A very long day

Today started extremely early for me, especially after a very rough night. Lior and Sydney both woke up at eleven screaming and Lior continued to scream on and off for the next forty five minutes, until I took her downstairs, at Sydney's request. I could not figure out why she was screaming but she was and she wanted medicine but because she could not tell me what or where she hurt I refused. She calmed down the second she hit Matt's pillow but stayed awake for at least an hour watching television. Once Lior left the bedroom, Sydney was able to go back to sleep with ease because she was cuddling her daddy. Matt came down stairs at four and put Lior back in her bed. This is not a habit I want to continue, we have never let the girls sleep in our bed and I do not want to start now.
I had a three hour blood glucose tolerance test today which required me arriving at the lab at twenty 'til eight. By the time they drew blood the first time it was eight forty and I was very hungry and I had three more hours until I could eat. Drawing the blood is a major inconvenience because I know I am going to fail the test and have to see the specialist but the insurance company requires it, so I starved all morning long.
When the test was over we piled the girls in the car and headed up to Palm Beach Gardens for shoes and a haircut for the girls. Shopping for shoes is a major undertaking and one that I will NEVER tackle alone. I need Matt to chase those kids all over the store and keep the kids busy while I work with the shoe sales person. Once the girls have their shoes on Matt lets them run out of the store and through the mall to test the new shoes out. It really is a sight to see, Matt running after three little girls wearing two different shoes running in three different directions. The girls were thrilled with their purchases, especially Sydney who wound up with a pair of sneakers and a pair of sandals. Lior continued to amaze us because once again she went to the store excited about buying a pair of sandals and refusing to get them once she had the opportunity because they hurt her feet. She was very happy with her sneakers because "they don't hurt me mommy". Even the sales person commented how mature she was to tell us that the shoes hurt her feet. By the time we left the store I was completely exhausted, Sydney was dripping wet, Matt was ready for a nap and the sales person was in desperate need for a cup of coffee.
But we were not done with our day, we still needed to go to the "princess store" for haircuts. When we got to the hair place I realized I should have made an appointment but they were able to take the girls at five, so we waited. They took the girls one at a time and Sydney decided that Lior should go first and she sat in the stroller and watched. Lior was a little upset when I put her in the chair but stopped crying when three little girls dressed in princess dresses came over to watch her and was fine for the rest of her time in the chair. Half way through the cut Sydney decided she was ready and when it was her turn she climbed right into the chair and got her haircut like a pro.
The girls looked beautiful and were very pleased with their new haircuts.
When we got home and asked Lior what we did today her face lit up and she said "we went to Publix". She is right we ended our day at the Publix GreenWise market where we ate dinner. After buying shoes and getting haircuts at the "Princess Store" I was surprised that a trip to Publix was the highlight of her day. We really thought it was the best part of Jordan's day!