August 24th, 2007

A day in the life of Stepherz

My days are crazy, y’all. I run my hind end off all day, beginning at 5 am. I brush 50+ teeth (not all mine, of course), make coffee, pack Jeremy’s lunch, make breakfast, kiss my hubby goodbye. I drink about half a cup of coffee before the day really kicks off. I usually notice my cold cup of coffee around 10 am, sigh, and mourn that I wasn’t able to sit quietly and drink its entirety.

But there are hungry boys to feed and there’s no time for coffee!

I pack the diaper bag with a snack and drinks and then head to the gym with the kiddos so that I can get buff. Or not, as the case may be. Yesterday there was an old man that called me over to him and said, “Do you mind if I ask you a question? I wondered why you only have that tattoo on one arm? Wouldn’t it be more symmetrical to have it on both arms?”

My reply? “Wouldn’t your nose be more symmetrical if it were wrapped around my shoe?”

Ok. I’m kidding. I didn’t really say that. But he has a come-over. I should have ragged him about how “unsymmetrical” his hairline is.

Old Fart.

I work out for an hour or so. I still can’t seem to get my butt tohurryupandshrinkalreadybecauseit’sbeenoverayearsinceyouhadababy,stephanie,

andyourassstilllooks9monthspregnant!

“PEDAL FASTER, Beeyatch”!

400 calories later and I’m done. Finally.

How many calories make up one ass cheek? Because I’d be happy if I could get rid of just one of them.

We travel home, have some lunch and do some arts-n-crafts.

These make wonderful gifts for happy mail to family. Isn’t it purdy? Aren’t we creative somebodies?

I put the babies down for their nap so that I can lay back and relax clean the house and fold the laundry. I also make dinner during naptime. Because I’m an overacheiver. Or, so that I can go watch Austin’s scrimmage instead of laboring over a hot stove later in the day. Here’s the deliciousness that was our dinner last night:

Chicken Alfredo Casserole

I watched Austin in his first game after naptime! He was so awesome. I nearly lost my voice yelling and carrying on. He’s the Quarterback, so he’s in charge of making sure everyone does what they are supposed to. I could hear him yelling out, “Good take-down, Aiden,” or “Put your helmet back on, Jake,” or “BLUE 52. Hut.” I was soooo psyched! I kept saying, “That’s MY boy.” Bella got really upset at one point when one of the Linebackers tackled Austin. She said, “Get OFF my brother! I’ll get you!” I haven’t been this excited about sitting under the 95 degree blazing sun with 2 cranky toddlers since, well, EVER.

Bronco bound. Or Panthers. Whoever pays the most.

That’s only part of my day. I left out the cleaning, diaper changing, and temper tantrums. Consider yourself lucky that this post doesn’t come with sound. This house full of youngin’s is noisy, y’all. Trust.

Why don’t you join me by sharing a day in your life?  

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17 comments so far

This post has inspired to do several things: Start working out, cooking dinner and cleaning the house.
I’ve got the “yelling for my kid at his football game” down though. :)
Loved the pics.

Tori :)
August 24th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

I *heart* this post!

Sachi
August 24th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

Phew. After reading your post I think I need to take a nap.

I’ve been taking the last couple of days off. All the kids are in school and it feels great to do what I want.

Remarkably, the house is still cleaner than it was a week ago with all the munchkins in the house. Does “cleaning” out the DVR count as cleaning? It was almost full!

Rug's Bug
August 24th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

I think you did very well to get to the gym. We are lazy at my place and have been talking about taking regular walks for ages. WALKS! Not even gym sessions! Yeah, we haven’t done one walk, unless you count last night when we walked to a nearby restaurant and had beer and steaks.

How do you make your chicken alfredo?

theotherbear
August 24th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

TOB– If I were still working full-time, there is no way I’d find time for working out. So I don’t know that I deserve any credit for it, I just happen to have a bit more time that I used to.

My chicken alfredo is really easy. I just bake the chicken for an hour, cook some alfredo noodles, use a jar of alfredo sauce, mix everything with a can of peas and sprinkle some cheese on top. I bake it for an hour when the fam is ready to eat it. It’s really yummy and super easy to make.

stepherz
August 25th, 2007 at 12:32 am

What an idiot! No-one, I repeat no-one has the right to ask a question like that to someone they don’t know. And even if he didn’t ask it, he’s still an idiot for having a comb-over.

But, how come you’ve only got it one one arm? Just kidding, I’ve only got one tattoo too, it’s not one like that, mine is 30 years old and those kind weren’t around back then.

Willowtree
August 25th, 2007 at 1:00 am

Hey, I hear the Falcons are looking for a QB.

Willowtree
August 25th, 2007 at 1:04 am

My day is about the same here but I don’t go to the gym and I should, I really should.
And my boys don’t play football but they are going to play soccer.
You get up so early!

sissi
August 25th, 2007 at 8:11 am

I love the pictures you have to go along with your day. :-)

Steph
August 25th, 2007 at 4:42 pm

I love this post! I can so relate to the cold coffee sitting in the corner, abandoned until some way off time in the future when the coffee pot has already turned itself off and I am wondering when oh when is it my time to finish a whole cup in one sitting;) Thanks for sharing a day in the life!! C

chanda
August 25th, 2007 at 10:04 pm

I usually notice my cold cup of coffee around 10 am, sigh, and mourn that I wasn’t able to sit quietly and drink its entirety.

Oh, girl… I hear that! I drank a whole cup today - it was a miracle.

And, seriously - why did that asshat at the gym feel the need to open his mouth? That has to be the dumbest question in history. Though, he was probably just looking for an excuse to talk to you.

Meghan
August 26th, 2007 at 4:16 am

You crack me up, Stepherz! Love all the captioning in your adorable photos!

I wish you would have had the guts to say the whole nose around the shoe bit. I wish I had the guts to do that too.

P.S. Noah is so not-baby-looking all of the sudden! Such cuteness (as always)!

Gina
August 26th, 2007 at 6:57 am

Geez…I’m exhausted - I think I need a coffee…a full cup :)

Vernicious Knids
August 26th, 2007 at 8:23 am

This was a great post…you are a mess! Lunges girl…lunge and squat. Lunge across the floor holding say 8 lb weights in each hand. Put one toe on a chair and lunge 12x each leg then repeat for 15x. Lunges will harden any bootie! And they work quickly.

Deana
August 26th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

It’s not a question of why only one, it’s a question of why not two?

Two eyes, two ears, two arms, two legs. You know! Does it set you off balance?

I’m kidding. His comb-over probably flies in the wind. I’ll shave before I comb.

Ruggless
August 27th, 2007 at 5:02 am

Oh my gosh! I love this post to the furthest cockles of my being! Thank you for the morning smiles :)

Oh… and you simply MUST read those books. The first one is Twilight. You can find out more about them on her site. http://www.stepheniemeyer.com

xoxox

Georgia
August 27th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

I love this post! I will try and do this later in the week!

I love how you did the captions!

I just LOVE typing love! and using exclamation points!!!!

Toni
August 28th, 2007 at 12:51 am



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