The long and short of it was:
-we spent some time getting Val acclimated to preschool. It took her,
no shit, .2 seconds to join the crowd, only once did she glance my way.
Playdoh had a lot to do with that success.

-she found the little potties there and got a huge kick out of it.

-on the potty front, she had 0 accidents all day. That makes 2 days out
of 7 since we stopped putting her in diapers during the day.

-the teenager who was supposed to watch her while my band rehearsed
didn't show. So I swiped a play kitchen from the church (where we
played) toddler room, brought it to the stage and let her spill 5 kinds
of snacks on it while we played.

-she also moved my music, put cheese crackers (in the package) inside
the bell of my sax, pried my fingers off the keys so I could open the
crackers for her, but by and large she did just awesome.

-i also installed Val's now-outgrown Roundabout in our neighbor's car,
giving me a chance to marvel at my growing carseat installation skills
and be glad someone can use Val's old seat.

It made for a very full day. Andrea got stuck at work so after the
ill-fated rehearsal, me and Val wound up at Popeye's for a rather lonely
late-night dinner.