This is part 2 of my random 2 week journaling exercise. Observations/reflections/learnings are to come after this exercise...or at least that this the hope. Below are days 6-14.
Monday, November 12
6:00 Alarm goes off. Do I get up...no.
6:23 Roll out of bed. Get ready to work...slowly. I'm not fond of Mondays.
6:55 Feed/water Sophie. Make coffee. Sort a load of laundry. Make oatmeal for Henry.
7:10 Henry wakes up. Cuddles in the rocking chair, change and get dressed.
7:25 Breakfast with Henry.
7:53 Say good-bye and head to work.
8:23 Arrive at office.
12:00 Head out for lunch and a little retail therapy.
1:10 Arrive back at work.
5:05 Leave the office for home.
5:37 Arrive home. Greet Henry and Ryan. Read a couple books, while Ryan fixes dinner.
5:50 Sit down to dinner.
6:20 Free play with Henry (blocks, trains, cars, lots of books, chase)
7:30 Bedtime routine with Henry (PJs, teeth, wash hands, vitamins, water, cuddles)
8:08 Lay Henry down in his crib for the night.
8:10 Dishes, laundry, straighten up, change clothes for run.
8:45 Jog on the treadmill (5 miles again today! It was definately a matter of mind over matter today though, I just didn't have the motivation.)
9:43 Drink water. Check Facebook. Try to fix my computer. Find a workaround. Blog.
10:22 Shower.
10:40 Crack open work laptop.
11:25 Started to fall asleep while working, time to go to bed.
11:30 Lights out.
Tuesday, November 13
6:00 Alarm starts to beep. Actually wake up and chat with Ryan for a few minutes.
6:12 Get out of bed and get ready for work. Help Ryan with a cut on his face (shaving is dangerous!)
6:42 Feed/water Sophie.
6:50 Make breakfast for Henry.
7:00 Get Henry up for the day. Changed and dressed.
7:08 Eat breakfast with Henry.
7:35 Leave for Henry's first dentist visit.
7:52 Miss my exit on the freeway. Call dentist to let them know I will be a few minutes late.
7:56 Take next exist and get back on track.
8:03 Arrive at dentist office.
8:06 Check in and fill out paperwork. Visit with dentist. Henry was AMAZING during the appointment.
8:44 Get buckled back into the car.
9:07 Arrive at Grandma O's house.
9:28 Leave for work.
10:02 Arrive at office.
4:02 Leave office to pick up Henry.
4:37 Arrive at Grandma O's. We play together. She makes dinner. We eat. Grandpa Jim returns home. We play some more.
6:18 Pack up the car.
6:40 Arrive home. Get settled. Check phone messages. Feed/water Sophie. Start a load of laundry.
6:55 Bath time for Henry (early because he only slept 30 minutes for Grandma O, the entire day!)
7:20 Bed time for Henry.
7:25 Change clothes, check email and Facebook.
7:35 Jog (slowly...3 miles...my heart is not in it this week).
8:11 Dishes. Prep veggies for dinner the next night.
8:30 Chat with Ryan on the phone.
9:02 Finish dishes, straightening up, and laundry.
9:25 Shower.
9:47 Open work laptop to perhaps do a few minutes of work.
10:25 Feeling very sleepy so blow dry hair to try to wake up a little.
10:30 Work a few more minutes.
10:55 Finally succumb to the heavy eyelids and turn out the lights.
Wednesday, November 14
5:15 Alarm goes off. Not feeling 100%. Lay there and snuggle beneath the warm covers.
5:29 Get out of bed and get ready for work.
5:50 Feed/water Sophie.
5:55 Make coffee. Glorious coffee! Turn on work laptop and work for a bit.
6:37 Make lunch (being proactive today). Check personal email.
6:51 Wake Henry up. Read a book in the rocking chair and steal a few kisses. Get him changed and dressed.
7:08 Pack up the car and head over to Grandma O's (she wanted to spend an extra day with Henry this week).
7:27 Arrive at Grandma O's.
7:44 Leave Grandma O's house and head to shot clinic. Traffic is awful this morning.
8:25 Arrive at shot clinic. Get allergy shots.
9:03 Leave for work.
9:20 Arrive at office.
5:00 Leave office.
5:34 Arrive home. Turn on the oven. Say hi to Ryan. Start getting dinner ready.
5:42 Get Henry up from his nap. Read a book in the rocking chair. Change.
5:52 Feed/water Sophie.
5:55 Continue making dinner. Get Henry's dinner started.
6:38 Sit down to dinner with Ryan.
6:56 Free play with Henry.
7:33 Head upstairs to get Henry ready for bed (PJs, wash hands, brush teeth, read books, snuggle in bed for a few minutes, vitamins and water). Give Dad knucks and kisses good-night.
8:08 Lay Henry in his bed.
8:10 Quick chat with Ryan's mom on the phone.
8:15 Look up low iodine dietary restrictions before heading to the store (a friend of mine is coming over for dinner on Friday and she has to be on a low iodine diet for a medical condition).
