A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WORKING MOTHER OF 3: Wordful Wednesday

Ok, so it's Wednesday night....I just put the kids to bed, and I am officially exhausted. I miss my husband and am sick of this miserable heat already.

I know I may complain about the stuff that my husband doesn't do, but I'm starting to realize what he does do. No, he doesn't do half of what I do around this house, but what he does do helps me out a lot...and I cannot wait for him to be home for good, so we can get back to sharing the responsibilities.

We've had such a busy week; I've tried to keep us busy so that the kids don't drive me crazy. It has worked, it's been exhausting, but it's working. I'm not complaining about my kids at all, but they do wear me out.

After David left Sunday evening, I fed the kids and then the kids rode their bikes and I pushed Mason through the neighborhood. I felt like I had to walk to try to burn some of the extra calories I put on over the weekend at two graduation parties. We didn't get too far before they started fighting and I'd had enough of it, so we cut our walk/ride short.

Monday night after dinner we went and bought a cheap sprinkler and I let the kids play in the water for awhile...to keep cool and keep them busy. They were great during dinner, the trip to the store and for about 10 minutes in the sprinkler. Then, they started fighting, so that cut their play time short.

Tuesday night we went to my friend, Christina's, to swim. She only lives 2 streets over. I picked up a pizza (for the kids; I had a salad) and we went swimming. It was nice; our kids played together, and the evening went by so quickly. I skipped bath night because I was exhausted and figured the chlorine would kill any germs they'd picked up..haha.
Today I left work early for Mason's 4 month check-up. He now weighs 16 pounds and 8 1/2 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long. For anyone keeping track, he's almost completely doubled his birth weight and grew 5 inches in a quick 4 months. He is in the 75th percentile for both height and weight. I looked back and Preston's weight chart and at 4 months, he weighed 2 pounds more and was over an inch taller...wow, I have big boys; Preston has never been on the charts, always over 100th percentile.

Ok, back to tonight. After the doctor's visit, I wanted to stop at Bed Bath and Beyond for some storage items for my closet project. I love that store; I could shop in there all day. Oh, and I love when they send me coupons for 20% off, and I remember to take them with me and I save money. When I get more coupons, I'm going back to get more organizers. I decided I'm going to spend about $10 per week to get my life/home organized. But, for today, I kept my purchase to only two items since I only had two coupons. Anyhow, afterwards, I wanted to stop at Payless. Their BOGO sale ends on Monday and I desperately needed black shoes I could wear with a skirt and no nylons...it's so hot in our office that I am officially refusing to wear pants this week...only skirts for me. Well, needless to say, I bought myself two pairs, Allison two pairs and Preston two pairs of shoes. For anyone keeping track, my credit cards got a major workout today-ha! Did I mention that I had to stop at two Payless stores because the first one didn't have two pairs in wide-width? Stupid feet. Well, it was already 6:30 when we left there, so I decided to get McDonald's for dinner...I know, not healthy. But, it was quick and convenient and it was kids' night, which meant $1.99 Happy Meals. The kids were angels, all through the Dr. appt., three stores and the drive through. I thanked them for being so good and told them that's why they could get McDonald's. They ate all their dinner, played outside, finally got a bath, had a snack and then...started fighting again. Well, they made it 4 1/2 hours without doing so, so I guess I can't expect more. After all, they are siblings.

Mason was a bit cranky tonight; I'm sure it was because of the shots he got today. I gave him some Tylenol and tried all sorts of things to keep him happy. He didn't want to eat tonight, so I guess I'm pumping before bed. I had to lay with him to get him to sleep...it finally worked and I put him in his bed about 8:45. I just checked on him and he hasn't moved. I expect him to be up at some point, earlier than normal, to eat. Hopefully he'll be back to his happy self with a little bit of sleep.

So, my closet project is almost done. I have a huge box of old shoes that don't fit the kids, most of which are in very good condition (closet was clean until I went and purchased 6 new pairs of shoes tonight). I wish I had the energy and time for a garage sale. I'd like to organize a neighborhood garage sale, but not sure where to start...any suggestion? I may try to list some things on Ebay to get rid of them. I need to start working on my basement....that is a great project for next week. I'm finding by doing a little each night, I feel more accomplished, and I'm learning to live with messes while I'm "organizing" a disaster. I think I am getting more done with David being gone because I don't feel guilty not spending time with him, so I don't just sit on the couch and watch t.v. with him.

I had more stuff I wanted to talk about, but am too tired to remember what that was. I was going to ask for ideas for something..oh well, it will come to me.

Tomorrow is weigh in day; week 3. I did not do well this week. I have been eating and eating and not paying attention to points and not keeping track. I have shown no will power, but always feel guilty afterwards. But, I've been so hungry lately, with hunger pains and all. Fruit is just doing it for me...my sweet tooth is back and it's going to sabotage my new diet way of eating.

I'm going to go finish the things I need to get done before I can lay my head on my pillow. I will leave you with some pictures, of course, to say thanks for listening to me ramble.