Just a regular day

Yesterday I had the thought to blog about my day - just the little details that often seem meaningless, so I made notes of what we did so I wouldn't forget.  I need to do this more often - I'm sure I will look back with fond memories of when our children were young (or at least that's what I've been told).  :)

You know it's going to be a good day when you step out of bed and your bare foot squishes down on a poo log that just happens to be on your carpet! Yep, that's how it started.  Andrew, who wakes up more often at night than the baby, brought me a diaper at 2am and asked me to change it.  It was uncommon for him to come in at that time of night with that request, so I just quickly did it right there on my bed (half delirious) and figured that he had a wet diaper.  Apparently, I didn't notice the poop in the dark and it must have rolled right on out when I was changing it.  You can't make this stuff up!

I got a great morning nap from Kendall, so I organized and sorted both Rachel & Andrew's clothes so I knew what things I'd need to buy for them.  While checking my email, I got an Old Navy email saying they were having a 40% off sale on kids clothes plus an additional 15%, so I shopped around a bit and got some essentials that Andrew & Rachel will need for summer and fall.  I also got in a quick phone call with Kasey.

While I was feeding Kendall, I had Rachel sit with me while she read her reader from preschool.  I can't believe she is learning to read - this is uncharted and fun territory for me and I find it to be really rewarding.

I quickly got everyone ready for the day and made lunch for Rachel - a turkey & cheese sandwich with "white" (miracle whip) & lettuce - and then we were off to preschool. It's pretty close - about an 8 minute drive.

Rachel goes to preschool from 11:30-2p, and it works out perfectly for our schedule.  After I dropped her off, I went and met a lady for a Craiglist sale.  I've been selling old decorations and pieces I don't like anymore.

Then we went to Costco to pick up pictures and a few groceries.  Andrew and I shared a hot dog and he got some new blue jammies, and he insisted on putting them on the second we got in the car.  I totally let him.  I fed Kendall in the car in the Costco parking lot while Andrew terrorized the inside of our van.  Definitely normal for us.

We picked up Rachel from preschool, and she was happy that I was the first mom there (a rare occurrence, I must admit).  And I talked to Kacie on the phone while driving.  Andrew had fallen asleep in the car, so I transferred him to his bed and let him sleep for 30 minutes or so (I didn't want him to stay awake super late).

Rachel watched a Spiderman cartoon and had a snack while Andrew slept.  I gave her some skittles she had left over from Valentine's Day, and I warned her that she better hide them when I went to wake up Andrew.  Instead of eating them all or hiding them, she saved some for him and was happy to share.  She is an amazing sharer, and the little moment made me smile!

It had been rainy and cold all day, but the kids played outside in the afternoon anyway.  I did some online stuff for a bit, while Kendall took some short sporadic naps and the kids played well together.  Then we cleaned rooms and earned their stickers right before dad got home from work.  They are both working on filling up their sticker charts so that they can go on a date with dad.  It works wonders and is a good incentive program for us right now.

I made BBQ chicken salad for dinner, and everyone ate it pretty good, no major complaining.  Phew!  Brandon brought home the girl scout cookies he bought at work - yum!

Brandon put Kendall to sleep while I read books to Andrew who has gotten the shaft lately with all of Rachel's reading and the attention it requires.  Then Rachel read all of her readers to dad to show him her progress.  We let them stay up 30 minutes past their bedtime.  Rachel threw a random tantrum about not being able to stay up late.  Glad that paid off.  The big kids were asleep by 8:45p, which is very late for our family.  We usually shoot for 8pm.

Brandon worked more on his picture frames and I worked on a flier I am doing for someone.  Right around the time Brandon fell asleep, my parents called and we talked for a little bit.  While I was on the phone with them, I had to run because Rachel had a nasty, out of the blue, croupy cough.  We wrapped her up and took her outside in the cold air.  Since there wasn't much of a change in her cough and wheezing, I decided to take her to Goodnight Pediatrics and we were in and out within an hour.  What a blessing!

We got home, and Rachel got a breathing treatment and watched a movie while I showered and got a few more things done.  Her and I went to bed around 1a, and then we thankfully didn't hear from her the rest of the night.