Veni, Vidi, Vici

Many of our friends accidentally call us "Julius," because they combine Bronius and Julia together in their minds and just end up calling us Julius. But I actually FEEL like Julius Caesar today because with God's miraculous graces, I conquered this whole day from start to finish.

~It started at 6 am when our son and our friend's daughter Elena woke up (she stayed with us because her Daddy was rushed to the ER in the middle of the night - he's okay now!) They played all morning and love spending time together (and making messes, as Josie will vouch for as well...;)

~She was with us until about 9 when Josie came to get her, and at about 9:30, Dominic and I headed to the library to "story time" where Dominic ran around opening doors and cabinets and climbing on furniture while the nice librarian read a story aloud to other children who were sitting still and listening. ;) He gets it from the Mendonca side of the family, he's a tactile learner. I chased him around the library and picked up whichever books I found on the way. One was randomly about sea otters, which Dominic keeps thanking me for.

~We came home and read stories, made grilled cheese, and cleaned up the house together. Then it was nap time, which I spent working on an order of cards which a dear friend placed with me, and creating my own collage of kiddos potty training to inspire Dominic to engage in this worthy endeavour.

~Then I dropped Dominic off with Elena's Mama for an hour while I baked a giant tray of lasagna from scratch, and mopped and cleaned all the floors, vacuumed the house and put away more stray toys.

~After dinner, I folded laundry and Bronius bathed Dominic thus letting me collapse onto the computer chair to commence my studying for the evening. With one half hour break to watch "The Office," I resumed studying and then went for a half hour walk, while simultaneously listening to voicemails and calling my siblings who are all in Florida together with out me. :(

It occurred to me on my walk that this was a very, very full day - and with a deadline to "meet" Bronius in the living room at 10 am so we can wind down together, I am now going to sign off !!!! I now understand what my Mom told me the other day "Julie, one day you'll look back on this time in your life and you will say 'I can't believe I actually did it all!!!!!'"