What Was I Thinking?

In a momentary lapse of judgment last week, I agreed to work today, Monday, July 5th.  I am spoiled rotten most of the time and do not work on Mondays, except when I teach once a month at the Cancer Center.  Usually I drop kids off wherever they belong on Monday mornings then come home and do whatever needs to be done.  Usually that involves drinking coffee, reading, and thinking about how great it is to have Mondays off.  Okay, sometimes I get busy on Mondays, too, with errands, appointments, etc. but really I know how good I have it. 

On most Mondays I feel like a teacher in the summer!

Well, last week at work it appeared that we were going to need some extra help on Monday.  So I offered to switch my day off for any other day and work on Monday.  My boss jumped on that idea and this week I work today and have Wednesday off.  Which on Tuesday evening I am sure I'll be really glad about, but right now I'm wondering...what was I thinking?

I was not thinking about Sunday night being fireworks and a stay-up-late-night for the kids.

After fireworks we got home, had snacks, brushed teeth, and got into the guest room bed together.  I don't know why, but Jeremiah had made the bed up earlier in the day to ask if we could sleep in there.  He had found clean sheets, put them on, found blankets, pillows, the works!  So I said yes.

Usually at bedtime we read a couple chapters of Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer.  But I told the kids last night it was already too late and I was too tired to read.  So we talked about the book a few minutes in the dark, instead.

Here's what I found out:

Jeremiah thinks Mr. Duffy is the killer.   But Sierra thinks the surprise witness, Julio's cousin, might be the killer.  We discussed the reasons for their opinions, and then...fell asleep.

I know at least one of my faithful readers has read the book, so please, no spoiler comments.  We want to find out who the killer is the old-fashioned way!  Finishing the book to the end, at night, under the covers!