Thursday started innocently enough... up logged on, no real work related emails, putzed, did some stuff - ran some errands got my hair done, got financial papers in order so Bubba wouldn't have a fit because I didn't get them done before I left. I was a good doobie that way... let the pups play in the sunshine, then packed up my stuff and away I went...
First phone call are we meeting at 4:00? No 3:00! Oh we will pack up!
As soon as I left home, phone call two, kid with pink eye, on drugs doctor said OK to travel - should she still travel? Am I her mother? Yeesh it's up to you!!! Yeah sure one less thing to think about. Phone call three, I have locked myself out of the house my son will be here in 20 minutes. (groaning and thinking of traffic...) Stay put we'll come to you. Pick up husband of adult who had so much crap it left no room for HER HUSBAND... Picked him up - figured out how to get to the girl who was locked out of her house, pack up and we're off... The ride up wasn't bad we made our way through Baltimore and out the other side, got to the location and away we went.
Everyone arrived safe and sound, found the pizza joint, enjoyed a relaxing dinner, then back to the hotel, sign in, pay up, and away we went.
Things were going well, Friday morning, a bit of a rush Friday for lunch, Friday night was fun... Saturday morning we got though Baby dedication, some issue with Mom has to be Rainbow - my wasn't - who the heck knows this stuff - if it ain't on the form how am I supposed to know this? Much this that and the other later - we solved the problem. On a side note I don't appreciate the other PITA adult in my local group volunteering ME to walk a baby around the room while they talk about mommy and gifts - NO WAY was I getting through that and frankly I refused to put myself through it - again personal stick personal craw.
THANKFULLY parents were so super cool about things it made life so much easier!!
Now let me tell you how my Saturday morning started, of course you're running on 5-6 hours sleep - which isn't great as you're sharing a room with 2 other women, plus I get up to pee however many times a night... its my job to make sure the girls are up and moving, so I get up walk down the hall way and one of my older girls tell me how she was called out of her room at 1:15 AM and faced a room full of adults without the benefit of having her local advisor there (me) or her own MOTHER present!!! WTH? The kid hits me with this information at 7:00 AM by 7:20 I was showered dressed and so mad I'm surprised there wasn't steam coming out of my ears! I found same idiot woman got another story - we cornered kid, mom, me and all adults we traveled with. We got the whole story, kid stood up - I gave her that but I was still mad at the adults in the room, how could you do that to a kid. Yeah she got lippy - you deal with it when it happens quietly and move on.
Now between the shower and the dressing the girl's mother sits there and cries!!!! She's taking her girls home, boo hoo hoo... seriously? I barked at her, stop that crying it's contagious, the girls see you like this it will make matters worse, get mad fight for your kids - your husband isn't here - DO SOMETHING BESIDES SIT THERE. Instead I did. Now I just have to stop her from whining from here to kingdom come. I don't know if I did the right thing, I got to the bottom of the story I got things handled and we moved on. I told daughter, mother and all it ends at the hotel Sunday we aren't talking about it again. We will see how long that lasts.
We got through the rest of weekend with little drama, I had family arrive Saturday night and that was a good thing. THEY were helpful and fun... Sunday ah Sunday morning - a decent breakfast, girls 3/4's asleep, a quick church service, pack it up and home we go!!!! Got home at a decent hour, putzed around the house, then went next door enjoyed a munchies party and slushies!!!
Came home and was asked, "what is for dinner - I skipped lunch." After screaming into my pillow in order to avoid the murder 1 charge, Bubba's meal was prepared. I read while he watched hockey. This boys and girls is our life - excitement our us...
Which got us to Monday........
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