Interview Me

Lori over at Teacher turned Mommy participated in having someone interview her and I thought it was cute. I told her to take a stab at me when she got the chance. So here goes.

Question 1: Do you plan on going to work when Allie is in school? If so, what do you plan on doing?

You're all going to laugh at me on this one. I honestly haven't accepted the fact that Allie is going to leave me EVER. I haven't thought about my time when she isn't with me all day..sniff sniff. I do plan on going back to school at some point although I am not sure when. I would like to get into nursing which is what I was going to do before all my kiddies were born. I think I would still like to go along that track.

Question 2: What do you like to do when you are away from your kiddos? Is that the same thing you liked to do before you had children?

Oh my..this is showing how lame my life really is. I am never away from my kids. I don't do anything without them. Sad really I know. Anything I do 99% of the time they are with me.

Question 3: What is one thing you've learned about yourself through your blog?

I've definitely learned that I need the support and friendship that I get from all my friends. I used to think I didn't need anyone that I could do it all on my own but I've realized that life is so much easier and pleasant if you have people that care about you.

Question 4: What does a typical day look like for you? What would you do to make your life easier?

Hectic! Things are crazy around our house. I am constantly moving and doing something. Usually when I get up in the mornings I put stuff in the lunchboxes that I fixed the night before and sit down to my computer. On a good day Allie and Caleb are still in bed and I can sit and blog,comment and check emails with my coffee for about an hour before they get up. As they start getting up I've got breakfast and bottles and the endless diaper count starts. I make beds,wash clothes,clean up,play and try to get everything done. At 1200 I feed Caleb lunch and put him down for his nap. Unfortunately Allie still cat naps and isn't on a structured schedule..depends on when she gets up what time she naps. She is usually awake for about 2 or 3 hours and then sleeps for about 30. About 3 Lucas gets home and we do homework and snacks. I start baths about 530 while David's at his meeting and as soon as they get out I start on supper. David gets home at 645 and I try to have dinner ready when he walks through the door. It's been even more hectic than before since he started going to meetings daily. Getting four kids bathed and dinner ready by myself for everyone is extremely difficult! I put the kids to bed at 8 and Allie goes about 9. By that time I'm exhausted and usually don't look at my computer again until the next morning when it all starts over again.

Question 5: Are all your children good eaters? If not, do you make alternative meals for the picky ones or what?


Overall my kids are very good eaters. Lucas is a pretty good eater and will eat most everything i fix...his appetite has been getting bigger lately. Caleb is my best eater. He will eat anything and most of the time he's sitting at the table still eating when everyone else is done and I'm cleaning up the kitchen. Jacob is by far my pickiest eater. Most of the time I make him eat whatever we do. However there are a couple of meals that I fix him something else. One example is when we have Mexican. I usually fix Jacob a hot dog or something else on those nights because all he will eat otherwise is chips and salsa. Most of the time I make him eat some of whatever we are eating though and I do try to mostly make things that he likes.

So that's me in a nutshell. If any of you out there have an undying urge to be interviewed let me know I'll try to see if I can make questions up also.