Just An (Out-of-the) Ordinary Day

Sometimes a day arrives, fresh and new, and despite the sunshine coming in through your window, you think it will be mundane, like so many others before it. Upon waking up yesterday, I fully expected it to be one of those days, but I was wrong. You see, I was playing mom, yes mom. Four small children vs. me, and I was fully prepared for them to win. Surprisingly, they didn't, or at least I put up a good fight. Here are some simple highlights:

1. Pacifiers - lost pacifiers = unhappy baby, new pacifier = happy baby

2. "No! We do NOT hit our friends!"

3. Bologna and cheese sandwiches for all

4. "No biting!"

5. Veggie Tales, Veggie Tales, and more Veggie Tales

6. Preschool board games that try to teach listening, sharing and taking turns, but really just try the adult's patience

7. Making a big deal out of someone using the potty

8. Repeat of numbers 2 & 4, again and again and again and...

9. "Share the toys" and "take turns!"

10. Bottles and sippy cups and anything with a straw. Avoiding spillage is key!

11. Snacktime

12. "I wanna sit on your lap." "I wanna sit on your lap, too!" (all said with an undertone of whine)

13. Repeat of number 9...

14. Storybooks and rattles, blocks and trucks

15. Naptime (insert Hallelujah Chorus here)

Now, none of these things seem very exciting and to someone with kids, they are part of regular life. For me, as much as I love kids, they are things I don't deal with every single day, although I can say that I enjoyed the kids and the simplicity that is their little lives. They eat, they play, they use the potty (well, if they make it...), they hug, they sleep. Then, they start this cycle all over again. It was a great day, sticky fingers and all.