I got my own bin at work. See it? The one that says 'Michelle.' Lol. You can still see the gummy remnants where someone else's tag was peeled off. I'd like to say that it's empty because i'm that bad-a$$ and get my stuff done (and i do!) but the truth is I've only gotten like 2 things in it so far. Still, I was all impressed at being given a bin. Today a bin...tomorrow an email. =P
Yesterday it was raining and I drove the kids to school. Tristyn snagged my brown umbrella and we thought Maia's was in the car. When we got to the stop, we couldn't find hers though and I gave her my black one to use. They have only a little ways to walk--from the crossing guard where they are dropped off at, across the street and across the school yard--but they still wanted umbrellas. They both looked funny carrying adult sized umbrellas. All you could see were two little legs sticking out from each one. When I got to work it was raining even harder and I was reluctant to get wet so I rummaged around the car and came up with Maia's umbrella afterall. Maia's very pink or should I say berry pink, berry girly Strawberry Shortcake umbrella. I used it. It only got me one strange look from a woman in the parking lot and a horn blast from the passing traffic that when I turned around it was clear the horn was intended for me because a guy about my age grinned and pointed at my umbrella. Oh well, better than wet I say!
Maia had a nice afternoon playing at her friend Macey's house which gave Tristyn a nice chunk of time to do his own things without Maia 'bothering' him. I think he appreciated it. He came down and helped me get dinner started before we went and got Maia which mostly involved him sampling the honey I was using to make Honey Glazed Chicken.
Other than that, it was a pretty typical day. Today is dance class for Maia and that means Tristyn and I get to have our time together over hot cocoa. I'm really, really, REALLY enjoying this bit of time to have with him every week. =D
p.s. Riley is still suffering from his separation anxiety. So far his list of chewed items in the kitchen while I'm gone includes various art work done by the kids, darth vader (who came through unscathed), luke skywalker, and r2d2. As of yesterday, another art project can be added to that (I thought it was pushed high up on the fridge but I guess it wasn't) and the nozzle of the fire extinguisher is completely and totally ruined--unless of course during a fire one likes there fire dousing stuff to come out in a stream that is smaller than the circumference of a pencil lead and aiming strongly to the right. =(
