Today has been a (rare) lovely Saturday. I attribute most of that to the divide-and-conquer approach to the day. This is not something that happens easily in a single parent household, for fairly obvious reasons. I suspect it will happen increasingly frequently as both kids age, though. Here's a rundown:
6:15 am--Tiny Boy is awake; although he calls me approximately 65 times, he does stay in his bed until the bunny clock tells him it's wake up time
7:00--Tiny Boy watches an episode of Dinosaur Train in my bed (usually I'd stick him in front of the TV, but LG and company were still sleeping)
7:30ish--Tiny Boy and I feed cats; I have coffee; make waffled french toast and bacon for girls who are still sleeping; putz around the house until girls are picked up (LG's birthday sleepover)
9:45--take Tiny Boy to gymnastics; LG stays home; I read in the balcony observation area
11:00--quick library stop (more books!)
11:30--I don't exactly remember what happens at this point, other than more putzing around the house and the eating of lunch; I know I read to Tiny Boy for a few minutes and we cleaned up some of the sleepover mess
1:30--take LG to The Sound of Music; Tiny Boy stays with a babysitter
5:15--LG and I return from the show; Tiny Boy and I go out for Ethopian food; LG stays home to "nap" (I'd assume there was a lot of screen time in here)
6:45--home; kids eat leftover birthday cake; begin Tiny Boy's bedtime rituals
8:00--sleeping boy; type this
I will now do something with LG for an hour (I'd like to work on the puzzle; she will probably want to watch Gilmore Girls or one of her youtube things which I don't understand). By 9:15 I will say good night to her and read stuff (currently Rebecca Solnit's Faraway Nearby) and watch Mozart in the Jungle.
Tomorrow will be much more time spent together, which will likely result in some familial discord. Monday will be even dicier, as I have to work and have exactly two hours of paid childcare. So for now I'll take what I can get...
6:15 am--Tiny Boy is awake; although he calls me approximately 65 times, he does stay in his bed until the bunny clock tells him it's wake up time
7:00--Tiny Boy watches an episode of Dinosaur Train in my bed (usually I'd stick him in front of the TV, but LG and company were still sleeping)
7:30ish--Tiny Boy and I feed cats; I have coffee; make waffled french toast and bacon for girls who are still sleeping; putz around the house until girls are picked up (LG's birthday sleepover)
9:45--take Tiny Boy to gymnastics; LG stays home; I read in the balcony observation area
11:00--quick library stop (more books!)
11:30--I don't exactly remember what happens at this point, other than more putzing around the house and the eating of lunch; I know I read to Tiny Boy for a few minutes and we cleaned up some of the sleepover mess
1:30--take LG to The Sound of Music; Tiny Boy stays with a babysitter
5:15--LG and I return from the show; Tiny Boy and I go out for Ethopian food; LG stays home to "nap" (I'd assume there was a lot of screen time in here)
6:45--home; kids eat leftover birthday cake; begin Tiny Boy's bedtime rituals
8:00--sleeping boy; type this
I will now do something with LG for an hour (I'd like to work on the puzzle; she will probably want to watch Gilmore Girls or one of her youtube things which I don't understand). By 9:15 I will say good night to her and read stuff (currently Rebecca Solnit's Faraway Nearby) and watch Mozart in the Jungle.
Tomorrow will be much more time spent together, which will likely result in some familial discord. Monday will be even dicier, as I have to work and have exactly two hours of paid childcare. So for now I'll take what I can get...
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