Silence is Golden

Andrew has finally fallen asleep after screaming in his bed for 45 minutes. I suppose that's not terrible, but it's not really normal for him, as he really enjoys his naptime. Yesterday, he was whiny and unhappy, so I asked him if he wanted a nap. Immediately, he stopped crying, and walked toward his room, pointing! I take that as a yes! :) What a little sweetheart! I think Josh and Claire enjoy his naptimes almost as much as he does, because of my new leniency. Sometimes, though, Claire will say, "Put Andrew down for a nap so we can watch a movie!!", and it will be 7:30am. That doesn't work quite as well. Ha!

Today, Josh went to his kindergarten class. They talked about the moon and drew pictures of their own made up moons. They also talked about carrots...even painted a t-shirt using a carrot instead of a paintbrush! What fun! I know Josh will miss this time with teachers other than his own mom! :)

While Josh was at his class, I took Claire and Andrew to the mall. A friend of mine had to exchange some things, so we tagged along. It was nice to get out. They have a fun play place for little tiny children there, so they had fun running around. We ate lunch there, too (pb&j sandwiches and chips...from home...I don't like mall food). Then, I had to leave to pick up Josh and Joseph (a friend he goes to class with). It was all fine until I mistakenly went West on I-66 instead of East!! Doh!! I have no idea how I missed it! It was so plainly there on the sign: I-66 West Gainesville. I think I was nervous because I hadn't ever gone that way, and there were a lot of cars on the road. I just put on my "freeway driving cap" and pushed on the gas! I was headed past Centreville when I finally noticed the signs. Dulles? Centreville? Ummm...where am I going??? Then it was too late to get over, and I had to wait for the next exit to be able to turn around, which was Manassas!! That is 12 miles West of Fairfax! DOH!! Oh well. I needed gas in the van anyway, and it was $2.99 there instead of the $3.09 here. So, I guess I saved $1.60 in gas...somewhere... I finally was able to turn around, though, and went on I-66 East to the Beltway and made it to his class only 15 minutes late for pick-up! whew!! I hate I-66. Oh well. At least we made it all in one piece. I am going to miss this area, though. It is SO much fun to drive here! I love the adrenaline rush!!!!! :) It's super fun to maneuver in downtown D.C. during rush hour! Ha!!!

So, it is now quiet time. It's not so quiet right now, because Claire is getting tired of sitting (after about 5 minutes) and feels that she needs to have a snack during the entire movie. No. Sorry. I gave her an apple and a piece of bread, but she wanted to have candy. It will be nice in Africa when candy is not so readily available!!!