8:22 Leave house for New Seasons to get things for special dinner (black bean chilli).
9:03 Arrive back home.
9:10 Make chili powder.
9:15 Dishes. Check personal email.
9:35 Shower.
10:27 Climb into bed and drift off to sleep.
Thursday, November 15
6:00 Alarm goes off.
6:09 Look at clock and think..."Crystal, you really should get out of bed."
6:22 Pull off the covers and get up. Get ready for work.
6:42 Feed/water Sophie.
6:47 Make oatmeal for Henry.
6:55 Steal a few cuddles from Ryan (and tell him it is time to get up).
7:05 Get Henry up. Read a book. Change and get dressed.
7:18 Breakfast with Henry.
7:46 Kisses and hugs for Henry and Ryan.
7:49 Leave for work.
8:29 Arrive at work.
4:49 Leave work.
5:18 Meet Ryan and Henry for dinner at a favorite burrito joint.
5:53 Leave for UP Game.
6:00 Arrive at Chiles Center. Henry runs around a like a madman, climbs the bleachers and sits on about 45 different seats.
7:00 Tipoff. Go Pilots!!!
7:56 Leave game during halftime.
8:22 Arrive home. Bath time for Henry and bedtime routine. Read books.
8:30 Begin cooking beans for next night's dinner.
8:55 Lay Henry down in his crib for the night.
8:58 Dishes. Check Facebook. Change clothes for a jog.
9:14 Quick jog on the treadmill. (3 miles)
9:50 Check email.
10:00 Straighten up and vacuum downstairs.
10:35 Shower
11:00 Climb in bed, relax and read a novel for a few minutes.
11:15 Lights out.
Friday, November 16
6:00 Both alarms go off. Do I get up...nope!
6:18 Get out of bed. Get ready for work.
6:35 Make bed. Feed/water Sophie. Pack up bags.
6:50 Wake Henry up, read a book, change and get dressed.
7:08 Leave for Grandma O's house.
7:27 Arrive at Grandma O's house.
7:39 Leave for work.
8:17 Arrive at work.
1:47 Leave work. Hooray it is the weekend!
2:12 Arrive at Grandma O's house. Play blocks and cars and have a snack with Henry.
3:04 Pack up the car to return home.
3:22 Arrive home. Lay Henry down in his crib for a nap.
3:30 Begin making chili and beer bread.
4:15 Clean up the kitchen a bit.
5:00 Henry wakes up. My friend Beth arrives for dinner.
5:30 Sit down to dinner. Everyone enjoys.
6:10 Put leftovers away and play for awhile with Henry.
6:35 Walk Sophie (with Henry and Beth).
7:38 Return home.
8:40 Say good-bye to Beth. Bedtime routine with Henry.
9:03 Kisses good-night for Henry. Lay him in his crib for the night. (Yes, we may be an hour late, but he napped for more than 4 hours today, so I don't feel too bad).
9:10 Laundry
9:30 Chat with Ryan on the phone.
10:00 Shower
10:40 Bed
Saturday, November 17
6:40 Wake up. Feed/water Sophie.
6:45 Enjoy a cup of coffee. Work for a half hour.
7:20 Henry wakes up. Read books. Get changed and dressed.
8:00 Breakfast with Henry.
8:25 Playtime with Henry. Books, trains, cars, blocks, Mr. Potato head etc.
9:45 Naptime. Sleepy boy today.
9:50 Dishes. Laundry. Change clothes.
10:10 Quick jog on the treadmill. (3 miles)
10:50 Shower
11:25 Henry wakes up. Read books and playtime.
12:10 Lunch with Henry and Ryan (leftover chili from last night...yum).
1:20 Pack Henry up for his night with Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Keith.
1:45 Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Keith arrive. Spend time catching up for a bit while Henry plays.
2:20 Henry takes off with Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Keith.
2:30 Get ready for date night, watch some football and hang out with Ryan.
3:40 Leave house and head to Hopworks for a beer.
4:45 Leave Hopworks for Skyway.
5:40ish Arrive at Skyway. Have dinner, watch Ducks game, watch live music.
11:00ish Leave Skyway.
12:05 Arrive home. Get ready for bed.
12:25 Night-night.
Sunday, November 18
7:15 Wake up. Shower.
8:05 Leave house for breakfast with friends.
8:30 Arrive and get in line.
9:00 Breakfast with friends.
10:15 Leave to pick up Henry. Get gas along the way.
11:00 Pick up Henry.
11:25 Return home. Playtime. Laundry. Dishes.
1:45 Naptime for Henry.
1:50 Work for a couple of hours.
4:00 Watch some football and relax.
4:25 Blog.
4:40 Wake up Henry and get him changed.
4:50 Head over to our neighbors to watch/play with the kiddos (payback night for babysitting swap).
8:25 Return home and bedtime routine with Henry (PJs, books, teeth, cuddles)
8:50 Lay Henry down for the night.
8:55 Laundry. Straighten up.
9:15 Bathe Sophie.
9:40 Laundry. Get ready for bed.
10:10 Relax and watch a bit of TV.
