Monday, April 16, 2007

I'll Take A Do-Over

6:00 am Chad puts a groggy Ellie into bed with me and leaves for work
8:30 am I wake up, look at the clock and smile...we slept in. I decide to skip out on the gym today, we need groceries and the commissary on a Monday after payday is plenty of activity
9:00 am Fruit Loops and Little Bear, I take a quick shower while Ellie's distracted. Feeling pretty good as I throw on my new jeans and shirt from the Gap
9:15 am Uh-oh...my blow-dryer is missing. I remember putting it in the bathroom drawer at the beach this weekend. A sopping wet pony-tail it is
9:30 am I don't feel so cute anymore, I strip off my new clothes and throw on my trusty gray sweats. I'll buy groceries at Wal-Mart instead so I can buy a new blow-dryer
10:00 am wallet in my purse, Ellie in her seat, Diet Coke in hand, ready for the store. Uh-oh...my car won't start.
10:20 am Get my car jump-started with phone directions from Chad, learn that we own a handy little box that you plug-in and it jumps your car...proud of my new skill
10:30 am Drop off car at Wal-Mart for a new battery. Buy groceries. Eat an entire can of Puffs and half a box of fruit snacks with Ellie. Hear my name over loud-speaker. Uh-oh...they don't have my kind of car battery
11:45 am Re-jump start my car in parking lot of Wal-Mart, load groceries, come home. Yogurt and more Little Bear for lunch. I chug 12 oz of Diet Coke and laugh...we'll try again tomorrow. At least now I'll have a blow-dryer!
12:00 pm Start to feed dogs...uh-oh, we're out of dog food...leftover goulash and lima beans it is.

3 comments:

Maureen said...

Oh my! What a crazy day! I hope your car got fixed! If not and you are in a pinch give me a call!

Madison, Luke, and Alexander said...

I think I can beat your bad day!

Today is my birthday. Edward forgot to find a sitter for Madison, so we won't be going out.

Madison took her diaper off overnight, so her entire bedding and all of her dolls were soaked in urine.

While giving Luke a bath, Madison somehow got her diaper off under her one piece outfit (outfit is to prevent her from getting to diaper) and dragged the poopy diaper around, soiling herself, clothing, carpet, and her potty (explain to her you sit on potty before you go).

Edward called from work-left pager and cell phone home...listen for pager to go off (because I'm not busy).

Luke has been jaundice-called to bring him back to Womack this afternoon.

On the way to Womack, they are repaving Chicken Rd. We sat for 20 min while they worked and didn't let anyone pass.

Madison, despite being really good the last few weeks, has decided to be awful today. We've had several room timeouts.

Oh, my whole family ssaid they either didn't get me a bday gift yet, or they just mailed something today....

while I haven't heard from Edward's family...

What a good day. So far, 29 isn't that great.

Jenny said...

Well, Happy Monday!