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Oh yeah!  :)

I thought I should pop back in to let you all know that our day took a 180 right around 11:00 a.m.  That's when the kids woke up from their morning naps.  (No joke.  Burke slept for three hours, and Ruby slept for two.)  They were in *significantly* better moods.  In fact, Ruby's waking words were, "Momma, I'm ready to have a much better attitude."

Words to make a Mommy smile...

We got dressed and met KyKy at McDonalds' for lunch.  Then, Ruby and Burke played in the playplace with some random kids who were also at McD's for lunch.  I was even feeling so much better that I organized their playtime for an entire hour.  We played Simon Says, Freeze Tag, "House" (I had babies and dogs and cats.), "Zoo" (I had dolphins, killer whales, and a sea lion.), Riddly-Riddly-Ree, and Duck Duck Goose.  When it was time to leave (Well, about forty-five minutes past when I had planned to go), I had to drag Ruby out of the playplace.  She was having SO MUCH FUN.  And Burke enjoyed himself, too.

When we got in the car, Ruby had settled down.  When I climbed into the driver's seat, she said, "Momma, thank you so much for playing games with us.  You were the best Mommy at McDonalds."

More words to make a Mommy smile...

We went to a local flea market, and Ruby got a new ($.75) book.  Mommy got some new ($.50) magazines.  I also found *the cutest* duvet cover for Roo's new room.  It was a great deal at $5.00...of course, I forgot about the fact that I'll have to buy the duvet to go IN it.  Whoops...  :)

Anyway, the library was next on our list, and we parked FAR away, so that we could walk in the sunshine.  Ruby got a new DVD and some books, and I picked up a book titled, "Living Oprah."  (More to come on that later!!)

On the way home, I noticed "Trader Buck's Flea Market."  I've always wanted to go in there.  And, heck, we'd already stopped by De'ja Vu today, so why not add Trader Buck's to the list??  Seriously, I need an entire post just to discuss Trader Buck's.  I'll leave it at that.  I'm speechless.

But I did find some *awesome* $8.00 baby dolls, and Ruby insists that she wants one for Christmas.  I do believe Santa will be making a stop at Trader Buck's sans Ruby.

We got home in time to make a very quick and easy breakfast for dinner, take a quick walk around the block, and spend some time reading our new library books and having a dance party.

This morning sucked, but this afternoon and evening were priceless.  Thank you for your prayers.  And, thank you, God, for the blessings you give me.  :)

Goodnight, friends...