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Driving Mr. Luke

Wednesday is definitely not the day to do errands. Luke got a good nap in this morning (9-11 am! That's more than Eleanor and Amanda ever napped in a whole day!) but then after lunch we went to:
  • pet store (for information about fish)
  • craft store (a bag for Amanda to take to school, plus decorations)
  • grocery store (groceries, of course =)
  • coffee store (feeding Michael's addiction)
  • bread store (mmm, fresh bread!)
  • pick up Eleanor from school
  • home
We got home at 3:15 and then left for gymnastics at 4, got back home at 6:15. He got a few winks of sleep, but he really wants to be home for a 1 hour nap in the afternoon. Sorry, buddy... On the one hand, he would like to be an only child so that I could make my schedule revolve around his naps and he would get them all regularly. On the other hand, he really does enjoy his sisters, they are so much funnier than his parents. Doing all the errands in one day does save gas, but it is not so much fun for the kids.

Amanda seemed to enjoy all the errands today, although she got tired around the coffee shop errand. Her favorite was definitely the pet shop.
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