Here’s how today went:
8:00 am: Worked on some pages and sent a pdf to my editor.
10:00: Took the boys to the pool for their swimming lessons.
11:00: Drove Michael to Le Nichoir, a sanctuary for wounded captive birds.
11:30: Went to the grocery store with Alec and bought food for his birthday celebration with friends.
12:00: Back to the pool. While the boys practiced, I ran around the soccer pitch and kicked the ball into the net.
1:00 pm: Adult swim, lanes open, so I did 12 laps while the boys played soccer with their friends. Considering I never had a lesson growing up, have never swum more than 2 laps straight, and basically look like I am drowning when I do the front crawl, this is an achievement!
1:30: Back to the house, had lunch, made Alec’s birthday cake. Sent some e-mails to editors.
3:00: Left to pick up some of Alec’s friends and off to the movies to see “Karate Kid”. Boy do I love Jackie Chan.
6:00 pm: From the theatre, brought Michael to his soccer game, which he was late for. Also it was pouring rain. Dropped him off, and gave a friend of mine’s mum a lift back.
7:00: Daniel had a pizza supper waiting for Alec and friends and decorated the cake. His birthday celebration includes a sleepover. Why do we do this to ourselves?
9:00: In trying to get Mia to bed, told her a story about a little girl who never wanted to go to sleep. I think I’ll try writing an actual book!
9:30: Still singing to Mia, who is really tired. She requires me to sing 2 Carpenters songs each night before she goes to sleep.
10:00 pm: Got Alec and his friends dressed, teeth brushed and ready for bed. (this actually hasn’t happened yet but I am about to go down to the basement and interrupt their game of hockey. What fun.)
11:00: I imagine I will drop into bed, exhausted, without having put away 2 loads of laundry like I’d planned. Thank goodness Daniel did all the dishes, returned some stuff to the library and walked the dog.
