PHEW.......what a day!

I know everybody has them! SIGH.... Mine was on Tuesday.

I woke up around 6.30am and began the morning routine of getting everyone ready and out the door for school. I was beside myself trying to pack lunches, trying to find Kyle's shoe, trying to put Kyle's limp foot into his shoe (seriously... I felt like I was couching a women in labour~ "come on, you can do this.. PUSH PUSH" Trying to motivate a sleepy Brody who is moping around with severe bedhead, making breakfast, keeping track of the 2 little trouble makers. It is CRAAAZY in the morning!!
Side note, lets talk about,,,, My outfit!~ Ok so I fell asleep the night before in a fancy blouse shirt, in the morning I just throw some pj bottoms on, I couldn't find any flipflops (AVA) so I grabbed a pair of fancy church heels. "its ok the school has a drive through lane nobody is going to see me~ I will get dressed properly when I get home" I think to myself.

SOOO I load all 4 kids into the car and head to school, feeling relieved that the hardest part of the day was out of the way. As I pull into the drive-through lane I observe a police car, with flashing lights behind me. "hmmm I wonder who thats for" I think to myself. It takes me a minute to realise :I think it's for ME!!" I come to a stop and the policeman issues me 2 tickets! One for going 20mph in a 15 zone, and one for not coming to a complete stop at the stop sign. I turned on the tears but he was not having any of it! Meanwhile the school bell rings while we wait in the car. (the lovely policeman wouldn't even let me run the kids into school) we all had to wait there!

Sooo now the kids are completely late and I have to sign them in at the office, I have 2 half naked babies. One in each arm. As I am hustling the older kids across the street, It is then that I remember my outfit! Let me remind you... a fancy lacey blouse, polkadot baggy jammy bottoms and a pair of formal high heels, I have dried in smudged make-up from the day before, and messy greasy hair. owen and Ava wearing nothing but a diaper! What a sight we must have been!
Anyway, I sign the boys in at the office leaving them to find their own way to their classrooms. I load the toddlers into their carseats, close the doors. When I try to open my door... It is locked, and Mr owen has the keys!!!! So I spend the next 15 minutes trying to coach him into pressing the right button." Press the button owen.. no not that one, OWEN press the other button... no thats the same one!! OWEEEN Not the alarm!!!!" Finally by some miracle, Owen pressed the unlock button and everything was fine!! Fine except my petrol gage is in the red, thats ok, should be enough to get home.
Sooo we made it home, pheww.... "I might put Ava down for a nap, settle Owen with a cartoon and jump in the shower" I think to myself as I hit messages on the answer machine. There is a message from the school. turns out... Brody was not sure where his classroom was and got himself in a state, and the school wanted me to come and pick him up!!! UGHHHHH OK here we go again, until I remember there is no petrol!!! could this morning get any worse??

Anyway the next day I offered to make a meal for a sweet couple in the ward, (she had not been feeling well) I made a delicious shephards pie and took it round to their home. The next day I heard the disturbing news that the man had suddening passed away. I am extremely sad for the sweet old lady, but there is a part of me that will always wonder if I am responsible.


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