sampling of an ordinary day

Since I have a tendency to romanticize things, this if for days in the future that I wish for “yesteryear”: a sample of reality—and this is not even a post about the day I found an entire box of bakers chocolate unwrapped and scattered all over Lucy's crib, or the day Lucy smeared HANDFULS of Aquaphor all over the side of my bed (yes, I had just changed the sheets as a matter of fact!), or the day I lost both girls outside while cleaning up the kitchen (they were across the street @ neighbor's), but seeing as all of THAT happened just last week, this day is still a fair sample of a my time w/ toddlers!!

Monday May 7, 2012

-wake up early (6 am) for self time: ½ hr exercise, ½ hr scripture

-make breakfast, family scriptures, shower, send out school kids, husband

-dress, feed Lucy, sort & start laundry, clean up breakfast—dancing around like zoo animals as we go—all in happy spirits anticipating HUGE Wal-Mart trip

-drop off Spencer's forgotten lunch, find lawnmower repair closed, and head to Wal-Mart by 11

-2 ½ hours, 1 Rx, 2 bathroom trips, not TOO crazy a time keeping Lucy caught up, and Anne from jumping out of cart (those great child seats last about 2 aisles-esp. W/ broken buckles), buying everything from bike wheels to strawberries & $400 later, we get to come home

-perfect sunny day, so girls pull out wagon and bike while I unload groceries (seems like a good antidote to Walmart's kryptonite lights).

-After 3 trips into house, I can't see girls, so find Anne riding bike, just behind our fence, but NO LUCY!!!--and Anne can't remember seeing her!!! We run to neighbors garages, backyards, double check house to make sure she didn't sneak in, and after neighbor comes out to help, find her calmly going to the “Rock Store” (aka drainage ditch for the street—also dreadfully close to busy road!!!!

-Put both girls INSIDE house—Lucy actually manages to run out AGAIN as I try to finish unloading groceries, and is around to the front door fast enough to get me panicking again—put her in high chair now, and while I run one bag of freezer food downstairs, both girls open a box of (100) ziploc bags and happily pour them all over the floor!

-They snacked in the car, got 2 cookies at Wal-Mart, and since they were clearly tired of trying to be civilized,  I gave up the idea of a a lunch together at the table, and ate my lunch alone today; they are already snoring. It's only 3PM...