11:05 Drift off to sleep.
Monday, November 19
6:23 Wake up...or should I say, Ryan woke me up since I slept through my alarm. : ) Get ready for work.
6:45 Feed/water Sophie. Make bed. Move laundry around.
6:55 Wake up Henry. Few morning kisses, read a book, get changed and dressed for the day.
7:12 Leave the house for Grandma O's.
7:27 Arrive at Grandma O's house.
7:46 Leave for meeting off site.
11:50 Leave meeting and head toward office. Quick stop on the way at Costco for some Thanksgiving items.
12:40 Arrive at office.
1:30 Leave office and head to Fred Meyer for more grocery shopping for Thanksgiving.
1:50 Arrive at Fred Meyer.
2:08 Leave Fred Meyer and head to Grandma O's house.
2:16 Arrive at Grandma O's house. Free play with Henry and chat with mom.
3:05 Leave Grandma O's house to return home. Henry falls asleep in the car.
3:23 Arrive home. Lay Henry in his crib for a nap.
3:26 Unpack groceries, arrange fridge and heat up a late lunch.
4:13 Work.
4:47 Henry wakes up. Read books and play trains with Henry.
5:20 Dinner with Henry.
5:45 Clean up from dinner. Free play with Henry.
7:35 Bedtime routine with Henry.
7:50 Lay Henry down in his crib for the night.
7:52 Straighten up. Check email. Dishes.
8:25 Blog and chat with Ryan on the phone.
8:55 Change clothes for a jog.
9:03 Jog on treadmill (6 miles today!!!)
10:13 Check email and Facebook.
10:24 Work
11:11 Shower and get ready for bed.
11:32 Work
12:27 Turn off the lights and go to bed.
Tuesday, November 20
6:20 Roll out of bed.
6:42 Feed/water Sophie.
6:51 Wake up Henry. Read a couple books while cuddling in the rocking chair. Get changed and dressed.
7:08 Pack up the car and head over to Grandma O's house.
7:24 Arrive at Grandma O's house.
7:45 Leave for work.
8:36 Meet Ryan for a cup of coffee.
9:00 Arrive at office.
5:00 Leave office.
5:32 Arrive home.
5:35 Begin making dinner.
5:45 Henry wakes up. Continue making dinner while holding him.
5:55 Eat dinner with Ryan and Henry.
6:24 Free play with Henry.
7:25 Buzz Henry's hair. Vacuum up afterward.
7:40 Bathtime for Henry. Bedtime routine.
8:12 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:15 Hang pictures. Dishes. Create grocery list for remainder of the turkey day items.
9:00 Finalize and order Christmas cards.
9:30 Work.
10:10 Take roasted sweet tators out of the oven (in preparation for Thanksgiving).
10:25 Shower.
10:45 Scoop out the sweet tators.
11:15 Night-night.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Cars, Cars, Cars...and a Smoothie
Last Monday, Mama took the day off to spend with Henry. We had tons of fun visiting Play Boutique (at Progress Ridge) and playing with all the cars. Henry couldn't get enough of the cars. I am sure he drove each and every one at least a half dozen times a piece. He began saying "mine" while we were there too. Hard not to laugh (while trying to teach him how to share). By way of updates, Henry also says "boat" and "red" now too. It is so much fun hearing him learn new words.
A random 2 weeks [part 1]
Another blogger I follow, recently went through the exercise of creating a daily journal for a random period of time to see if she could glean any learning/reflections about her life. So, I thought I would do the same to see if I can learn something about my life as well, based on a random 2 week snapshot. The first 5 days of my random 2 weeks are posted below:
Wednesday, November 7
5:45 Alarm begins to buzz. I grunt and turn off the alarm. Roll over.
6:00 Ryan's alarm begins to buzz. He gets up dutifully and hops in the shower. I roll over.
6:20 I finally roll out of bed and begin getting ready for work.
6:40 Feed/water Sophie.
6:45 Wake Henry, cuddle for a few minutes in the rocking chair, change his diaper and get him dressed.
7:00 Pack our bags and let Sophie outside.
7:08 Buckle up and head to Grandma O's house.
7:43 Leave Grandma O's house and head into work.
8:18 Arrive at the office.
12:30 Head out for a walk with Britney.
1:25 Return to the office. Eat an apple and check messages.
1:42 Yippee, a flex day. Pack my bag and head to to Grandma O's house.
2:03 Arrive at Grandma O's house to pick up Henry. Chat with Grandma O, play blocks and drink a smoothie special just for me (by Grandma O, aka MY Mama). Yum.
2:50 Pack up and head home. Henry falls asleep in the car.
3:06 Arrive home and carry Henry up to bed for a nap.
3:10 Change clothes and go hunting for my ipod for a quick run (3 miles) on the treadmill.
3:54 Crack open the work laptop.
4:00 Quick break to chat with Ryan on the phone and watch 2 hours of The Voice in approximately 25 minutes (I love the DVR) while I try to prioritize my work to-do list.
4:30 Actually do some real work in earnest.
