Tuesday Morning Bliss (unscheduled)

Here it is after a long Wednesday and I am reflecting on the what's building harmonies and what's going against the flow of our weekly rhythm. I've hit the same sticking point this week as I did last: There aren't enough hours in a day for it all! Inevitably, I skip the daily house-hold chore. So, this is the second week in a row the upstairs hasn't been vacuumed... but I guess in the grand scheme of things that's small potatoes compared what we have spent our time doing instead. Yesterday (Tuesday) is our day to play with friends, and since they were coming our house I had planned on doing the vacuuming before their arrival and before Lola went down for her morning nap. I had the Dyson out and ready to rock. But, first we had to walk down to our mail box with a letter before our early-morning postman made his rounds. We walked outside (Normy still in his PJs)...

Lola's first skinned knee

And never made it back to the house! What a beautiful cool morning! Before I knew it I had gone to grab waters (and another cup of coffee), to turn up the radio so we could hear it outside, and to find appropriate footwear for everyone. What an amazing morning!


The thing is, having already established a pretty solid routine when we deviate from the norm it is truly a treat... and doesn't rock the whole boat.


For example, all of our days have a very predictable flow. We have activities in the morning  followed by lunch. After lunch we pick up toys, visit the potty and read books. Each child then takes a nap or at least a little rest. While the kids sleep I clean the kitchen from breakfast and lunch and prep dinner as much as I can. Once everybody is awake again we have snack followed by play time, house cleaning, and maybe some coloring or a book on tape. When Daddy comes home we all come together to share some iced tea (no kidding it's iced tea these days) and more play-time and chatting (often while I fold clothes). We are working to add some dinner routines by having the kids help with the set-up and clearing of the table. After supper we segue pretty quickly into baths followed by books and then all three of them have lights out. Every day. Everyday for at least two years this is what we do. It is incredibly comforting in it's regularity.


If only I could just find a way to squeeze in a little more cleaning, gardening, yoga, phone calls with great friends, community service, sewing, running, blogging, knitting, girl's nights out, emailing, doll-making, and reading my life would be perfect! (I know: I'll have plenty of time for all those things later... Enjoying the babes while they're small is where it's at. It's cool. No worries, I'm content. I swear!)