Big Bro woke up EXTREMELY talkative… seems that the good sleep did him good. He had a slight fever, not nearly as bad as yesterday…. so I decided it was time for him to go to school. Red, Twin Crazy, and Twin Husky were home with me all day.
Highlights of the Morning:
- Big Bro’s hair was enormous this morning – possibly from all of the laying around the day before. I had to completely spray his hair down and suggested that he use my robe so he doesn’t get too cold. He thought this was completely hysterical. It took a lot of sprays and also hair gel to get it back under control. He was still concerned about some pieces that were still sticking up. So cute. The peer pressure is getting more intense.
- Big Bro noticed that my alarm clock and my T.V. both say “SONY”. I love how the kids pick up on things like that. So new yet obvious to them… so overlooked by me.
- Twin Crazy woke up cranky and a bit warm. I gave both her and Big Bro some more medicine.
- We were running late; I made Big Bro’s lunch quickly and warmed up some tortillas. I grabbed some string cheese and off we went.
- The drive was not that bad; but we were running late and I got him to his class just in time!
- The rest of us headed back home. It was cold outside and I did not plan enough in advance for an activity, so I just decided to get back to my place – as soon as we got in, we put on the fireplace and (the kids) ate some oatmeal to get warm.
- Afterwards, we relaxed a little bit on the couch and under some blankets. I had quiet cuddle time with Twin Crazy and Twin Husky as Red colored and also played with Cocoa.
- I did laundry; kids played. I cleaned up kitchen; kids played. Red took care of Cocoa. Cocoa is now licking Red, the way she has been licking me too over the past several days. Red is in love with that guinea pig.
- Twin Husky went pee-pee in the potty. That meant more chocolate chips for everyone. Red and Twin Husky were both concerned about Big Bro since he was not there. I saved his chocolate chips in a baggie for later.
- Twins were getting tired/cranky… time for lunch! After lunch the kids were getting crazy; I had to get them to sit and be still on the couch to settle down. They all did. This worked great as I organized bags of stuff for our afternoon outing.
- We were off!!! Kids were excited for the ZOO.
Highlights of the Rest of the Afternoon, with Big Bro:
- We picked up Big Bro – no traffic at all. I got there and was able to meet his teacher and sign up for weekly volunteering on Wednesdays, when I work a 1/2 day and also go to pick up the kids. That will be a great day to do something in Big Bro’s classroom.
- We headed to the ZOO. So many highlights…. first hanging out in a playground just outside the zoo, running in the play area, climbing on spider nets, running around in the field, seeing insects/tarantulas/ants/cockroaches, crocodiles, frogs, lizards, turtles, pigs, rabbits, bats, brushing goats. At one point the kids saw the bats and we really loved it…. 10 seconds later Big Bro and Red were both hanging like bats on the handrail and I was cracking up yet asking them to get down. I’m so glad I took a picture before I reprimanded them. It is hysterical. Then another kid started doing it and his parents got pissed. “But they’re doing it…” the other kid replied. “You don’t do what other kids are doing… it’s not OK”. Uggggh. I turned into having “the other kids”. I agree, but it was funny. 🙂 Why didn’t this same family see the kids just seconds prior, all of them clustering together and looking out for each other, and pointing to the animals when they spotted them and showing the other siblings, and being wonderful little people? Oh well. I’m still glad I got the picture with them as “bats”.
- We were the last ones to leave the petting area with the goats. We ran around the field and I chased the kids. It was so much fun. Suddenly we were the only ones there besides one other child, who was actually running around with us too. It was 4:30 and the zoo closed at 4:00 PM. OMG. The personnel were letting us have fun but we really pressed the limit of closing time. We got tons of exercise in.
- The kids wanted to go back to the playground so we did. I had 1 1/2 hours to spend before drop off time.
- We headed back to co-parent’s but were still really early for drop off so we went to Big Bro’s school to check out the new play structure. It was freezing. I happened to have a blanket with me, thank goodness. Twin Husky was busy watching boys practice soccer. Big Bro was on the new structure. The girls were with me, cuddled in the blanket. I loved it.
- Drop off went fine. I will see them again tomorrow afternoon.
After drop off I did some shopping for myself at Kohl’s, and got a landslide deal on end of summer shorts, shirts, and dresses for me. I bought gas at Safeway and saved $0.80 per gallon from the food shopping I do there. I then returned a huge ladder that I still never opened from Home Depot – and got a big credit to my account. This will help with the balance I owe. I am watching money so carefully these days.
I got home and went nuts attacking my room and the placement of furniture… it feels better now; a better flow. I need to go through my closet, get rid of stuff I don’t use. So I can get the new stuff there. I’ve neglected my room during the move and I need to catch up on myself. This will be my sanctuary and it is coming together much better now. I’m tired though and will call it a night.
Have a great long weekend everyone!
Til next week –
– Mama K
Mama In Motion™ 
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