The Good Times

The last few months have felt like the "good times" at our house.  I'm sure trips to Hawaii and Wyoming and a surplus of holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries have certainly helped; but even the day-to-day has been awesome.  I can't say enough good things about Scott and I both working from home.  It's the dream!  Also, summer is the best of all the seasons.  I will eventually embrace boots and broths, but for now I am still consuming watermelon with reckless abandon.  It is the best.

Anyway, I thought I'd walk through a regular day of our lives so I can remember the details.

6:30 AM - We get up, shower, and get ready.  Ivy's still asleep or ok in bed waiting our arrival.  Dry shampoo is my friend, but we do get fully ready every day.

7:00 AM - I start work while Scott and Ivy make breakfast.  I normally hear Ivy ask Scott if "Mama working?"  Then she'll usually say, "Ivy work sometimes..."  Sometimes they come visit me for a minute.  

8:00 AM - We all eat breakfast together, often including Teddy.  We eat a lot of scrambled eggs in our house but we also have oatmeal sometimes and french toast every French Toast Friday. 

8:30 AM - Scott starts working while Ivy and I go exercise.  These days we do p90x3 or ride the exercise bike.  Then we pick up the house and get Ivy ready for the day.  She always petitions for her rainbow shirt and shorts.

9:30 AM - Our sweet babysitter comes over and I head back to work.  I listen to podcasts and relish using my brain.  I've got giant projects this year, and it feels good to get all the things done.

11:30 AM - We all take a lunch break!

12:00 PM - Ivy naps while we go back to work for a few hours.  

2:00 PM - Scott gets Ivy up from her nap.  They normally exercise or play with blocks.

3:00 PM - I finish work and Scott passes Ivy back to me.  We take time to do things around the house, play, or go out.  We do a lot of library trips or shopping.  Then we come home and make dinner.

5:30 PM - Scott's done working and we eat.  Chances are about 100% there is some sort of zucchini on the table.  It's a gift and a curse.  After dinner we relax and play with Ivy or finish up things around the house.  We get her ready for bed.

7:30 PM - We pray and I sing a few songs to Ivy while she drinks her final glass (out of like 600) of milk.  We do her "letters" on her wall and then sing "Quinkle Quinkle Little Star" together before we leave her to fall asleep.  Scott and I enjoy our prime time together.  We like books and back scratches and sugar-free pudding.  This is a routine we can continue through our 80's fortunately.

And that's a wrap!