Got up bright and early this morning...6:30. I was quite pleased with myself. I have been making a concerted effort to get to bed at a decent hour these days, and it seems to be paying off.

Errand Day

So, today, I decided that I would bore all of you with the petty details of my life. LOL.

DCB (that's DayCare Boy, for the uninitiated) got here at about 8:30. I think he might have been earlier, because according to Caller ID his Mom called at 8:10, but she didn't leave the message and I was in the attic (which I will explain later) so didn't hear the phone ring. She probably had her DH drive around the block a time or two worried that I was still in the shower, since she doesn't usually bring him til 9ish.

Anyway, I digress.

I got the girls up and made them put on fall clothes for the first time this season. It actually got down into the forties here last night in the DFW area and was quite chilly this morning. That's why I was in the attic, getting down the fall clothes. Exciting, right?

So we ate breakfast and DCB had a snack (#1) and we loaded up to go to Sam's.

I met my friend, Lauri (name changed to protect the not-so-innocent) at Sam's. We are the co-social chairs for out Bible Study class and we are having a party tomorrow night. We went and baught all of the stuff for the party to feed approximately 80 people we spent $120. It sounds like a good deal to me, anyway.

We went to Wal-Mart to buy some other stuff, like mayo and pickles, cause quite frankly, we didn't think we needed 5 gallons of mayo.

Then we drove out to the house where we're having the party. This house is amazing and the owners are so sweet. So, we stood around and talked wedding stuff (the home owner's daughter is getting married soon) for a bit and then headed out.

It was only 10:30 and the library doesn't open til 11 on Fridays, so we headed home. I checked DCBs diaper and the kids had a snack (#2 for DCB). After that we headed out to the Library.

The Library - An Adventure

On the way to the library, I was explaining to my DDs that we were going to take a new approach to choosing books. Before, I would just sort of wander up and down the aisles with the kids and let them pick whatever. And they liked that just fine.

Today, I explained, we would be a little more deliberate and actually visit the non-fiction shelves (shock and awe).

So, following an idea from The Well-Trained Mind, I had each DD pick out one science book, one history book, one art or music book, one hobby book, one biography, and one book of poetry. TWTM also recommends one classic novel and one storybook, BTW, but classic novels are a little hard to come by for a 4yo and we didn't stop at one storybook. We did get Peter Pan and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on CD. So I guess that counts as the classic novels.

I had to return the Junie B. Jones books on tape that we got awhile back. Frankly, although some of the stuff is funny, I just don't like Junie B. Her language and attitude are too easily copied by my 4yo and with good literature available, I just don't want to waste my time.

We were at the library for an hour! And it was so cute. I always let DCB pick out a book or two (he loves books) and he had one of his books with him. Every time we would stop to look at books he would sit down on the floor by my feet and "read" his book. The librarians LOVED that. He also tried to read while walking, but that sort of threw a wrench in his day when he accidentally started following the wrong person. He was headed away from me, but didn't realize it. He heard me call him and turned in the direction of my voice but I guess was trying to identify me by my clothes and walked up and stood next to another woman, who looked a little surprised at her new friend. He was sort of shocked too, I might add. I was standing there stifling a giggle. He wasn't scared, just surprised that someone else actually had similar clothes...

Home Again?

After the library we headed home listening to Peter Pan in the car. We got home and poled out and as soon as I walked in the door I just cringed. TWICE I had walked by the bag of dry-cleaning that I was supposed to drop off this morning. Oops. So, we piled back into the car and headed to the dry-cleaners. It was then that I realized that it was pst lunch time, the kids were hungry and I would have to cook something at home. We headed to Sonic for lunch only to met with at least 50 thug-like teenagers. Apparently the local high school had mid-terms today and let out early. My DDs were in awe that some of the girls they saw were actually allowed out of the house.

So, home for lunch, finally. We ate and everyone is quietly enjoying rest time.

Week-end Plans

We have a church social tonight. Then tomorrow the Bible Study party. And of course church Sunday. Gymnastics class Saturday morning and hopefully, a nice thourough cleaning of the home-front. I always forget how hard it is to homeschool and keep the house clean!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!