How to melt this Mummy's heart!

Yesterday was one of those days...you know the ones- you just want to rewind & start all over again.

The first Thursday in the month is when our home school group meets together at the city 1hr away, so I planned on that - unfortunately (& I have no idea why) I lost track of the time yesterday morning. It was only when one of the ladies called to say it was at a different venue that I really looked at the clock - 8:50am !! Because it starts at 10am, we have to leave around 9 to get there on time - none of us were dressed, morning tea wasn't packed, lunch wasn't packed, morning jobs weren't done..oh no!

We rushed around like chickens with their heads chopped off getting dressed. I grabbed the first decent outfit for each child & told them to go & get changed! Ellie couldn't find one of the shoes I told her to wear (in fact she couldn't find one of 3 different pairs & her boots were muddy), so in the end I told her to wear her sandels with her socks (a fashion rule I try never ever to break!). Finally all the children were sitting in the car & I had to cut up the cake I'd baked - as I cut it it just fell apart - I felt like crying (in fact I think I did). We left at 9:50am -oops!

H/s group went well & even though the children were disappointed not to have lunch with their friends (I didn't have time to pack it), they were placated with McDonalds! In the afternoon on these days I try & cramb in as much shopping as I can (this is because I only come to this city once a month), so they did very well as we rushed from shop to shop (thankfully I had a list of the exact shops I wanted to go to & what I wanted to get there). We always end the day with getting fuel & then going to the fruit & vege grocer & then to the bulk butcher shop. At the petrol station I bought some lollypops - as I got in the car I told the children that if they were good at the f&v & butcher, I would give them a lollypop on the way home....let's just say only Zai got a lollypop - the twins cried about this indecency until the next town (30mins away). I think my nerves are now shot!

Last night it was freezing cold - not just a bit cold, the kind of cold that let's you know that winter is well & truely here to stay. I decided after such a hectic & tiring day I would go to bed early & read for a while. I did my nightly rounds with all the children in their correct beds except for Eli who was in ours(I decided to keep him there - I love having a "little heater" in bed with me when it's cold). I read for a while & then heard one of the children up, after a bit of movement I went to investigate & found :

Jud & Zai had crept into Ellie's bed - they looked just so warm & snug I didn't have the heart move them!!

Awww how to melt your Mummy's heart!- one of those memories we'll cherish when they're all grown up!

Disclaimer: I'm not really sure why I wrote about my boring day, however it's been very therapeutic! - thanks for indulging me!