Murphy's Law of Motherhood

Yesterday was the first day of the Summer Reading Club - translated: the second busiest day of the year if you are a public children's librarian (the busiest will be Monday). This past week has also been really hot and humid, meaning that Duane (who works in heating and air) had to work yesterday too. Now you have the setting - it's 6:45 AM, Daddy is already at work, Mommy is getting ready for work, and Wesley wakes up with his sticky goop coating his eyelashes and his eye is swollen. Guess who has pink eye!?

Grandma and Grandpa H. still took Wesley for most of the day. Grandma H. is a retired public school teacher and pink eye doesn't faze her. Luckily, the Children's Hospital Urgent Care Center did not require a parent to take Wesley in. The doctor saw the boy and prescribed eye drops - so much fun for a toddler.

Grandma and Grandma P. (retired public school principals - also fearless) were willing to brave pink eye and watch Wesley while Duane and I went to a play after work. Apparently, pink eye didn't slow Wesley down one little bit. He ran around and was going strong until after 10:00!!!

We had a great time at the play. We went with a bunch of people from my work as the webmaster was acting in it. The theater is in a small, converted country church so the atmosphere is very laid back. The whole group of us tailgated in the parking lot before the show. It was so much fun! The weather was perfect and the food was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed the play too. We were warned the character Stephen played was "slightly slimy" but that was a lie - he was totally slimy!!! It was great! I work with some of the greatest people. Who says librarians don't know how to have fun!