The Brecht Boys

Hey friends, family, loyal acquaintances that follow our blog. I tend not to blog unless we have some adorable pictures to post, but I thought I would do a typing-only blog tonight.

This is my first Wednesday in a long, long, long time where I'm not working at a church. Gail is, however. (That should explain why I'm at a computer blogging and not spending time with her).
This having-no-job business is a bit odd to get used to. I find that my Iowan farmer roots keep me working pretty hard all day, even without a job. Mostly, Elijah and I just hang out. So I wanted to share a typical day. Here was today's rundown:

8:42 - Dad wakes up.
8:43 - Dad comes downstairs to prep breakfast BEFORE getting the boy up.
8:45 - Dad gets Elijah up and we head downstairs for Applesauce and Cheerios, closing the door on our way down so Mama can sleep longer.
9:13 - Gail emerges.
9:13:43 - Elijah smiles at Mama and laughs.
9:15 - Elijah smears Applesauce all over his hair.
9:32 - Dad cleans up breakfast, Elijah and Mama play.

10:16 - Elijah gets cuddly with a blanket.
10:32 - Mama reads him a story and puts him to sleep.
10:32 - Dad sends emails, makes phone calls, check for Xbox game deals, and washes dishes.
11:00 - Gail goes to the YMCA, then to work.
12:04 - Elijah gets up and we have Soup, Sandwich, and a banana for lunch.
12:33 - Clean up lunch. Clean banana out of Elijah's hair.
12:33-2:45 - Play.
2:46 - Go for a walk in the stroller.
2:48 - Get rained on and go home.
2:55 - Elijah and Dad install a new smoke detector.
2:59 - Elijah fake cries for 30 seconds because he wants to play on the stairs instead of help install a smoke detector.
3:30 NAP.
5:15 - Elijah wakes up. Dad gets salad, rice, fish, milk, cheese, and an apple ready for dinner.
5:45 - Two strangers come to the house and give Dad $100 cash.
5:46 - Dad gives two strangers an old crappy guitar.
6:01 - 7:30 Elijah and dad play on and off while dad sometimes sneaks away to learn how to use twitter.
7:47 - Justin Rimbo has a heart attack and explodes because he can't believe Josh is using Twitter.
7:51 - Bath TIME!!!
7:57 - Elijah tries to stand up while dad is getting a towel, slips and hits his head on the bathtub.
7:58 - Elijah cries.
8:00 - Elijah dries off. We read a story, he goes to bed.
8:03 - Dad does laundry.
8:06 - Dad cleans up 78 toys.
8:09 - Dad has a beer and blogs!

Thanks for reading!