Pic of the week

 On Tuesday, I worked and worked during preschool hours so Minnie and I could spend the afternoon at the children’s museum. She asked to go last week, and she talked about it every single day until Tuesday arrived. She chattered all morning about which exhibits she’d visit first (did she want to play with the cow in the barn before she painted on the window? What about the water room? Did she want to bring her coat to the outdoor playground?), and she told me on the way there (I even picked her up a few minutes early from school so we would have plenty of time to play before we had to be home for Dorothy who is dismissed BEFORE 3 PM because fml) that she at lots of snack at school because she wanted to play first and then eat our picnic.

We found a parking spot right in front of the museum, and as I fed the meter, Minnie said OH I HO EXCITED. I BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS ALL DAY. She held my hand and skipped up the front door of the children’s museum. She tugged and tugged on it, trying so hard to open it, and I let her try for as second before I helped her (otherwise she would FREAK OUT and make me close the door so she could try again by herself), but the door was locked tight. BECAUSE THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED ON TUESDAYS. **head desk**

She was sad for a minute, but she rallied with a promise to come back on Thursday and try again, a trip to the awesome downtown branch of our library, and a picnic on the Capitol lawn where we appreciated that October lent November its bright blue weather for a few days.

On the way back to the car, she waved at her reflection in restaurant windows and said HI MINNIE as she passed by.

Crisis averted!!!