In Which I Make a Really Long Post
I hope today isn't like yesterday. Yesterday was one of those days. Starting with oversleeping and being late for work, and then last night it was like nothing could go right.
After work I picked Casey up and took her to Walgreens. She has been invited to go to a friend's house today for dinner and to exchange gifts, which meant we had to buy yet another present (it seems to never end). It was pretty last minute notice, and I wanted to get it done quickly so I could go home and relax, so that's why we went to Walgreens. Anyway, we get the gift, come out to the car and realize that we are locked out. I usually leave the keys in the car and just take the clicker with me (it's broken, so it won't attach), but this time I left them both in there. DOH. I likely did this because I was distracted by my argument with Casey, which I'll get to later.
So, I called my mom and she came to pick us up and take us home, where I was going to check and see if I had a spare key (I couldn't remember). But she didn't think to bring her spare key to my house (mine was in the car, of course), so we stopped at Christine's house to get hers, but she wasn't home. So we went back to my parents' house (thank God they live really close) and got theirs, went back to the house where I discovered I did not in fact have a spare key. I called GEICO roadside assistance and they told me a locksmith would be there shortly and the guy would call me when he was almost there (so I didn't have to stand around a Walgreens parking lot and wait). I have to say, I've used them a couple of times before, and that GEICO roadside assistance thing is gold. They are so nice on the phone, they take MUCH less time than AAA, and they do things like this for free. So yay them. Anyway, I took my mom home and kept her van so I'd be able to get back to Walgreens when the guy was there. And then when he came out I got the car, took the van back to my mom, who then drove me to my car. Get it? LOL.
So then when my mom drops me off at my car, I see that I've left my drivers license sitting on the back of the car. I'd taken it out to show the locksmith and left it there. So yeah, I was having a DUH day.
Anyway, back to my discussion with Casey that had me so frustrated I locked us out of the car. As I've mentioned here recently, her gymnastics coach wants to take them to their first real competition next month. She had also told us she was going to order a new leo for them to wear there. Casey was psyched because it had long sleeves. Well, yesterday I called to get more details and found out that they'd changed their minds about the new leo because the one they were looking at cost like $80 and they didn't want to make us pay that (Uh, thanks... I probably wouldn't have anyway). So they are just supposed to wear their team leo that they wear to the for fun meets they have at the gym. So I told Casey that last night, and suddenly she decides she doesn't want to compete. Because her leo doesn't have LONG SLEEVES. WTF? It should be noted that she's never worn a leo with long sleeves in her life. So suddenly she can't compete without one. She claimed she wouldn't do well because she'd be too self concious about showing her arms. huh? I told her that was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard, and that I wasn't going to make her go, but for her to turn down her chance to finally compete (she's been in gymnastics for 4 years and has never done a real meet... and she wanted to) because of sleeves was insane. So then the conversation got around to her being scared. She reminded me that she can't compete if she doesn't get her backhandspring down by then, so I reminded her that Jamie said she'd make sure she got it, and that we all 3 know she is perfectly capable of doing it and the only thing holding her back is fear. She agreed, but basically said she can't help being scared and it's not her fault. UGH, so frustrating. I pointed out that she'd been on the team for a year now and had basically made no progress, all because she's too scared to try new things. She's either in this or she's not. We are putting way too much money and time into this and it's going nowhere. So I told her she needed to think about whether or not she wanted to go to the competition, and she has until Saturday to decide (I need to sign her up ASAP, but we don't have time to go over there today anyway). If she says no, I'm going to tell her that's fine, but if I don't see some progress soon, she's going to have to quit the team. She can go back to her one hour classes each week until she's ready to move back up. I refuse to keep investing so much into nothing.
SIGH
In other "I'm going to kill my child" news... when I went home to wait for the call from the locksmith, I started fixing Casey some dinner (I'd eaten at work at like 4... late breakfast threw my schedule off and I didn't have lunch). When the guy called, it was almost ready. There was a bowl of hamburger helper on the counter that was ready, but cooling off. And there was a salad that just needed the bacon bits and chicken thrown in. I told her this and because she was playing VMK and tends to get lost in it, I said "I do not want to get home and find that food still sitting on the counter, cold and uneaten". What a shocker, that's exactly what happened. I pretty much had a meltdown at that point because the evening couldn't get worse and I cannot tell you how SICK I am of her not listening to me, EVER. I am so tired of telling her something 6 times and then later have her say she didn't know. Jeezum. So I went off on her and she kept saying "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry" but not meaning it, she just wanted me to shut up. I said "Don't be sorry. Start listening to me for once." She ate her cold dinner anyway, because she knew I'd probably blow a gasket if she refused it. Eh, I don't think it was that bad. I hadn't been gone that long.
And then I ended up dropping a sewing kit, sending little spools of thread all over, and later dropping my cookie (Willow ate it immediately) and then spilling some of my drink (which Willow also cleaned up for me). I was such a mess. So yeah, sucky evening.
