Sometimes I participate in Show Us Your Life Friday over at Kelly's Korner. It completely slipped my mind last week, but I haven't posted in a while and I'm only 3 days late. :) The theme this week is "What is your typical day like?" I'm going to go ahead and apologize in advance, because this post will probably be pretty boring, but it's something that will probably be fun for me to look back on in 10 years.
Our days are always different due to Dakoda's scheduled activities, but our mornings are usually the same, except for Fridays. Darren gets up every morning around 5 am to get ready for work. Some mornings he wakes me up with a cup of coffee at 6 when he is getting ready to leave, and I spend an hour or so watching Good Morning Tennessee and catching up on emails, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and celebrity gossip. Other mornings I sleep in until the kids wake up around 7:15. (Although, funnily enough, if I get up at 6, they will sometimes sleep until 8 am or later! But if I try to sleep in, it never fails that they are up at 7:15.) Once I hear them start rousing around, I go get Dakoda a cup of milk and some cereal and he settles in on the couch to watch Playhouse Disney. Then I go get Sarah Kate out of bed and feed her breakfast, and then she joins Dakoda in the living room while I shower and get ready.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, we leave the house around 8:30 and head to Harriman, where Dakoda attends The Henry Center from 9 -12. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we leave the house around 9 am and head to Oak Ridge. On Tuesdays, Dakoda has physical therapy from 10-11 and speech from 11-12; on Thursdays, he has occupational therapy from 10-11 and speech from 11-12.
After we drop him off, Sarah Kate and I usually head over to McDonald's or Chickfila for breakfast. Since we live so far from town, it really doesn't make sense for us to drive back home, so if we don't have any errands to run (not common), sometimes I will just park the car somewhere and we will play. I'm really looking forward to warm weather so that we can spend some time at the park!! Around 11:45, we head back over to pick Dakoda up. We usually stop at McDonald's on the way home because he is a chicken nugget loving fool and I am a pushover. lol
Once home, I settle Dakoda in the living room with a movie and his toys while I feed Sarah Kate lunch. Then it is naptime for both (if I'm lucky). I *try* to use naptime productively, but I will be the first to admit that sometimes I am lazy and just sit on the couch and catch up on my DVR, especially if one of the kids won't go down. I usually at least sweep and pick up the living room and kitchen, and try to either do a load of laundry or dishes. Both kids are almost always up by about 3:30. They get a snack and we play until Darren gets home between 4:30 and 5. Sometimes I will start dinner as soon as he gets home (if he didn't pick something up; I don't cook as much as I should/would like to), but most of the time we will watch AFV or some other family-friendly show and just play and spend time together. After dinner, Darren gives Dakoda a bath while I nurse Sarah Kate. Then we have more family time, and Dakoda goes to bed between 8-8:30. Sarah Kate is my little night owl and usually doesn't go down until 9 or later. After Dakoda is in bed, Darren and I watch our shows together, usually on DVR - we hate commercials! Our one exception is American Idol, because we have to vote! :) Usually around 10, I head to bed to read and Darren plays PS3 for an hour (or more - I really don't know because I'm always asleep by the time he comes to bed!).
The only exception to our week-night schedule is Wednesday nights, when Darren leaves the house around 6:15 to go play basketball at the school. We usually eat something quick together before he leaves, and then after he's gone, I give the kids a bath. Once they're squeaky clean, the three of us pile together on the couch and watch a movie - usually something Disney, of course. :)
Oh, I mentioned that Fridays are different. Well, they are - because they are our at-home day! We really love this day! We usually stay in our pjs for most of the day and just play and cuddle all day. It is wonderful! I especially love it because it is the only time that I get to have Dakoda all to myself for a bit while Sarah Kate takes her morning nap. :)
Saturdays are different every week. If we're lucky, the kids will let us sleep until 8 or so. Darren always gets up and brings Sarah Kate to me and I nurse her in bed and we cuddle for a bit while Darren and Dakoda cuddle on the couch. Then Darren makes breakfast for us, or we head up the hill to Mam and Pap's for a big country breakfast. After that we start our day - sometimes we have a low-key at-home day of rest and relaxation; sometimes we go to Knoxville for the day; sometimes to Cookeville. Just depends on our moods really!
Sundays are busy, busy, busy! We try to get up and go to church, but sometimes we don't make it. Darren and one of his friends run a men's basketball league on Sunday afternoons, so we leave the house around 12:30 and drop the kids off at Mam and Pap's. Then we head down to the school and are there all day until about 6:00. We go pick up the kids, come home, and eat dinner and watch AFV. Then it is bath time, bed time, and then the weekend is over and it's time to start the routine all over again!
It feels like our lives are really crazy right now, but I know that it's not as hectic as others. I get stressed out a lot, and I can't even imagine having other responsibilities on top, like school or a job. But I know that someday I will probably look back on this time and laugh and say - Oh, you just thought you had it tough then! lol
