Footloose and Fancy Free

Today was a very exciting day.

Not only did today mark Emily's triumphant return to preschool after missing all of last week (I know, two measly days, but still), but it was also the first day Lucy was able to attend swimming lessons.

The session at our local park center (well, my mom's local park center) started last week when the girls were at their absolute clingy and coughy-est. There was no way that they were going to be able to go swimming.

Swimming and preschool neatly coincide so that I have the morning ALL to MYSELF.

And this morning was the first Tuesday of that new pattern.

It was heavenly.

My mom came and picked Lucy up at about 8 this morning and then I took Emily and Elliott to preschool (they are fondly known by their preschool teachers as the "E girls").

And then I went to the bank (I know: woo! exciting!) and then to Wegmans.

After all that excitement I went to Target for the truly exciting part. I bought some of the supplies we need to have to move Lucy into a big girl bed. Specifically, I got two blankets and two sets of twin sheets. I've discovered that multiples of just about everything is handy for those middle-of-the-night puke episodes. I need to hunt down mattress pads and pillow protectors (I'm picky and I want to get something very similar to the ones I reviewed 85 years ago) since I couldn't find them at Target this morning. (Seriously, every single standard sized pillow protector was GONE. Very strange.) While I was making my leisurely way through Target this morning, I also took the opportunity to pick out the girl's new bedding. Mike's mom kindly offered to buy new bedding for the girls' new beds. Now that I know what I want I need to set up a time for us to go get it.

I went shopping for twin mattresses this weekend and just need to go back to make the actual purchase. I also picked up the bunk bed we're going to use from Mike's parent's house and just need to wipe it down before setting them up as twin beds. (We talked about making them into bunk beds right away, but we decided that Emily is just a little too young to be in the top bunk.)

I am so excited about this stuff, I can hardly tell you. We're going to put the two girls in Emily's room and make Lucy's room into a play room. I am mere weeks away from being toy-free in the living room! (And anyone who points out that I am likely to still have toys in the living room even after they are moved to the playroom MIGHT get a diaper sent to them. Just sayin'.)