Day Two (2)

This morning Danielle woke me up and I came out, Olivia was watching Spongebob, but Jacob was still sleeping. Must be nice. Olivia went in to wake up Jacob, and they had waffles for breakfast. I got Olivia ready for school, changing and brushing teeth and hair. Jacob I got dressed but he got a reprieve because Darren was still home so I didn't take him along to drop Olivia off. I was going to brush his teeth when I got back but I forgot. I was distracted, because on the way to school, my car was acting up. It like jerks and bumps. This has happened before, and the people told me that there was a code in the car's computer that was switching the battery off while I was driving, which then kicks the engine off and on. They fixed it, or, at least it stopped happening until this morning. Olivia and I made it to school, bucking the whole way, but we got there. After I dropped her off, I gave my car a pep talk. Or maybe threatened it. Better just knock it off! Say what you will, but it worked. It didn't happen on my way home, on my way to pick her back up, or on our travels later in the afternoon.

I came back and Jacob had destroyed the house. Not really, but he got into gift wrap and threw tissue paper everywhere. Darren had to leave for work earlier than he expected, so Jacob and I were left to our own devices. I stared at the clock and calculated how long until nap down to seconds. Haha. He rode his bike for a while, and played trains. I didn't partake in the trains this time. I always have to build the track all by myself, while he asks ("Does it go?") if the train will go on it yet, even though I only have two pieces of track attached, and tries to put the train on the track, at the exact spot I am trying to work on. And after I finally have it all finished, he usually breaks it apart and throws pieces across the room.

We picked up Olivia and had PB&J sandwiches for lunch. Jealous? Actually, Olivia had only the peanut butter and jelly, she just smeared it onto her fingers and ate it like that, she left most of the bread. They went to their rooms, but I'm not sure they napped. Olivia may have, Jacob I don't think slept a wink. I was taking a shower and I heard him at the bathroom door. I couldn't hear what he was saying, so I had him come in. I could still here him talking but it sounded like he was still outside the door, so I poked my head out of the curtain and was yelling come in, but he was standing right there and startled me. He wanted water, one of is main stall tactics, so I told him to get it from the bathroom sink and go to sleep. He came in again to ask for a diaper, he can ask for a diaper so he can go number two in that, but he can't just use the toilet... So I told him to wait and I'd get it when I came out. He stayed in his room but like I said, I don't think he really slept at all. Olivia came out eventually and we watched Spongebob. She didn't have any drama today. Jacob came wandering out at some point and I kept sending him back to his room, but it didn't do any good. I got bored, so I decided that we'd go to Barnes & Noble so they could play with the train set.

We got there and I had to keep the kids from running straight to the trains, because I had to use the computer. I wanted to read a book while they played, and it wasn't where I had seen it displayed before anymore. I was looking for The Meaning of Matthew, which I talked about before I think. I had almost bought it a few weeks ago, but I decided to wait. Where I had seen it displayed had been on the Sale table. Now I realized it was in a different place because its not on sale anymore. Should have just bought it back then, oh well. So I looked it up on the computer, and found where it is now. I could have found it without the computer, its in the Gay & Lesbian Section, but I wasn't sure. Then we had to go grab a copy, then the kids could go run for the trains. At first they were by themselves, but then this trashy little girl came and was playing with them. Ew. So I read the first chapter, and asked the kids if they were done playing. Jacob said no initially, just as I expected, but then he immediately changed his mind and said yeah they were done. And I'd thought I'd have to pry him off the train table.

So dropping the book back to its spot on our way out, I saw this really really really cute guy. We just walked through the Gay & Lesbian section and I replaced the book as I passed without stopping, and He was around the corner. I had two kids in tow, not the most ideal scenario. Two and Four year olds are cute and all, but they aren't the best wingmen. Terrible actually. I didn't stop, just kept heading for the door, but I turned around as I walked. He walked past the LGBT section, only to turn around and double back to it. Trying to avoid going there, or being seen going there. He probably was checking if there was anyone in the aisle. The point is, he was gay. And soooo cute! Like, my gaydar isn't fail-safe, people flirt with me and I don't know they're gay (tho I didn't even know he was flirting...but that is a diff. story,) but this guy, I had proof, and he was sooooo cute! Haha. But I just left and was crabby the rest of the day. Nannies are old women because they have lived their lives and they don't have to worry about meeting someone only to have little kids around to ruin their mojo. Oh well. It was Barnes & Noble after all, and not Café Du Monde... Sigh.

xoxo, Travvy