{"id":132,"date":"2008-10-13T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2008-10-13T10:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-13T10:05:00","slug":"build-a-day-with-mamamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"Build-a-Day with MamaMo"},"content":{"rendered":"
First, my apologies Mrs. G<\/a> – if your day is predictable and routine<\/a>, mine is… the OPPOSITE of that. There is NO typical day in the life of MamaMo, so sit back and imagine the endless possibilities. [This post should be just a simple and clear as the info on health insurance options I just slept<\/s> read through on-line; yes, we’re contemplating joining the world of the “insured”!]<\/p>\n

Wake up WAY too early (I don’t know how you do it, Bossy).
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Get the youngest one on the bus.
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School lunches – if you’re organized & on top of things, you prepare school lunches the night before. If you’re me, you frantically throw three lunches together while <\/span>screaming at<\/s><\/span> gently encouraging your middle child to get ready for school. If you’re successful, and there are no other distractions (papers to sign, jackets\/socks\/shirts\/clean underwear to find, permission slips to return TODAY!), you won’t have to bring lunches in later.
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Did I mention I’m not a morning person?!!<\/p>\n

Drive the middle one and her best friend to school.
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Luckily the oldest one is pretty self sufficient.
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The only constant in my day – walking the dogs.
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Check blogs for my daily dose of funny.
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[see “Places I Visit” on left]<\/p>\n

Choose one of a sprinkling of school-related duties [help in class, take care of critters, chaperone field trip]
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Pick one or two household errands:
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Add a chore or two (or more!):
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One thing you won’t find me doing any more – dishes! I got “fired” for lack of even trying<\/a>. [See chores later in evening]<\/p>\n

Hopefully, I remember to fix myself lunch – this usually is tied to whether or not I remembered to fix myself breakfast.
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Realize I only have another hour or two before the “afternoon shift”, and frantically: [organize something, get dinner going M\/T\/W, and\/or prep for soccer]
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Meet the bus (and any extra children I may have coming my way – child care, playdates possible only on Tues. or every other Fri.)
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Snack, which I sometimes get a reprieve from fixing when the right friend comes over for a playdate:
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Shuttle off to one of the following:
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Every other Friday – Girl Scouts!
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For dinner we have a choice between a lovely home-cooked meal and last minute drive-thru\/leftovers\/sandwiches (they’re not just for lunch any more!)<\/p>\n

In between any\/or all of that – there’s my supervisor\/beat-cop role [making sure the youngest 2 practice violin, the oldest 2 do their homework, everyone does pet care, keeping the peace (managing access to radio\/computer), enforcing whose turn it is in the shower, chores] and sometimes we have a meeting to go to.
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If all goes well – a half hour of QUIET TIME!!!
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Followed by reflections on the day and prayers
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and bedtime, which is usually delayed by one of the following: need for bandaid\/medicine, forgotten homework, urgent need for a particular item\/outfit for school the next day.<\/p>\n

Then I finally get to sit down with my husband, but I have to watch:
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Maybe we sneak in a TiVo’d Daily Show or Colbert Report before he falls asleep – then I<\/span> get the remote and watch one of MY shows:
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A quick pee for the dogs.
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One last check of the email\/blogs\/facebook.
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Off to bed (way too late, usually – clock reads 1:37 a.m.).
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But through it all – most important is to remain detached and open enough to always have time to scrap all this (or add more to it!) in favor of helping out a friend and\/or neighbor in need.<\/span><\/div>\n

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