Today has been a weird day. It started out ordinarily enough: it’s payday, so I paid bills and dealt with home business. I let Pea skip worksheets (we have been doing them daily) and dance practice, and we went for sushi. That was delightful, because I’d forgotten one of the servers had put aside some of her daughter’s things she’d outgrown (beads, a new beanie baby, that sort of thing) for Pea, who was completely thrilled. The owner brought Pea mochi for dessert, and it was a good experience. We walked out feeling awesome. (Contrast this to what happened at our other standby payday place: I miss you, Byways, but given that I mailed my post to your corporate address and still never heard…