Last week I was able to attend a gym session for toddlers with my 20-month-old granddaughter. It was a delight to see her playing in the room full of appropriate gym gear. There was organized time with an instructor, along with casual playtime. During the guided activities moms (and some grandmas) and children sat around in a circle on the floor entirely covered in gym mats. Of course we had to take off our shoes off to walk into the room.
I do have a drawer full of wonderful socks. I also received two new pairs this Christmas, so why did I put on my old SmartWool socks that… just last week… I mended the toe? (There were a couple other holes in the back that I didn’t bother with.) I am not sure why – when I dressed that morning, for spending time with my granddaughter, I figured I’d have slippers on and she would not see the holes in my socks! I did not know we would be going to the gym. Well, needless to say I was a little embarrassed when we all had to take off our shoes to go into the gym room. Hopefully the young moms did not notice. I will never know. But I did throw those socks away!
And the day continued…
That afternoon, when I got home, I was working on my computer and accepted a download that I shouldn’t have, which caused a few problems that have since been corrected. That was not fun…but that was not all…
I made a great home-made pizza for dinner, and while taking it out of the oven it flipped over, and all the ingredients, including pizza sauce, spilled to the bottom of the oven and on the oven door. What a mess! We turned the oven off, closed the door, found leftovers in the frig (and cleaned the oven a couple days later!)
At that point, I settled in for a cup of tea and an early bedtime. It was fun to spend time with my granddaughter that day, but it was time to put the day to rest…thankfully each day begins anew.
I found some fun quotes on Pinterest….
Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breathe, smile, and start again.
Every day is a chance to start over.
Amen!
Thank you Valerie for sharing about a wonderful day that wasn’t perfect at all. I am so encouraged by the quote you included. I will remember that the next time our dinner ends up on the bottom of the oven 😍
What a day. I’m most impressed that you mend socks.
Only my favorites, but no more…HA!
I’m with Audrey! Not many people mend socks any more. Kudos to you for even doing that. And for letting us know, by your example, that we all have days like that once in a while!
The hard days do happen, thankfully we can laugh at them later.
First came a smile… Then a gasp! Thanks for sharing.
Yes, it was one of those days!