7:30 AM: Woke up too early, after very little sleep. Thank you, insomnia.
8:30 AM: Crying meltdown in my car. (Me. Not them.)
8:45 AM: Lexie insists on buttered noodles for breakfast. I insist on pancakes. Meltdown (Her. Not me.) in effect.
9:00 AM: I finally sit down to eat. Kids are finished. Lexie ate 3 pieces.
9:30 AM: 3 mile run on treadmill. First time I've felt good all morning.
10:00 AM: Shower. Nick myself with razor. Curse the shaving cream that doesn't work.
10:45 AM: Running late for playdate at the park. Decide that tossing snacks in a bag is a less time-consuming option than packing a full lunch.
11:05 AM: Arrive at the usually empty park to find an entire daycare having water balloon fights. Get out of car anyway. The keys I have to the SUV are the crappy, not-working set. Tell kids not to lock the door. Kids lock the door. Holding back tears when my best friend arrives.
12:00 PM: Kids are hungry. My remote entry key isn't working. Thanks to the security feature, I need to open the car door and start the engine within 30 seconds before the alarm goes off. Nearly impossible with a worn out key that barely turns in the ignition. Brace myself for at least a minute of embarrassment while I try to start the car. I'm saved of that embarrassment. Worn out key will not even open my doors.
12:30 PM: Arrange for my oh-so-awesome sister to pick up the good set of keys from my husband, who is at work, and drop them off at the park.
12:45 PM: Sister arrives. Car opens perfectly. I throw crappy keys away. (Not really. I was tempted, though!) We eat, talk, and have fun!
1:30 PM: Underwear change in parking lot. Lexie's dribbling-in-the-underwear-before-reaching-the-potty phase needs to stop.
2:00 PM: Kids tired. Playdate over. Head to gas station. Gas station full and there's a line of cars. Head to the other gas station.
2:05 PM: Swipe card at pump. Doesn't read. Swipe card again. Doesn't read. Swipe card again. Doesn't read. Pump tells me to see cashier. I decide to go back to the other gas station, instead of taking both kids out of their seats and then having to strap them in again.
2:10 PM: At other gas station. The card worked, but pump isn't working. Have to take kids out of car and go see the cashier. HA!
2:15 PM: Gas tank is full. Kids fighting over magnadoodle.
2:20 PM: Successful trip to the bank, and Dylan graciously gave the magnadoodle to Lexie.
2:25 PM: Arrive home with tired kids. Lexie practically refuses her nap, but I insist. I win.
4:30 PM: I get the awesome job of scooping Great Dane poop out of the yard before it gets mowed. Rock on.
5:00 PM: Headache. Pop a pill. Can't remember if I took Tylenol or Excedrine. If it's excedrine, I'm officially screwed out of sleep tonight, thanks to the caffeine.
5:30 PM: Yummy dinner. Kids help with dishes. Score!
6:30 PM: Lexie gets her first shiner while taking her bath. Debate heading to the ER, because the cut looked iffy, but decide it wouldn't be worth the trip.
9:30 PM: Bedtime! Let the kids stay up later. Lexie protests bedtime. Dylan protests me leaving the room. I win on both accounts.
11:30 PM: I type up this entire thing, get ready to post, and my internet connection goes out. Bwhahahahaha!
11:58 PM: Back up and running.
11:59 PM: I can't believe June is over in one minute. I am, however, grateful that this day is over!