piseco (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} piseco) wrote,@ 2007-02-07 16:44:00 |
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Crazy Day
I can't begin to express how weird the past 24 hours have been, but it will soothe me to try.
Last night, C had soccer practice. We got to the Y about 20 minutes early, as is our custom, because he likes to wander the building and watch swimmers and racquetball games. As we drove around the building to access the main parking lot, we were waved away. There was a car fire in the lot, still being actively attended to by fire fighters and various others. We drove around and around (this particular Y is in the most "downtown"-y area we have around here) and finally parked in a garage one block away.
One block is not such a big deal, except that we normally park in the building's lot and it happened to be about 8 degrees (with nasty winds too) at the time. I didn't have scarves or extra coats, just our normal coats and gloves. We got halfway to the building and C was really scared because he was so cold. Without thinking, I whipped off my coat and wrapped it around him... we made it into the Y just fine but it did take me half of soccer practice to warm back up!
Today, after the thrift store, we tried to stop at Target to refill a prescription. As we drove around the strip mall to access the parking lot, we were waved away. Yup. There was a small welding fire on the roof (it's being remodeled), still being actively attended to by fire fighters and various others. We drove around, parked, and watched for a while, but there seemed to be no hope of being let into the store soon, so we left.
Active fire trucks twice in 18 hours?
After lunch, I was reintroducing C to the joys of YouTube (yes, he loves Emperor Gets a Job, and was watching Sesame Street News Flash with Kermit for the first time) when I heard a funny rustling noise. I thought it was C swinging his legs, but turned my head in time to see a small mouse-y form dart out from under a bookcase, then sneak back under.
Instinctively, we ran into the playroom to see how the mouse escaped. Both of our mice were safely caged... so we're a three-mouse-house. I assume the bitter cold drove the field mouse to seek warmer, yummier housing. C and I had a long Talk about why we can not capture this mouse and put it in the tank with the others or even put it in its own tank. Then I started my search for a catch-and-release mouse trap, which seems to be widely available at all Lowe's but the one in my actual zip code. We'll call around some more tonight.
The phone rang, and it was Lynn from the agency. I'll put more information in a friends-only post...
I can't begin to express how weird the past 24 hours have been, but it will soothe me to try.
Last night, C had soccer practice. We got to the Y about 20 minutes early, as is our custom, because he likes to wander the building and watch swimmers and racquetball games. As we drove around the building to access the main parking lot, we were waved away. There was a car fire in the lot, still being actively attended to by fire fighters and various others. We drove around and around (this particular Y is in the most "downtown"-y area we have around here) and finally parked in a garage one block away.
One block is not such a big deal, except that we normally park in the building's lot and it happened to be about 8 degrees (with nasty winds too) at the time. I didn't have scarves or extra coats, just our normal coats and gloves. We got halfway to the building and C was really scared because he was so cold. Without thinking, I whipped off my coat and wrapped it around him... we made it into the Y just fine but it did take me half of soccer practice to warm back up!
Today, after the thrift store, we tried to stop at Target to refill a prescription. As we drove around the strip mall to access the parking lot, we were waved away. Yup. There was a small welding fire on the roof (it's being remodeled), still being actively attended to by fire fighters and various others. We drove around, parked, and watched for a while, but there seemed to be no hope of being let into the store soon, so we left.
Active fire trucks twice in 18 hours?
After lunch, I was reintroducing C to the joys of YouTube (yes, he loves Emperor Gets a Job, and was watching Sesame Street News Flash with Kermit for the first time) when I heard a funny rustling noise. I thought it was C swinging his legs, but turned my head in time to see a small mouse-y form dart out from under a bookcase, then sneak back under.
Instinctively, we ran into the playroom to see how the mouse escaped. Both of our mice were safely caged... so we're a three-mouse-house. I assume the bitter cold drove the field mouse to seek warmer, yummier housing. C and I had a long Talk about why we can not capture this mouse and put it in the tank with the others or even put it in its own tank. Then I started my search for a catch-and-release mouse trap, which seems to be widely available at all Lowe's but the one in my actual zip code. We'll call around some more tonight.
The phone rang, and it was Lynn from the agency. I'll put more information in a friends-only post...
