Mackay Madness: A day in the life of a "Stay-at-Home Mom"

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

A day in the life of a "Stay-at-Home Mom"

Me and the "boys" at the farm (getting very wind-blown)

Brandon's Softball Game "Go 4th Ward"

Trying to force Easton to "spit out" the rubber ball in his mouth!

I love seeing all the new "babies" at the farm. Spring is so full of life, it is my favorite time of year!

The goose in the picture, is eating "paint" off the wall. So hilarious!

Chance just kept chasing the poor ducks around the farm...they certainly got good exercise.

There have been times when I have had people ask me what I do all day? Or tell me that they could never be a stay-at-home mom because they would be so bored! So, in honor of those people, I have decided to post a list of my boring, lazy Tuesday:

*Get up at 7:30 a.m due to my one year old shaking his crib and screaming loudly and swinging his poopy diaper around in his crib.
*Get the other 3 kids out of bed.
*Make breakfast (oh no, my kids think cereal is "child abuse" so I usually make oatmeal or french toast)
*Do girls hair (with bows) and lots of screaming and arguing involved!
*Make all the beds (change sheets if any bloody noses, bottle leaks, or pee pee)
*Feed and water dogs
*Start a load of laundry ( the first of about 3 a day)
*"Check blog"
*Pay Bills
*Clean out chicken coop
*Get showered and dressed (in 5 minutes or less, before Easton and Chance torch the house)
*Dress the little boys
*Switch laundry again
*Take boys to "wheeler farm"
*Get the boys some lunch
*Bring boys home for naps (this requires making a bottle, and a sippy cup, change diapers and a short story)
*Fold laundry and put away
*"Check blogs"
*Pick up house, clean bathrooms, unload dishwasher, vacuum
*Bring in garbage cans from the street
*Take the boys for a short bike ride
*Drop some things off to a friend (ya hoo, "adult conversation")
*Feed and water the dogs again
*Girls come home from school/help with homework
*Make the girls a snack and load up in the car
*Take Hannah and Chance to tutoring
*Take Hannah to dance
*Go to Chance's t-ball game
*Take Addie to dance
*Meet Brandon for a quick hamburger at "Training Table" (no time to cook today)
*Go to Brandon's Softball game
*Pick girls up from dance
*Bath Easton and put to bed. (1 down - 3 to go)
*Make the girls and Chance a late snack because they are starving. (its 9:30pm)
*BLOG (hooray)
*Help with whatever homework is left
*Read scriptures with family
*Finally get myself ready for bed.
*Watch "Dancing with the Stars" and "Deadliest Catch" (pre-recorded of course)
*Go to bed, sleep like a baby, and do it all over again tomorrow! (But I love it!!)
Note: I could not include the following activities because they take place too many times to count (diaper changes, tying shoes, bathroom stops, and wiping snotty noses)

9 comments:

WHITE said...: I LOVE THIS!!! I love rambling off a list like that when Jimmy comes home from work thinking I have been laying around all day...like the laundry etc. does itself :); April 29, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Tara said...: Awesome post! It is so true. Being a stay at home mom is way harder than working full-time. I love your list and I'm sure you could add several more items on it.l; April 29, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Bell Family said...: True!! True!!! True!! This is one to show the husbands.; April 30, 2008 at 7:30 AM
schaars said...: I am impressed I don't know how you do it!!! I get overwhelmed with one does that make me a bad mom? Oh and I forgot I got my coral colored outfit in Vegas its a "juicy" I bet you could find it online. We should meet at Wheeler farm I live in walking distance I bet Easton and Sienna would have fun together!; April 30, 2008 at 9:22 AM
Natali Thompson said...: Doesn't it sometimes seem overwhelming? I love it though and wouldn't want to be doing anything else. One of these days we will get you to add The Bachelor to your long list-we have the best parties! Did you cut your hair (or is it pulled back?) It looks cute!; April 30, 2008 at 12:02 PM
margo said...: Oh yes, I can totally relate. My day is a little different -- I look out the window about every 10 minutes to see if the lake is glass:) If it is, drop everything and got for a quick ski. Soon, we won't ever have to worry about crap water again. Your kids are so cute!; April 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Rogers Family Blog said...: So true! About time someone gives the reality. I used to be one of those who thought one could be bored, but now...I never say never anymore. Thanks for the great blog!; April 30, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Amy said...: Amen Sister!; April 30, 2008 at 8:50 PM
jenn said...: I think I need a nap after just reading this! You are a super woman/super mom. You're kids (and Brandon) are so lucky to have you.; May 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!