What A Day

As I write this at my computer, my six year old is asleep on my bed. She passed out at five o'clock.

We started the day with a news flash, the local High School was on a two hour delay. Of course it was dark out at 5:45 am and we couldn't see any of the "snow". We flipped to the local news station to learn our school and those north of it were all on a delay.

My littlest was having a field trip to the local children's museum and I volunteered to chaperone. That meant we could sleep in, no such luck. She was up and then we got ready for our day. First we went to the local interesting grocery store and picked out things for out "brown bag" lunch. We had; yogurt, cheese sticks, apple sauce, rice pudding, coffee cakes and water. We packed two of everything in a white plastic grocery bag. We then went to the Shul for Minyan. Littlest did Modeh Ani and Aleinu with another of the Three Musketeers. We had breakfast with the Minyannaires, then ran an errand. Then off to the Museum, where we had to wait for the bus and it was late.

When the bus arrived we scurried in out of the frigid temperatures. First the Museum staff lectured 36 first graders to behave and put their walking feet on and to be quiet. Then we were sent to the Rain Forest exhibit, followed the Human Body, Building and finally Energy (The water room). We moved onto lunch (The longest time slot, unlike on a normal school day when it's twenty minutes.). Lots of trips to the bathroom with lots of kids multiple times. Resulting in very tired kids and teachers who got on the bus.

I then went to the Department of Motor vehicles, a real Connecticut adventure. A record, temporary registration in just under an hour (They even gave me a "fast pass" for my return trip- like Disney World!), home to get the "new"car (OK new to us.) then off to Emissions and we passed and back to DMV. Done with Registration in less than 30 minutes. When I went outside the car would not turn on, I called AAA (Told them my six year old would be waiting at the bus stop for me and I was in a bit of an emergency.) and they came in 45 minutes. Lo and behold the battery was fine and he thought it was the starter. I called Uncle Arthur and he came got me and Littlest's car seat. We went and got the little one and our Knight in Shining Armor took us home. But where are my house and other car keys? Either left at home after DMV trip #1, at DMV or my mechanic where I had emissions done. Please let me know if you know where my keys are!

It's been a very long day. Chamomile tea, cookies and bed!