Tuesdays......

Tuesdays have always been a tough day around here. It's the day that both kids are home with Chris while he still tries to make ends meet at the job site..... Tuesday is a day when we expect:

1. the house to look like a tornado
2. the day that we pull the Dino nuggets and mac and cheese out for dinner
3. the day that we just don't give in to schedules and "being somewhere"
4. the day that Chris needs to go back down after dinner and "finish his day"

I have always been really proud of Chris for making this work, I understand it isn't easy to answer phone calls, while someone is crying in the background, or a customer ask "is that Dora playing in the background" But he always seems to make it work. Some days are better than others, as kids have grown out of naps and need a little bit more attention, but he manages to have our kids stay home with him and has built some great relationships with them around this cluster that we call Tuesday. Our Tuesdays will remain busy and hectic but next Tuesday the load will lighten a bit as our hearts become a little heavier....Ms. B will be starting public school and we can't hardly believe it. Now granted Chris will still have the kids home in the a.m. but after lunch some pretty excited tike is heading off to school for the afternoon. Her "daddy day" will slowly be dwindling down to a half day this year and then a full day next year. So Dad know that you have done a great job at multitasking and taking care of these nuggets and they love that day at home with you, but before you know it that day will be filled with "just work" and then our Tuesdays will just be "leisurely" filled with making sure we get to the bus stop in time, getting them to after school activities, getting dinner on the table etc etc etc.... I guess it never really ends the tasks just shift.
One of my favorite things to do after I know the kids have been home with Chris on Tuesday is to pull out the digital camera and flip through the pix - it kind of gives me a glimpse of how the day went and what he had to deal with......These were what I found last Tuesday......I can't imagine what the big deal is.........Doesn't look like you have anything to occupy your time with :)

Here is to those crazy Tuesdays with Dad!