a quick QUICK update... i dropped adella at beth's for co-op, got coffee and muffins with amy, ran a few errands (drove in circles, due to my poor plotting ability), picked adella up and took her to amy's and hung out a bit before going downtown to jury duty. yes, as much as i crossed my fingers to be excused, i did have to report for the afternoon session. i showed up, watched an orientation video and was sworn in, and then waited... and waited... and waited.... after over 3 1/2 hours, the clerk came in and told us we could go home! our jury duty was completed! turns out the trial before ours ran into overtime and there wasn't time for ours to start, so they'll be starting again tomorrow with a brand new set of jurors. yippee! though i did practically nothing (read an entire elizabeth berg book, two magazines, and watched a woman performing her own root canal on 'ripley's believe it or not') i am utterly exhausted. adella did wonderfully, thank goodness. my main stress of the day was worrying that adella would have a hard time being shuffled about all day. but she did fine at co-op - she even asked to sit on the potty like her friends!!!!! - and she did great at henry's too. amy and kyle said they just kept feeding her and she was content. stig got off work early and brought her home, and we played with bubbles for quite a while on the porch when i got home. stig is out at a gig tonight and i'm pretty sure i'll be falling asleep before long. SO, tomorrow: a super-fun day planned. i don't know what yet, but the rain has stopped and i am dying to get some quality playtime with adella, so i'll go and rest up.