I sure am glad this week is OVER!! It has a been rollercoaster week for sure! But this week, the good and the not-so-good , is what brought me to create this blog. I need a outlet for my frustrations and joys and I hate to clog up my Stampin' blog with such personal insights. So, here I go!
My week started out as any other, CRAZY! Especially since this is the week after Spring Break. So not only did we have to adjust to the time change, but also to returning to school after a week of sleeping in! Oy Vey!! Not so easy the older I get!!!
So...Strike One....Wednesday
I asked my dear hubby to PLEASE figure out where the leak was coming from in my laundry room that had been going on since the previous Saturday. Assuming it was the washer, he took it apart and , while he found nothing, he ended up messing up a vital part, and thus we had to spend $32 on a part that WAS fine when he started. So this left us without a washer and way too much laundry backing up , no clean towels, etc..
Then...Strike Two....Thursday
I jump out of bed at 7:05 AM realizing I have to be at Student Led Conferences at the elementary. I throw on some clothes (not my best either since they were somewhere in the hamper) , brush my teeth, try to brush my hair and make it stay down (the downside to short hair), and rush the girls out the door. We get to the school at 7 :20 and "enjoy" , and I do use that word VERY loosely, breakfast in the cafeteria ( how do they expect children to eat that stuff...ACCKK!) and then I rush the girls to the hall, say a quick fairwell to my 5th grader, and then proceed to the younger threes' classes. I rush my 2nd grader through her presentation, skipping many parts and feeling very guilty. I dare not talk to her teacher since I know this will only lead to a long conversation because neither one of us know when to shut up!! I acknowledge her teacher as she approaches( the conference is supposed to only be led by the student) and start heading for the door trying to explain that I still have 2 more kiddos to go see before this whole thing ends in 15 minutes!! Please don't get me wrong, I know my daughter is doing well because I monitor all my girls grades online. lus I talk to these teachers 2-3 times a week atleast! So I finally escape only to rush to my 1st graders class. This is the one I am dreading but also anxious to see how her meds are helping. And they are, except all the work from prior to the meds is , well, just non existent for the most part. But we have known this and I was somewhat prepared, but still very upset and starting to blame myself. And then her teacher approaches!! Yikes! I have to start making my exit! Only 5 minutes left to make the last one!! But she catches me too.....seriously! I rush to my kinder's class as they make the announcement and her teacher lets me stay! I finish with her and escape!! But as I am walking to my car I feel just terrible. It's only 8:30 AM, but I feel like I have just ran a marathon. And I feel so guilty that I had to rush my girls through their presentations to me. What am I teaching my girls? Sure my e-mail and forum names (Busymommy24 or Busymommyto6), and even my license plate (BZMOMY) say what I do jokingly refer to myself as. But what kind of example am I setting? I sit in my suburban and ponder this only to realize I have a million other things I need to get done. As I drive off I wonder when the last time was that I sat down and read my devotional and prayed and praised God for all the blessings in my life. I can't even remember, it has been THAT long. My life has just been one incredible blur lately with relatives moving in and out , and sickness, both the childrens and mine, and the endless doctor appointments, and ortho appointments, and the extra children, and the drama with my family, and so on and so forth. Wow.....So I fill the rest of my day with errands, running back and forth to my friends house so I can do my laundry, taking care of the baby, creating this blog, picking up my house (although why I bother sometimes I simply do not know!!), and what not. About 9 PM, my 5th grader who up until this point has been fine, comes into the livingroom flipping out. Apparently she had a conference too. Apparently I misunderstood. But try explaining that to a ADHD child who is standing in front of you in hysterics, crying and flailing around. I promised I would take care of it, but it took much repeating and hugging and kissing and admitting it was all my fault. UGH!!!! (BTW..I did take care of it Friday...all is good NOW!!)
And Finally...Strike Three
10PM Thursday night my hubby has the bright idea finally to check the ceiling and wall by the washer to see if the leak is coming from there. Guess what, yeppers. It sure is and it is not good. Long story short here is the girls' upstairs bathroom has been leaking, there is a tiny hole in the copper pipe, the ceiling and wall downstairs and the bathroom floor upstairs all need replacing, and our deductible is $1200.00.
I'm OUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
While at this point I wuld just like to throw in the towel and walk away, I instead invite friends over for dinner. We have 7 dinner guests- total of 7 adults & 9 kiddos- come for some delicious spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, and a very yummy lemon bundt cake with lemon icing. Then we finished the evening by going to see my friends new house they just signed the papers on today. My hubby thought I was crazy for inviting people over, but ,after all was said and done, we had a great , relaxing evening.
Thank you Jesus for the people you have brought into my life. Thank you for loving me and watching over me even when I forget to turn to you in my crazy times. Thank you for my family who puts up with me in my crazy times. Lord, please guide me as I work on putting You first in my day.
Wow..........I didn't mean to write a novel. They won't always be this long.....well, I can't actually promise that!! You just never know.......
Until later,
May God Bless You And Keep You
Dawn
Friday, March 20, 2009
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