I’ve been meaning to get the kids to the zoo for awhile now, but what with our various illnesses and my hurt toe last week, we haven’t been there since Zoolights. Well, I haven’t been there with them. Gramma took them when they went on their overnight recently. We didn’t get there until 11 o’clock, but it was alright since the kids took a little catnap in the car on the way over. We had a lot of fun and saw a bunch of animals due to such nice weather. We had such a good time that they both passed out on the way back as well!
I feel like I spent my day working for the preschool. (Not to mention staying up late last night to finish the auction invitations I’ve been putting together.) We left early this morning so that I could work the book sale before school. We picked out another bag of books and finally finished with the straggling parents a little before 10 o’clock. Carter wanted to go out to the playground because he saw that Maggie’s class was out there for recess. As we were walking back in, he discovered the cube that I used to play on when I went to school there! We left to get the oil changed, and as the guy was giving me his business spiel, I gave it right back to him by asking for something for the auction! He wrote out a coupon for a free oil change right on the spot! Later, some of the ladies on the Board were meeting to discuss auction, so I went to get feedback on the invitations. Whew! I love doing this stuff, but it does get tiring!
Today was one of those days full of little things. Those little moments that all add up to a pretty great day. Nothing great happened, just a lot of great little things.
Like Maggie wanting to sing, “Twinkle, Twinkle” with Carter, but he falls down in the middle, like in “Ring Around the Rosy.”
Or when Maggie sat glumly in my lap for most of storytime, but then jumped up when the bubbles came out. Speaking of bubbles, I put a little too much bubble solution in the bath, so there were bubbles everywhere!
I was in denial until today. Carter’s got another cold. His nose started running again the other day, and today his cough was bad enough for a breathing treatment before bed, propped up, and the humidifier on all night. Ugh! This poor kid! Hopefully this one won’t be as long or as bad as the last one.
Carter loves to bounce. He practiced his skills tonight by using cousin Bree-anna as a human trampoline. As I told her, it’s a great ab workout. A few more weeks of this phase, and I’ll have a six-pack!