5:30 Make dinner, get Henry up from his nap, feed/water Sophie.
6:15 Read a book with Henry and put leftovers in the fridge.
6:30 Vacuum the entire house, including the stairs while Henry chases me with a car phone charger that he is pretending to a light saber or gun, can't tell which.
7:25 Play blocks, read 3 more books and play trains with Henry.
7:50 PJs, brush teeth, wash hands, vitamins and a few cuddles before Henry goes to sleep.
8:18 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:20 Dishes and wipe down stove. Take garbage and recycle out.
8:45 Chat with Ryan on the phone.
8:55 Check email and Facebook.
9:10 Laundry
9:30 Shower
9:45 Crack open the work laptop. Work for an hour.
11:00 Blog
11:15 Lights out.
Thursday, November 8
6:38 Whoops. Slept through the alarm. Jolt out of bed. Get ready for work.
6:52 Feed/water Sophie. Make coffee.
6:56 Change and dress Henry.
7:03 Let Sophie out. Pour coffee. Pack bags.
7:16 Head to Grandma O's, who wanted to spend an extra day with Henry this week.
7:40 Leave Grandma O's for the office.
8:18 Purchase a scone at a local bakery that is on my way from the parking lot to the office.
8:24 Arrive at office.
5:02 Leave office.
5:41 Arrive home, say hello to family and change clothes.
5:55 Start making dinner. Ryan soon takes over...thank goodness because Henry really wants me to pay attention to him, and him only.
6:25 Put leftovers away. Read books, play blocks, chase, trains, and tickle monster.
7:42 Begin bedtime routine with Henry. More books, clean diaper, PJs, brush teeth, water.
8:12 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:15 Change clothes, find a charged ipod (aka Ryan's ipod because mine is dead...surprise, surprise), run on the treadmill (5 miles!)
9:26 Dishes. Speed watch an episode of The Voice.
9:50 Check email and Facebook.
10:02 Shower
10:20 Crack open the work laptop. Work for about an hour.
11:20 Blog.
11:30 Good night.
12:15ish Ryan wakes me up after returning from an evening with friends to chat. Although I am grateful my husband is at the core my friend (and desires to tell me all about his day/night), I am low on sleep this week and would be rather be sleeping this night!
12:45 Still chatting and get up to use the restroom, which really wakes me up.
1:15 I can read the clock, so obviously I'm still awake. Soonish, I fall asleep again.
Friday, November 9
6:40 Roll out of bed. No rush today because it is FRIDAY. TGIF!!! Get ready for work.
6:55 Feed/water Sophie.
7:00 Henry wakes up. Cuddles in the rocking chair, change and get dressed.
7:10 Breakfast with Henry.
7:42 Leave for work.
8:15 Arrive at the office.
12:00 Pick up take out from a new Greek place. Work through lunch.
4:48 Leave work...yes a few minutes early. Determined not to work tonight!
5:25 Pick up Thai take out for dinner. Yes, I am determined not to cook today either!
5:42 Arrive home.
5:48 Feed/water Sophie. Let her out.
5:55 Have dinner with family.
6:25 Put leftovers away.
6:30 Read books. Play blocks and trains with Henry.
7:22 Surprise visit by our friends the Ripleys. Enjoy a beer.
8:00 Say good-bye and start a bath for Henry. Night time routine (PJs, brush teeth, water etc.)
8:35 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:38 Sit down on the couch with a slice of carrot cake. Eat half and put the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. Watch a little boob tube and chat with Ryan.
9:02 Surf the Internet for the perfect train set for Henry for Christmas. I can't seem to make up my mind, but for whatever reason I've been obsessing about it.
9:35 Head upstairs to get ready for bed.
9:42 Climb into bed. I actually made it into bed (and was asleep) by 10 this night!!!! Blissful sleep!
Saturday, November 10
6:17 Roll out of bed.
6:20 Shower.
6:35 Feed/water Sophie.
6:45 Clean master bathroom.
7: 10 Make coffee.
7:15 Clean downstairs bathroom.
7:32 Blog and enjoy a cup of coffee.
7:52 Henry wakes up and begins talking to himself. I gave him 7-8 minutes (since he was content) to wake up by himself before I headed up.
8:00 Cuddles, change clothes and get dressed.
8:24 Prepare and eat breakfast with Henry.
9:00 Clean up from breakfast.
9:10 Laundry
9:25 Pack up and load into the car to run errands. Henry loves to go "bye-bye" because it usually means he can run around and touch all sorts of new stuff. "Shopping" is great fun for Henry, although, it is bit hard to keep him focused on the task at hand. I of course forget Henry's shoes on this trip (he likes to ride in the car without shoes so I don't always put them on before we leave).
9:40 Arrive at Target. Henry has to sit in the cart, which doesn't thrill him, but I gave him a few boxes to hold (which he proceeded to rip open...but I saved the barcodes so they could be scanned at checkout).
10:15 Arrive back home to unload car and pick up Henry's shoes.
