Leopard always boots into Safe Boot

Every time I restart Leopard it boots into "Safe Boot" mode. To get it to boot into regular mode I have to keep hitting "x" after the startup sound while booting.
I read that Leopard shouldn't boot into safe mode unless I hold down the shift key when starting up. My shift key isn't stuck down (I wouldn't be able to type this message in lower case if it were). But Leopard insists on booting into safe mode by default.
I applied the latest updates just this morning. So everything is up to date.
What can I do to get Leopard to boot by default into normal mode again?

Maybe I need more specifics. I clicked on the Apple menu in the topbar and clicked Restart. I then clicked Continue when prompted to restart immediately. I then held down the Command, Option, R and P keys. While holding down the keys I heard the startup chime once (not twice) and my computer started normally.
I'm wondering if I did the right thing since I didn't hear the second startup chime.
Did I miss something?
Thanks so much for your help.

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