Not Counting the Weekends
As I have mother/wife help... and so it's the end of day 2, this Monday, June 25th as I watch baseball and catch my breath. I had a pretty good day. The plan all centered around big errands and opportunities. With Corie already left for work, Kaia snuggled next to me as I tried to stave off the morning until first Eliza made some noises and I brought her to the big bed, then out of the corner of my eye, Ruby joined in as well. I was now officially the last one up and so it goes. To breakfast and some toast and cereal for the kids and me and then a feeding of Eliza and off to Arlington to drop Ruby at "Summer Camp"-- an extension of pre-school only 3x a week during the summer months. Before we left the house Ruby told me she had to "do something upstairs" and after a few minutes I checked on her in the play room to have found she was drawing a poster and just had to do it right now although she knew we were leaving to drop her off. It was sad. But off we went. She was good at drop off then Kaia and Eliza and I met my sister-in-law at the Harrison playground and spent a good hour there so Kaia could play with her cousins Ada and C C. I had forgotten to bring a bottle for Eliza and after stopping at the Dominion Electric for some fuses, Eliza started to let me know what she thought of the blunder. So I raced home to DC. Got the bottle ready, and she fell asleep. I tried the new fuse and it didn't work. I called the electricians who recently put a new panel on our 3rd floor. They told me they'd stop bye about 4. Kaia and I had lunch and then we were off to Arlington, but because I was distracted, I wound up on the 395 south HOV lane! Not where I needed to go to get to North Arlington (usual route of Maine Ave. to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge). Ouchee... but we just made our way to Little Ambassadors and Ruby was so thrilled to see us and the Hayle Dog, a former soccer player of mine at W-L is now working there as an aide. It was nice to catch up. We headed to Giant at Spout Run for the big shop and I ran into a nice northern English bloke and couldn't help myself but talk footy. The girls had fun in the big racing car shopping cart and I headed back to DC via Memorial Bridge and Maine Ave. to Independence. Met Jake and John the electricians. Got them in the basement, unloaded the girls and gave them juice while warming Eliza's 3rd bottle, brought in all the groceries and other stuff, re-loaded the car with all the girls, headed to pick up Corie at 1st street, then headed home and discussed all the electric stuff with the guys, whipped up a quick potato salad, steamed the KING crab, boiled the corn in the old bay water, got out some carrots, set the table, got all the food out and it was 5:58 pm. I had to be at a softball game at 6:15. I ate for 7 minutes (few bites of corn, crab and potato salad and one carrot.), ran upstairs and closed the windows as the AC was working again, changed clothes, got the bike, said goodbye, went to softball for the first time, had a good game, rode home, did the behavior chart with Kaia and Ruby, and gave stars for good helping and good listening, but had to rescind the good listening by Ruby as she stopped listening during our family talk. Helped put Eliza to bed while Cor read to the girls, finalized plans with Brian for tomorrow's trip to Arlington to go to a pool, then played guitar for Eliza and then Kaia and Ruby a little, then downstairs for Cor and here I am. Whew!... I made it. We did a lot and got a lot done. Day. 2. Whew... wipe sweat from brow. reach for daddy water
As I have mother/wife help... and so it's the end of day 2, this Monday, June 25th as I watch baseball and catch my breath. I had a pretty good day. The plan all centered around big errands and opportunities. With Corie already left for work, Kaia snuggled next to me as I tried to stave off the morning until first Eliza made some noises and I brought her to the big bed, then out of the corner of my eye, Ruby joined in as well. I was now officially the last one up and so it goes. To breakfast and some toast and cereal for the kids and me and then a feeding of Eliza and off to Arlington to drop Ruby at "Summer Camp"-- an extension of pre-school only 3x a week during the summer months. Before we left the house Ruby told me she had to "do something upstairs" and after a few minutes I checked on her in the play room to have found she was drawing a poster and just had to do it right now although she knew we were leaving to drop her off. It was sad. But off we went. She was good at drop off then Kaia and Eliza and I met my sister-in-law at the Harrison playground and spent a good hour there so Kaia could play with her cousins Ada and C C. I had forgotten to bring a bottle for Eliza and after stopping at the Dominion Electric for some fuses, Eliza started to let me know what she thought of the blunder. So I raced home to DC. Got the bottle ready, and she fell asleep. I tried the new fuse and it didn't work. I called the electricians who recently put a new panel on our 3rd floor. They told me they'd stop bye about 4. Kaia and I had lunch and then we were off to Arlington, but because I was distracted, I wound up on the 395 south HOV lane! Not where I needed to go to get to North Arlington (usual route of Maine Ave. to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge). Ouchee... but we just made our way to Little Ambassadors and Ruby was so thrilled to see us and the Hayle Dog, a former soccer player of mine at W-L is now working there as an aide. It was nice to catch up. We headed to Giant at Spout Run for the big shop and I ran into a nice northern English bloke and couldn't help myself but talk footy. The girls had fun in the big racing car shopping cart and I headed back to DC via Memorial Bridge and Maine Ave. to Independence. Met Jake and John the electricians. Got them in the basement, unloaded the girls and gave them juice while warming Eliza's 3rd bottle, brought in all the groceries and other stuff, re-loaded the car with all the girls, headed to pick up Corie at 1st street, then headed home and discussed all the electric stuff with the guys, whipped up a quick potato salad, steamed the KING crab, boiled the corn in the old bay water, got out some carrots, set the table, got all the food out and it was 5:58 pm. I had to be at a softball game at 6:15. I ate for 7 minutes (few bites of corn, crab and potato salad and one carrot.), ran upstairs and closed the windows as the AC was working again, changed clothes, got the bike, said goodbye, went to softball for the first time, had a good game, rode home, did the behavior chart with Kaia and Ruby, and gave stars for good helping and good listening, but had to rescind the good listening by Ruby as she stopped listening during our family talk. Helped put Eliza to bed while Cor read to the girls, finalized plans with Brian for tomorrow's trip to Arlington to go to a pool, then played guitar for Eliza and then Kaia and Ruby a little, then downstairs for Cor and here I am. Whew!... I made it. We did a lot and got a lot done. Day. 2. Whew... wipe sweat from brow. reach for daddy water
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