Just another Manic Monday...

So...today was one of those kinds of days.

6:10 a.m.: I woke up to a damp spot near me in the bed. (Thank you very much Nate & Pampers.) This is the 4th time in less than a week that I've had to wash the sheets!! Our co-sleeping days are definitely numbered, I think. But first, potty training. That was the task I wanted to take on this week. I feel like Nate is ready and I'd like to really work with him now, so that hopefully he'll "have it" before he starts pre-k in the fall. We've been talking about it and reading books about it for the past few weeks and today was the day we were set to start. And so we did. With Aves, I put her in underwear and we tried to potty every 30 minutes for several days until she started to understand. I tried a more relaxed version of that with Nate today, and we did not have one successful moment on the potty today. So, tomorrow I think I'm going to be a bit more structured. And patient. And encouraging. I'm praying for all of these qualities, so that I can be the kind of mommy I need to be during this not-so-fun phase of learning.

7:30 a.m.: Getting ready to make Avery's lunch for school, and I open the refrigerator. Big mistake. Apparently our compressor didn't like that, because all kinds of noises started coming from its direction. After some investigation and research on Russ's part, we determined that the best (but most costly) solution was to purchase a new fridge. Argh....this day is not going the way either of us intended.

8:45 a.m.: Avery is car-pooling with my awesome and patient friend, Jill S. She is so good to put up with Avery's dramatics about going to school, each. and. every. school. day.

10:00 a.m.: Headed to Home Depot with the boys. Refrigerators are more costly than we (read: Russ) had expected. Now to Best Buy to look over their selection. Nate falls asleep on the way over there, despite the fact that we stopped to get snacks and drinks for him.

10:45 a.m.: Back to Home Depot to purchase a fridge. Nate is still sleeping, and we reluctantly say good-bye to any chance of a real naptime for our boy.

I'm not really sure what happened between here and picking up Aves, but I know we were busy. Lots and lots of laundry, lunch, and moving the old, noisy fridge out to the garage. What happened to appliances that are supposed to last for 20 years?!?

2:15 p.m.: Arrive home with Avery. Get everyone ready for some time at the park and off we go. Avery rides her bike, but is fussing before we even get started. I think it had something to do with her helmet. Arrive at the park and continued fussing, but now it's because Nate gets to play with the frisbee more than she does. (What was I thinking to buy only one? I must be insane!) More fussing as we get to the playground and Avery is made to swing on her own, while Nate gets pushed by Daddy in the toddler-swing. Argh....

Really, after that, the day gets rather boring. Or maybe you thought the other stuff was boring, but for us it was all about being out of our routines, chaos and stress. Lovely day, really. On the bright side, which I really do keep trying to see, Russ got to spend the day at home with us. We had family time at the park. And we are blessed enough to be able to purchase a new fridge when our old one goes out. I know we are lucky.

Tomorrow is a new day, and hopefully we'll get back into more of our normal routine. Hoping for a more peaceful and productive day, especially when it comes to the potty training side of things!!