Hurry up and wait

I feel more and more like this is my motto. With four kids all being in different schools and different after school activities I do alot of driving. I typically go through a tank of gas in little less than a week. Every morning I leave the house at 7:10 to take alex to highschool then get on the highway to take Tyler to middle school. Then back to the house to wake up Olivia and Riley. Tuesday through Friday, Olivia, Riley and I have to be out of the house at 8:40 for either school or speech for Riley and school for Olivia. I have almost three hours with no kids during the day, but it's not usually just me doing what I want. Although there are days that I do make it all about me. Today I dropped Riley off at school and came home to clean up after the morning routine. I met a friend at tennis for an hour then it was off to get Riley.

After picking up Riley from preschool we headed to the library to return two books and check out two more books. Unfortunately the books I need for book club are checked out and there are six people ahead of me in the book que. Riley did manage to find two DVD's that we got. After the library we went to the grocery store because it was my turn to bring oranges to Olivia's soccer game. Then home for about an hour and a half until my next round of pick ups.

Now Olivia, Riley and I are off to Reno for a soccer game and will most likely not get home until 8:00. I left dinner for the boys and the one extra highschooler I inherited for a few days because his family is in Socal. The car is packed, snacks are ready, and Olivia has all her soccer gear!!!

Go EXECUTORS!!!!!!

Why weekends are so busy

As I lay in bed on Sunday night thinking about the last forty eight hours it always amazes me what we crammed into the weekend. Having four kids and a husband who works out of town doesn't leave a lot of room for lazy Sundays. Atleast there are two people to help out with the driving, but sadly sometimes not even that is enough. I've relied on my parents many many weekends to cart kids to their various activities. This weekend was really no different.

Alex had a sleepover thing Saturday night so he was the easy one. It turns out he had orientation for his new summer job on Sunday. Quick text to him letting him know there would be no sleeping in on Sunday after the sleepover. I know, call me crazy, but I was still hoping there would be some sleep involved. He's at orientation at 9:00. Olivia had a soccer game in Carson City NV at 12:30. At first this seems totally doable. Except, a soccer game that starts at 12:30 means we leave the house at 10:30. It takes over an hour to get to Carson City and she needs to be there 45 minutes early.

My plan was for Alex to walk home after orientation (work is about a fifteen minute walk). Well that plan went awry because he had so much stuff to carry. Quick, someone go out and grab Alex's stuff so he can walk home somewhat unencombered. Snacks packed, car loaded with chairs, we're now off to the soccer game. We get there and Olivia goes off to fine her team and I head to the playground with Riley. The game starts on time but really seems like it goes on alot longer than an hour.

Finally the game is done and now I have two sorta hungry kids. Off we go to Subway and then McDonalds for little ice cream cones. You gotta have ice cream when it's 60 degrees and so HOT!! We didn't get home until 3:30 and now my car has to go into the shop. Drop kids off at home and pick up the other car to be worked on. It's now 5:30 and I'm hoping dinner will make itself. Oh and Alex needs a ride to campaingers in Glenshire in a few hours.

While I sit at the computer wishing dinner would make itself I am at last remembering all the dirty clothes sitting in the laundry room. I need to wash clothes so Terry can head to work on Monday with clean clothes. Ahh the life of a mom with four kids. I think what I really need is a wife. HMMM . . . .