A Day in the Life: November 2014

It's been a few months since our last day in the life post. It just keeps sneaking up on me -- the months seem to be whirling by lately. I scheduled a dr.'s appt for six weeks from now and was shocked when the nurse gave me a card for January 2015! With Anne in school, we have finally dropped into something like a routine, which means that we are a lot less adventurous than usual but is also kind of a relief.

Head over to No Monsters in My Bed and Not-So-SAHM to see what our friends were up to on 11/12/14.

 8:45 AM: Running off to school. We really lucked out with Anouk's school this year; she loves it so much that she can't wait to get out the door every morning. "Come on, Mom, we'll be late!" Shouldn't it be the other way around?



8:45 AM: Fall comes a little late to us here in Coastal VA but it seems to finally have arrived. Overnight the crape myrtles on the street have burst into waves of red and gold. From the car, as I was taking this: "Come ON, Mom, we'll be LATE!" (Luckily the school is a less than 5 minute drive).


9:45 AM: I text K. and Molly to meet me at the thrift store down the street. We mean to run in for just a few minutes to check it out but end up staying for over two hours. Here they are trying to convince me I need a poster of an intergalactic unicorn (who doesn't?)

11:00 AM: Still thrifting and trying on a truly voluminous muumuu. It might sound contrary to all common sense but I decide to buy it (new with tags! so comfy!) I am envisioning many happy Hatteras beach days wearing this thing.




1:00 PM: Hitting the park with some friends after school. Anouk is addicted to the swings, and has also graduated to the big kid climbing structure which means I spend a lot of time with my heart in my throat and trying to hide it (don't want to give her a complex).

3:15 PM: Anouk is taking a siesta (our word to make a nap sound less like a nap) and I am recovering  our ottoman. It was harder than I expected but I think it turned out OK. Next time, iron first.





5:00 PM: Cooking dinner (chicken and kale soup) and catching up on the latest episode of Serial (have you listened yet? What do you think? Did he do it?) I am obsessed.



7:00 PM: James and Anouk reading books on the couch before bed.

I'd like to say I did something really exciting after A. was asleep but: clean kitchen, bath, book, bed. The end! Party animal, for real.