I survived!

I survived-- barely! I couldn't WAIT for 5 o'clock to come, and since I was waiting for it, it took awhile, but isn't that always the way?

I ended up with 9 KIDS!! Way too many if you ask me! After I wrote my post yesterday I started organizing the day. Put all of them on a snack schedule....divided crackers into 9 individual baggies and put them in the cabinet so that when snack time came, I was prepared! Did a rotating schedule for the kiddie pool. Half hour for the boys, then half hour for the girls. Had to break up a few fights, punish a few kids, but whats really amazing is that I managed to accomplish ALOT around the house! How weird is that? Well, its weird for me, because even with my 4 kids, I can't seem to get much done. But I think the difference yesterday was that I couldn't sit down! I was on my feet all day...inside, outside, from one room to the next! I managed to straighten up my room, putting away all the clothes. Vacuumed every room, did dishes about 10 times, put away 3 loads of laundry in the kids' rooms, and managed to stay on top of the kids. Not bad, if I do say so myself! I'm thinking I even burned some calories!

I have a goal this week to walk at least 3 miles. That means I can do my WATP dvd 3 times this week, or more likely, I'll at least do the 2 mile, 2 times.

This morning I have my start-up meeting for work! Its at the middle school, so I'm going to send the kids to the playground afterwards and walk the track. As school gets closer, I feel like its my first day! I haven't sat in the drivers seat of a school bus since June 18th....which makes it 2 1/2 months ago! The kids obviously get nervous about the first day...the new kids, the new classroom, stuff like that. And ME, I have new kindergarteners on the bus, and all those parents (I was one myself at one time) who wait with their children at the bus stop, and just HAVE TO get a picture of their child getting on the bus, and I HAVE to be in the picture! Talk about stressful...lol I need to make sure I wear something extra-nice, and make sure my hair looks good!

Anyway, for today, I'm kidless, except for my own. Tomorrow I'll get the nephews and niece again, but at least I'll get today to recoup! Thank goodness!