ruskin slept on the couch of the night -- lucky guy. he came up the second time i woke him up. and then he went to work in the morning. the kids got to say good morning and good bye at least. getting dressed was slow. r had to be redirected many times. both ate well and were kind of whiny. but we eventually got out the door. sometimes it is actually easier when there is only one of us. for me, it means i know i have to do it all and i can pace myself and plan accordingly. somehow i always end up more ambitious when ruskin is not there. so the kids were dressed and fed, 2 loads of laundry done, dishes done, counters wiped, and roomba turned on within the span of two hours.
this meant that i did slow us down a little and we were late getting to auntie hot-hot's house. we worked our way down to the st paul library for the puppet show. k enjoyed it quite a bit. r was distracted by the magic school bus. too much for him to process.
nevertheless everyone had a good time.
on the way back we put air in a tire, ate some lunch, and k fell asleep. i managed to take her upstairs and back to sleep. overall she had about a 3.5 hour nap today. she needed it. r went with ruskin to go buy skating gear. that is correct -- r is going to start skating lessons soon. but tomorrow he is going to go try it out with his dad.
after he came home, his lack of nap started showing. the rest of the night as not great. i had a headache and he was very inflexible and emotional. a lot of crying and whining. he managed to perk up a bit during dinner. he also seemed to enjoy his time on the computer. k played puzzles and other games. everyone made it to bathtime. both are in bed. i am not sure who will asleep sooner. it will be close.
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