Another Day Another failure

OK, yesterday was a complete waste of air. The only thing accomplished was getting Moose his birth cirtificate. I did make egg salad for lunch too, but pretty much everything else went to pot. I am gonna try the same list as yesterday today for my todo's, including dinner since that did not happen either and that chicken is sitting in my fridge. I really need to work on getting stuff done the days Daddy ends up being home. The 2 of us spending time together seems to be my biggest downfall. Not that I am complaining that my husband actually enjoys spending time with me, I read so often and hear more often how husbands do not spend time with their wives and children, I am blessed and know it. Me, myself, and I need to work on keeping up with everything even when my man is around. I know this is a problem.

Wednesdays Update/ Thursday 10-23-08 To Do's

Well, Yesterday did not go according to plan, but then it never really seems to. I got about half my list accomplished, although you would never know I got any laundry folded and put away since I probably washed and dryed the same as I had time to fold. I never did completely finish the kitchen either. I would get half way and something would come up. I would have to make a meal and there it was right back where I started. I would have accomplished much more except poor Moose is sick now. He was such a cuddle bug yesterday crying if I even thought of putting him down. The Dr. called in some antibiotics for him too since we are pretty sure the Evil Mean Mommy Monster gave him strep throat. I feel so bad for him because I know what I feel like. I am however thankful that we caught his early and it did not progress like mine. Hopefully we saved him alot of pain and agony.
Ok, on to the dreaded list of the day:
1. get girls dressed and off to school
2. take mommy's medicine
3. make bed
4. start eggs for lunch/kids up/Moose medicated
5. clean kitchen/feed kids
6. put away clean dishes
7. slice bread
8. straighten living room
9. start a load of wash
10. peel eggs/make egg salad
11. straighten dining room
12. dress munchkins for town
13. pick up Bug
14. Lunch break/ medicate Moose & Momma
15. straighten kitchen/ take sauce from freezer to thaw
16. go get Mooses BC
17. Pick up WIC
18. start bread/slice chicken for dinner
19. start noodle dough
20. set table/let bread rise
21. make spaghetti noodles
22. bake bread
23. slice bread/add garlic butter
24.start cutlets
25. start noodles in water
26. start sauce
27. bake garlic bread
28. dinner break/Moose & Mommy Medicated
29. clean table
30. icecream w/ vanilla coating
31. clean table
32. clean kitchen
33. kids ready for bed
34. kids bedtime
35. Momma time
I know not a very big or good list today, but we have to drive like forever and a day to pick up that BC and I know I am still feeling a little under the weather with a sick baby who needs my time so I am trying to be realistic so I do not feel like a failure when I do not accomplish what I had in mind. Hope your day is roses, rainbows and sunshine. Hugs.

To Do's 10-22-08

1. 6:30am wake children for school

2. get girls ready for school

3. 7:08am send girls off to school

4. 7:30am organize dishes in kitchen

5. 8:00am make bed/ bring clean clothes to bed

6. 8:30am clean kitchen

7. start bread

8. start Daddy's laundry

9. wash sheets/towels in laundry room

10.vacuum living room

11.vacuum dining room

12.finish bread/ start more bread

13.Go get Bug

14.Lunch (sandwiches,chips,salsa)

15.clean kitchen

16.finish bread/start cinnamon bread

17.put away clothes

18.reboot wash

19.start dinner:

oven roasted chicken breasts,stuffing,cheesy beans,peach cobbler w/vanilla icecream

20.wipe and set table

21.homework with girls

22.Dinner break

23.clear table

24.dessert

25.clean kitchen

26.bathe kids

27.put Moose to bed

28.story time

29.girls bedtime

30.momma's time (bedtime by 10pm no excuses)

Ok, I intend to get all these things done, however, today i am high on perscribed steroids and feeling pretty danged good. Tomorrow those steroids will no longer be in my system so I am praying and hoping I still get it all done. I do not have as much listed as I normally would because I do not want to over do it to soon since the past 4 days I have been completely useless.Keep me on track my friends:)

10-21-08 Update

Well, I now know why I have felt so bad and gotten nothing done. It turns out I have a severe case of strep throat and there was more than a sore throat that made it hard to swallow. The Doctor said my tonsils were so swollen they were touching each other and rubbing when they were already irritated. Like everyone else he said he was amazed I was able to deal with the pain as long as I did. I know what a mean nasty lady I can be when giving birth and dealing with that pain, so these comments make me wonder, what do "normal people" do?
Makes me also wonder, do I need to step back and and take more sympathy for the children when they hurt themselves. As it stands, if you are not bleeding and nothing is broken, I tell them to be good little soldiers and suck it up. I hate whiney people and my kids will not be that way. Maybe that sounds cold to most of you. Maybe some of you are like, right on! I admit to being a drama queen at times, but real physical pain is not one of those times. I am the Queen of What ifs. I like to plan for every little detail that can happen both good and bad. If I am prepared for the worst, nothing can get me down, it will only get better. Besides, there is always someone out there with a life much worse than mine. Of course I do not like to hear whining, so unless I say how are you, I don't really care. OK enough of the soap box, I need to get me a detailed list going for tomorrow so you all can keep me on target to catching up. 4 sick days is more than any mom should ever take. Have a great day!!!

