Yesterday

Yesterday was a good day... It was very much unlike our other days in most ever way.  We took Jeremy to work so that I could have the car for the rest of the day... I know... that means a 30-45 min commute for me and the kids (each way) that we usually don't have (and we did it twice), but it was fun to talk to Jer on the way and the kids got a little more sleep because they slept the whole way there and back.  When we got home, Diane and four of her kids came to visit.  That was a lot of fun and they got to stay for a little while.  I was also babysitting 3 other kids, but they got along great with Diane's kids and for the most part they stayed out of trouble.  Everyone left, I cleaned up a little bit and got Sammy to his 9 month doctors appointment.  His Celiac test came back negative (phew!) and his ear infection is a lot better now that he's been on antibiotics for a couple of days.  When we were done there, my high school friend Aliesha McNeff called to see if I still wanted to get together... I actually had a car so I went out to her house where we got to visit for about 1 1/2 hours while Ada played with her two oldest.  It was fun to see how she's doing and to catch up a little.  I would have talked longer, but  Ada was starting to feel her lack of nap for the day.  We got into the car and the kids slept on our way up to pick up Jer.  We stopped at IKEA on the way home to play in the kids area and eat dinner.  It was fun, and Ada definitely had a blast... she kept sneaking her way back to the kids area after we decided that it was time to leave.  I think her favorite is either the little kids kitchen or the slide or the tent or the rocking moose or the... you get the picture.  we bought a stool to help her get on the potty easier... the one that we have in there right now is actually one meant for me to be able to reach things in our really tall cabinets.  Then we got home and kids watched Monsters vs. Aliens while I did pilates and showered... then the kids went to bed while Jer and I played a 1/2 hour of Lord of the Rings on our computers.  Definitely packed in a lot.  I was exhausted.