all i really need is love,

but a little candy now and then, doesn't hurt." charles schultz

so i'd asked 3 of my nieces to come over to swim today. the plans were made while the weather was warm and sunny. but lo and behold, this day turned out to be rainy.

so try to get three siblings of 3 different ages and 3 different temperaments to decide on a plan b. i dare you. it's no easy task. but i wisely decided to just let that be their job, and my part would be the chauffer.

so it was decided. a trip to a "local" candy store. and then off to the movies. and wow, they even jointly decided on a particular movie to see. it was kind of like a mini-miracle. and so we bought the tickets online and then off, we set.

it seemed like it was going to be easy. easy, like taking candy from a baby.

but because being new here, i had no idea how to get to the candy store. and my mapquest directions failed us. siri failed us. the girls' memories failed us. and an hour later and much traffic later, we got to the candy store that was tops 12 miles away from where we started. such is life sometimes. and now i know where a good candy store is.

and, miraculously, we weren't even late for the movie. we even got to see 3 or so previews. and the movie was quite good. a good time was had by all.

and i even have some candy left over. all i really need now is love.

"Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do." Maurice Sendak