Below is a post I wrote yesterday. Pretty much laying out why Monday was not a good day for me. I was going to edit it this morning but decided to leave it.
T was out of the door by 4am to catch one of his four flights to get to Arkansas. I woke up with him then could not fall back asleep. I fell asleep what seemed like right before the alarm.
I dropped L off at the neighbor’s house. Dropped R off at preschool. Got into a fender bender. The other car didn’t do the stop sign and got me on my side. Was late for work. Block D was loud. Had to teach five 56 minute classes. Then I had a faculty meeting after work, 3 to 4pm.
Went straight to R’s preschool. Avoided the turn where the accident this morning happened. Picked R up at around 4:30, went to L’s school to pick her up. R and L played on the aftercare playground for about 15 minutes, went home.
Dinner was leftover Chinese food, rice and beans for R. Some broccoli and cucumbers. Shared a small ice cream. L played piano, R did his transformers.
No TV, they didn’t even ask. Instead I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, wiped counters. At 6:30 they were both showered, with teeth brushed. They were both wild, jumping on my bed and playing the “naked game” with the premise being: get naked and jump on mommy’s bed. God help me.
Then: one chapter for L of Ivy and Bean chapter book, half of the Russian alphabet book for R. Songs, hugs, kisses, and lights out.
I am spent.
I wrote the post above after a very long day so it’s dramatic. I am feeling more grounded this morning since I’ve had a night of sleep. Today is a much easier day- only three classes with many pockets of open planning time.
Mom of Children 