the rest

Here was the rest of the day yesterday.  After posting I took a shower.  When I got out, I realized the time, got the kids up quickly, and rushed out the door to meet our friends at the park.  The was about 2:45.  We got lost on the way, (of course) and after snapping at the kids a couple of times, finally found the place when our friend stood by the sign waving her arms.

3:15  Having left the house so quickly, I forgot some essentials.  Baby wipes, for example, which I always seem to REALLY need when I leave them at home.  But not other times.  Luckily, I had a clean diaper and my friend had some napkins.  Also I didn't bring enough of a snack so L kept complaining about how hungry he was every 15 minutes.  But anyway, the kids played, the moms sat and talked.  I met a new mom who also does ambleside, so I'm sure I'll have lot's of questions for her. 

5:00 Arrived home to a mess (again left quickly) and the baby now really needed a bath after the diaper incident and also due to playing in the dirt.  So L worked on cleaning his room, Z started folding laundry (laundry will be a new chore we're trying out for her), and I gave the baby a bath in the sink.  Afterwards I helped Z fold, then helped L clean while the baby ate a snack.  I must've given the kids a snack too, but I don't remember it.

5:30 Z took a bath, then L.  I did some more cleaning and started dinner, helping the kids at intervals. Then the kids listened to books on tape. I played around on the computer a bit. 

Jomo called to say he wouldn't be home until 7:15. The kids played outside at some point.

7:30 We ate dinner.

8:00 Kids did Japanese and prayer with Dad.  Kids had snack and brushed teeth.  I put the baby down.  L went to bed, Z stayed up for her turn of one-on-one time with Dad.  They played Wii (yes, the kids are doing occasional video games during the week at night).  I read.

9:20 Z went to bed, Jomo and I got ready for the next day, we talked a bit.  Jomo took a bath, and I fell asleep around about 10.

Now, ideally our day would get started on time, Jomo and I would spend a little more time together in the evening, and I would get the things done that I wanted (like the pile of toys in the baby's room that I still haven't touched!).  But all in all, it was a pretty good day.