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Today has been a busy day...or at least it has felt busy for all of the rushing around.

Doug & Andy started preschool this morning. I snapped a quick picture before we headed out the door...but I left the camera on the floor of the car so I will have to post it later.

Ben, our baby-sitter, was going to be here to pick the kids up and to take care of them while I had my first day of co-teaching an intro to education course.
However, Ben's grandfather is dieing. He had to go help with his younger sister while his parents were shuttling back and forth because his grandfather is close to dieing.
So my Monday got a lot more complicated.
I dropped the boys off at their first day of preschool. Jo and I went to the parent orientation session.
I shoved Jo through the door at a friend's house and assured her that Jo would stop crying when she couldn't see me anymore (I'm hoping this was accurate).
I drove and parked and made it to the first class only about 5 minutes late.
I mostly sat through the first class and then we had to meet with the person who oversees the various education programs and certification and such.
I had to excuse myself before the meeting was over.
I rushed to pick up Jo while missing every single traffic light, wishing I had time to eat, go to the bathroom, and wishing that it would stop raining because I was soaking wet.
I picked up the boys at preschool. I should have parked and walked in to get them because by the time I waited in the car rider line, then had to pull over to do up their buckles (they can do some but not all of it), I barely had time to rush home and drop off the kids with Jim (who graciously took a half day so that I could be at the first day of class), go to the bathroom, quickly eat not quite warm yet Spaghetti-O's, and then rush off to class again.
Hopefully the child care arrangements worked out ok for the rest of the day. I won't really know until 9pm tonight because that is when I get out of my own class.
I envy people who live close enough to relatives who are willing and have the time to watch their children.