1. Drove to work – 20 miles, 30 minutes, One $2 toll
2. Walked into work into a completely dark office – there was apparently a power outage
3. Stood around with my coworkers speculating on what happened and how long they’d make us stand around until they sent us home
4. Listened as they told us we could go home at 9am, but if they called later when the power came back on, we had the choice to stay home and use a vacation day or come back in for 3 more hours and get paid a full day.
5. Drove home – 20 miles, 30 minutes, No toll
6. Sat on the floor of my family room as Kayla & Alysa fought over my lap and climbed all over me; You’d think I had been gone for a month, not the 2 hours and 15 minutes it really was
7. Gave the girls their snack – my “free” day turned into J’s “free” day – how does that happen anyway??? ;)
8. Took the girls to the park with J – blissful family time!!!
9. Listened to Kayla ask for the “big fish” over and over again – this fish is at the park near my Sister’s house in Ohio, not at our park
10. Gave the girls lunch and put them down for naps
11. Repeatedly went up to Kayla’s room to sooth her crying and help her try to go poops on the potty – maybe it’s time to get rid of the crib? She was so upset and so trying not to go in her pull-up; Pooping on the potty is a long process but one she will keep working out until she achieves success
12. Finally relaxed at 2pm and started to work on dinner preparations
13. Got the phone call at 2:20pm and headed back to work at 2:30 – 20 miles, 30 minutes, One $2 toll… (vacation time is precious in our household and must be preserved at all costs…)