10:35 Arrive at Fred Meyer. Now Henry has his sneakers on so he take full advantage of being able to run. "Shopping" is challenging this morning. : )
11:15 Arrive at Grandma O/Grandpa Jim's house for a visit and lunch. I regretfully can't remember the last time my dad has been able to spend time with Henry or me (maybe a few weeks...maybe a month...oh goodness I'm a horrible daughter) so I made it a point to schedule a visit. Henry had a great time building a lego fort/castle with Grandpa Jim and then he was awesome (content, quiet, and a great eater) at the restaurant when we went to lunch. Proud Mama!
2:15 Pack up the car to return home. Henry falls asleep in the car.
2:23 Arrive home. Carry Henry up to bed for a nap.
2:30 Change clothes for a jog.
2:35 Procrastinate running and check Facebook instead.
2:50 Finally get on the treadmill for a run (made it 5 miles again today!)
3:50 Stretch, drink water, prepare a snack, and ponder doing some work.
4:00 Procrastinate working and pay bills and check email instead.
4:10 Ok, finally crack open the work laptop and work for an hour.
5:12 Blog (this daily journaling is time consuming!)
5:24 Think about what to make for dinner and wonder when that sleepy little man of mine is going to get up...it's been more than 3 hours!
5:35 Feed/water Sophie.
5:40 Wake Henry up. Cuddle in the rocking chair for a couple minutes. Read 7 books with Henry before convincing him to go downstairs for dinner.
6:15 Dinner with Henry.
6:50 Clean Henry up from dinner and put leftovers in the fridge. Help Henry set up a train track to play trains. Play with tractors.
7:05 Laundry and change linens. Henry loves it when I change the sheets on the bed. When I change the sheets I put them on the floor in a pile as I put the cleans ones on the bed. Henry likes to flop on the pile of sheets as if they were a pile of leaves, giggle and then say "ahhhhh." Read more books and watch Henry try to play tug-o-war with Sophie.
7:40 Begin bedtime routine (clean diaper, PJs, brush teeth, vitamins, water).
7:55 Read more books. I'm a complete sucker for that little boy asking me to read to him.
8:20 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:25 Scrapbook (I am STILL not done with Henry's baby book. I am determined to have it done before he is 2!!!)
9:15 Laundry. Start doing the dishes.
9:30 Talk to Ryan on the phone.
10:00 Finish dishes.
10:15 Take garbage out.
10:25 Shower.
11:00 Ease into bed and drift off to blissful sleep.
Sunday, November 11
7:25 Wake up to Henry's sweet voice. Lay in bed and just listen to him. Precious. (Ahhh...I actually got 8 hours of sleep.)
7:35 Get up, get dressed.
7:40 Get Henry up, changed, dressed.
7:50 Read books with Henry in the rocking chair.
8:24 Head downstairs and make breakfast.
9:00 Clean up from breakfast.
9:10 Play trains, blocks, chase, race cars, pictures pages and whatever else Henry wants to play with Mama.
11:15 Ryan comes home, we pack up the car and head to New Season's to pick up a few items for dinner.
12:15 Arrive back home and make lunch.
12:40 Clean up from lunch.
12:45 Read books, free play with Henry.
1:50 Lay Henry in his crib for a nap.
2:00 Head out for some Christmas shopping (yes, I am determined to be done before the madness sets in).
3:35 Arrive back home.
3:40 Prep veggies for dinner.
4:00 Surf the Internet for Christmas ideas for my parents.
4:25 Get Henry up. Read a few books and free play.
5:15 Feed Henry dinner while Ryan makes a special dinner for us. Enjoy a glass of red wine (I can't remember the last time I had a glass of wine with Ryan).
5:50 Clean Henry up and put his dinner leftovers away.
6:10 Sit down to dinner with Ryan (flatiron steak with blue cheese and chantrelle and shitake mushrooms, zucchini and onions with Parmesan for a side). Absolutely scrumptious!
6:30 Put leftovers away and play blocks with Henry.
7:00 Laundry.
7:10 Read a few more books and play tractors with Henry.
7:25 Bath time for Henry.
7:50 Lay Henry down in his crib for the night.
7:52 Dishes and wipe down kitchen.
8:25 Watch a movie with Ryan.
10:40 Shower
11:05 Climb into bed.
12:10 Still awake and looking at the clock. Trouble sleeping. Drift off to sleep shortly.
Wednesday, November 7
5:45 Alarm begins to buzz. I grunt and turn off the alarm. Roll over.
6:00 Ryan's alarm begins to buzz. He gets up dutifully and hops in the shower. I roll over.
6:20 I finally roll out of bed and begin getting ready for work.
6:40 Feed/water Sophie.
6:45 Wake Henry, cuddle for a few minutes in the rocking chair, change his diaper and get him dressed.
7:00 Pack our bags and let Sophie outside.
7:08 Buckle up and head to Grandma O's house.
7:43 Leave Grandma O's house and head into work.
8:18 Arrive at the office.
12:30 Head out for a walk with Britney.
1:25 Return to the office. Eat an apple and check messages.
