a day well spent, indeed....
(a day in the life of a single mom when the kids are away)

6:00 AM - Body clock briefly wakes me up... realize that because there are no kids home, there are also not seven night lights on throughout... darkness prevails. Turn over and go back to sleep.

9:00 AM - Wake up again. Smell brewed coffee from pre-set coffee maker. Realize there is no one to make breakfast for... turn over and go back to sleep.

11:00 AM - Wake up again. Smell old coffee. This is getting ridiculous. Drag self out of bed as if it's 6:00 AM. Decide that PopTarts do NOT sound good for breakfast. Make scrambled eggs and sausage... realize no one is complaining about no PopTart rule. Enjoy quiet breakfast watching CNN. Still, hear no complaints from AWOL Peanut Gallery.

12:30 PM - Check email in pajamas.

1:30 PM - Take shower. Think to self - I should probably do SOMETHING productive today. Go upstairs to craft supplies. Get out photographs and seperate. Become stingy about what photos to give to Jim.

2:00 PM - Dry hair and get dressed. Sit down on bed to put on socks. Realize - bed is not made, no children to supervise. Turn on TV. Watch COPS marathon. Realize - my life is not really that bad after all.

2:30 PM - Doze off in warm, unmade bed. No one comes to wake me up with insane question about anything.

3:00 PM - Wake up - panic briefly that day is wasting away. Clean out car completley. Gather change and extra $2.00 found in car and go get lunch. Eat and watch more "grown up" tv.

4:00 - 7:00- Work on craft projects like scrapbooking and etc. . Think about New Year's resolutions.

7:00-8:00 - Chat with parents. Eat dinner with parents who have brought me leftovers from lunch with friends. Yummy. Have dessert with dad. He made Fried Pies. Yummy.

8:00-10:30 - Finish craft projects. Help mom look up something cool on the net.

10:30-present - Blog.