As soon as I got on the highway I saw that traffic was backed up. I heard on the radio that there had been a five car pile up with injuries. I wasn't too worried. I decided to pass the time by thinking about stuff I might write about on my new blog. I found a pen and some paper and made notes. An hour later I decided to go to the car behind me and ask to borrow a cell phone. The problem was that when I called home the answering machine picked up and as soon as I started talking Liam picked up. I tried to give him a message but he hung up quickly. Shortly after that traffic started moving again. But it stopped a little later. I got off at the next exit. I wanted to try to take surface roads to the doctor's office but I have no sense of direction and I couldn't figure out how to get there. So I went back to the highway and went home.
When I got home I realized that Allen had just pulled in to the driveway behind me. Turns out he had gone to the highway and driven for a while. The message "I'm stuck on the highway" had made him think I might be stuck in a ditch somewhere needing help. But he turned around in time to get back so that Liam could make it to school on time. Just. With Triscuits and water for lunch.
I managed eventually to call the doctor and reschedule. But the baby was on who-knows-what schedule for napping and didn't sleep while Liam was at school. When we got home from picking him up we went out to take a few pictures, shovel a little and try to take a walk. Still too much snow for that really.
Did I mention that Devin got sick in the middle of Monday night and was sick all day Tuesday? Throwing up, very fussy. Yeah that happened, but he seems better now. I still have a sore throat. Also, we had no school Tuesday because of more snow. So things have been feeling a little crazy in general.
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