Is it bedtime yet? I mean for me.

I'm really tired. Really, really tired. Almost too tired to write this, which is why it will probably come out sounding stupid. Oh well.

I was out and about with all three kids for over four hours today. First stop was a doctor's appointment for me. I have a mild eye infection. I get to put this gloop in my eye three times a day for five days, and my vision is blurry in that eye for an hour or so after I put it in. Cheers.

The kids were actually pretty good at the doctors, so I dared to run an errand afterward. Target is the only place I know of around here that sells filters for my vacuum, which is kind of bizarre, since I originally bought the thing at WalMart. Of course, after getting all three kids out of the car, and into a cart and into the store, bypassing the popcorn counter with only a few demands/whines, I found that they were out of the filter I wanted. Oh well.

On the way to Target, we passed the mall. It has this mini playground inside that the kids call the "mall fun place". Bethany asked to go there as we were driving by. I didn't really have anywhere else to be, and I figured that it would be good for them to run around, so we headed over. We went in the mall through a different entrance than normal, and Bethany really flipped out: "This isn't the fun place!", and almost sat down on the floor crying. She wouldn't listen to me, so I had to more or less drag her along until we got to familiar territory, which thankfully wasn't that far away. They did have a great time playing there. It was nearly deserted, which was great. I figure the good weather and the time of day we were there is why it was so empty. There was one little girl who looked to be about four who ran up to Bethany and said, "Can we be friends?" Bethany just said, "No" and kept running. I was shocked, but I guess I shouldn't have been. The poor little girl looked so sad. We left fairly soon after that.

The outing itself really wasn't all that bad. It just wore me out, coralling kids for that long, and lugging Sean all over in his carseat (I left the stroller home, something I'll make sure not to do next time). I just wish the kids were as tired as me. Scratch that. They probably are nearly as tired as me, judging by their whines, so I guess I just wish that they were as ready to go to bed as I am. They were pretty active today, no TV at all. Nate even took them outside after dinner. They played in the water of the pool, but wouldn't get in, because it had dead bugs and grass in it. Silly kids. I had to tell Meagan yesterday that it was okay to get a little bit dirty when she's playing outside. Hmmm...maybe I'm rubbing off a little too much in some respects. So I'm something of a germophobe. So sue me.

But I digress. I was originally talking about bedtime, or something, wasn't I? If only Sean would go to sleep, so could I.