swim lessons started tonight. it was going to be just carter, but ava decided at the 11th hour to attend, and she did wonderfully. so, now she has school, skating, swimming, ballet, and soon skiing. carter has swimming. i cannot get over how much personal management i do. the infancy years were tough in their own right, but i swear this is harder. we have 6 daily bags that get packed. plus a snack bag, plus the now necessary cold-weather gear. for a person with my temperment -- ie, go to work/school, sit down, start working/studying, get up 8 or 10 hours later when the mental effort is complete -- this is VERY taxing.

but...we have a new refrigerator. i find it amazing that my life could be improved by such a order of magnitude simply by the presence of a large appliance. it says a lot about my domesticity, i suppose, but only now do i realize how vehemently i hated the old one. it was a side by side, and impossible to find anything/keep clean/fit anything in/exist with. now we have a lovely up and down one that makes me smile inside every time i open it. it is organized, clean, and spacious, and it makes every morning just a little brighter.

and it has a water filter, just perfect for little hands.