Tuesday 10-21-08

Well, yesterday I managed to bribe Nut into helping with some of the house work. I wish it was that easy with Daddy. I have an appointment with the doctor at noon. I think I have strep. The house will not be perfect for my appointment at 1, but it will do. My only hope is I am the only one that gets it. I can only pray that my babies do not have to go through this.

Monday 10-20-08

Well, do not expect alot from me today, Yesterday I was running a fever of 106.8 I slept almost all day long. Today, Daddy said to take it easy so, I am gonna take his advice. Normally Monday is my catch up from the weekend day and my bathroom day. The bathrooms are not gonna get done. The only catching up I am doing is to try to get the living room and dining room presentable. I am gonna make my sweet girls help me. Guilt trip if needed. So far today the only things I have gotten done is a shower, breakfast, and lunch. I did however make up a list of things I would like to accomplish. I will most likely not get back on to update until the morning, but u never know how I will feel later tonight.




1.move laundry from living room to laundry room(Jewel and Bug can help)
2.strip my bed
3.Lysol spray my bed
4.put fresh sheets on my bed
5.move clean clothes from couch to bed
6.fold clean clothes while watching TV
7.clean dining room ( Peanut and Bug can help)
8.take more medicine
9.do homework with kids
10.feed kids
11.clean kitchen ( Peanut can help)
12.kids shower
13.kids to bed
14.take more medicine
15.mom to bed

Saturday 10-18-08

There is no To Do List for today, there should have been, but I forgot about a Halloween party Bug had to go to. She was soooo cute. She wore a white leotard with white tutu and a black fake leather jacket. I put really red lipstick on her and she said she was a bad biker ballerina. She picked out her costume and told me what she was gonna be. 5yr olds can be funny sometimes. After I dropped her off at the party, I took Moose, Jewel, and Nut to McDonald's to have lunch and play at the play place. I read a book. Finally, It was time to pick up Bug. After leaving the party, we went to Walmart and picked up a few of those multi section laundry hampers. I wish I had the money to buy at least one more hamper, but what I have will have to do. Some time between now and 5 I need to go back to town and pick up a cat kennel from a lady on freecycle. I only have one, but we have 2 cats and I want them both in kennels when we make the move in December. It is very unlike me, but I have no idea what is for dinner tonight. I am normally so organized with dinner plans. Maybe I will check my account and take them out somewhere while picking up the cat carrier. Oh well. I will most likely not be updating my blog tomorrow. Sundays are normally kinda hectic around here, add picking up daddy into the mix, and there is just no time. Do not look for blogs on most Sundays. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

To Do 10-17-08

Well, I am a little late getting it up but here is my ToDo's for today:

6:15am post To Do’s on blog/self motivation/ enjoy coffee and quiet
6:30am wake girls and ready for school
get Bug a snack packed
fix girls hair
make Peanut and Daddy lunches
send girls to school
make Daddy and kids breakfast
dress Jewel & Moose (change Moose)
fix Jewel’s hair
8:20am take Daddy to work
make my breakfast
clean up from breakfast
wipe counters
clean stove
sweep vac kitchen
spend some time with SIL
strip beds/ make beds
get Bug
lunch break: leftover soup/dinner rolls
Moose down for nap
clean lunch dishes
wash table/ chairs
sort laundry according to person
wash all towels/ bedding
clean master bathroom
clean my room
sort/purge more laundry
make spaghetti noodles
reheat leftover spaghetti sauce
dinner break(5:30)
clean kitchen
sweep vac kitchen
kid’s ready for bed
refill all humidifiers
story time
bedtime
mommy time/ blog
TV til I pass out( I do not sleep well alone Daddy will be gone til Sunday)

Okay, I did not accomplish everything on my list yesterday. I did not make a To Do for Saturday. I was so tired and worn out. The day just did not go according to my plans. I eneded up having to go back to town to take some stuff to Daddy before he left. He is sooo forgetful sometimes. I guess it is good to be needed. Instead of making spaghetti noodles, I made pizza crust and we had pizzas for dinner. The girls watched a movie before bed and Ding A Ling me stayed up till 1 am. I hate sleeping alone.

