My Week So Far

This morning I am abdicating my parenting responsibilities to Noggin.

I've survived 5 days alone with the boys, and I think it's gone rather well. Only two more days to go! Here's what I managed to get done this week -

• got everyone (me included) dressed, fed, and out the door in time to be early for school;
• have kept dishes washed;
• put out the trash and brought the bins back in before the next day;
• gave the dog a desperately needed bath;
• went without TV for three days;
• got my car serviced;
• got groceries bought - Safeway and Trader Joe's;
• got everyone, including me, bathed every day;
• cut back on coffee (ummm, until this morning);
• attacked my much backlogged email;
• kept the house relatively picked up (that's a damn miracle itself);
• started a new bedtime routine that got Quake asleep without me in bed with him.

And just for a counterpoint, here's what I haven't gotten done this week -

• watching the Oscars (damn it!);
• cooking anything beyond eggs and grilled cheese (oh, we did make a chocolate cake);
• exercise.