An interesting day…

Today was an interesting day. It started with Gabriel attempting to plummet head-first down the stairs. I was a few steps further down the stairs and had that horrifying moment of indecision about whether it would be better to drop Lily to catch Gabriel or to watch as he tumbled down the stairs. Luckily, I didn’t have to do either thanks to Matt’s quick reflexes…He caught Gabriel by the ankle in mid-air (which was pretty cool to watch, even if it was through teary/panicked Mama’s eyes…). Gabriel, Lily & I went to the zoo today because, unlike the typical weather this winter, it was 60 and gorgeous today. We had a ball, but I managed to miss my turn onto the freeway because I was day-dreaming. I also fielded one of those impossibly-unanswerable questions that 2-year-olds come up with: “Mommy, why aren’t there dinosaurs at the zoo?” [Pause] *GULP* “Um, sweetie, dinosaurs lived a long time ago and don’t live here anymore.” “But Mommy, where are they?” “They’re gone and only their bones are left.” “What are bones?” Oh jeez, at that point I knew I was sunk and just changed the subject (Oh look, buddy, there’s a big truck!!!) I missed a second turn this evening on my way to a friend’s house that I’d been to a thousand times. Again, I was daydreaming.? Just one of those days I guess…