what we did today:

Because Eric's office was closed for Veterans' Day and I happened not to be scheduled to work today, we took the children to daycare and had a day off together. It was the most time we have had alone since Jewel was born. We spent most of the day in Rome, but we did wander past this curious sign:

In case you don't have 20/20, it reads "Historic Site Meteorite Landing Circa 1998"

This is me in the hole created by said meteorite:

We had fun just toodeling around, not being interrupted by little vioces, or potty emergencies, or feeding schedules. We did just what we wanted, which renewed us, and refilled our well of patience so that we can handle the little voices, potty emergencies and feeding schedules more gracefully tonight.