A normal day.

How odd. Today was a very normal day. We all tumbled out of bed at around the same time. We all ate scrambled eggs and toast with yummy jam from Grandma Howell and then we washed dishes, got the mail, worked on potty training, diaper changing and laundry folding. Then, I decided that I had done enough work, and since I was feeling just a trifle stressed, I loaded the kids into the stroller and walked to Krogers to do my food shopping.

The sky was a dull gray, and I half expected it to be rather cold. I put on a jacket and made sure that the girls were all wearing warm clothes and had extra blankets in the stroller. Imagine my surprise when I stepped outside and found out that it was about 76F. Close your eyes and try to imagine the humidity. It's Portland on a warm, wet, rainy day, only the rain won't fall. For me, it was perfect walking weather.

I upped the walking temp a bit in hopes of wearing the kids out for a nice, long nap. When we reached the store, I assigned shopping cart duty to Kate. She did a great job pushing the cart. She helped me pick out our fresh veggies for the week, and she managed to make it through the whole trip without once ramming the cart into the back of my heels. I love it that Krogers is only about a mile away from us, so the round trip makes a very nice workout. It also limits what I can buy when I walk so I do a lot less impulse shopping. Though I did end up with a couple of bottles of conditioner that were in the clearance cart.

When we got home, Kate ran to get the mail, and there was a reminder that she needed to sign up for Frogs Level 3. I was so proud of her. She had passed Level 2! So, we went inside and made lunch, folded more laundry, fed Georgie, potty trained a little bit more, changed more diapers, cleaned up an accident, and all of the sudden it was 4:00.

So...we piled into the car and drove to Central Park so I could sign Kate up for her next class. There I learned that her lessons started at 5:30 tonight! Whoops, no dinner made, so we drove back home, got Kate dressed in her swimming suit, drove to McDonalds and then dropped her at swimming lessons while we made a mad dash to the bank. Whew! We then picked Kate up from lessons, grabbed a cup of joe from Starbucks and swung by Walmart to pick up my solar powered dryer (clothesline). Then...we came home. Made more dinner, since Reggie was asleep when we went to McDonalds. Fed Georgie her dinner, and then sat down in my rocking chair, wondering what in the world did I do today????