a day in the life

Before I had children, I remember wondering what stay-at-home mothers did all day.  I didn't really consider that I would ever be one. I still wonder what I do all day. It's been a hard adjustment, and I'm still trying to figure it all out. Not that I ever will, I'm sure. Anyway, I wanted to make a list of a typical day because I KNOW in 2 years I won't remember the minutiae of everyday life. This is probably very boring to anyone else reading - it's really for Future Me. So, a typical day:

• wake up, take shower and get dressed while jon reads with jackson and cade
• go downstairs and make breakfast
• eat, brush teeth, get coats, hats, shoes, scarves, mittens on
• drive jackson to school - bring him upstairs to his Butterfly classroom with Cade
• drive over to Trader Joes
• circle block three times before finding a space RIGHT IN FRONT
• take Cade to get free sample before beginning to shop
• leave Trader Joes, unload groceries from stroller into car, then watch Cade run up and down ramp for 20 min.
• force screaming Cade into car seat
• drive home, double park, unload groceries onto front steps
• back up and find parking place
• get Cade and groceries inside
• make Cade lunch while putting groceries in fridge and pantry
• clean Cade up and take him upstairs for nap
• put him down, go make our bed and gather laundry for downstairs
• put laundry in washer
• make myself lunch while cleaning up cade's mess from lunch
• read and answer emails
• vacuum
• put our dinner in slow cooker
• empty garbages from upstairs
• wake Cade up from nap(sucks) and get him into his coat and shoes
• get in car to go pick-up Jackson
• get out with Cade, go upstairs to Butterfly room
• get both boys back in car
• drive home and get them inside
• take off and put away coats, shoes, school papers
• play trains and boats
• read 5 Thomas the Tank Engine stories
• make dinner for them
• make salad for us
• make Jackson's lunch for school tomorrow
• put on Cars the movie
• put out garbage and recylcing
• feed and clean up after them
• look online for dentist for Jackson covered by our insurance (not going well)
• Jon comes home on the early side YAY
• sit in bathroom for 20 minutes while Jackson goes to the bathroom
• get them upstairs, in jammies, teeth brushed
• read them stories, put them to bed
• check emails
• post on blog
• eat dinner
• and my favorite part of the day - watch one episode of Downton Abbey, my new favorite show
• good night, I'm exhausted
• oh wait - the day's not over:
• wake up at 3 am to tell Cade to lie down no crying
• wake up at 4 am to tell him again
• feed him at 5:30 am