even mommies make mistakes

i know i make mistakes. probably more than i even realize. but this time i had to admit it to xander. the older kids at school were having a water day. i was one of those parents that doesn't read the sign completely, so as i left school on tuesday i scanned the sign, saw "water day - thursday 7/3" and made a mental note to pack up bathing suits and towels for my kids to bring.

so we get to school that morning, after talking about it for two days with xander, only to read the signs again and realize that it was for the schoolage kids and not for the 4 years olds.

i admitted my mistake to xander. he was a little down, but then asked if we could have our own water day at home.

so saturday we got out some water guns and water balloons and got a little wet in the backyard. because there is still a water ban in effect due to drought conditions i couldn't turn on the sprinkler or fill up the kiddie pool. but i "watered the grass" for five minutes and let the kids run through it. i think it was a first for cassidy. so we wasted a little more water than was necessary. so i'll take one less shower this week.