Slice of Life is sponsored every Tuesday by Stacey and Ruth from Two Writing Teachers. For the month of March we are challenging ourself to write a Slice A Day. Here we go!
Typical
day on spring break, or summer vacation for that matter.
Hear the
alarm go off for Chris, roll over and go back to sleep.
Wake up a
bit later, squint at the clock, 8:02 am.
Stumble
out of bed, down the stairs. Greet Luke who has already eaten his cereal and is
now playing on the computer. Ask if he has fed the dog and taken her out. Make
breakfast shake and bring it back to bed.
Check
Gmail, Twitter, and Facebook while drinking shake. Delight in the goodness that
is chocolate Shakeology.
See Liam
stumble by my door on his way downstairs. Glance at the clock, 9 am. Say a
prayer of gratitude at the wonderful ease of parenting children who can get
their own breakfast and entertain themselves for awhile. Bliss after the
infant/ toddler years.
Glance at
bookshelf – what to read for #bookaday? Today’s choice, Racing in the Rain.
Curl up in bed with the book. Finish it.
Middle of
the day – errands. Today, take the boys to my mom’s. Head to the doctor. Find
out that I need orthotics. Feel old. Meet sister-in-law for lunch. Pick my boys
up from the park. Return home.
At home
hang out with kids, nap, watch Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Decide to use this
as my rest day for exercise. Pick up another book for #bookaday, Floors
by Patrick Carman. Read on and off until after dinner. Finish it.
Talk to
my mom on the phone. She finished a book I had recommended, Wonder, and
called to tell me how amazing it is and how everyone in the country should read
this. I concurred.
Finish
making dinner while Chris mowed the yard and the boys belted out Rock Band
tunes in the basement. We all begged Chris to trek to Dairy Queen for the
inaugural ice cream of the spring/ summer. Success!
Read some
magazines, then some more slices on wonderful blogs. Went to put Liam to bed.
The twirl continues.
Lay in
Liam’s room realizing how insane it is that I’m sweaty and wish the air
conditioner was on when it’s March in Illinois. Crazy.
And got ready for bed – more reading, more blogs, more Vlogbrothers, more Twitter, more Facebook.
Sleep.
I adore teaching but man, I do love vacations as well.
