Until August 5th, I am in charge of keeping my family sane (Allee is out of camp and her lessons are dwindling down to few and far between). In order to keep Allee and I on friendly terms and Lily visually stimulated, I am dreaming up ways to occupy the day. Here’s what happened today:
I take over Lily duties at 7 AM–she takes nap #1 at 7:30 AM.
Allee wakes up at 8:00 AM and needs breakfast–we both eat.
Phone rings at 8:30–Lily treats this as her alarm clock and she’s up.
Diapers/clothes changed, teeth and hair brushed, girls snuggle on couch together, and Allee showered by 9:30
Lily attempts nap #2 around 10:30-to her dismay I put her in her OWN bed for a nap and she is now awake and furious (11:00AM)–I go get her around 11:15 and in the meantime Allee and I are working on putting together a Barbie house (this was after she became furious at me for turning off the tv and telling her no more tv until after swimming lessons)
Work on Barbie house until 12:15
Feed Lily, Jimmy comes home for lunch and makes Allee a grilled cheese, then we beat it out of here to the bowling alley (1 pm)
Bowl with Alison, Chloe and their boyfriends (first double date??) and freeze (the A/C was amazing) and Lily takes nap #3 (with strobe lights and rave/rap music blaring) until 2:30
Back to the house to entertain and snack the girls for an hour.
Head to swim lessons at 4 pm
Swim lessons–Lily complains of heat stroke and falls asleep (nap 4)
Home by 5:15–Lily and Jimmy nap, Allee watches Arthur until I finish cooking 7 pm
We all eat, chat, attend to Lily and Skype Mimi/Jimmy bathes Lily
7:45–entire family heads to the duck pond (I run, they stroll) to feed ducks
Drop Allee at Olivia’s for an hour of fun 8:25
I try not to pass out in a puddle of drool.
And that was my day.