~SOMEONE WAS WATCHING OUT FOR US~

I knew this morning was going to be a bit of a challenge...but I only knew part of it. I made appointments to take the kids to the dentist this am. MR was off school, so when I made the appointments I thought great, get them all done at once. I had checked around for someone to watch JM, but it turned out I needed to take him with us. When I finally made the decision last night to go for it, the kids all promised, "We will be good and watch out for each other!" I had asked the office and they said "Oh no problem, we have 'color pages' to keep them busy and it should be fine. So we get there this am. MR hadn't slept well and all seemed a bit out of sorts. EM hit his already sore mouth as he was getting into the car and he cried the 3 miles to get there. I considered turning back at this point, but thought well we will try and if we only get one done at least one will be done! As we got in line to check in I realized the waiting room was under "constuction". They did have chairs but it was a bit of a mess. Thankfully they were on time and called for MR only minutes after we checked in. The hygenist asked MR if she was OK to go back by herself and she(to my surprise) said yes. So off she went. By this time JM was exploring every inch he could get to and just thinking maybe I can "run". So if you get the picture he was taking my every inch of attention. SJ sat down with her pad and started asking how to spell words. This is her new "thing". I remember MR doing this but it is fun to see the learning starting again. EM was still not happy, but did decide to check out one of the books he brought along. MR came out, "perfect checkup" was the report. EM are you ready to go asked the hygenist and once again "YES" was the answer. He did great as well. The Dentist came out at one point to ask about the pharyngeal flap surgery he had in January and when he would see the cleft palate team again. The plan is I will take him back in July for X-rays so we have current ones to take along to the cleft palate panel in July. Next it was SJ's turn. Now she had only been to the Dentist once before and she was a bit anxious. She asked if I could come back. The hygenist said sure so SJ and JM and I went back. She did great as well. All the kids had "no cavities" and were told to keep up the good work!
As we were making it down the stairs I suddenly realized I didn't have my keys. You know that sinking feeling of "did I lock them in the car, or lose them!" We stopped and I searched for them...no luck. So we headed to the car. I'm trying to figure out if SF is on break and could rescue us or what am I going to do with 4 kids...one who is really ready for a nap and no car! I get to the car to see the keys hanging in the ignition...and to my amazement the sliding door is open! OK was I lucky...we could have had NO CAR! or the door could have been locked, but at this point I am just thankful we are all home safe and I will make sure even when things are nuts that I check my pockets one more time for the keys! Guess an extra set of keys would be a good idea too! 4 kids does add a bit of stress to ones life, but boy am I BLESSED!