- 6:15 AM: wake up to pounding rain, groan, go cut fruit for Elliot’s Christmas party
- Delay taking dogs out due to heavy rain
- 6:30: Wrap a present for “Santa” to give to Elliot at daycare
- 6:40: Force dogs outside to no avail; get them on leashes and use umbrella
- 6:45: Realize there’s a hole in my slipper’s sole; foot is wet, cold
- 6:55: Finally take a shower
- 7:05: Get Elliot dressed, turn on Blue’s Clues, finish preparing stuff for work/daycare
- 7:18: Drive to daycare in torrential downpour
- 7:45: Starbucks Drive-thru
- 8:00: Sit down at work computer, sigh. Check email
- 8:45: Check multiple things off to-do list
- 10:00: Stop by library; exchange one book for another
- 10:30: Holiday party at Daycare
- 11:00: Drive to mall
- 11:30: See Avatar
- 2:15: Eat lunch
- 4:30: Pick up Elliot
- 5:40: Make some kind of meal for Ash, wish him good luck at Magic tonight
- 6:oo: Debate whether or not to go shopping with Elliot or watch Barney specials on Netflix
- 7:15: Put Elliot to bed
- 7:30: Wash towels, edit pictures, wrap presents, sweep the floors, empty dishwasher
- 8:30: Pass out on couch, exhausted
