Being gone from 7a to 7p is not a rare occurrence in Colemanville, but today it seemed like a real beating. I can honestly say I have been a miserable person last two hours and for that I am sorry. The beginning of the day went as normal and work was actually pretty uneventful (a nice change.) After work I rushed home to pick up the kids and go to the open house at the new Deer Point Elementary. I know what your thinking... you are picturing camo uniforms, double wide trailer classrooms, and redneck as the foreign language, but you are wrong. In fact, I dare say it is probably the nicest looking school in Bay County right now. The entire school is inside and two stories. The walls, floors, and finishes are tastefully colorful. And it generally looks like a nice place to go everyday.
So after a tour of the school where everyone insisted we go where they wanted first, and getting sucked into book fair that just so "happen" to be in the media center (that's code for library if you are kickin' it old school) we had to run to Target to meet Angela for a discounted Marriott pass. As I recall this event I can see that this is not nearly as exhausting as it felt. But...did I mention I had three kids with me who all wanted to sit in the front, all wanted to out-talk each other, and all were driving my nuts? After Target was a quick drive through at Wendy's for baked potatoes and chili...kind of a healthy'ish dinner. Oh yeah, there were also frostys involved.
A quick dinner, bath for the girl child (1 in 3's not too bad), and several threats to "sleep in your bed, there's a novel idea!" later, at last..I sit. While the boys were eating I asked Nick is he was enjoying his dinner. He replied with a nod (mouth full of crackers) and Jeremy said under his breath, "good because it will be your last dinner." I know the correct reaction was not to laugh, but at that moment I couldn't help it, so laugh I did.
Once I got to Care's room to tuck her in I was met with her on her bed prepared to entertain me with singing and an interpretive movement to "You are my sunshine" (our nightly song.) Care went totally Napoleon Dynamite on me and I admit it again I laughed.
So, I feel like I should wrap this up with a lesson Full House style...cue the cheesy background music. The lesson is that even though I may have threatened to leave Caroline at Wendy's and use her sore thumb to hitchhike home and told Jeremy that he ranked third on my favorite kid list (I know...that is not right,) they really do make me laugh all the time. Hopefully my lack of patience and crazy lady car threats will not scar them for life. Only time will tell.
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Too funny! What a place of happy chaos that Colemanville is =).
Are the little kids considering a transfer to Deer Point?
Actually the district has already considered it for us and we have been rezoned. At first I was not thrilled with the idea, but it looks like it will be good school.
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