Illness report: Bella didn't feel all the way better this morning, but wanted to go to school a bit late to get some things done. Rosalind is sick with a fever, barking cough, snotty nose and headache. She stayed home today. I took Carter and then Bella to school, then came home and took Harrison.
I had to work, so I got ready and left Roz in Brennan's capable hands. He did a good job giving her medicine and taking care of her.
Work was a frenzy from beginning to end. I walked in to find Boss Lady frantically preparing for an "event" (taking fudge to another business to sell) and she asked me to help her finish getting ready. I did so, and she pointed out a mistake I made last time and gave me the day's orders. After she left I couldn't quite shake that rushy feeling and hurried through my work. I made a kettle of chocolate and poured it, washed the kettle, and made vanilla and poured it; finished the two pans of Caramellow she started; poured pans of Death By Chocolate, rocky road and Chocolate Oodles (which I screwed up and will catch crap for later); and waited on more customers than I'd anticipated.
Afterward I picked up Bella and drove home. It was pouring down rain, so I met Carter at the corner to see if he wanted a ride; he didn't. Cute kid. He ran and I drove home. Bella's friend Katie was coming over, so we picked up the house. I went to get Harrison after school, but he also walked. I came home, rested a while, then made creamy vegetable soup and biscuits for dinner (and macaroni and cheese for Carter). Bella and Katie played Xbox while the kids watched.
Hubby came home and I changed my clothes and left to pick up visiting bloggy friend Rachel at her motel. We drove to the temple and made it to the 7:30 session. She had never been inside this temple, so after the session we found a nice lady who said we could go up to the third floor and peek at the sealing rooms. Predictably we got lost and spent most of the time quietly giggling through the temple hallways, and enjoying the beauty of the rooms. It was fun to be with Rachel in the temple; she's the first of my blogging friends I'd ever done that with. Then I couldn't find my car keys - for some reason I'd put them in my coin purse - and we finally found them and drove back to her motel. I hugged her goodbye and went home.