I’d like to call today a lazy day… but was it?
The morning started in somewhat of a frenzy as I was somewhat late getting up: 8am and the kids had to be at school by 8:45 (and where still asleep as well). But we managed just fine. And I even managed to take some pictures of Gillian’s cheekiness and Liam’s bad-hair-day 
When I came back Cora greeted me and we decided to have oatmeal for breakfast together. She was such a sweetheart. And surprisingly cuddly as I found out when we settled on the couch to watch Lilo and Stitch together. I set up Sara’s laptop to clean itself while we were cuddling.
Yes, I did fall asleep.
But after a while, when Lilo’s whining was replaced by Charlie’s british accent, I snuck into bed. Ironically that was when Ruth got up (around 11 or so).
I got up and got the Christmas tree down (finally)… Only to notice that NONE of the lights were still working. Bummer. Thankfully my mother volunteered the spare tree that she had in the garage
Sometime later and made lunch for Cora and cleaned the kitchen followed by the living room. Liam and Gillian came home sometime in there too. Poor Gillian was a bit distraught as apparently some child had threatened to stab her with a nail. Some children… Makes you wonder about their parents.
By the time the laundry was put away and the kitchen cleaned, Ruth came home from meeting with Liam’s teacher and was a bit shook up.
Time to make chicken quesedillas for the children and double-check Sara’s laptop. And we finish the day with a few Guitar Hero songs and books for everyone. Cora was particularly cute as she actually asked me to stop reading. I guess she had enough of Narnia 3 pages in 
Once the kids all packed up, it was time to make dinner for us. I learned that making Bratkatoffeln in peanut oil is a lot more difficult than in olive oil!! It was still ok. Lacking in veggies though…
A quick-trip to Oma’s later we have a lit Christmas tree up in the living room And I’m off to the gym.
I really need to find something that is a little more sweat-driving and less leg-muscle building than what I’m doing now… Not to mention it doesn’t feel like I’m pushing myself, but I still end up running out of juice somehow…
Now I’m pondering my Christmas list…
So was it really a lazy day?
Tags: children, christmas, cleaning, day off, gym, laundry, Oma