These last few days have been really tough. Really tough. But I know it was for the best. It really was.

Thank goodness for family. I got to hold Bethany for the first time (and I got spit up on by Bethany for the first time). I got to spend an entire day and a half with Joshua. It was really amazing. I mean, when else do you get to race a 2-year-old (to where? everywhere), eat Honeycomb and Cheerios all day, and drive while only listening to the Sesame Beep Beep song? :) Mom said Joshua wouldn't sleep and kept asking "where did gu-gu go?" Priceless.

I get the genius (jeenyus) award for picking up Mell from the airport. :)

Now let me interrupt all this cherriness with a lament. Given my recent moving violation experience, I have been driving rather minimally and rather exactly at 1mph below speed limit. Needless to say there is no way I can get another ticket. So I'm not really worried there. But today, driving from my apt to PV, I saw no less than 7 cop cars!! Let me list them out for you... 1) behind me on the 405 south near Rosecrans, then passing me quickly... 2) driving south on Hawthorne as I wait at the light to turn onto Hawthorne from the freeway... 3) turning from Redondo Beach Blvd. to Hawthorne, as I wait at that light... 4) following me from the Galleria all the way to (not 190th, not Torrance, but) Carson blvd! and stopping to assist 5) who has pulled someone over just south of Lomita... then #4 reappeared because #5 needed no assistance, and I was going so slowly that he quickly caught up until 6) who pulled someone over just south of Lomita blvd (this one needed assistance)... then there was 7) who started driving behind me at about PCH (who could have been #4, but I can't be certain)... lastly there was 8) pulled over to the side of Hawthorne near Hesse Park with his lights on... that's all, no one pulled over or anything.

absolut ridiculosity. can't they better utilize their time? by, say, stopping dangerous drivers and catching the robber?

one last thought before bedtime. his gift came in the mail for me today. it's perfect.