A Day in the Life: 12.12.12

As I was uploading the pictures for this entry (one for each hour I’ve been awake today, taken sometime within the hour but not necessarily on the o’clock), I realized that most of them are blurry. That’s so fitting for how today has felt to me: I have a head cold, and I was always a half-step or so behind, getting the general idea but missing some of the sharpness.

7 am: This one was actually taken at about 7:58. We were awake before 8, but just barely.

7 am

8 am: Cinnamon rolls and bananas for breakfast. Everyone is happy! Although Ian does look a little zoned out here. Remember, we just woke up.

8am

9 am: Ian heads downstairs to play with his buddies . . .

9am

10 am: . . . while I enjoy coffee and a book study with my friends — consistently some of my favorite ninety minutes every week.

10am

11 am: We collected Simon from preschool at 11:30,

11am

12 pm: and headed to Runza to pick up a few Italian Runzas for Jason, who has a well-known love for them. He got to introduce Clara to her first one today.

12-pm

1 pm: Then we headed home, and Clara, belly full of Runza and a bottle, settled down for her nap.

1pm

2 pm: I snuck in a bit of time to work on editing photos (I guess we’ll consider this the preview of a fun photo shoot with the always-delightful Steiners).

2pm1

3 pm: The boys played a game they called Punch Tiger. It had something to do with throwing balls into the air and yelling and running. I don’t know. It didn’t wake Clara up, nobody was hurt, and nothing was broken, so, you know, it was okay with me.

3pm

4 pm: I love it when the kids play together. Simon was pretending to crack eggs — to make gas for the fire engine, of course — and the littles were helping, as they do.

4[,

5 pm: Okay, okay. I really wanted to be dishonest and switch the library pic (see below) with this one. That was the original plan, after all. But the reality is that I was at the end of my rope, and I went to pick Jason up first (at the very tail end of the 5 pm hour) and went to the library second (at the very beginning of the 6 pm hour). There. Truth in blogging.

6pm

6 pm: The boys were asleep by the time I ran into the library, which is probably why they are still awake now. Boo.

5pm

7 pm: The third or fourth thing he had to check while I was trying to put Clara down.

7pm

8 pm: Not settling down. Not at all.

8pm

9 pm: Off to bed . . .

9pm

10 pm: Drat! I wanted to be asleep by now. I almost am.

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2 Comments

This is awesome. The best parts are your picture at the end (we all know exactly how you feel) and the revelation that Italian Runzas are back???!!!!! This is BIG!

I love that you did this again, and that you did so many awesome things today, and that you did it all while sick, with three kids. You’re an inspiration.