That's what I was feeling today while the kids and I were sitting right outside the service department getting our new tires put on and the oil changed...for 3 hours. The kids were EXCELLENT. I had several people comment on how well behaved they were and polite they were. It's always nice to be affirmed that what we strive to do is working.
We played with a couple of dry erase mats I'd brought that were new, and they read all the books I brought more than once, they ate tons of goldfish. After an hour and 45 minutes I let them get down and play with a tire display. They turned it into their cave, in their minds, and camped out "under" it. Then they'd eat their food and clean the tires, and then lay down again. The did this for around 30 minutes, and came back to the seats. I tried distracting them a little more with books and food, but they were over it. After more than 2 1/4 hours, I can't imagine why. I was getting antsy! I can't imagine how they felt. So I let them watch a show on my phone. So thankful for iphones! Of course, they had a TV there, but I was scared to change it from Matlock and In the Heat of the Night for fear that the old ladies there would turn on us. I didn't figure Super Why would be as entertaining for them. Although, now that I think about it, I think old ladies would be better equipped at being patient with long situations than preschoolers. Oh well. We made it. Just under three hours. I took some Mary Kay to a nurse at a clinic, and picked up some McDonald's so they could eat on the way home, and then be ready to go down the moment we walked in the house (this was not in my plan, nor our budget). But we left the parking lot of the dealership at 5 til 12. They were in bed by 12:35, with those stops and the 15 min. drive home. Hopefully they'll get up before 2:45 because we have dentist appointments at 3.
This is one of those days that got unexpectedly busy over the last few days. I knew I had the dentist, but we had to get the tires put on as soon as we got them, which was yesterday around noon. Then tonight I have a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting where we're making 5 batches of stuffing to freeze to give to a center around here that houses homeless women and children, if they have them. We're also buying precooked turkeys that another service is cooking and offering for sale. That place is Birth Choice, and they try to counsel and work with mothers that want to abort their children. So we're killing two birds with one stone...no pun intended. :) Anyway, the MOPS thing is at 6. It has just a jam-packed day.
I'm really thankful for the tires though. Dusty did a LOT of research to get the best ones for the best price, and I think he was a complete success. The tires are really quiet and ride really well.
OK, kids, you have 40 minutes left, and then you have to get up. I hope you wake up on your own...
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