Here is a post that I forgot to publish, but it's still just a sample of my day. This is why my hair never looks "done." I always thought that I would never forget anything, I'd always be on time, and I would have it "together." Now, I just celebrate the little victories. Like the doctor's office accepted a picture of my insurance card instead of the real thing. I threw the card away in the pharmacy bag. Why the card was returned to me in the bag, I do not know. Thank goodness for my iphone.
** Last Week **
I remember when I used to get up in the morning and think I had a lot to do. I worked full time teaching middle school. Getting everything done in a day was exhausting and rewarding. Teaching is hard work. I had no idea what exhausting and rewarding really were until now. It is totally like I have been in an endurance training boot camp just preparing for this phase of my life. Yesterday, was really a day to smile about, and I could easily complain about it's challenges, but now that I survived the day, I'm just going to smile because it was a good day.
Yesterday, was our first mommy and me Musikgarten class. First, we get there and I realize that we are one shoe short. Murphy Mae LOVES to take her shoes off and throw them. I knew the missing shoe had to be in the Publix parking lot or the garage. (Thankfully, I found it in the garage. ) I didn't think about the challenges of doing a mommy and me class with TWINS. I don't know why it didn't occur to me. The teacher of the class and I took turns with them. At the end, I'm walking around the room in circles singing
All Around the Mulberry Bush carrying both of them It was a morning workout for me! I love multitasking!!!! 😄The girls loved it. Murphy Mae sat in the middle of the circle for most of the class just taking it all in and watching everything.
After we picked Charlie and Hank up from school, we were headed to take Murphy Mae to the doctor. She has an ear infection that won't go away!!!! The only way we know she's in pain is because she screams at night. On the way, I told Hank and Charlie that if they would like they could start taking violin lessons. Charlie was thrilled. Hank started crying because he wants keyboard lessons. (Hank loves the Fresh Beat Band. He wanted to get me a pink dress and pink guitar for Christmas. He finally agreed to a pink purse. Marshall got a guitar. ). I told him that he had to wait til he was six. We are all walking in the doctor's office, and Hank was crying loudly "I want to play the keyboard Not the violin. The violin does not look cool!" Finally he calms down. When the doctor walks in Winifred starts screaming. The doctor takes Murphy Mae and says "I've got her. You get Winifred. " Murphy Mae had to get a shot. As we walk out of the room, the staff is all gathered watching Winifred red in the face and tears streaming down her face. They are all feeling terrible for her until the nurse says, "She's not the one that got a shot. Murphy Mae just whimpered a little." Everyone laughed except Winifred
At the end of the day, it was all good. Murphy Mae slept through the night, we had dinner (not take out).
