Today, in no particular order:
- Tried to get the kids ready, only to realize their laundry never dried. Machine turned off somehow. Wet clothes are no problem. It’s raining outside anyway, right?
- Went to leave for school, and realized my husband never made their lunches (“his” chore.)
- Got everyone in the car and buckled, and before I get in myself realize that a tree has fallen behind the car. Move everyone to the impossible to get in and out of expediently truck and pray carline goes well.
- Proceed to a meeting after dropoff where the party was 15 minutes late. Without a phone call.
- Get a note from a teacher that I have to drop everything and come in about homework tomorrow. The meeting will end about 45 minutes before pickup. Creating a nice deadzone of work that won’t get done. The meeting wouldn’t be necessary if the parties involved did what they told me they were going to do. Which they have not for 5 days straight.
- Go to pick up my children in the difficult to get in and out of truck, and proceed to get chewed out by carline volunteer for not pulling up all the way. Well… My kids took a long time. I didn’t just stop here on purpose, everyone in front of me just left! What am I supposed to do? I DID pull up the way I was supposed to. I’m the one who prints the rules in the newsletter, and I followed them. Dammit.
- Get home to find out from Joseph that he had another meltdown at school.
- While Joseph is telling me about his meltdown realize that the three shelves above him are covered in ants. The food I just bought and can’t afford to replace (they’re escaping from all the rain, I think.)
- Poe takes pity on me and takes over homework oversight. I attack ants (which means I have to climb on the kitchen table since said shelves go to the ceiling.) Then reclean the whole area since I just sprayed chemicals where I put our food.
- Go to the grocery store and replace the food praying that I’ll find more money somewhere.
- Come home and get the mail and realize the check that would pay for said food is late.
I still have to get through the dinner/bedtime witching hour. It’s only 4:45pm.
Hold me.
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