Temperatures dipped below 70 for the first time in toddler memory, and the Florida babies are freezing! Sunday was too cold to do anything but sit in the doll cradle with a blanket and play Leap Pad.
This was our Saturday.
Mommy: Melina Mae, you do not put sunscreen on Ally Kitty!
Melina: Yes, I do.
Mommy: Yes, but you should not. It makes her sad.
Melina: But she wanted to go outside. She needs her sunscreen!
Mommy bathed poor Ally while Devon sat on the edge of the tub playing Bible App to distract her.
Buddy Boy and Mommy needed a little retail therapy when the whole ordeal was over.
All our tomatoes end up picked green and floating in the kiddie pool, but we're hoping for a good crop of apples from the tree in the back yard.
We're in the process of giving up naps.
This makes things touchy in the early afternoons, but sometimes things are fine.
The girlies have been enjoying "special Mommy outings". A trip to the store usually means a trip to Chick-fil-A too.
Sometimes Mommy gets to take a "special Mommy outing" all by herself. After the long summer, I've been trying to clear my backlog of little jobs to get done. This can be frustrating, as things always seem to take much longer than I expect. Case in point: a trip to the auto parts store to get screws to attach our front Maryland plates took an hour, an extra mounting bracket, and three different screwdrivers wielded slowly but competently by a patient employee who took pity on me.
With winter coming, it was absolutely time to put some warm window coverings on our huge guest room windows. When guests leave and I remake the bed, I always reflect happily and then spend time praying for the next guests who will sleep there. This time it's Nikki and Carl Hodsdon, missionaries and longtime friends who will visit next month.
My final DIY for last week was some new molding for around the fireplace. Funny, I vividly remember noticing the missing molding and jagged sheetrock when we looked at the house, and feeling a sense of tender protectiveness for the sadness of the neglected details.
I'd occasionally take a stab at materials these past few months, buying something and then returning it later when it was found to be unsuitable. I finally just went to home depot and bought every reasonable option, held it up at home, and took all the rejects back to the store. The project gave me a very satisfying feeling of having some free time again.
Let's face it, it's hard to notice the little details of life when spending fifteen hours a day caring for small children. Preschool has been a very welcome addition. I like being a mom and want to do it for most of the day, but I want to do other things too! Remember people's birthdays. Talk on the phone. Read a book. Sit and enjoy silence.
Ahhhh......
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