1:42 Yippee, a flex day. Pack my bag and head to to Grandma O's house.
2:03 Arrive at Grandma O's house to pick up Henry. Chat with Grandma O, play blocks and drink a smoothie special just for me (by Grandma O, aka MY Mama). Yum.
2:50 Pack up and head home. Henry falls asleep in the car.
3:06 Arrive home and carry Henry up to bed for a nap.
3:10 Change clothes and go hunting for my ipod for a quick run (3 miles) on the treadmill.
3:54 Crack open the work laptop.
4:00 Quick break to chat with Ryan on the phone and watch 2 hours of The Voice in approximately 25 minutes (I love the DVR) while I try to prioritize my work to-do list.
4:30 Actually do some real work in earnest.
5:30 Make dinner, get Henry up from his nap, feed/water Sophie.
6:15 Read a book with Henry and put leftovers in the fridge.
6:30 Vacuum the entire house, including the stairs while Henry chases me with a car phone charger that he is pretending to a light saber or gun, can't tell which.
7:25 Play blocks, read 3 more books and play trains with Henry.
7:50 PJs, brush teeth, wash hands, vitamins and a few cuddles before Henry goes to sleep.
8:18 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:20 Dishes and wipe down stove. Take garbage and recycle out.
8:45 Chat with Ryan on the phone.
8:55 Check email and Facebook.
9:10 Laundry
9:30 Shower
9:45 Crack open the work laptop. Work for an hour.
11:00 Blog
11:15 Lights out.
Thursday, November 8
6:38 Whoops. Slept through the alarm. Jolt out of bed. Get ready for work.
6:52 Feed/water Sophie. Make coffee.
6:56 Change and dress Henry.
7:03 Let Sophie out. Pour coffee. Pack bags.
7:16 Head to Grandma O's, who wanted to spend an extra day with Henry this week.
7:40 Leave Grandma O's for the office.
8:18 Purchase a scone at a local bakery that is on my way from the parking lot to the office.
8:24 Arrive at office.
5:02 Leave office.
5:41 Arrive home, say hello to family and change clothes.
5:55 Start making dinner. Ryan soon takes over...thank goodness because Henry really wants me to pay attention to him, and him only.
6:25 Put leftovers away. Read books, play blocks, chase, trains, and tickle monster.
7:42 Begin bedtime routine with Henry. More books, clean diaper, PJs, brush teeth, water.
8:12 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:15 Change clothes, find a charged ipod (aka Ryan's ipod because mine is dead...surprise, surprise), run on the treadmill (5 miles!)
9:26 Dishes. Speed watch an episode of The Voice.
9:50 Check email and Facebook.
10:02 Shower
10:20 Crack open the work laptop. Work for about an hour.
11:20 Blog.
11:30 Good night.
12:15ish Ryan wakes me up after returning from an evening with friends to chat. Although I am grateful my husband is at the core my friend (and desires to tell me all about his day/night), I am low on sleep this week and would be rather be sleeping this night!
12:45 Still chatting and get up to use the restroom, which really wakes me up.
1:15 I can read the clock, so obviously I'm still awake. Soonish, I fall asleep again.
Friday, November 9
6:40 Roll out of bed. No rush today because it is FRIDAY. TGIF!!! Get ready for work.
6:55 Feed/water Sophie.
7:00 Henry wakes up. Cuddles in the rocking chair, change and get dressed.
7:10 Breakfast with Henry.
7:42 Leave for work.
8:15 Arrive at the office.
12:00 Pick up take out from a new Greek place. Work through lunch.
4:48 Leave work...yes a few minutes early. Determined not to work tonight!
5:25 Pick up Thai take out for dinner. Yes, I am determined not to cook today either!
5:42 Arrive home.
5:48 Feed/water Sophie. Let her out.
5:55 Have dinner with family.
6:25 Put leftovers away.
6:30 Read books. Play blocks and trains with Henry.
7:22 Surprise visit by our friends the Ripleys. Enjoy a beer.
8:00 Say good-bye and start a bath for Henry. Night time routine (PJs, brush teeth, water etc.)
8:35 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:38 Sit down on the couch with a slice of carrot cake. Eat half and put the rest in the fridge for tomorrow. Watch a little boob tube and chat with Ryan.
9:02 Surf the Internet for the perfect train set for Henry for Christmas. I can't seem to make up my mind, but for whatever reason I've been obsessing about it.
9:35 Head upstairs to get ready for bed.
9:42 Climb into bed. I actually made it into bed (and was asleep) by 10 this night!!!! Blissful sleep!
Saturday, November 10
6:17 Roll out of bed.
6:20 Shower.
6:35 Feed/water Sophie.
6:45 Clean master bathroom.
7: 10 Make coffee.
7:15 Clean downstairs bathroom.
7:32 Blog and enjoy a cup of coffee.
7:52 Henry wakes up and begins talking to himself. I gave him 7-8 minutes (since he was content) to wake up by himself before I headed up.
8:00 Cuddles, change clothes and get dressed.
8:24 Prepare and eat breakfast with Henry.
