{today}

{today} I... (current time... 1:14pm)

* got up at 8am... beside my bed were the lingering remains (think pillows & blankies) of Samantha & Sydney. Syd who complained of ear pain all night.
* Packed 3 lunches and determined that Syd would stay home with Jack & I.
* Had devotions with the girls and reminded them that it was Kirsten's 11th birthday today!
* drove the girls to school in my pj's.
* came home made coffee, drank two cups while checking my email & facebook, while jack & syd watched the Disney Channel.... and found out that my friend Janeen had her little baby girl!!
* started laundry...
* made my bed...
* jumped in the shower with jack.. syd jumped in her own shower...
* dressed jack & cleaned the floor where he peed!
* cleaned my bathroom counters & mirror... and unclogged the shower drain, nice I know.
* continued laundry... 5 loads and counting at this point.
* finished loading and started both dishwashers which were FULL.
* emptied the leftovers from the fridge.
* did the hand washing...
* gave jack his meds... put him down for a nap.
* called the dr. to schedule and appt. for Syd & Jack in the morning.
* agreed to 3 sub dates in March.
* spent 30 minutes to myself in the worship room & had devotions... book I am using, Esther by Beth Moore.
* Called dr. to change Syd's appt. to today because she is getting a fever, and her ear is starting to hurt again...
* made myself & syd lunch & ate.
* made a grocery list so that I could have food for our company this weekend... THE DICKINSONS!!!!! (I am Very excited about this!)
* cleaned up the mud room...
* started organizing pictures in the scrap room.
* Blog for the day...

I am tired now... I guess that is what happens when for 2 weeks you basically do nothing... the rest of the day looks like this...

* 1:50pm syd dr. appt.
* Winco for groceries.
* back home
* more laundry
* make dinner & clean up after
* get girls to do homework & piano.
* watch American Idol...
* have worship with the family & family meeting
* Call Kirsten to wish her a happy birthday!!!!
* sit on my butt and watch tv with Josh
* read
* go to sleep & dream about the Dickinson's visit!

See... I really do more than just sit on the computer... I will also make some time for more cozying with Syd and the little man...
Until tomorrow... when hopefully people will be feeling better!
Did I mention that my crocus's, daffodils, and tulips are starting to poke out of the ground? This makes me happy!