7am… kids jump on my head
7.15…kids attempt running jump at my head
7.20…avoid running jump by getting out of bed
7.30…make oatmeal breakfast
7.55…check for emergency email
8.00…dress self, pack lunch, pack school bag
8.30…dress kids
9.00…take kids to daycare
9.30…get down to lab and print some stuff
10.00…stop working on abstract to receive new computer (wahoo…no more gerbils in my computer)
10.30…set up new computer (all the essentials, skype and firefox)
11.50…whoa! where did the time go! have to eat and be in conference in 15 minutes…lunch still frozen…headache begins
12.15…sit down in conference
16.30…leave conference much wiser about the spread of proto-finnic languages
16.40…pick up kids
17.00…begin dinner
17.30…eat
18.00…clean a bit
18.30…play with kids, bath time, etc
20.00…kids in bed
20.05…sit for 10 minutes in complete silence
20.15…read two chapters from the handbook of discourse analysis for abstract due by midnight
21.00…write and write and wonder how much I don’t know…write and write more
22.00…supportive sms/phone call from very sick he who remains unnamed
22.10…did I mention need to finish by midnight
23.00…quick study break skype with mommy
0.00 submit two page abstract, short bibliography, and affiliation page
0.10 begin baking birthday cake for daycare celebration tomorrow
0.30 bath time
1.00 take out cake to cool
1.10 pack running bag, quick blog post
1.30 bed time

if I did not email you yesterday (I have a few more, some very important) I will get you tomorrow…oh wait, it is tomorrow. I will get you in a few hours!