Well, did you all miss me?!
It’s been an eon since I’ve written and this summer was . . . well, . .
. tough! Still getting used to this SAHM
thing, and also my computer is so f*&#ing slow that it was adding so much
to my aggravation that I avoided it for three weeks.
But, I now have a brand new MacBook Air and I’m so excited
to start using it!
Of course, I’m so computer challenged that I haven’t yet
figured out how to transfer all my data to it, so in the meantime I’ll just
limp along until Husband from Heaven takes pity on me and saves me from myself
and gets me up to date!
But, today I couldn’t resist sharing about what was supposed
to be the girls’ first week back at school.
Like any good SAHM I had all my plans laid out . . .
including a “first day of school” post drop off stop at the local bar for a
mimosa with girlfriends.
The day before school was to start I was merrily going along
into the grocery store to buy provisions for the girls’ lunches for the first
week of school. Then, the call heard
round the world . . . ok, maybe just all of my neighborhood, but indulge the
drama . . .
. . . the school district into which I had asked for my
children to be transferred (and that I had already registered for last May and
that they had been attending since PRESCHOOL) called to tell me they were not
going to approve our request. TWO hours
before I was going down to the school to find out their teachers and less than
24 hours before school started the district denied our transfer request.
After I stopped throwing out every cuss word imaginable and picked
up my crying children from the grocery store entrance, I reflected on what I learned
about unexpected detours and “Plan B”:
1)
When the woman on the other end of the phone
shares bad news with you, TRY to remember that there are small children and
families around when you say to the woman “Are you f*&#ing kidding me? This is bullsh*t!” I believe I hung up on her at that point, but
I also think I blacked out after realizing that my children would have three
additional days of summer before they could start at their new school!
![]() |
The children MAY have gotten pissed when all I could do was laugh on the sidewalk and take their picture (otherwise, mommy might have cried too)! |
2)
If you move, TRY to remember where you put
important documents like, I don’t know, maybe the grant deed to your
house! Within 2 hours I had to go to the
girls’ new school and of course, they needed proof of residency. I’ll be d@mned if HfH and I still can’t
find where we shoved that thing. Thank
God for our realtor who e-mailed it to us within 20 minutes!
3)
When you throw a tantrum at your husband because
you are mourning the loss of your coveted three days of freedom, make sure that
the next day you do NOT admit that you may have PMS. He will decide it was the PMS talking and not
the fact that he did something wrong . . . like misplace important documents
that of course, are not at all your fault for losing because everyone knows you
are NOT the responsible one in the house!
4)
When you have no plans for the three days of
additional summer that have just been thrust upon you, remember that not
speaking to the children is much more effective than yelling. I had been trying to get them to clean their
rooms the entire day ; of course, this was something I had been doing all
summer long and was completely exhausted of and had not intended to spend
another day doing – so, I finally gave
up and stopped speaking to them. I’ll be
d@mned if within 45 minutes they didn’t have their rooms as well as their
entire side of the house cleaned up! The
Superego (oldest) even decided to organize all of the doll clothes. I gotta remember this approach in the future.
Moral for today . . . SH*T HAPPENS, but life is all about
how you handle plan B. Stay tuned for
the adventures of the Clampetts attending Rancho Santa Fe schools. These, my friends, are gonna be good!
![]() |
The consolation prize was that they could make miniature food for their dolls. The Superego did a pretty d@mn good job, I think!! :) |
How do you like the Mac so far? I'm thinking of replacing my Toshiba with a Mac Pro.
ReplyDeleteThey say that "once you go Mac, you never go back". I believe them!!!! I'm converted. I will never use a PC again. I LOVE this thing!!!! :)
Delete