Let's Go Swimming

Wake up. Beautiful day...let's go swimming.
Want new pool.
9:00am
Everyone fed,
clean,
dressed,
in the car.
Drive to Target to get it.
Don't have.
Buy a summer 'chic lit' book, new chalk...ready for fun in the sun.
Drive to Walmart.
Buy pool.
Stop to buy coffee on the way home (not on the way, mind you...) but need to go to the bank so it works out.
Take longer route home because Kathy and Judy are funny. (on radio)
Home.
Unload car.
Emily awake.
Henry "so 'cited, Mom."
Change one diaper.
Get Henry dressed,
sunscreen,
swim diaper,
swim suit.
Change another diaper.
Put on sunscreen.
Get self dressed for outdoors.
Emily crying.
Will. Not. Be. Left. Alone.
Henry begins to whine.
Emily stops crying.
We go out side.
Bring chalk, pool, sunglasses and coffee.
Set up umbrella.
Run back inside--forgot to switch water tank to softened water--convince Henry to come in.
Back outside.
Hook up hose, turn on water.
Begin to fill up pool.
Henry wants to draw with Chalk.
Draw with Chalk.
Emily crying.
Convince Henry to come back inside.
Emily ok.

LUNCH TIME.

Henry wants to come in.
Henry wants to change clothes.
Take off swimsuit and swim diaper.
Begin to make lunch.
Turn off water outside.
Eat lunch.
Convince Henry to stay inside while Emily eats.
Feed Emily.
She will not be left alone.
Emily cries.
Henry cries.
Mommy thinks about crying.
Decide to go back out.
Put swimsuit on Henry.
Put Emily under umbrella.
Henry draws with chalk.
"How about we swim?"
Go to pool.
Look at pool.
Get in pool.
We stand in it for three minutes.

"I all done swimming. That fun, Mommy."
Noon.