Productive Days Are Always Good...

I knew it was going to be a great day when I woke up feeling great at 7:30 this morning. Then, to top it off, Abbie slept with daddy for another hour and I got to sneak out for an amazing Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. :) I'm pretty sure Peppermint Mochas are sent straight from Heaven.
Abbie woke up in a great mood and I made her breakfast. We actually had clean clothes (a miracle in itself) and headed out the door without wasting a lot of time like we usually do. :D
And, by the Grace of God and one well-planned sucker for Abbie, I was able to make it through errand running with an energetic two year old... and neither one of us had a meltdown. We had some things to return, so we did... and we scored a couple of new items out of the returns. My favorite is a bulletin board that I have been needing for EVER... I am already tacking things up there like crazy! I am pretty sure it is going to be my saving grace... and all for $5.50 :)
I also scored some great things from Ross, like a cute froggie hamper for Abbie, a $3.50 pair of sunglasses for mommy, and an adorable decorative box. All for a grand total of... 75 cents!!!
It's only noon and we've already gotten all this accomplished... now to settle into our at-home routine and get some school work done and cleaning done. Yes, today is a productive day... and that makes for one happy mama. :)

One of those days...

Today was just one of those days. I didn't sleep all night last night because I kept dreaming of all the things that could possibly go wrong today... I repeatedly dreampt that I missed my 1st class (and an exam), then couldn't find my clothes to get to class. It was raining and then I got lost and someone rear ended me in my new truck- It was just a compilmation of everything that could possibly go wrong. I woke up stressed and not well-rested. Plus, Abbie decided that we should start the Elmo movie every time she woke up as well. Don't even get me started on that.
I got to school 30 minutes early and the lovely parking woman was rude about the new parking pass I needed. :) Then I almost got run over about 16 times trying to find a parking spot... I nearly ran into people and I got about 8 parking spots stolen from me. I was just a couple of minutes late to class after driving around for 20 minutes looking for a spot.
The day was just long and stressful. I did get SOME things accomplished, but there is still a lot to be done tomorrow. So I'm thinking it is time to call it a day, crawl into bed, and start fresh in the morning. I am already looking forward to that hot cup of coffee from Starbucks in the morning...