Today has been one of those days during which I feel like I haven't sat down once and still haven't accomplished anything.  This morning I jotted down this:

phone calls
toys
calvert
summer clothes

These were the four things I hoped to accomplish, although I would have been very happy with 2.  I did half of one: a few phone calls. I have no idea where the day went, only that every. single. task I try to do is puncuated by multiple interruptions and requirements from Ryan.  When is it that they start playing with toys for more than 60 seconds per toy? I am a major whinin' mama today.

- started laundry
- breakfast
- dishes

- Grammy came and took Ryan for a walk, which gave me the chance to play a board game with the big boys. Jamie got out Scrabble and Jeremiah took out Free Parking. I played both, and sent Jamie to the computer in search of online Scrabble. He was practically drooling over the tiles and dictionary in wordy pleasure. 

Ryan returned and we quickly gathered the games before they were scattered.
Lunch
Laundry

Ryan naps
I plan several calendar items with Katie on AIM, which takes an extraordinarily long time because the spring is just so busy with holidays and out-of-town company and DUE DATES approaching!
dishes
laundry
knit/rest (oh, that's when I sat!)

Ryan up
kids' friends over, many many instances of "save the big kids from the toddler" and "comfort the sad toddler who can't go run around on the driveway,"

make those few phone calls
get everyone ready for soccer games
give snack to hungry horde

collapse in this chair with chocolate to blog

oh look, we have to leave in 10 minutes.

It just doesn't seem like that should have taken a whole day.

Comments

[stefaneener]

Oh, I so feel for you! Those days sometimes just make me want to cry, and you can bet that someone, somewhere is going to say, "These are the best days of your life," I always want to smack them when they do that. Anyhow, you do so much, and really, when you do get down time, you're interacting with your big kids -- what are you going to do? Just think -- in 4 years, they'll all be playing together and you'll have lots and lots of time.
Hyeah, right!

[Lizz]

I hear ya! My day yesterday was very much the same. You are pregnant though, you need to sit down. When the weekend comes I enjoy sleeping in, doing some things I WANT to dao, getting out of town...those things replenish me. HUGS

[suzee]

Running in place...hope the weekend was better. You are SUCH an awesome mama, saving those big kids and playing games and feeding everyone pancakes. I wish I had you as a mama!

Can I add something to next week's to-do list? Would you think about adding links to J & J's blogs to your main page? It's tought to find them as it is.