My day of not really doing anything yesterday came back to bite me in the butt today. I had mounds of laundry to do, a sink full of dishes to wash, LOTS of picking up to do, our weekly shopping trip to get done, and a ton of shopping to do for my BFF's bridal shower next weekend. To top it off, Olivia was up a few times last night complaining that her ear hurt, so a trip to urgent care had to be squeezed in.
So, first up...breakfast. Then, cleaning. I worked on laundry all day long, cleaned the kitchen and the entry way, and all of the general picking up around the house. Got the girls' clothes together for the week, and actually put away clothes as I folded them for a change. I went through the ads and my coupons and made my shopping list. Then, urgent care was finally open, so Olivia and I were off. Apparently everybody in Apple Valley urgently needed care, because the wait was an hour. Olivia entertained herself with the fish and some books - THANK GOD she deals with those situations so well. Finally, we were into see the doctor. Sure enough, no questions, another ear infection. UGH, poor thing - cursed with my crappy ears. She had a few ear infections her first year, but hadn't had one since until a few weeks ago. Now here she is again. The clinic pharmacy was closed, so after the appointment, we were off to pick up her prescription.
I do have to share...my first really embarrassing "I can't believe my kid just said that" moment. The urgent care doctor was a bigger guy. My father in law is a bigger guys as well, so I didn't really think the girls thought much about it. Well, as the doctor walked out of the room to get our appointment recap sheet, Olivia looks at me and says "mommy, he's a big man". AHHHH, my heart sank. I just prayed he couldn't understand what she said and tried to change the subject. He came back in and said "Yeah, I've always been a big guy" and tried to laugh it off. I felt so terrible. As we left, I stopped her in the hallway, knelt down and explained that we never say things like that. That you can really hurt somebody's feelings when you say things like that. Hopefully it sinks in...
Also, while we were waiting for her appointment, my from work, Kelly, texted me and asked if we would like to join her at Pump it Up tonight - she had some passes that were expiring soon. Even though I had a TON of stuff to do yet, I couldn't pass up the fun opportunity - so, shopping and the rest of the cleaning/laundry would just have to wait!
After we picked up her medicine, we grabbed some lunch, ate and she went down for a short nap before our playdate. Amelia woke up from her nap a short time later, and before I knew it, it was time to get Olivia up and head out. She was pretty exhausted still, and her ear was obviously bothering her, but she enjoyed it for a while. We ended up leaving before jump time ended because she just wanted to relax. So, homebound we were. We ate a late dinner, and she was off to bed. Bringing another (fairly) great weekend to an end!
Today's Photo a Day in May is - "You" - meaning, ME! This is me, and of course, the most important pieces of me. I see so much of myself in each of my girls, it's truly an amazing feeling.
I also got this cute picture during today's rainstorm.
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