What a day.

I don't even know why I'm writing this one because I'm not sure I'll have anything good to say. I guess we'll see...

Woke up with the sound of the kids and I have always known (but seldom done anything about it) that I should be up before the kids or else I'm already behind. Got the kids worksheets, changed Kemiah's diaper and got her a bottle of milk.

Now it is time to think about breakfast. I decide since we didn't get any more eggs from the store (they didn't have any) we should not have pancakes because my recipe calls for 4 of them. I don't want instant oatmeal again so my options are nothing or cream of wheat. Although nothing sounds pretty good (except that my tummy is hungry) I decide on cream of wheat. The only down side to cream of wheat is that I have to have toast with it and I only have one loaf. So if we have toast for breakfast we probably won't have enough bread for everyone to have sandwiches for lunch... and that's what everyone has for lunch. So, I decide to go ahead and make some bread while I make breakfast so that after breakfast we can go to playgroup.

Oh, and I also decide it is time to do a load of dark laundry but it has to be done first thing so that it has the rest of the day to hang and dry out so that it can be put away before it gets dark. The one thing my husband always wants me to do is multitask but I'm just not very good at it so this morning is a real test (albeit self inflicted).

All going well so far except that Kemiah is a little cranky, snotty and drooly - cutting a tooth I guess so I quickly give her some pain meds. Breakfast is ready and I have the bowls out ready to put the cream of wheat in them. I turn around with my hands full and see Kemiah reach up, grab one of the bowls and pull it off the table. It is heavier than she bargains for so it falls to the floor and breaks. I have since put the pot down, grab her and take her stinky self to the playroom so that I can clean up the bowl. I am dealing alright.

We all eat breakfast, even though it's not really what any of the kids like. Xiomara actually finishes first and Ben shares his piece of toast with her (she had hers broken up into the cereal but was still hungry). Kemiah actually eats really well too so that is a bonus. Oh yea - I need to form loaves and actually get this bread baked before we leave for playgroup...

Bread is done and kids are getting their shoes on so we can leave. Diaper has been changed (before breakfast because it was really stinky) and kids have gone potty so we can leave the house. I forgot the jump rope that I have the kids hold on to while we walk down the crazy road without sidewalks. They are happy and stay near me so it is actually a pleasant walk. I don't have to keep saying anything so that is nice.

Playgroup is fine - it's really just me and my kids invading a friends house with one little kid and she was taking a nap. My nice friend has sugar cookies for my kids to put frosting on and then we eat them and all the left over frosting as well. The kids enjoy playing with someone else's toys and the outing is nice so we are glad we went and super glad that it didn't rain harder because I didn't bring the umbrellas again. I never do so the kids just laugh at me. We find cover at the small grocery store and it is a quick shower so we don't have to wait long. But we do have to hurry because Emily has to go potty.

I guess I'm going to stop now because I really thought more happened this morning. I feel like it did and I think my mind has either dumped it because it wasn't worth remembering or I selectively blocked some of the events from my mind. I can say that I've had worse so I guess it wasn't all that bad. I guess it was just a busy morning but also productive with bread made, clothes clean, kids fed and fun had. I also had school with Marissa even though she started off crying and saying, "I don't like school. I don't want to go first. I don't want to have school." I've never had her act like that but I staying calm and by the time we got to my room she was fine and we had some fun together.

Ben and Kemiah did play together today and it was fun to watch. He would run away and she would chase him, find him and run away. He would chase her, pass her and hide. She kept following after him and it was just cute.

Tonight during scripture reading Emily had the word 'would' and couldn't remember how to say it. I helped her remember the sound that the 'ould' says and she got it. While Marissa was reading she had the word 'should' and couldn't remember the sounds either. I mentioned the special combination and Marissa screwed up her face to think about it. Emily leaned forward in her seat and said, in a soft voice, "Can I help her?" I asked Marissa if she wanted Emily's help and she said yes, turned to her sister and Emily said, "ould, it says ould." Marissa turned back to the Book of Mormon and said the word. It was nice to see them helping and accepting help.

That's enough... we need to go to bed!