Crazy Days!

It started on Wednesday:

5:00 a.m.-woke up to go walking

8:00 a.m.- went back to sleep

9:00 a.m.-woke up again, and faced the kids

10:00 a.m.- everyone had had breakfast, was dressed, and doing school-- I started cleaning for book club, since I wast the host

12:00 p.m.- Lunch, clean kitchen, and more school-- more housework for me

1:45 p.m.- telephone rings, it's the Relief Society President, "Trina are you still planning to come and meet with your new Compassionate Service Assistant?" I look at my watch, and remember that we had an appointment scheduled at 1:30-- so I hop in the car, no shower, hideous, would be the word, and arrive 30 mins. late! Then my new assistant wants to give be a hug, and I'm cringing, hoping I don't smell. I thought I made a wonderful impression, since this is the first time I've actually met her.

I haven't been writing things down in my calendar like I should, and I know better(from previous really embarrassing moments), and still continue to make this mistake from time to time.

2:30 p.m.- I'm back home, Cleaning, all the while saying to myself "the house didn't seem to be this messy, why is this taking so long?"

3:30 p.m.- Prepare food for book club, and then realize that I haven't anything planned for dinner.

4:00 p.m.- Take a shower, finally!

5:00 p.m.- Ask Aaron to bring home pizza for dinner-- still cleaning!

7:00 p.m.- told all kids to get their p.j.'s on, and that they will be going to bed before everyone arrives. They just keep saying, but we want to have some of your leftover refreshments, when everyone goes home(mind you, this is usually around 11:30 p.m.). I'm STILL cleaning.

7:45 p.m.- Aaron finally gets home from work, with dinner, and that leaves us with only 15 minutes to eat, including cleaning the kitchen again!

8:00 p.m.- I rush all the kids to bed, finish setting up refreshments, and then they arrive!

12:00 p.m.- I hit the bed with no recollection of falling asleep.

Thursday-

I slept in till 10:00 a.m.! I hate it when I do this! The day's half over. At 10:01 a.m., the phone rings, and I remember I'm watching kids while my friend goes to the doctor. 10:05 a.m., they arrive, I'm still half asleep, trying to get into mommy mode. 10:15 a.m.-- my children's K12 teacher is calling for a conference, which usually last around 45 mins. I hear kids doing who-knows-what outside my door!

I finally get off the phone with her, start my older kids on their school work, clean up the disaster that was created, make lunch, and fix a bottle for the baby.

1:30 p.m.- the kids are picked up, I run to the grocery store, come home, make dinner for our family and my friends family, since she's not feeling well.

5:30 p.m.- drop Morgan off at the church for a scouting fundraiser.

6:30 p.m.- I finally sit down, and talk to my mom. Contractions start coming. At 7:00 p.m., I lie down to see if they'll go away, and they start coming every five mins. I decide I should go to the hospital, and they slowed down to just 4/hr. They said the outer wall has opened, but I haven't dilated, which is common for women who have had many children.

12:00 p.m.- I hit the bed, did I mention I have a o.b. appointment at 9:00 a.m.!?!

Friday-

I go to my appointment, and the doctor says I need to slow down, and rest more. Really!?! Come home, feed the kids lunch, put Anderson down for his nap, and sleep till 4 p.m.--I'm following the doctor's orders. The kids were awesome, and completed all the school work with out me.

I really need to learn how to balance my life better! My mom says, that you know when you doing just the right amount, because your happy!