Today was quite the day ...

Wow, did we get a lot done today. Mike left this morning bright and early, but before he left Nick needed to be in our bed around 3:41 am. Mike left I think around 5 or 6 am, I really don't know, he kissed me goodbye, but I could have been dreaming. Evan woke at 7:14, and since he will STILL not get out of his bed, I woke up at 7:14 also. He yells ma-ma, mommy, mom UNTIL I go in and get him up. Many mornings I just open his door and say 'come and get in mommy's bed.' Anyway that is how our morning started. Let's see I got the boys interested in watching Curious George so that I could take a shower. Nick was fine for about the first 1 minute, then he realized that I was not actually on the bed with him. So he managed to get off the bed, no head wounds thank goodness. We made it down for a very quick breakfast, then over to MC for MOPS. Nick started to cry as soon as I turned onto the road to MOPS. Evan was fine. After MOPS was over and Nick was done crying, I headed out for a fun day of shopping with toddlers. I took some good cookies from MOPS to bribe them with. Evan's cookies lasted until we made it to the first store, Nick's is still in my diaper bag/purse. Anyway, from MOPS we went to Menards, that was fun. Then to Gordans Foods, great place for toddlers. Especially since by this time they both need their diapers changed. Apparently Gordons does not get too many moms shopping, no changing station. So we used the cart, now both boys have a shopping cart grid on their behinds. We made it through, then we went to get ink for my printer. Oh the clerks in this store, I think they had just met on www.meetyourhottieatstapels.com, they were not very interested in talking with a middle aged mom and her sugar driven toddlers. Wow, as I type this, I realize I only went to 3 stores today, I thought for sure that I had gone to EVERY SINGLE store in MC. From there we came home, Nick slept most of the ride home and Evan screamed that he did not want to listen to mommy's news station. Merry Christmas. We arrived home and Evan went RIGHT to bed. Nick was fine as long as he was in mommy's arms. At 3:30 I had to get Evan up from the nap he was not taking so that I could go and get our first babysitter of the day. He of course was hungry because the sugar was long worn off from the cookies I had been feeding him. Quick meal, ha. Then back in the car. More crying, why do we have to go? But after he has managed to get the bottom 6"of his pants completely snow covered, from walking BESIDE the cleared off sidewalk. Why would you want to walk on the sidewalk when you can walk in the snow, right. Anyway, we go and pick up Ra-ra, that is a good thing. We get back here and the boys are very happy to see her and hang out in the blue room and watch 'The Polar Express.' I breezed out. Came back after my meeting and a fast trip to the grocery, Nick is always out of bananas. Ra-ra and I actually get to sit and visit for about 45 minutes, that was so nice. Then my second sitter shows up, Madeline. A wonderful, wonderful young lady, I could never express fully how much she is appreciated here at the Messinger house. Someday Evan and Nicky will understand. This is why I posted this picture of my precious first born, Evan Michael. I was trying to rearrange the freezer so that the meatballs for Mike's office party would fit in, and he comes over to me and says 'mommy, please don't leave,' I swear it was just like that moment in Guatemala when he was 6 months old and I had to give him back to the foster mom, he looked at me like 'don't leave me now'. Oh my God, I knew that I have always loved this little man, but today he was tearing out my heart. It was the second hardest time by far that I have ever left him, I love that little guy so much!!! That's why I love Madeline so much, she gets the boys situated and I kiss them goodbye. I still need to take baby sitter #1 home, so I drive her home. Then on the way back I hear this funny sound, like maybe I ran over a big chunk of ice in the road. Well, then about 2 minutes later, I hear this sound like maybe I have a flat tire. So then the sound gets louder and louder and I know that for sure I have a flat tire. So I manage to drive all the way home, we will see what the damage is when Mike gets home tomorrow. I then walked over to City Hall for my meeting and caught a ride home with a neighbor. Madeline's mom was able to come and pick her up, since I do not have a drivable car now. But I am so Thankful. What if I would have had a flat tire with the boys in the car? It is so cold out. I would have had to carry Nick and convince Evan to keep up with me walking in the snow. Somebody must be looking out for me! With all that said, I had to post a favorite picture of my little Evan. He is the joy of my life and I cannot imagine a minute without him. And I know that when I go up tonight and check on him to make sure he is covered up, he will wake up, and he will want to get in my bed. And I will try and be strong and keep him in his room, but honestly in my heart, I would let him sleep in my arms every single night. I love my boys. I am so blessed. Good night.