We’ve had several extended families visit us and enjoy spending more time with my mom’s cousin, her daughter, and Roo, the 70-pound dog Katie saved during her veterinary spin. in St. Kitts. It’s great to have a dog in the house again and boys love to make Roo see through her every trick before giving her his treat! I’m also pretty sure Chase thought Katie was a superhero when we told him she was a real vet. He brought all of his stuffed “real animals” downstairs to show Katie and her mother, Kris, and asked Katie questions about dragons and bearded lizards.
Buuut enough about the weekend! Let’s fast forward to today because I’m in the mood to start my old school this morning and recap my Monday so far!
Today
Ryan and I called it an early night on a Sunday and after reading for about 45 minutes – The Unhoneymooners, my latest Christina Lauren novel (you’re shocked, I know) – I fell asleep and slept hard until Ryder came knocking on my shoulder around 1am. He had a burning question he just had to ask me in the middle of the night.
“Mom, why do we have to sleep for so long?”
Oh, my child.
I finally got him back to my bed and after a second visit from Ryder about 45 minutes later, I finally fell asleep again. My alarm told me to get up at 5:30 a.m. to start a quick workout day.
I joined Ryan in the garage and did the biceps, triceps, and shoulder exercises.
(Leggings: Lululemon Super High Rise Align Leggings / Sport shoes: Adidas / Tumbler: 28-ounce Simple Modern – my favorite!)
I finished it with this one song burner video from my blogging friend Nicole! It’s been a hot second since I did a barre-inspired workout with super light weights and I almost forgot how much it can lighten my muscles.
After my workout, I showered, got dressed, said goodbye to Ryan as he headed to work, and then checked on Chase and Ryder, who were up to “reading,” aka taking out each book. from their bookcase and flip through the pages.
Since the older children were content, I went downstairs to prepare their lunch for the day and then went into Rhett’s room to care for her and get her up too. (He didn’t have one of those super early nursing sessions this morning and was in the crib from 6:45pm until 7:15am, which is a great little gift for me!)
The boys’ lunches are lighter than usual because we don’t go to the grocery store this weekend and I’m just trying my best to make something successful!
When everyone was downstairs, we all had breakfast together. On Sunday night, I prepare a few jars peanut butter oatmeal overnight oatmeal cookies next week and dig into a jar and pour a few more jars into a bowl for Rhett. (The older kids chose yogurt, bananas and no toasting nut butter oatmeal.)
After a few rounds of indoor soccer and some auto races, I put the boys in my car for Chase to go to school. We played the Encanto soundtrack on our way to school for the thousandth time (it was the BEST and so happy) and then said goodbye to Chase as he departed!
Ryder, Rhett and I then returned home to play a bit before Annemarie came to watch Rhett while I dropped Ryder off at school.
Aa and that’s when I had a failed adorable little mom. When I arrived at Ryder’s preschool parking lot, I noticed there weren’t any cars lined up. Not a single one. Yeahhh today is definitely a preschool teacher’s day and Ryder doesn’t have a school. Professor! I immediately texted my two friends who also go to Ryder’s preschool with all those confused and embarrassed mom emojis and they all make me feel good than immediately said they had done the same thing before. If your Monday started off with a failed mom or two today, just know that you’re not alone. Haha!
Immediately called Annemarie from the parking lot and she was great and agreed to watch Ryder, so I could still get some work done this morning at a local coffee shop.
When I finally got to the coffee shop, I knew I wanted to chat with you guys this morning before digging through my to-do list because the opportunity to chat in real time always feels like a treat. enlightened to me. It definitely takes me back to the good old days!
I hope you all had a great Monday and I hope to see you all here again for more damn blogging this weekend!
