A day in the life as a MOM

Wake the girls up at 7:00 make sure there is no delays for preschool (the girls went 2 days last month) give Lauren her outfit she puts it on.... give Ella her outfit...... day starts

Ella: I don't like this outfit
Mom: fine, pick something else and meet me downstairs for breakfast

Lauren & I go downstairs I pour her cereal and start her hair while she eats

Lauren : ouch that hurts
Mom: Sorry Lauren I have to get through the tangles

Ella 3 outfits later and tearing apart her dresser finally met us downstairs, I give her cereal she starts eating as I brush her hair

Ella: MOM that hurts
Mom: Sorry Ella your hair is full of rats i need to brush it out for school.

they finish breakfast, put on shoes, find book bags and out we go (by the way like -10 degrees outside)
drop both off at preschool YEAH YEAH YEAH and a little YEAH

I come home, work out on treadmill, watch last nights American Idol, eat breakfast then before I know is its 10:30 time to go pick up the girls (i don't think 2hrs & 15 min is long enough preschool)

Car ride home
Ella: I'm hungry
Mom: OK when we get home I'll make lunch , how was preschool?
Ella: I'm hungry
Mom: ok, i cant do anything about that right now when we get home I will make something
Ella: I"MMMMM HUUNNGry
Lauren: Mom, when will we be home?
Mom: 7min Lauren just like every time
Ella: I'm Hungry (a very winy high pitch voice)
Mom: WE ARE ALMOST HOME!!!!!
Lauren: I'm hungry

We pull in the drive (THANK GOODNESS)

I start making lunch I know its only 10:45 but apparently the cereal they had 2 1/2 hrs before was not keeping them full.
Lauren: I want taco's
Ella: I want yogo's (I gave in cause she was sooooo hungry)
I make tacos, Lauren comes in gets her taco starts eating. Ella doesn't like how her taco looks and it falls over (like tacos tend to do)
Ella: I don't want this taco
Mom: Sorry Ella that's what you get
Ella: throwing the taco "I don't like it"
Mom: OK Ella then you can sit in time out for 4 min for throwing your taco.
I place her in time out.... then again....... and again...... (Just picture the moms on supernanny.... that's me)
finally she sits for 4 min although it took about 35 min.
Mom: Ella, would you like some lunch?
Ella: taco (but Lauren had already eaten hers and Ella's crumbled up one.
Mom: I'll make you a new on. (So I got everything out again meat, cheese, lettuce and she wanted sour cream
I made her a fresh taco and set it at the table)
Ella: I didn't want sour cream
Mom: that's what you asked for, so eat it. (Just like before taco goes everywhere)
Lauren: Mom, can I play the Wii?
Mom: Lauren, in a minute
Ella: I don't want sour cream!!!!
Lets try timeout again. 4min is never 4min (You know why supernanny has all the answers..... cause she has no children and gets to leave after 3 days w/ a family and there is this wonderful thing called editing for TV)

So anyway I know you are not supposed to threaten with other people but.........

Mom: do you want me to call Supernanny?
Ella: NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mom: then you need to sit in time out and stop throwing this crazy fit!
Lauren: Mom... will you play Lego's w/ me.
Mom: Yes get them out and bring it to the table

Lauren gets the Lego and we start playing @ the table which infuriates Ella cause she is screaming in time out. We try to ignore as much as possible but come on I only have so much patience.
finally Ella sits for her 4min.

OK so its Thursday and after school we get a little break (well not today) then we get ready for ballet class. Well neither of my children take naps but after the crazy morning & afternoon I had hoped maybe they would..... well maybe not!! I finally get them both dressed for ballet (Ella again 2ballet outfits later) and we head to class.

Lauren: I want to listen to my music (we have a Hannah Montana, HSM, Camp Rock mix CD in the car)
Ella: I want number 7
Lauren: No I want number 5
Mom: well #5 comes first so we will start there then go to 7
I play number 5 both girls start singing
Lauren: NOOOO Ella this is my song you cant sing it
Ella singing louder.....
Lauren: MOM.. Ella is singing my song
Mom: its not your song we all can sing along
Lauren: NOOOO I picked this song Ella cant sing it.
Ella starts to cry... We just turn on to Marion Melmore Road....yeah we have only made it a mile, can you imagine the other 25 miles we have to go. Everything is quiet...... Shhhhhhh..... I look back.......... both sleeping.... aren't they beautiful!!!!