I know I need to blog daily. Today I’m feeling like it’s important to record what it was like to be a stay at home mother to two little ones, because in just a few years, it won’t be quite like this anymore.

So here is what happened today. After breakfast, I drove Freya to school, then I got to observe her classroom for 40 minutes or so. I sat with her while she did her work, and got to meet some of her little friends. It was terribly cute. Preschool is the kind of place where I could go every day and never get tired of it.

Then I drove home to relieve Brian of baby duty. Audrey played with a tiny cardboard box while I drank my coffee. Babies love boxes. Before went to pick up big sister, we stopped at the market to get a few groceries.

After lunch, both girls napped and I started the au jus for French dip sandwiches for tonight. I basked in the silence for awhile. Around 3:00, baby woke up in a happy mood, and Freya woke up immediately after. I took them both downstairs and started Freya’s favorite cooking show on TV. She really likes the pioneer woman. We watch it together and talk about the recipes as well as whatever farm life they might be showing.

And now it’s time to change Audrey’s diaper, clean up the dishes, pick up toys together in the front room, and then probably work on jigsaw puzzles. Freya has become very interested in the small puzzles that are sold at the dollar store. They only have 24 pieces each and she can fly through them without using the box as a guide. I got us a 100 piece puzzle a couple weeks back, but I think that one might be a bit over her head. Luckily I love jigsaw puzzles too.

Sometimes the days get a little monotonous, but it has become so much easier now that Audrey can walk and play independently with toys or with her sister.

Though I am going to try going TV and laptop free tomorrow and Friday. Doing that usually leads to a far more interesting day.