Parade mayhem!

The parade fun is over! I really did have a good time yesterday, irregardless of the fact that I was up so early. The day started out with me sitting at the DART station at 5:53am. For those of you who don't know, the DART is our light rail system. It fabulously runs from way north in Plano, through downtown, and ends somewhere in South Dallas. That's just the red line. There's a blue and a green (and soon to be yellow) line too. I love to ride DART when I have to be downtown and I know that everyone else in the world will be too. Who wants to drive in that? :) Anyways, on Saturdays, the DART only runs every 20 minutes. I had to be downtown at 7:15Am, so I had to be assured that I would be on the DART that left at 6:28am. I guess I was paranoid, because I waited on that blasted platform for 30 minutes. At least I wasn't cold! The parade uniform consists of red sweatpants (which everyone looks good it!HA!), a red turtleneck (which normal people haven't worn since the 80's) and a sweatshirt. Not usually a bad uniform. The high temperature yesterday was 89 degrees. That is NUTTY. I was roasting all day long. Once I got downtown, I was given the job of helping the characters into their costumes. Then I got drafted to go to City Hall with a handful of characters who were going to be meeting the crowds for an hour and a half. It was really a good time...those kids were so excited to see them! I was the escort for Miss Bindegarden...apparently she's the star of a book. I'd never heard of her. After that, we were whisked away on our golf carts to a brunch for people who had donated 25,000 or more to Children's and their families. Then, I got to drive the characters back on a golf cart through the busy streets of downtown. Then I got to go home. I saw absolutely NONE of the parade! :) I did see the "giant inflatables" all lined up, as well as the floats...but nothing else. I did get to see the parade on TV. TIVO recorded it for me. It looked really cute! I also missed the Point of Grace concert at City Hall afterwards. Becca did call me and let me listen to our favorite part of one of their songs. It was a good time. I would have been a lot angrier if I wasn't going to see them in concert in 2 weeks anyways! All in all, it was a good time. I am hoping with one year under my belt as a character escort, maybe next year I can be a character? I'm sure I'll have lost more weight by then...hooray for me!

Today, I'm at work. It's not too bad at this point. I have 4 kids, but that pretty much guarantees that I won't get any admissions, especially since we have no open beds! My friend Cat is back from maternity leave, and I always love it when she's here. She's the one who trained me!

This week, I have lots of time off in a row....and not many plans on how to spend it. Hopefully, I'll get presents wrapped and laundry done. That's the goal. We'll see.

Oliver continues to love his sisters. They are getting much better with him. Liberty and him trounced each other for 1/2 an hour yesterday. They are rebels. He doesn't cry at night anymore, except when he hears that we are awake. We're still working on the potty issues...but he does great in his crate! It will come...we've only had him less than a week!

Have a fabulous Sunday....it's supposed to get cold here! I LOVE COLD! :)