“I do the same thing every single morning. I wake up, brush my teeth, use the bathroom, wash my hands, put my hair in a bun, walk to the laundry room and start a load of laundry. Then I walk into the kitchen and pour a glass of water and I drink it.”
“I get half a paper towel and lay it down in the same spot by the sink. My husband makes a thermos of coffee for me every morning, so I put the thermos on the paper towel [along] with my mug, and then I go get my little teaspoon out. I open the cabinet, get the sugar container, and put about two teaspoons in. Then I take it to the refrigerator, pour a little cream in it, and stir it up.”
“I sat down in the chair in the living room and drank my coffee. Then, I walked to the front porch and took a picture of the sunrise before I came inside and pet the dogs. I walked to my office, took care of some paperwork, and went through my emails. Then I went and took a shower.”
“I put the dogs outside, got in the car with my water, and went to the car wash on the way to TJMaxx. I’m a member of the car wash so they just open it up for me and I pull on in.”
“At TJMaxx, I bought this reusable bag that had a dachshund on it because it looked like my daughter’s weiner dog.”
“After TJMaxx but before Target, I drove to Chic Fil A and got two gift cards for my daughter and her boyfriend’s Easter baskets. And then, I drove to Target and got my list of groceries. I got a blanket for [my son]… I don’t remember what else. Oh, I got some cleaning supplies.”
“I left, got in my car, and drove home. I unloaded my car, wrapped my son’s birthday gifts, and moved the clothes to the dryer. Then I ate leftover noodles and had sweet tea from Cane’s that was in the refrigerator.”
“About then, it was about 1 [o’clock], and I got my fishing pole. Me and the dogs walked out of the front door to our pond. I fished until about 1:45 and didn’t catch anything. I came back in and talked to my husband on the phone for about 30 minutes.”
“I got in the car about 2:15 and was going to therapy, but when I was on the way, the residential director called, and so I talked to her for 30 minutes while on the way.”
“I went into therapy with my husband from 3 until 4:15. We talked about different scenarios that could happen in the future and what would happen in those scenarios with my son.”
“I got into the car and drove home. I talked to a friend I haven’t talked to in a long time from about 4:20 until about 4:45. Then I fed the dogs.”
“About 5 [o’clock], I got my fly-fishing pole and went back out to the pond to fish, and I didn’t catch anything. My husband called and asked if I wanted a grilled chicken Caesar salad from Cush’s for dinner, and I said yes, and so then he picked up food and came home. I was fishing when he pulled in. Before I ate my salad, my husband brought home a new salsa for us to try, so I ate some chips and salsa. While I was eating dinner, I threw my dog some chips – Ruby really likes chips.”
“I changed into old tennis shoes, and we got the dogs inside. Then I got into the Polaris. When we got into the Polaris, I saw my tea from the other night was in there. There was a fly in it, so I dumped it out.”
“We drove to the neighbor’s house and dropped him off some food for dinner. Then we rode to my sister-in-law’s house and dropped off my nephew’s birthday gift and some potato salad. Then we rode the Polaris back to the lake and got into the boat.”
“When we got to the boat, I was waiting for my husband to move the extra battery into the boat, and there was a dead snake right there on the little concrete part by the water, and I got a stick and flung it into the water.”
“We fished for a few minutes, and then we rode in the boat to check out fish baskets. We have two on the lake. We checked one, and there were no fish in it. Then, we rode a bit further, and there were two catfish in the second one.”
“We rode on the lake while the sun was setting. We went back down the canal and parked the boat at about 7:45. When we were on the boat, I took pictures of the sunset and the catfish with my iPhone.”
“We rode back to the house in the Polaris, went inside, let the dogs out, and then I sat in my chair and checked my phone for about 15 [minutes] while my husband took a shower. Then I went and turned on the TV in the den and paused the CSU basketball game.”
“When my husband got out of the shower, I went and got in the shower. Then I got out of the shower and snuggled with my dog Ruby – she was laying in my bed. I walked in, got a new cup of water, and sat down to watch the basketball game.”
“I watched that for about 30 minutes, then I got up and took all the dogs outside for their night-time bathroom break about 9 [o’clock] or so. I came and sat down to watch some more of the game and then got up, went to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, put the dogs all in their beds, and got in bed at 9:30.”
“Also, I did this twice yesterday – at about 9 AM and then about 2 [PM] or so. I got a cotton ball and soaked it with alcohol in the bathroom, and I wiped the inside of my other dog’s cone to clean it thoroughly, and my dog tried to bite me.”
You can find Laura in Shreveport, Louisiana playing with her dogs, seeing her children, taking care of her daughter’s wiener dog Gus, or organizing things.
She would like people to know that she loves her kids and her family.