Holiday weekend kickoff!

My Dear Little Cherub Zoe,
Well, we've really kicked off our 4th of July 4-day holiday weekend with a bang!
Friday you came down with a 24 hour virus featuring a 104.5 fever.
Saturday you were cranky (understandably!) and we took it easy. All 5 of us indoor all day easy and then all of us were cranky (understandably!)
Sunday I had the biggest scare of my life to date when you took leave of us at the aquarium. Daddy looked away from you for just a moment and you decided you were going to have a go of it on your own. We located you after about 30 seconds, which felt like 30 days, which felt like 30 days in dog years, or 210 days.

Note to self: Dark aquariums are NOT a great destination for families where children 5 and under outnumber grownups 30 and over.

Only 2,880 minutes left on our holiday... I think I'll spend it in a state of preparedness.