Georgianna is really walking now. Today at the Children's Museum, she would walk from toy to toy rather than crawl. It was only toward the very end of our visit that she became too tired, and then she laid on the floor and cried until I picked her up.

We picked out Kate's backpack and lunch pail today. She really wanted this white backpack with pink flowers, but it was $39! Forget it. I pointed out that it was a little too big for her, and we moved on to the other racks. I showed her Hello, Kitty, Ni-hao Kailan, Hannah Montana, Transformers, all sorts of backpacks, but she didn't like any of them. I didn't bother with the Disney Princess backpack because the last time I showed her something princessy, she wasn't at all interested. She's been obsessed with Hannah Montana. So, I was very surprised when she let out a squeal of delight and ran toward a hot-pink backpack with Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. I was relieved to find that it was on sale for $8.99. On to the lunch pails. I suggested a guitar shaped Hannah Montana lunch pail, but Katie frowned at me, put her hands on her hips and shook her head. "They have to match, Mommy!" Okay, then. We searched three aisles of lunch pails before we found the last Princess lunch pail in hot-pink. It was shoved behind a soccer ball. She also wanted to get a matching thermos, but I drew then line at the thermos. The cheapest one we could find was $16. I told her we would have to check Wal-mart first.

And of course, I did it again. I thought it was a nice, cool day. I turned the big AC off and just cooled the girls' room and Jonny's room. Then I took the girls to the park for a picnic. Georgie proved herself to be a true climber. She clambered up the stairs, found the slide, found the tunnel, clambered down the stairs. She is amazing. I am scared! Reagan chased Squirrel Nutkin and Chippy the Squirrel, while Kate made friends and played on the monkey bars. I forgot to bring formula for George, so we stopped by the house before going to the Children's Museum. Well, you all should know that I read that little temperature sign at the CVS that's on Texas Ave. It read 99F. So much for a cooler day though I must say that I'm not the only one acclimatizing. Even Jonathan remarked at how cool it was. I laughed at him and told him what the thermometer was reading. His response was to go grab a beach towel and try for a little suntan. I don't suppose he'll listen to my dire warnings about skin cancer. Just like people ask me why my skin looks so great. I'm so lucky to look so young. I shrug, cuz I know they won't want to hear what I have to say. It's called sunscreen and reduced sun exposure. I just don't sunbathe anymore. I did when I was 14 or so, but by the time I was 18, I had quit. Lots of sunscreen and moisturizer and, of course, my dad's genetics helps.