OOyyyyy....

So.  I had this idea that I would take off early today so that we could get the milk picked up and get home and clean the house.  I  got the girls in the van and packed it up, set off, and realized when I went to plug in the TomTom that Ben  had it.  I called Ben to confirm, and he told me he'd be home shortly because he was going to go to help out in Liam's classroom.  So, we turned back home, hitting the bank to deposit a check and get some cash for the farmer's market, then waited for Ben.  So, about 10:30, we're off on a series of errands.  First, the farmer's market for eggs.  We also picked up a bag of 3 cookies for Molly, as we had done this on a prior trip, and, of course, she was convince she needed them again.  She was rather grouchy today, and put out that I refused to buy a bag of 6.  Later, I explained to her, 1)she did not need 6 cookies (even to share, as she told me that was her plan), and 2) we can make almost a whole batch of cookies for even the $1 we spent on 3 cookies.  Next time, we won't buy them.  

After the farmer's market, we headed on toward the farm where we have a cow share.  Near there is an apple orchard, and we stopped there and picked up a bushel of apples.  I wasn't going to get that much, but decided with all those apples staring at me that it would be good to make applesauce.   We left, and I remembered I meant to look at their maple syrup.  I had checked the one stand in the farmer's market that had it today, and wasn't thrilled by their prices.  We stopped at the next orchard (about a block from the one we usually visit).  A quart for $15.00.  Nope.  So, we went back and picked up a gallon of syrup at the first orchard.  

Then, on to the milkhouse.  Almost as soon as I had things set up to start pouring milk into jars, Molly insisted that she had to go to the bathroom and couldn't hold it any longer.  I left everything sitting, and drove her over to the other barn where there is a bathroom.  We could have walked, but she was in quite the hurry, and there were some really mean geese in the yard right near where we would have walked.  So, then, we drove back to the milkhouse and finished with getting milk (for us and 2 other families).  

I stopped and bought gas at a station that always has cheaper gas, for 3.18 a gallon.  The pump kept clicking off, so I bought $10 worth and quit.  Then, about a mile later, I saw another station that had gas for 3.10!  No worry though, I still did better than in my town, where it had dropped from this morning's 3.39 to 3.33 when we got back.

I missed my exit heading home, and remembered I wanted to stop at the bread store anyway (just a little further down the road).  We stopped at the bread store.  We drove back home (about 20 minutes), stopping to drop off milk for the people we exchange pick up with.  While I was getting the first person's milk out of the cooler, I flipped a carton of eggs and broke about 4.  

So, I came home, unpacked all the stuff, rinsed out the coolers, and cooked up the four eggs that had cracked (consider it lunch--Reagan ate at least one).  And now it's 2:50.  And I'm tired.  And Reagan slept for a bit in the car on the way there, so she won't be taking another nap lately, but she still definitely wants to nurse.  

I think I have to go drink some iced tea so I can stay awake and hopefully at least get a little cleaning done before everyone gets home.  I guess I also still have time to pull out bread dough for pizza (thank goodness).