Sometime before 7:30: Logan, as usual, woke up long before everyone else, despite his very late descent into dreamland. I knew this foreshadowed no good for later.

9:15 a.m.: The kids and I pulled out of the yard and headed to town.

10:00 a.m.: I left a nervous Andie and carefree boys at the Boys & Girls Club, equipped with all the cash I had left in my purse.

10:15 a.m.: Rachel and I arrived at the SPURS Therapeutic Riding Center, where we soaked up the gorgeous spring weather and beautiful surroundings as we waited for the staff to get there. The place was exactly her bag.

10:35 a.m.: After signing some papers and meeting Julie, the Volunteer Coordinator, I left SPURS feeling all kinds of excited for Rachel’s new venture.

10:45 a.m.: I arrived at the nutrition club and began work.

2:00 p.m.: Andie called to inform me that Logan was having a horrendous, embarrassing meltdown in the middle of The Boys & Girls Club, all due to the fact that the three of them had used all their money and had nothing left with which to purchase a snack. Logan, sleep deprivation and hunger are a lethal, ugly combination.

2:15 p.m.: I drove hurriedly to The Boys & Girls Club, digging for loose quarters in my van’s ashtray. All I could think was, Must. Get. Food. In. Logan.

2:25 p.m.: I walked into The B & G Club where Andie waited for me right by the counter. “That guy at the counter gave him 75 cents,” she muttered, pointing an inconspicuous thumb at a staff member.

2:30 p.m.: After reimbursing the guy at the counter, I gave Logan a mini-lecture as he shamefacedly offered me two half-melted Yogo-bites and a flock of kids leaned over the dividing wall to listen.

5:30 p.m.: Talking seriously with a customer at the nutrition club, I looked at the clock, only to see that I was supposed to be picking up all 4 kids at their various destinations at that moment. I excused myself and locked up quickly.

5:40 p.m.: I pulled into the B & G Club, where the kids were waiting with a staff member on the swings. Andie, nearly in tears at my tardiness (I had told her I’d be there around 5:00), got into the front seat and told me about how she didn’t make any friends. Logan’s face and hands sported mud and food, smeared all over his clothes and cheeks.

5:45 p.m.: We got to SPURS, where Rachel was waiting on the bench, looking sunburned and exhausted.

6:00 p.m.: We stopped at Subway to get some supper.

6:05 p.m.: Logan stood in the middle of Subway and began to wail, “But I don’t WANT water!”

6:06 p.m.: I had Rachel remove Logan from the premises as I paid for our meal.

6:10 p.m.: Arriving at the nutrition club, we got our food in and the kids ate their supper as I cleaned up.

7:01 p.m: We left the nutrition club, Logan dragging his feet the entire way.

7:06 p.m.: Rachel and Logan fell asleep in their seats and didn’t stir until we got home.

7:37 p.m.: Cody’s eyelids finally won the battle and he fell asleep too.

8:02 p.m.: Bathed and still exhausted, I kissed the boys good night and tucked them in.

9:34 p.m.: Andie and I finished tonight’s episode of American Idol, the season finale, and were thrilled when our favorite contestant won.

Needless to say, it was a very, very long day and I’m now at the tail end of it, trying to keep my eyelids open and my brain semi-functional as I write today’s blog post.

What’s your summer schedule like? Let’s hear a rundown of a typical day.

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