Bella's Big Day Out

Bella had her first big adventure without Mommy or Daddy today. Our regular babysitter (and good friend) had plans to go the the Children's Museum in Salem today at the same time she normally watches Bella. Instead of stressing out and trying to find someone else to watch her, Katrina offered to take Bella with them. So off they went. She spent the morning and afternoon with the kids from her play group (sans mommy) exploring the museum. According to the adults involved, Bella was very well behaved. That is until they put her in the car to head home. She cried all the way home about 30 minutes). So sad. Thankfully, Katrina and Caroline (the two adults in the car) have been around Bella enough to know that some times she just cries and there is very little you can do to soothe her. I figure it couldn't have been that bad because Katrina is still willing to watch her tomorrow. Thanks Katrina (and the rest of the girls that helped with my kid today).
As a side note: Just a suggestion, check the balances on all of your accounts (checking, savings, credit cards). This week we had some suspicious charges on one of our credit cards (one we rarely use). I talked to the fraud guy and he said it looked like someone was piloting our account to see if we would notice the charges. Luckily I caught it about 8 days after the charges were put on there and was able to cancel our card. Hopefully we'll be able to get the charges clear (it was only about $20, but hey, $20 is $20, I could buy a movie with that money). So be aware of what is happening with your money, especially now while everyone is so stressed about the economy.