Things do not change much from day to day. It is very redundant throughout the day with lots of cleaning and doing things with the kids to keep them entertained and interested in things without getting at eachother. This day was just that. But at the end of the day we finally had a place to go and something to do.
Mat was completely exhausted from getting hardly any sleep. Mathew had crawled into our bed wide awake a little after 1am. He thought it would be great to wiggle around and try to talk with Mat who had to be up in just a couple hours for work. So Mat, poor guy, got little sleep.He did not really want to go with me back to base but I was still nervous to drive the car and wanted his support a few more times just to get used to it all. He was there to yell at me if I was not doing something right. Plus a section of the highway is closed off due to construction so we have to ignore the GPS until we get to a certain point and it redirects us. I think I will be ok after a few more times driving.
So he went with me because he loves me and knows how I am. I am thankful that he cares and even though he is exhausted still agrees to do things to make life easier on me! When we arrived we were a couple minutes late. We had been stopped by a train and then once the gates opened, people we slow to get through and the lights started flashing again saying that another train was coming. Of course I stopped... even though I could have went but I would rather be safe than sorry. And of course it is not just one train that comes each time. It can be 3,4, or even 5 trains you are sitting for to pass. That can take up to 20 minutes. Sooooo of course it has to be one that has 3 trains... after already waiting in line the first time. Which made us 3 minutes late. OOPS... the good this was that they had not started yet so we were there for the whole thing. Paige was super quiet and Mathew yelled the answers out. I was surprised at how much he actually paid attention. I think this boy will be a little smarty pants once school starts. Everything seems to soak in with him pretty quickly. The kids both got to sit in the fire engine and Mat took their photos. Something they had done several times before because Mat worked in a yard that had a fire truck and we took a lot of trips as GS to places that had Fire Engines. But it was the icing on the cake for the night.
A lesson for some- Girl Scout Motto "Be Prepared!"
Testing to see what chemical is in the next office - see me glowing in the background?
Earthquake drill
We headed back after the hour meeting and driving at night was ok. The lights on the car seem to work pretty well even without the brights but it still makes me nervous driving when people are coming at me and I can not see the road ahead because there are no lights on the roads. It always seems like they are heading right at me. The lorries are the worst. They take over the whole road and just one miss calculation, they are into the side of the car. UGH!
I think Ill take my time and drive mainly during the day. Ill leave night driving to Mat as much as possible!
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