Keeping it Real: Day Two

Really not much to report today. It was a fairly normal day. I have about a quarter of a tank of gas in my 12 passenger van and that has to last me through the week. (budgets are tight and it's over $100 to fill that sucker up!). The big kids rode bikes to school and I walked with the little girls the almost mile to their school with Camryn in a front pack and the little boys in our broken double stroller. It's a double umbrella stroller and the frame is totally bent, so it collapsed on me about 5 times during the walk. A girl in our stake let me have her old double stroller but of course I didn't pick it up until this afternoon so I just had to deal.

After we came home from our walk I fed the boys some cereal which Aidan decided to carry into the living room and spill all over my beautiful rug that I just got for my birthday and paid a pretty penny for thus reminding me why I can't have anything nice. Ever.

I dressed Camryn in an adorable new outfit and she had it on no longer than 2 minutes when she promptly spit up all over it. It was cute while it lasted. I just put her back in some pjs for the rest of the day. *sigh* Luckily, the rest of the day was pretty much as normal as could be. However, I did pick up a take and bake pizza because I didn't feel like cooking. Jeremiah was at school tonight (and last night...and tomorrow night) so if I didn't have to make a fancy dinner, all the better.

After dinner I decided to take my new (to me) double stroller (it's actually at least 10 years old) out for a stroll around the block with all the kiddos. After our walk we held Family Home Evening. We did it tonight instead of last night because of the debate, horrible reason I know but I really wanted to watch it and the kids were busy with other things and really it's no excuse... It was a fun lesson about being kind to others even if they aren't so kind to you. Somehow it turned into a silly song dance party and the treat was marshmallows because Liam was in charge. Julianna whined because she wanted be in charge of the music and then she whined because she wanted to sit next me and then she whined because she wanted to say the prayer....seriously! She is 7 and whines more than Aidan. It's a girl thing...or a princess thing.

So lastly, Julianna has been trying so hard to learn how to ride a two wheeler. I have been helping her at night before bedtime when everyone else in the house is quiet and I can set the baby down for a minute. Well tonight Camryn was really clingy and Julianna was really pouty because we hadn't found the time all day to practice. I know how important it is to her so with the baby in one arm I helped her balance and ran with her up and down our street. At one point Camryn became fussy so somehow I nursed her and continued to run up and down the street helping Julianna balance on her bike. I really don't know how I did it but would you believe that after all that practice Julianna was able to ride by herself! She was so proud of herself. I was so proud.

So now everyone is asleep, Jeremiah just got home and is working on a paper for his class and I'm sitting in the recliner thinking about what an awesome day it was. Even with the 2 mile broken stroller walk, the spilled milk, the spit up, the pizza, the nights without my husband, the nursing while helping my kiddo ride a bike....it was an awesome day.

Wouldn't trade the craziness for anything.

Just keeping it real.