aaaand.....I'm done.

With work.  Drove to GR Thursday morning - stopped at Walgreens to go to the bathroom and then eat my breakfast in the parking lot - car wouldn't start again to actually drive the last three miles and get to work.  Sorta freaked out - called Nick - called a couple of local auto parts stores that were no help.  Tried starting my car again.....and it started.  Weird.  Started my car at lunch just for fine, and then it started after work so I drove to my parents' house because I was working in GR again the next morning.  The next morning.....car wouldn't start.  Awesome.  Thankfully my parents have two cars and they are both retired, so I hopped in one of those and went to work.  We thought my battery was dead (though just a guess) and Nick had a new battery delivered to my parents' house the evening before (awesome!).  So my intelligent and resourceful mother decided to take it upon herself to Google how to change my car battery, and by the time I got back from work my car was running good as new :)  Drama!  And that must have been what was wrong because the car is running well now.

Meanwhile, Nick was at home trying to keep it together.  Gabs had a rough night....crying before bed and waking at both 2am and 4am crying.  After that lovely nights sleep, she obviously had a rough day at preschool as well (as reported by her babysitter who dropped off and picked up).  Nick got home from work and Maverick had gotten into the full trash, so there was trash (including about 5 days worth of coffee grounds) all over the house.  Then the dogs proceeded to attack a squirrel in our backyard and attempt to eat it alive....which the neighbors were screaming at Nick to do something about.  Umm ok.  In my mom's words, "I doubt it's the first squirrel that has died a natural death."  Anyway, along with trying to deal with my car issues.....it was a long week. 

And Gabrielle has seemed to make it through two whole weeks of daycare preschool before getting sick.  She woke up with a stuffy nose this morning so we will see what that turns into.  Obviously, who knows where she got it but still.  I hoping she's ok for school tomorrow because I want to talk to them about her days.  Both of her Tuesdays have gone very well, and both Thursdays not so well.  I'd like to change her second day to Friday if they have room....so we'll see.  The three days of activities in a row just seems too much for her by Thursday.