- Wake up kids
- Nurse baby
- change baby's diaper
- get baby dresesed
- get me dressed
- brush my teeth
- wake up kids a second time (they are not morning people)
- Make sure kids get dressed
- do Pooka's hair
- get kids breakfast
- breakfast prayer
- feed baby breakfast
- feed cats
- make sure kids have the following for school: Home work, lunches, library books, coat, hat, gloves, brushed teeth, clean faces.
- Clean baby after breakfast
- scrub highchair
- sweep floor
- Hugs/ kiss goodbye to big kids
- Play with baby
- teach baby to use sippy cup/straw
- change baby diaper
- read baby story
- rock baby
- put baby down for a nap
- eat my own breakfast
- chores for the day (I have a chart and do one area per day)
- put in a load of laundry
- check email
- order some Christmas presents
- More chores
- make phone calls
- make appointments
- pay/schedule bills
- rotate laundry
- empty lint form dryer
- fold clothes
- sweep
- mop
- get baby up from nap
- change baby diaper
- nurse baby
- put away clothes
- practice choreography for a Zumba class
- feed baby lunch
- run 4 miles with jogging stroller/baby sleeps
- shower
- eat my lunch
- play with baby
- empty dishwasher
- scoop cat litter
- read to baby
- pick up kids at school
- drop off carpool friends
- help kids pack lunches for the next day
- help with homework
- play with kids
- get dinner started
- change into Zumba clothes
- make sure everything is ready for hubby to feed kids dinner
- welcome hubby home
- drive to Zumba (hubby was home this time so kids stayed home, they usually have to come with me)
- teach 1 hour Zumba class
- drive home
- shower
- eat my dinner
- pack lunch for hubby
- read Scriptures with kids
- do Family Home Evening
- read bedtime stories
- bathe baby
- get kids to take showers
- Family prayers
- tuck kids in bed
- nurse baby
- baby to bed
- hang out with hubby
- brush my teeth
- personal prayers
- personal Scripture time
- set alarm
- take vitamins
- SLEEP
Monday, November 28, 2011
What does a Stay home Mom do?
I have a very busy husband. He is a resident physician who works at least 80 hours a week and another 20 at home doing paper/computer work for his job. Then he has his Daddy/Husband jobs. I admire his hard work and diligence. I am sure I only understand a fraction of what he goes through in a day....Reflecting on this got me wondering. What do I do in a day? I know I am busy too. How does it all compare? For my own information I decided to record all the tasks I performed in a typical day. Drumroll please...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
It is all becoming real now...really
Finishing residency, selling our home in Iowa, finding a new house in Utah, moving. It is all sneaking up on us. The other day we got an email with a pic of the brand new building that hubby's office will be in. "Coming soon Dr. Empey MD OB-GYN September 2012" It is surreal. I pray this mega transition will go smoothly. So excited though. Here is an artist rendering of new office....I have an actual photo but it wasn't in the right format to post here. It really does look like this...only more real.
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