EOD 10-16-08

All in all I would say the day went well, everything on my list was accomplished except a few stores.Oh well, money saved till another day. I have numerous times set the alarm for 5am and always reset it not feeling up to dragging myself from the bed. I decided to give myself until 5:30 hoping an extra 30 minutes would improve the situation. I still did not want to get up, but it was a little easier. I drug my self out of my warm cozy bed, kissed my husband goodbye, and started the coffee. I did 20 minutes of a light workout and realized what an uncoordinated goober I really am. Dance is soooo not my thing, however all my Tybo workouts are on VHS and I broke the video player so I am stuck with DVD's that make me feel as ungracefull as one can imagine.
I was smart for the first time today when it came to the kitchen. Normally, ding-a-ling Momma cleans the kitchen and has it all bright and sparkly, opens the fridge and says "Oh No, I need to clean the fridge" I would clean out the fridge making the once pretty kitchen look like I never touched it. Today I had an AH HA moment and actually cleaned the fridge out before I started on the kitchen. I moved the microwave and cleaned under it which I am embarrassed to say was the first time in 6 months it had been done. I even organized the spice cupboard.
We had pasta salad and homemade bread with butter for lunch today. Bug and Jewel hated the pasta salad so I put a little PB on their bread and opened up the last jar of homecanned peaches the neighbor sent up. (last year we made plum jelly and they did peaches we shared so did they) Moose was soooo good today I forgot to put him down for a nap. Shame on me. After I did the dishes from lunch, I changed my clothes, and loaded the kids into the truck. Everyone in the entire world must have been payed today because here it was 1pm so everyone should be working, Yeah Right, that place was packed like it was Disney Land. The shopping that normally takes me 30 minutes took me an hour and a half. By the time I got the groceries payed for, everyone loaded in the truck, and the groceries into the truck, I had 45 minutes before Peanut was due home. It takes 15 minutes to drive home so all the other stores were sooo out of the question. I ended up getting the stuff I wanted from the $store at the grocery store, but I still need to hit Walmart sometime before the end of the weekend.
I got home started the dough for dinner rolls, and then put away the groceries. Dinner turned out great. Dessert was a big hit (cubed pieces of chocolate cake layered with chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream)
I did something I never ever do. I washed the dinner dishes immediately following dinner. I have a pretty kitchen to wake up to. I even figured out the timer on the coffee maker and will have hot coffee when I wake up. No work. Isn't that cool?
I thought I was done for the day, but Daddy has to leave town for a field excersise soo even after me getting on him all week to pack, he waited til the last minute and now wants my help, soooooo I will try to get my list up first thing in the morning or maybe later tonight. Have a great day.

10-16-08 To Do List

Thursday, October 16, 2008

To Do List

5:30am wake self/ start coffee maker
5:45am work out video 15 min.
6:00am self motivation/ enjoy coffee and quiet
6:30am wake girls and ready for school
get Bug a snack packed
fix girls hair
send girls to school
make Daddy breakfast
shower
get dressed
do hair
dress Jewel & Moose (change Moose)
fix Jewel’s hair
make children breakfast
start stew in crock pot
clean up from breakfast
wipe counters
clean stove
sweep vac kitchen
get Bug at bus stop
lunch break
start dinner rolls in machine
clean lunch dishes
wash table
Walmart
Bed Bath and Beyond
Grocery shopping
$ store
Fetch
Homework Peanut/ viola practice
finish up dinner rolls
dinner break(5:45)
clean kitchen
kid’s bath
kid’s ready for bed
refill all humidifiers
story time
bedtime
mommy time/ blog
bedtime

Red are items accomplished and will be updated through out the day.

Stay motivated, stay positive, remember to smile.

Virgin Blogger

Well, this is my first time as a blogger, I always thought they were for people whining about their life, bragging about their accomplishments, or griping about political issues. After much reading, I came to the conclusion that there are more blogs about more things out there than one could possibly imagine. I know that my blog will probably not be read by many if any at all, but, I decided to make a record of my life. This may bore the snot out of some of you, but others I hope to inspire you, make you laugh, let you cry along with me, and maybe even learn a thing or two myself. I will post my To Do list Daily and at the end of the day, I will update what actually got done and what I never got to. Let's face facts, not everything can be done we hope to accomplish, I have many distractions in my life, none of which I would trade for all the chocolate in the world. I am more likely to accomplish my daily list as it is out there for the entire cyberworld to view.
Help motivate me and leave a comment or two. I will love hearing from you.
Looking forward to my first real post tomorrow, until then, have a great day.