9:00 Clean up from breakfast.
9:10 Laundry
9:25 Pack up and load into the car to run errands. Henry loves to go "bye-bye" because it usually means he can run around and touch all sorts of new stuff. "Shopping" is great fun for Henry, although, it is bit hard to keep him focused on the task at hand. I of course forget Henry's shoes on this trip (he likes to ride in the car without shoes so I don't always put them on before we leave).
9:40 Arrive at Target. Henry has to sit in the cart, which doesn't thrill him, but I gave him a few boxes to hold (which he proceeded to rip open...but I saved the barcodes so they could be scanned at checkout).
10:15 Arrive back home to unload car and pick up Henry's shoes.
10:35 Arrive at Fred Meyer. Now Henry has his sneakers on so he take full advantage of being able to run. "Shopping" is challenging this morning. : )
11:15 Arrive at Grandma O/Grandpa Jim's house for a visit and lunch. I regretfully can't remember the last time my dad has been able to spend time with Henry or me (maybe a few weeks...maybe a month...oh goodness I'm a horrible daughter) so I made it a point to schedule a visit. Henry had a great time building a lego fort/castle with Grandpa Jim and then he was awesome (content, quiet, and a great eater) at the restaurant when we went to lunch. Proud Mama!
2:15 Pack up the car to return home. Henry falls asleep in the car.
2:23 Arrive home. Carry Henry up to bed for a nap.
2:30 Change clothes for a jog.
2:35 Procrastinate running and check Facebook instead.
2:50 Finally get on the treadmill for a run (made it 5 miles again today!)
3:50 Stretch, drink water, prepare a snack, and ponder doing some work.
4:00 Procrastinate working and pay bills and check email instead.
4:10 Ok, finally crack open the work laptop and work for an hour.
5:12 Blog (this daily journaling is time consuming!)
5:24 Think about what to make for dinner and wonder when that sleepy little man of mine is going to get up...it's been more than 3 hours!
5:35 Feed/water Sophie.
5:40 Wake Henry up. Cuddle in the rocking chair for a couple minutes. Read 7 books with Henry before convincing him to go downstairs for dinner.
6:15 Dinner with Henry.
6:50 Clean Henry up from dinner and put leftovers in the fridge. Help Henry set up a train track to play trains. Play with tractors.
7:05 Laundry and change linens. Henry loves it when I change the sheets on the bed. When I change the sheets I put them on the floor in a pile as I put the cleans ones on the bed. Henry likes to flop on the pile of sheets as if they were a pile of leaves, giggle and then say "ahhhhh." Read more books and watch Henry try to play tug-o-war with Sophie.
7:40 Begin bedtime routine (clean diaper, PJs, brush teeth, vitamins, water).
7:55 Read more books. I'm a complete sucker for that little boy asking me to read to him.
8:20 Lay Henry in his crib for the night.
8:25 Scrapbook (I am STILL not done with Henry's baby book. I am determined to have it done before he is 2!!!)
9:15 Laundry. Start doing the dishes.
9:30 Talk to Ryan on the phone.
10:00 Finish dishes.
10:15 Take garbage out.
10:25 Shower.
11:00 Ease into bed and drift off to blissful sleep.
Sunday, November 11
7:25 Wake up to Henry's sweet voice. Lay in bed and just listen to him. Precious. (Ahhh...I actually got 8 hours of sleep.)
7:35 Get up, get dressed.
7:40 Get Henry up, changed, dressed.
7:50 Read books with Henry in the rocking chair.
8:24 Head downstairs and make breakfast.
9:00 Clean up from breakfast.
9:10 Play trains, blocks, chase, race cars, pictures pages and whatever else Henry wants to play with Mama.
11:15 Ryan comes home, we pack up the car and head to New Season's to pick up a few items for dinner.
12:15 Arrive back home and make lunch.
12:40 Clean up from lunch.
12:45 Read books, free play with Henry.
1:50 Lay Henry in his crib for a nap.
2:00 Head out for some Christmas shopping (yes, I am determined to be done before the madness sets in).
3:35 Arrive back home.
3:40 Prep veggies for dinner.
4:00 Surf the Internet for Christmas ideas for my parents.
4:25 Get Henry up. Read a few books and free play.
5:15 Feed Henry dinner while Ryan makes a special dinner for us. Enjoy a glass of red wine (I can't remember the last time I had a glass of wine with Ryan).
5:50 Clean Henry up and put his dinner leftovers away.
6:10 Sit down to dinner with Ryan (flatiron steak with blue cheese and chantrelle and shitake mushrooms, zucchini and onions with Parmesan for a side). Absolutely scrumptious!
6:30 Put leftovers away and play blocks with Henry.
7:00 Laundry.
7:10 Read a few more books and play tractors with Henry.
7:25 Bath time for Henry.
7:50 Lay Henry down in his crib for the night.
7:52 Dishes and wipe down kitchen.
8:25 Watch a movie with Ryan.
10:40 Shower
11:05 Climb into bed.
