Week in the life - Monday

i am working on this project again this year.  i love it because it makes me step back, take a breath and find the details in my everyday life.  i did this two years ago and i love the album i made.  that time is was a week in october, sofia's birthday.  it's fun to see how much our lives have changed and how much they have stayed the same.

this time i have so much going on, at school and at home.  it will capture a crazy and exciting week for us.  saturday is our big fundraising gala at school and this whole week has field trips, pto meetings, baseball games and another attempt to empty every laundry basket in the house.  here's a peek at what we did yesterday.

our usual wake up time, actually i got up one minute earlier.

yes that is a picture of jordan from christmas 2 years ago.  not sure why we still have that out.

some of us had this for breakfast

and some of us, ahem i, had this

i did my usual menu planning on monday morning

before taking sofia to school

then i had a LONG meeting at school for our eco festival in may.  talked about the gala, and the mother & daughter tea too.  i know, i am doing too many committees right now.  my life is all about CHA this week month.

then i ran to the store before picking up sofia from school.  i was racing against the clock all day. i hate days like that.

sofia looked so cute when i picked her up.  she had a necklace painted on her at school.  but every once in a while i would look at her and thought she had a rash on her neck.  she also brought the share bag to school today.  and her toy?  a beach towel.

we ran home to finish my lunch, chinese chicken salad from trader joe's, it has become my usual monday lunch.  then we went to ralph's to finish the grocery list.

picked up the brothers + one little red head.  stopped along the way to pick up baseball bags, and talk to another mom about the staff luncheon we are planning for next week - i know too much going on.  i really don't know how i ended up on so many committees at the same time, oh wait, yes i do.  i said "yes".

went home for a quick snack and change of clothes for andrew and then it was off to baseball practice.

practice is an hour and a half, so i try to use this time to make phone calls, go over meeting minutes or read a magazine.  but i usually end up chatting with other mom's and watching the kids play. they are really good.  today i dealt with wine issues for the gala on saturday.  at 5:30 we head home.

dinner prep, homework and emails. snacks, playing in the backyard and some laundry.

he's not doing homework here, he is creating another comic book.

baseball uniform and cha shirts for the fieldtrips this week.  but i forgot to wash jord's p.e. uniform, oops. hope it's not too stinky today.

andrew finishing up his heritage boat.  where did his ancestors come from and why did they come to america.

dinner was chicken tostadas.  one of our favorites and so easy on a day like today.

after the kids go to bed,  b and i unwind with a little vino and some cat cookies, while he teaches me how to keep score for the baseball game on thursday.

then he works on the bean bag toss for the eco festival.  see even he volunteers for stuff.

i finish off the day with emails to the models for our fitting with old navy on wednesday and pto stuff.  plus i uploaded my photos from the day.  i didn't get to bed until  midnight.

daily gratitude: i am thankful that i have the energy to keep up with a day like today.

thoughts: wish i had made it to the gym.
andrew had a hard time finishing his homework.  he went straight from school, to practice, to homework, to bed.  that's tough for a 7 year old.  and he was not happy.

looking back at the photos i realize that i need to take more action shots.  pictures of people doing stuff.  and some of me.  but this is what our day looks like.

ali edwards started this project as a class and now she does it on her website.  i love her pictures and the story that goes along with them.  check it out here.

so today looks to be another jam packed day.  but my goal is to empty ONE laundry basket.  we'll see if i make some progress.