It's a madhouse. All girls are making their beds, getting school uniforms on, brushing teeth, combing hair.

8:40am- We grab lunch boxes and get in the car. Marc and I have to go to Costco to renew our membership, so we all get to drive to school! Yeehaw! We park the car and I take the girls into the school gate and we get in our Year 2 and Year 1 line and wait for the teacher to come out.

8:55am- Last minute hugs and kisses as the girls go into their school. I chat with a few mums and run back to the car to Marc and Addison. Addison has not needed to use the portable potty, thank you Lord! Drive to Starbucks. :)

9:15am- The 3 of us enjoy our Starbucks coffee while it pours down with rain outside. It feels like autumn for sure! We're in sweatshirts and jackets.

10:00am- Make a mad-dash for the front door of Costco since the back side of Hurricane Katia is hammering down on us. Extremely windy and rainy. We renew our membership. Nice lady gives Addison her own card too with her picture on it. We said thank you, how kind of you, and Addie throws it on the ground and shouts "NO LIKE IT". Awesome.

10:30am- Back home. Marc has work to do while Addison and I get a snack and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for the 13th million time. Can we please get some new episodes Disney??? We play and practice going to the potty (her, not me) and have a fun time together.

11:45am- Lunch for me and Addison. I eat my salad. She eats a whole wheat tortilla with hummus on it all rolled up, some yogurt, and an oreo. Then we play again till naptime. She loves the game Guess Who. She says "Who's brown hair? OK!" and slams all the little tiles down. Fun times.

1:00pm- NAPTIME. Whoo-hoo! Addison didn't want her pull-up on for nap, so I let her sleep in panties. I just know she's going to wake up any second and I'm going to have to change her sheets.

2:00pm- My friend comes over for coffee and a chat. I still keep thinking Addison will wake up wet at any second.

2:50pm- Addison wakes up from nap DRY! Praise God from whom all blessings flow. My friend leaves and I get ready to go to school to get the girls. Marc comes out of his office and says he will get the girls for me. Praise God from whom all blessings flow, again.

4:00pm- Girls are home from school. Addison and I cheer, hug, and listen to how their day went while we have a snack. I let the girls watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Again, can we get some new episodes Disney?? Details about their day slowly pour out as the afternoon goes on.

5:00pm- I start dinner. The house is chaotic, loud and everyone's running around talking 90 miles an hour. But I don't mind it. Today at least. :) I'm making grilled chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans.

6:00pm- We sit down to eat dinner. Girls are still talking 90 miles an hour. Marc tells them to stop talking but they keep talking. Marc lays down the law- no more talking till you dinner is gone. Bailey's moaning and gagging over her green beans. Addison's saying "NO LIKE IT" to her chicken. Cerys is concerned that her wobbly tooth will come out if she eats her mashed potatoes. Marc and I make eye contact and just laugh. It's all we can do at this point. :)

6:30pm- Bath time!

7:oopm- We're brushing teeth, tidying up, choosing what we will wear for school tomorrow and reading together. Then we listen to a song and pray. We usually read from The Jesus Storybook Bible, but we forgot tonight. Just keeping it real.

7:30pm- All little girls are in bed. Not asleep, but in bed. I tidy up the kitchen, make lunches for tomorrow.

8:00pm- Marc and I sit down to watch a movie we rented on iTunes called "Fat,Sick and Nearly Dead." A friend told me about it and it was fascinating! I now convince Marc to buy me a juicer and how it nicely fits in to what I've already been doing as far as our eating habits.

9:30pm- I can hardly hold my eyes open. I respond to some emails, check Facebook and get ready for bed.

10:00pm- Bedtime!

So, that was our day yesterday!

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