12:10 Still awake and looking at the clock. Trouble sleeping. Drift off to sleep shortly.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Friday Thanks
I have many things to be grateful for these days. Below are some highlights.
* Birthday parties. Henry attended a birthday party last Friday for his friend Brae (my dear friend Britney's son), which was at Playdate PDX. What a fun place to have a birthday party. Henry had an absolute BLAST. Anytime Henry has a good time, Mama has a good time. His joy makes my heart sing. And, the red velvet cupcakes were scrumptious.
* Tractorfest. My friend Emilie hosted a visit to her farm last weekend. Her husband, Farmer Thomas, farms 1200 acres in the Forest Grove/Banks area. Henry was in complete awe of the dozen+ tractors, chickens, cows, pickup trucks, four-wheelers and EXPANSIVE green space. It rained the entire time, but it didn't phase Henry in the least! Then Emilie invited us into her house where Henry found a few model tractors that Emilie let him play with. They were the old metal style toys like I had when I was a kid. Henry LOVED them. Mama could totally get used to that lifestyle...if only money were no issue.
* The start of the UP basketball season. GO PILOTS!!! Keep the purple pride strong.
* Visit to Powells as a family. Henry loves bookstores like his Mama does. He loves books and he loves to run around. He was in seventh heaven because he was able to run around and read lots of books. AND, he talked Mama into buying him another tractor book to take home with him (like we really needed another one!).
* Mom's cooking. My mom still makes me my favorite foods. This week she made me a korean noodle dish one day and korean style jello another day. There is something special about mom's cooking. I'm sure it is the love it is made with. And I love her.
* Halloween. Ryan surprised me with a visit to the office with Henry. He was a complete ham, smiling at all the ladies in the office. We enjoyed dinner with our friends and trick-or-treating that evening. It is fun to create new traditions with Henry.
* New words. Henry's new words include "butt," "wa wa" (for water), and "baapa" (for backpack). He is trying to mimic more and more words every day. And lots of sounds. When we were at Emilie's farm, when Henry saw the chickens, he pointed to them and said "bauck bauck." SUPER cute.
* Homemade clam chowder, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, korean style flank steak, roasted root veggies, and sauteed brussel sprouts (with bacon, green onions and pine nuts). Dishes made with love by this Mama for her family this past week.
* Dinner at a favorite Thai restaurant with the family after a long week at work AND salted caramel ice cream for dessert. YUM!
* Ryan shaved his mustache, just for me!
* Birthday parties. Henry attended a birthday party last Friday for his friend Brae (my dear friend Britney's son), which was at Playdate PDX. What a fun place to have a birthday party. Henry had an absolute BLAST. Anytime Henry has a good time, Mama has a good time. His joy makes my heart sing. And, the red velvet cupcakes were scrumptious.
* Tractorfest. My friend Emilie hosted a visit to her farm last weekend. Her husband, Farmer Thomas, farms 1200 acres in the Forest Grove/Banks area. Henry was in complete awe of the dozen+ tractors, chickens, cows, pickup trucks, four-wheelers and EXPANSIVE green space. It rained the entire time, but it didn't phase Henry in the least! Then Emilie invited us into her house where Henry found a few model tractors that Emilie let him play with. They were the old metal style toys like I had when I was a kid. Henry LOVED them. Mama could totally get used to that lifestyle...if only money were no issue.
* The start of the UP basketball season. GO PILOTS!!! Keep the purple pride strong.
* Visit to Powells as a family. Henry loves bookstores like his Mama does. He loves books and he loves to run around. He was in seventh heaven because he was able to run around and read lots of books. AND, he talked Mama into buying him another tractor book to take home with him (like we really needed another one!).
* Mom's cooking. My mom still makes me my favorite foods. This week she made me a korean noodle dish one day and korean style jello another day. There is something special about mom's cooking. I'm sure it is the love it is made with. And I love her.
* Halloween. Ryan surprised me with a visit to the office with Henry. He was a complete ham, smiling at all the ladies in the office. We enjoyed dinner with our friends and trick-or-treating that evening. It is fun to create new traditions with Henry.
* New words. Henry's new words include "butt," "wa wa" (for water), and "baapa" (for backpack). He is trying to mimic more and more words every day. And lots of sounds. When we were at Emilie's farm, when Henry saw the chickens, he pointed to them and said "bauck bauck." SUPER cute.
* Homemade clam chowder, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, korean style flank steak, roasted root veggies, and sauteed brussel sprouts (with bacon, green onions and pine nuts). Dishes made with love by this Mama for her family this past week.
* Dinner at a favorite Thai restaurant with the family after a long week at work AND salted caramel ice cream for dessert. YUM!
* Ryan shaved his mustache, just for me!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Adventures, Celebrations and Precious Moments
This expression cracks me up.
Hmm...what does this button do on Mama's work computer??? Ryan brought Henry by on Halloween to visit Mama at work. Henry loves to push buttons. Mama's work computer keyboard was no exception. I think everything still works.
Mama may be partial, but Henry may be the best looking UPS delivery man there ever was.
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