OK, this is the short version of the day in the life – kids and work! Today Mark left the house at about 7:30a.m. to attend a mediation, which lasted all day. Meanwhile, I was at home getting all the kids bathed, dressed and fed so we could head out to school at 8:00a.m. I actually skipped the bathing part this morning! I sneaked a workout in after I dropped the kids off at school, which is always a difficult decision for me since I have so much work to do.
I got to the office about 9:30a.m. and had Karina with me. Obviously, it was a short work out. Karina fell asleep almost immediately. The sitter came to get her but she was still sleeping so I sent her on a couple of errands. I usually don’t have anyone to run errands so I figured I’d take advantage of her help. Karina woke up and the sitter came to get her.
Zev was in his first play this evening so Mark and I went to the play after we enjoyed a gourmet dinner at the Arby’s drive-thru. Although I have never been an Arby’s fan the last couple of weeks I have been addicted to their roast beef sandwiches – so much for my work out. I did get a Diet Dr. Pepper to drink and no fries though!
Mark and I are going all 4 nights to Zev’s performance so I had to get extra babysitters this week. We are taking all the kids to the play on the last night.. That should be an “interesting experience.” I am still debating whether Karina, our 1 year old, should go, but it seems like the whole family should be there to watch Zev. Plus, thinking about the look in Karina’s eyes when she realizes everyone else is leaving the house and she has to stay with the babysitter is sad. My plan is to bribe her with a lollipop and stand near the back of the auditorium in case I have to make a run for the hallway if she starts to get loud!
In finishing up my day, I came home and spent some time with Zev and Kailey, cleaned, prepared and organized the kid’s clothes and lunches for tomorrow morning and did a little work. I admit, I also went on Facebook!
Mark is at the office now while I am at home writing this blog. It’s nearing midnight. As you know, Mark likes to argue and tomorrow he gets to argue his case in front of a jury. That is, we have a trial starting tomorrow. It involves our client who was in a car accident and got hurt. More details later. In short, we are fighting for justice for our client while the insurance company is denying and avoiding responsibility… like almost always! We hope the jury will see the truth. I have to admit my favorite part of trial is when Mark introduces himself as a Phoenix personal injury attorney and boasts about our 7 kids. Lawyers are allowed to tell a little bit about themselves during the jury selection process. Well, every trial is different but many times during the jury selection process, the jury tells about themselves and then the lawyers talk about themselves. Good luck, Mark! I’ll let you all know my worse part of trial later.
