Monday was D-day for me. Disaster day that is. I had planned a beach day week earlier with my mom's group and just happened to be watching my nephew the same day. I packed all of us and headed to the beach as planned. My mom's group has gotten less and less dependable and so at the last minute, everyone bailed. I ended up on the beach alone with three little kids. Austin was experiencing it for the first time and for about 30 minutes, he was thrilled, then he was over it. Then I was trying to keep everyone happy and keep an eye on them all. It was busy!
B loves the beach.
Austin...feels so so about it.
Micah loves the beach too. Well, after snacks and entertaining for a while, Austin had had it and I decided it was time to pack up and go. I took them to the car and got clothes changed and got everyone buckled and was about ready to go when I realized my phone was missing. I checked over and over again and it was really gone. I picked all the kids back up out of the car and headed back to the beach. I retraced my steps and asked people along the way if they had seen my phone. I went back to the spot I was at and looked around and even asked a stranger nearby if she could call my phone. Nothing! Stressed and tired, I put them all back in the car again and headed home. Along the way, my gas light went on. I got home and tried to get a hold of Chad to tell him I couldn't find my phone. My cousin helped me out by sending me a map of where my phone was (on the beach!). In the meantime I was getting the kid lunch and baths. When Chad got online, he told me to go to the beach to get it, but without someone to call it, I would be wasting my time. Annoyed, but always helpful, Chad got in his car and headed to the beach to meet me. I got all the kids back in the car, stopped to get gas and headed back to the beach. As I pulled up, Chad was on the curb with my phone in his hand. Someone had turned it in to the lifeguards. Awesome! Anyways, after a day like that, I was done! We headed to Frapy's for frozen yogurt and called it a day. So glad that day was over!
Here is a quicky on milk art that I grabbed from another website. The kids loved it! All you need is milk in a tray, food coloring, and something to stir it with.
Throw some of the food coloring in the tray.
Then swirl away!
We did this a few times. It was quick and easy and the kids loved watching the colors move around!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
D-day and milk art
The latest by The Trotter Family at 9:41 AM
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I'm glad you found your phone! what a day!
did you know calories don't count on really stressful days? good thing you got frozen yogurt that night! :) my goodness, glad THAT day is behind you. i'd loading and unloading kids all day let alone all the other crap that happened!
and yes, i will be stealing your milk art idea.
Holy Day!I wish I lived closer, I would have totally come to the beach with you. glad you found your phone and glad that day is behind you! :)
How did she get a map of where your phone was?! That's crazy. Glad you have it again:) Cool milk art!
So glad you found your phone- sorry that was so stressful. And I love that milk art idea! And I know we are meant to be friends because the only thing I want at the end of an awful day is fro yo too :)
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