Just Nicky

“To undertake is to achieve.” ~ Emily Dickinson

 

Wednesday May 14, 2008

Filed under: Being Healthy — nicky @ 5:46 pm

Finn came in sometime between 4 and 5am with his pillow and blankey bear.
Cuddled with him in our bed for a while.
Tried to go back to sleep with him there.
Took him back to his own bed.
Took me back to bed.
Got up when Finn came to see me shortly after Mark went to work.
Got dressed.
Got Leila out of bed, changed her nappy and dressed her.
Made breakfast for both kids.
Fed Leila.
Helped Finn get dressed.
Made my breakfast and sat at the computer to read and blog while eating.
Changed a pooey nappy for Leila.
Went back to the computer.
Put a load of washing in.
Went back to the computer.
Gave Leila a bottle.
Did some puzzles with Finn.
Changed another pooey nappy for Leila.
Had morning tea with the kids (rice cakes with peanut butter).
Put Leila to bed.
Took the clean washing out of the washing machine and put another load in.
Went outside with Finn to hang the washing.
Brought in dry washing off the line.
Cleaned up dog poo.
Raked up leaves and put them in the compost bin.
Raked up food scraps etc. in the chook’s yard and added them to the compost.
Stirred it all up.
Took second load of washing out of the machine and hung it out.
Came inside to phaff at the computer for a while.
Got Leila out of bed and changed her nappy.
Phaffed on the computer again for a little while.
Made lunch for the kids.
Peeled and cored some old apples and put them in the microwave to cook.
Had my lunch.
Cleaned up a poo accident for Finn.
Got screamed at by Finn because I wouldn’t let him play on the computer again today.
Talked to the kinder committee fundraising officer about advertising something in the local paper.
Rescued Finn from some vicious ants. Got screamed at again while I tried to locate the ant that was biting him.
Talked to the kinder committee fundraising officer about the correct spelling of the word ‘fort’ for the kinder newsletter.
Took the kids to Werribee zoo.
Wandered around the zoo.
Came home.
Brought in some of the dry washing.
Cleaned up another poo accident for Finn.
Prepared Leila’s dinner (a jar of baby food).
Told Mark about the afternoon while he fed Leila.
Mixed up some cooked apples and yoghurt for Leila.
Told Mark some more about the afternoon while he gave Leila her dessert.
Sat at the computer while Mark and Finn went out to get pizza for dinner.
Cleaned up Finn’s cup of water that Leila had got off the table and was trying to drink.
Sat at the computer again.
Had dinner.
Warmed up Leila’s bottle and put her into her pyjamas and sleeping bag (with help from Mark).
Gave Leila her bottle and had a bit of cuddle in front of the telly.
Put Leila to bed.
Sat at the computer doing some bits and pieces for kinder.
Watched some telly while attaching the first sleeve of Leila’s cardi.
Went to bed.

 

3 Comments for this post

 
Fiona Says:

my day sounds so much like yours, Nicky (except only one child to contend with). we got through another tv free day but it is hard-going in terms of me not losing my mind.

 
J-Le Says:

i can’t stop wondering how the conversation went about the word “fort”

 
nicky Says:

It was about whether it was ‘fort’ or ‘forte’. The kinder teacher had queried her spelling of the word in our newsletter. The kinder teacher was wrong.

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