October 17, 2007

7:15 Drop off. A new low, Becky had to drop off Ariel in my bedroom since I still wasn't up yet.

7:30 Breakfast - yogurt and hot cereal.

So apparently today is the first day of Ariel's life - without the nuk. She's going cold turkey. I'm glad I have a 4 day break until I see Ariel again.

9:00 Left for our adventures of the day. First, we had to get gas. I haven't gassed my car up in forever, I bet it's been more than a month. But I stopped my gas log so I don't know for sure. I've started up the log so I can see how long I can go. Next, we went to Kohl's. They had some nice sales going on. Alex got a new pair of sneakers in size 11. There are his first pair of tie shoes and he's excited to learn. I also got two more pairs of Halloween socks for $1/each. Score! After Kohl's we dashed to the library for the second half of story time. Ariel had no interest in such going-ons.

11:00 After story time we went to Michael's for the shelves I needed for my Judaica shrine. They had just what I wanted, and on sale, too.

11:15 We had a quick lunch of champions at Safeway - granola bars and gateraid.

11:35 Picked up Adam.

11:45 Dropped off Alex.

11:50 Got home. Ariel was asleep in the car and stayed asleep. I set up my non-idolatry Judaica shrine:



As usual, the cordless drill wasn't charged but I was able to hammer those screws in. I'm sure it's all the same in the end, right?

And see, the shrine's not creepy, I also have a nice pagen non-idolatry Halloween candle display:



1:30 Sam and Mae came over for a playdate. Well, Mae came over for a nap. Adam and Sam tried their best to play quietly so the girls could sleep, but neither one is known for their quietness.

2:00 Ariel woke up. I fixed her some mac & cheese.

2:30 Picked up Alex from school.

2:45 Ellen took Adam to pick up Ted from school.

3:30 Ruckus playdate with Ted et. al ensued.

4:30 Pick up.

Ariel did fine today without her nuk. I think it helped that she didn't need it to take a nap since she fell asleep in the car. She did ask for it a few times today (some more dramatic than others) but I told her it was "all-gone bye-bye" and then distracted her with something else.