Poor mom didn't have a good birthday because no one at school knew it was her birthday, thus no one wished her a "Happy Birthday."
Meanwhile, I had to go buy her birthday present and pick my dad and Grammie up from the airport. I figured I'd leave around 1400 and run a couple other errands, then get to the airport by 1615 -- right on time. However, at 1400 I realized I had to take the big Lexus and there was no car seat in it.
I searched for the "other" car seat, then realized I didn't have the base for it. Eventually, I found it in the trunk of the small Lexus. My dad had previously tried to put my car seat into the GX, but said it didn't work, so I didn't want to unhook my car seat and it not fit.
After some searching, I found the "bars" for the "latch system." Though the picture by the bars showed the straps coming over the top of the seat, I knew the straps wouldn't fit -- and they didn't. I decided to try putting them through the seat (as they were on the back of the seat), but they were still too short. I tried folding the seat down, but realized that was totally wrong and undoubtedly dangerous.
I eventually got my car seat and tried it, but the straps were too short, too. I know you're thinking, "Just take your car," but Grammie's wheelchair can't fit in my trunk with her walker, so I had to take the GX. I finally found a long strap on the back of my car seat and hooked it over the seat, but that made the car seat face forward and babies aren't supposed to face forward until they're 40 pounds or something. I didn't think that was a good idea, since I didn't want to push my luck and get in an accident and have Eis hurt because I put the car seat the wrong way.
I then had a genius idea to turn the car seat the right way and string the strap under the car seat and through the seat cushions to the bar in the back -- it worked! I then strapped the whole thing in with the seatbelt and it was quite sturdy. I was very pleased with my work. It had only taken 40 minutes and a lot of sweat. Luckily, it was only about 100º outside.
I came inside and got Eis and all our junk and piled it in the car and took off. I didn't have time for all my errands, just Bed Bath. We headed out and I noticed that it was already down to 94º -- it'd cooled down while I was packing the car and taking out Puck. As I drove on, the temp fell to 85º; apparently a storm was coming in, though I was irritated it hadn't come in about an hour sooner, so I wouldn't have gotten so sweaty.
I was much quicker than I realized at Bed Bath, so I actually had 20 minutes to kill before heading to the airport. We sat in the car and I played around on my phone until it was time to leave. I drove to the airport and pulled into the baggage claim passenger pick-up area at exactly 1615. I drove slowly and looked for dad and Grammie, but then I got a text, "Go home. Will call and explain." Well, that didn't sound good.
Turns out they were diverted to Corpus and I'd have to go get them later. I drove home and as soon as I unpacked the stuff, I got a call that said to pick them up in an hour. Based on the traffic I saw on my way home, I needed to leave fairly soon. However, as I brought the bags back out and debated waking and changing Eis, my mom came home. She said I shouldn't go, but should stay and take care of the baby.
At 1815, I started dinner and they arrived at the house by 1905. It wasn't but ten minutes later that dinner was ready, though it was just for Grammie and me, since my folks went to a Barton Creek members' party.
Grammie and I ate and chatted until the padres came home. We all went to bed fairly early, since dad and Grammie were tired from flying, mom was tired from work, and I was just tired (plus had to Zumba in the morning)
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