June 8, 2010 by Christine
Warning: Somewhat boring and link-filled post ahead.
When we were telling friends and family about our plans for the summer, I was surprised by the number of people who asked what I was going to be doing. I told people that I would be doing what I want to do when I grow up... be a stay at home Mom. :) You might be asking yourself, what does Christine do besides dress her daughter up as Steve Jobs? Here is a brief overview of one of our days.
We got up this morning, earlier than I would have liked. With all of the moving around and lack of consistency, Charlotte's sleep schedule has been rather out of whack, meaning I get less sleep. Anyway, we got up, ate breakfast, and played around the house.
After a nap, and then lunch, I put Charlotte in the Mei Tai to get ready to leave. I have always loved this thing, but now that we live on a 45 degree (?) hill, using a stroller is impractical for most trips. Charlotte gets really excited when I dangle the straps, signaling that it's almost time to leave.
So then we walked a few blocks over to the Potrero Hill branch library. (Potrero Hill is our neighborhood.) The library just underwent a multi-million dollar complete renovation. It is small, but really fancy and nice. There is an incredible view of the city from the back window.
Taken across the street from the library.
Story/singing/rhyme time is fun. This one is from ages newborn to eighteen months, so there are some really little babies in there, along with some closer to Charlotte's age. I love to watch Charlotte interact with them. When the teacher gets out the tub of books, Charlotte always climbs into the tub. :)
Micah gets cappuccinos every day at his work, and I was really tired today, so I decided to stop across the street on the way home at the Thinker's Cafe. Charlotte and I shared a multi-grain-biscuit-pastry-thing and I had a coffee. Then we were off for the walk home. The walk home has a really steep hill, so we just took it slow.
cute local coffee place
Once home, I did dishes. No dishwasher here! Only one sink basin, too. Aren't you supposed to have two sink basins to wash dishes? Oh well.
The colors are a little off, but those are my gorgeous PURPLE gloves.
Micah gets cappuccinos every day at his work, and I was really tired today, so I decided to stop across the street on the way home at the Thinker's Cafe. Charlotte and I shared a multi-grain-biscuit-pastry-thing and I had a coffee. Then we were off for the walk home. The walk home has a really steep hill, so we just took it slow.
cute local coffee place
Once home, I did dishes. No dishwasher here! Only one sink basin, too. Aren't you supposed to have two sink basins to wash dishes? Oh well.
The colors are a little off, but those are my gorgeous PURPLE gloves.
While I washed, Charlotte played. We "baby-proofed" the cabinets by securing rubber bands to the bottom drawers. Obviously it did not work for all of them:
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Now Charlotte is playing outside while I post. (I just re-read that sentence. I am also outside. I have not abandoned my one year old.) Still to do this afternoon: Make fresh guacamole, prep the steak sandwiches for dinner, and get the laundry ready to go to the laundromat. Wish me luck!
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