what's the first thing you do when you get your kids to bed?

The very first thing I do is pee by MYSELF! It is a small wonderful thing I used to take for granted, but not anymore! LOL then I do clean up the house so they can make another mess in the morning!

It's usually my bedtime by then, too, so I generally brush my teeth and read a bit. I wish they went to bed earlier, but we tend to hand and watch scifi together in the evening until we're ready to collapse.

I preprare all the uniforms to be use in school for the next day so that everything is in order. then make some final plans for the next day foods and activities since I have 5 kids and no helper here

By the time the last one is asleep, I have to take a deep breath. I love the evenings when they are all asleep because it gets so hectic here. Usually I come to the computer and either try to do some work online, or go to places like Judy's Book, myLot, etc.

Design, My 13 month old dd usually is in bed by 8pm and at that point I clean up, make my dinner and watch a little tv. I then go ahead and figure out what I'm going to wear to work the next day and get my clothes ready. Then I wash my face and put on my pjs. My husband is usually home from work at 8:30pm and once I've gotten done with my stuff we'll usually talk for a bit, get in bed, put on the tv and then I'm usually out by 11pm. GACathyMac

I will make myself a couple of coffee or tea, and sit down on the sofa to have a moment with my wife. And when she is alseep, I will hit to my home office, either attending conference call or surf the net.

When I get my baby to sleep...I try my best to get some of the cleaning done. But the little maggot wakes up if I am not in the bed with him so it usually doesn't last long! So I also try reading in bed when he is asleep. This is my relax time.

First things first, I give a huge sigh of relief that we've survived another day, lol. Then it's usually running around trying to get everything tidied up and ready for tomorrow. When that is done, I'll be back here posting on mylot, lol.

If it has been a really hard day then I will sigh of relief and sit down and relax. Sometimes I will do a bit of tidy up, other times I am on the computer while I have got peace.

I clean up and get on the computer. I'm usually on it for a couple of hours. Then I go upstairs and watch a show with my dh and then go to bed. By that time I'm exhausted b/c I've been with the kids all day long. I need downtime.

I toss out the last couple of dirty diapers from his room, rinse out his bedtime bottle and throw a load of laundry into the washer.

First i listen to how quiet it is lol, then i make a cuppa, grab a sweet snack and sit and watch whatever I want, or sometimes I get on the computer for a couple of hours depends on how tired I am. Sometimes on the weekends ill have a nice long bath for a couple of hours hehe.

the first thing i do when my daughter goes to bed in turn the tv to the channel i want to watch and sit down on the couch. or i sit down at my computer and start surfing the net.

I clean up everything too, picking up toys, cleaning dishes, folding laundry if I didn't get it done during the day. I get up at 5am to exercise so I normally go lay in bed and read for an hour before I fall asleep. On the weekend I will have a few drinks with my hubby and unwind from the (what seems like a) long week.

I basically do everything you do except for the tea,and reading the paper, and turn the computer on. I just sit and relax with the sounds of quiet. Then I will take the dog out for the thousand time and smoke. Then come back in and work on my programs. Depending on what day it is, I normally go to bed early, because I have to get up early to make sure my oldest get's up and goes to school. Friday and Saturaday nights are my late nights, where I can stay up a little longer working. I don't get a lot of time when my husband is off, so night's are my only time. Just wish I had more time to do everything.

It depends on the weather, If it's nice out, my hubby and I will grab a drink and head outdoors, sit on the porch and watch the fireflys while we talk.. if it's cold, we'll snuggle up on the couch, watch some t.v. maybe get on the computer.. Just relax, while we have the chance. (:

I am at a stay at home mom. So after I put my kids to bed I feel like I am kind of "off duty" for the day. If my husband isn't home then I usually watch a little television or read for about 30 minutes. If my husband is home from work in the evenings after I put the kids to bed then I spend some quality time with him. We usually will talk about what our day consisted of. Or we may just have a little R&R together.

I normally get things ready for the next day. Then I relax a minute or watch a movie until I pass out asleep.

i am often in bed before mine lol. i like to go to my room and read around 9.30 some nights , my husband is responsible for getting the kids upstairs at 10. i have alredy made their supper and made sure thery are clean and their uniforms are ready for morning . i work from home 5pm til 8pm some nights so it is then a different routine .

By the time my son goes to bed it's usually almost time for ME to go to bed if I want to get any sleep at all. But there's always things to be done so right after he's asleep I'll clean up the house, take a shower, fold laundry, and then maybe if there's still time watch a little tv.