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Home › Diaries › Suzi › June 6, 2000

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June 6, 2000


Thurs:

4:00 p.m.-Matt off school bus,Sue cooking chicken fingers inside and steaks out on grill simultaneously.

4:45-hurry Matt up as there's baseball practice at 6PM,this includes getting him to change clothes, get water bottle, find baseball glove(buried under denim jacket by front door),get Sam fed, changed-check diaper bag supplies

5:15-Run out door, 3 kids into car

5:30-drop Nick at Grandma's on way to baseball practice

5:50-run in store get 2 ice teas and 1/2 lb roast beef~ clerk is PO'ed as they close at 6 and 1/2 the lights are already turned off

5:55- Get stroller and baby out of car and take path long way around to practice field as gate directly there isn't open to push stroller through (Matt jumps over fence and goes straight there)

6PM- Eat roast beef directly fm deli bag and drink 1 tea

6:30- Give Sam dinner, BS with other baseball moms

7:45-Practice over, get stroller, baby, baseball boy, etc. back into car and head to pick Mike up at his mom's

8:00-Arrive at MIL's, Mike is there alone (walked there from dropping his car off at garage for new exhaust system work tomorrow) Pack his stuff into car.

8:20-Stop at friends to show off engine Mike built for my SUV (laying on of the hands of sorts as friend is old time engine pro from racing days)

9PM-Pick Nick up at Grandma's, head home

9:20-bathe 3 kids and head them to bed

9:25-load truck for tomorrow, unload necessary stuff from SUV

9:40-on phone with FIL, problem with mulch he got ... smoking, burned plants and lawn ... general panic

Friday:

5AM- Sam up, wants fed changed, etc.

5:40- Sam back in bed (not sleeping I don't think -- just back in bed)

6AM-Mike's alarm goes off first time Sue gets up, Mike hits snooze Sue's been up packing kids' baggage, Mike finally up after about 4 snoozes

7AM-Mike's left for work with Sue's SUV

7:10-Pap Pap picks up still sleepy Nick for day of riding shotgun (with truckload of the hot mulch I might add)

7:30-Nonni picks up Sam for day with her

7:55-Into truck with Matt. Today is school carnival for end of year. PTO sponsors -- I'm chair for the spin art booth. Was actually a good day to have to switch vehicles.

8AM-arrive at school just up street. Discover the delivery truck from Rental Center driven by summer help ran into low clearance canopy of bus loading area

8:15-9:30-Set up and psych up for 480 kids armed with spinning paint!

11:40- OK, I've survived half of it ... I've got blisters on my feet and change into tennies (I'd worn rubber sandals figuring I could hose any paint off!) I join Matt for lunch with the first grade. The food is edible but definitely kid fare -- bland, no spices. Matt takes one bite of pizza and cup of blue jello plus two french fries, his friend Kati runs by and accidentally spills his milk, he growls but won't touch mine as it's not chocolate.

2:30- the end of the herd is through now just the clean up is left

4:45- head to pick up Sam

5:15-Nick is returned home ... my feet hurt, my knee is paining me ... can I sit down??? Nope, baby needs fed, bathe kids early as Matt is wiped out

by 7PM Matt is asleep on couch -- ah, to be 7 again!

Saturday:

5AM- Sam's up

7AM-Everyone else up and rushing to get ready have to drop Mike and Nick at garage by 8:45 to get car so can be at ball field by 9:30. Reinstall car seat into SUV, add stroller and baseball gear

9:15-a couple minutes to spare so Matt, Sam and I cruise by the garage sales on way to ball field. Find duplicate of his slot car track for $3

9:30-Get stroller and Sam out of SUV. Darn!@#$ Notice poison ivy around my ankles as I unload stroller. BS for a couple hours as this game is Matt's team vs/ the other from the neighborhood

12:15-Ball game over, reload ... head to Nonni's as Matt promised to "help" Pap fix lawn tractor

12:30-Good thing Nonni keeps industrial strength poison ivy remover...I lather the stuff on then grab a sandwich

2PM- Go to store w/ Nonni and Sam looking for favors for a bridal shower for my cousin

4pm-Back to Nonni's. Matt won't leave 'cause he's convinced his dad is stopping back with his muscle car to take him cruising

6PM- I finally convince him to call the garage and home. Mike's there waiting for Matt's help washing the car then cruise

8PM-Sam's already asleep so I miss out on the cruise

10PM- I hear the guys plus SIL, BIL and niece all had fun cruising while I did laundry and cooked

Sunday:

I feed Sam early then craw back in bed and have the luxury of sleeping till 8AM.

9AM-After everyone is up and moving I make a sausage breakfast, Matt makes the toast. Do some more laundry and odds 'n ends

11:15-Pack up my vehicle with Nick and Sam. Head to rehearsal/run through for Nick's recital

12-4PM-rehearsal, at which I do the line up and generally assist by herding the mass of 3-15yr old dancers and gymnasts. Pulling out of lot I come to the stop sign at the same time Nonni and Matt are heading thru as they return fm trip to see "Dinosaur" at the theater. We follow them back to her house, wolf down roast beef, potatoes and beans. (Roast was in crock pot during all this- we cross fingers that it's ok...) Then we drop Matt and Nick at home. Mom and I then run to BigK. We have a one-day only coupon for employee's families.

7PM -back home, Matt, Nick and friend are just leaving with Mike to take muscle car back to storage garage

9PM-Baths then BED!!!

Tomorrow it's another baseball game, dance rehearsal and Matt's awards day at school

Suzi

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