#6 May Blog A Day

Day 6: if you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question "what do you do?"

Being a Stay-at-home-mom, I usually say "I get to stay home with my 5 boys." But I guess, for the purposes of the writing prompt and for journaling, I can expand.

I do lots and lots and lots of laundry. I had NO idea what my mom dealt with in the laundry department until recently. And I know I am no where near what she dealt with 8 kids, 6 of them girls. I have 3 less and all boys.

I deal with food. Meals, snacks, drinks, treats. Usually I am involved somehow. Wether it is preparing it or cleaning it up, I deal a lot with the food. Usually I am the one that shops for it too.

I clean children. Faces. Hands. Bums.

I dress children. Okay, I dress one and sometimes help one and encourage the others to dress themselves.

I help with homework. Homework reading. Questions that go with homework reading. Math sheets.

I take kids to soccer. Practices and games. I played in a MATS (Mothers Against The Sons) game with Adam's team yesterday. It was fun but I think we decided starting next season, it will be a FATS game.

I pick kids up from school. Thankfully, Bryan takes them to school so the sleeping children can remain sleeping until they are ready to wake up (which is not 7:30am).

I clean. Floors. Bathrooms. Dusting. Kitchen. Dishes. Clothes. Oh, did I already mention laundry?

I read books.

I play outside.

I play referee. Between boys and between the boys and Lola, our dog.

I do yard work. Not a lot but I help.

I discipline.

I cuddle. And hug. And kiss.

I give hair cuts.

I put on band-aids.

I arrange play dates.

I take care of making and taking kids to doctor and dentist appointments.

I do the clothing shopping.

I encourage teeth brushing. I brush teeth too.

I read or play on my phone to help children fall asleep.

I plan "vacations"

I call insurance companies. Or any company that we need to talk to.

I get prescriptions. And make sure we take prescriptions.

I wake up in the middle of the night.

I wake up with the school boys in the morning (and then, hopefully, go back to sleep).

I teach letters, numbers, sharing, responsibility, compassion, generosity, how to pray, how to fast, what is important and what is "not that big of a deal."

I love my husband and kids.

And I try to be a good example.