a day in the life of a mom...

well today was such a busy day!! i woke up at the usual 8am to get the elementary kids off to school. nicole is suspended so only beth needed to get up and get ready. beth woke up with a stomach bug so i had mess to clean right off the bat ugg. i decided to keep her home and let the bug pass. mark my jr high child has been suspended off the bus so i need to take him into school and pick him up. i take him in late because i need to get the younger ones off but today i dont need to so i clean up the mess while the older ones help the younger ones get dressed. we still dont get to leave till 9am. i drop off mark at his school and head over to grandmas house to drop off 3 of the 5 i have with me. i visit with grandma and have a cup of java then me, becka & nicole head out to get our groceries. i speed demon it through the store and spend $280 to feed a family of 10 for a week. not bad considering my cart was exploding at the seams!! i head back to grandmas no time to visit i need to get the food home. so i take all 5 and away we go thanking grandma for the help. it truly is a blessing to have family there to help you with raising such a large family. we arrive home with our furry family barking up a storm... they miss us when we go anywhere!! i have the kids help unload the van and put away all the food. the little ones really like helping :) now that the food is put away its time to think about getting dinner started. no rest for mom. i get the roast started and add the carrots, potatoes and seasoning. mmm! in come the kids they want lunch! so i clean everything up and start again making pb & j sandwiches for them. with dinner started and lunch done i can finally sit for a minute and get a smoke and a cup of java. all this and its ONLY 12:45 in 1 1/2 hrs i get to load e1 back up in the van to go get mark from school. and i still have the joy of cleaning up from lastnights messes. wow what a busy day for me :) is it nap time yet lol!!