Day 62--A Harried Day

We woke up this morning to our traditional Saturday morning donut breakfast, but nothing about the rest of the day was traditional from there.  We then had to get our house in showing order and get the kids out of the house before 11:00am and then keep them out until the end of the second showing at 3:00pm.

We left the house at 10:57, only to see the first car pull up as we were leaving.  We then tried to get our car washed for the fifth time in two days, only to see a line of 5 cars yet again.  We decided to swing back by the house to see if they were still there, and as of 11:30, they were.  Good sign.  We actually think that there is a good chance we may get our first offer tomorrow, which would be huge (obviously.  duh.)

We then headed to the zoo for a picnic and an opportunity to see the sights.  Both kids were over the moon at this development.  George was particularly excited because he knew that our picnic lunch included Cool Ranch Doritos and Oreos, both special treats and not usually offered at our house.  We enjoyed the nice weather and as many animals as were out.  Though the weather was nice, many of the exhibits were closed because the animal enclosures still had shocking amounts of snow and ice.  However, by 2:00, the kids were getting very fussy, so we headed back to the house, thinking that the second showing might be like the first and be already over.  Of course not.  It was like the very interesting night right before the sickness broke out in our house.

The showing was from 2:00-3:00.  They showed up at 3:01, and stayed for fifteen minutes only to let us know this evening that it would not be a good fit.  By the time they left, we had resorted to playing in an empty lot by our house.  So, the kids were tired, muddy, and well past naptime. 

In some ways though, the kids fared better than Barney and I have--both of us are totally exhausted and ready for bed, but before I go, I am sneaking out for one last attempt at the car wash.  The car is seriously filthy, and it makes it hard to see out the windows.  If I can pull it off, I think it would be a nice little surprise for him in the morning.