Well, today has been a busy day in the life of me. The morning started at 6:30 AM with my daughter rolling out of the bed and hitting the floor. Not a good sign. But, no time to stress over it, because it was time to get the boys up and get them ready for school. And, get me ready for a job training seminar. Now, in a normal house with normal kids, getting ready in the morning is probably a pretty easy thing to do. But, not in mine. My oldest one wants to sit and wait until the last possible second to get ready so that he feels like he is racing the clock. My other son just moves extremely slowly, and freaks out if he can't find everything he needs right at his fingertips. So, mornings become just another argument. On top of all of that, I couldn't find my shoes. But, we finally made it out the door right at the last possible second. But, I left with shoes in hand, and my make-up left undone.
Luckily, my grandmother was driving us this morning, so we put my oldest on the bus, and we were off on our adventure for the day. I managed to get my shoes on while we drove to the pre-school. I took Caleb in and when I came back out, this very inconsiderate man had me blocked in. This happens almost every day, so I decided I had had enough. I went back into the school and said something to the director about it, so she sent home a letter requesting parents be more considerate of other people in the parking area.
So, after we finally got out of the parking lot, we had to go to the grocery store. I, luckily, managed to get my make-up done while on the way there. So, a quick run through the grocery store to grab a few things that we needed and then I had to go to my job training seminar. I get there, and it's 8:30 already, so no time to stop to breathe into class I go. The class was very helpful, but it was very fast paced. I learned lots of new skills, put together a resume, took four assessments, and applied for six jobs online while I was there.
My grandmother, who had my daughter all this time, had to pick my middle child back up from school and came from there to get me by 2:00. We had just enough time to get home to get my oldest one off the bus. So then, we had homework, and dinner, and a trip to play in the neighbor's sprinkler. And, I think my kids ears must not work because I yelled for them several times while looking right at them, but they, of course, didn't come. So, I had to go after them, and of course, I got soaked. So, we came in and got dry clothes on, and they sat and played where I can see them while I posted this.
And, now, it's time to go, again. We are going to curriculum night at Joseph's school where the teacher will tell us about what she expects from us for the year. Just in case we aren't busy enough.... From there we are going to out first night of Scouts for the year, where they, in turn, will tell us what all they expect from us. We should make it home by around 9:00, so that we can get showers and go to bed so we can start all over again tomorrow with our busy lives.
I don't know how we are supposed to fit it all in. PTA, schoolwork, jobs, church, Scouts, and still have time left to just relax. How do you do it? Why do so many people expect so much activity from everyone else? What happened to when life was supposedly more simple? I don't know, but if anyone has anything to add, please post below. Thanks.
Luckily, my grandmother was driving us this morning, so we put my oldest on the bus, and we were off on our adventure for the day. I managed to get my shoes on while we drove to the pre-school. I took Caleb in and when I came back out, this very inconsiderate man had me blocked in. This happens almost every day, so I decided I had had enough. I went back into the school and said something to the director about it, so she sent home a letter requesting parents be more considerate of other people in the parking area.
So, after we finally got out of the parking lot, we had to go to the grocery store. I, luckily, managed to get my make-up done while on the way there. So, a quick run through the grocery store to grab a few things that we needed and then I had to go to my job training seminar. I get there, and it's 8:30 already, so no time to stop to breathe into class I go. The class was very helpful, but it was very fast paced. I learned lots of new skills, put together a resume, took four assessments, and applied for six jobs online while I was there.
My grandmother, who had my daughter all this time, had to pick my middle child back up from school and came from there to get me by 2:00. We had just enough time to get home to get my oldest one off the bus. So then, we had homework, and dinner, and a trip to play in the neighbor's sprinkler. And, I think my kids ears must not work because I yelled for them several times while looking right at them, but they, of course, didn't come. So, I had to go after them, and of course, I got soaked. So, we came in and got dry clothes on, and they sat and played where I can see them while I posted this.
And, now, it's time to go, again. We are going to curriculum night at Joseph's school where the teacher will tell us about what she expects from us for the year. Just in case we aren't busy enough.... From there we are going to out first night of Scouts for the year, where they, in turn, will tell us what all they expect from us. We should make it home by around 9:00, so that we can get showers and go to bed so we can start all over again tomorrow with our busy lives.
I don't know how we are supposed to fit it all in. PTA, schoolwork, jobs, church, Scouts, and still have time left to just relax. How do you do it? Why do so many people expect so much activity from everyone else? What happened to when life was supposedly more simple? I don't know, but if anyone has anything to add, please post below. Thanks.
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