But one good thing that did happen last night was Team Lachey winning. WOO. I was certain Patti's team would win, but Nick's was my favorite. I knew they'd end up giving money to all the charities. Yay them.
Nip/Tuck was good but sad last night. I just wanted to give Sean a big hug. And there was Wilbur and Connor at the end. I forget about them because they conveniently hardly ever show them. They must be at daycare a whole lot.
Weekend plans! Actually, week plans since next week is kind of special -
As I mentioned, Casey was invited to her friend's house today. She's going home with her after school and then I'm picking her up at 7 and we're going straight to her Girl Scout leader's house for a holiday party/award ceremony/cookie sales meeting.
Tomorrow my aunt Teresa will be coming to town, but she won't arrive until the afternoon. So Casey and I plan to sleep in, and then I'm going to get as much done around the house as I can until my parents call and tell me she has arrived (she's staying with them) and we'll go over there and hang out for a while.
Sunday Casey is altar serving at church for the first time in about a year. We better get our asses out of bed on time. We're going to see if my aunt (who doesn't usually go to church and is not Catholic) wants to go and see Casey serve. It's totally up to her... I'm not sure if she'll want to or not. After that we'll probably all go out to eat. We are considering all going to Holyland that afternoon. I hope so. I really want to go see their Christmas shows. When we went last year they gave us annual passes (buy one day, get a whole year) and we have never used them. They expire on NYE.
Monday is Christmas Eve. Yay! That is the only day next week I'm going to work. I figured I may as well... we will get to leave early but still get a whole day's pay. I'll probably leave around 3 and meet everyone at church for Christmas Eve mass, and then we'll all go to my aunt and uncle's house for our annual gathering. Some presents are exchanged, a light dinner and a ton of desserts are consumed. Good times.
On Christmas Casey and I will open gifts at home and then go spend the day at my parents' house.
Wednesday my mom goes back to work, so Casey, Teresa, my dad and I will probably do something. Cypress Gardens is being thrown around. I'm a little tired of theme parks right now and would prefer a movie or something small like that, but we'll do whatever Teresa wants.
Teresa is supposed to go home either Thursday or Friday, so those days are kind of up in the air. If we aren't doing anything with her, we'll probably hang out at home, get some chores done, and maybe hit a movie or two (there are like a billion out that we want to see). Friday night I'm going downtown for happy hour with some friends, Saturday I'm working a park shift carrying a balloon in the parade, and Sunday we are going to Mel and Nisar's for a little holiday get together. Yey.
After work I picked Casey up and took her to Walgreens. She has been invited to go to a friend's house today for dinner and to exchange gifts, which meant we had to buy yet another present (it seems to never end). It was pretty last minute notice, and I wanted to get it done quickly so I could go home and relax, so that's why we went to Walgreens. Anyway, we get the gift, come out to the car and realize that we are locked out. I usually leave the keys in the car and just take the clicker with me (it's broken, so it won't attach), but this time I left them both in there. DOH. I likely did this because I was distracted by my argument with Casey, which I'll get to later.
So, I called my mom and she came to pick us up and take us home, where I was going to check and see if I had a spare key (I couldn't remember). But she didn't think to bring her spare key to my house (mine was in the car, of course), so we stopped at Christine's house to get hers, but she wasn't home. So we went back to my parents' house (thank God they live really close) and got theirs, went back to the house where I discovered I did not in fact have a spare key. I called GEICO roadside assistance and they told me a locksmith would be there shortly and the guy would call me when he was almost there (so I didn't have to stand around a Walgreens parking lot and wait). I have to say, I've used them a couple of times before, and that GEICO roadside assistance thing is gold. They are so nice on the phone, they take MUCH less time than AAA, and they do things like this for free. So yay them. Anyway, I took my mom home and kept her van so I'd be able to get back to Walgreens when the guy was there. And then when he came out I got the car, took the van back to my mom, who then drove me to my car. Get it? LOL.
So then when my mom drops me off at my car, I see that I've left my drivers license sitting on the back of the car. I'd taken it out to show the locksmith and left it there. So yeah, I was having a DUH day.
Anyway, back to my discussion with Casey that had me so frustrated I locked us out of the car. As I've mentioned here recently, her gymnastics coach wants to take them to their first real competition next month. She had also told us she was going to order a new leo for them to wear there. Casey was psyched because it had long sleeves. Well, yesterday I called to get more details and found out that they'd changed their minds about the new leo because the one they were looking at cost like $80 and they didn't want to make us pay that (Uh, thanks... I probably wouldn't have anyway). So they are just supposed to wear their team leo that they wear to the for fun meets they have at the gym. So I told Casey that last night, and suddenly she decides she doesn't want to compete. Because her leo doesn't have LONG SLEEVES. WTF? It should be noted that she's never worn a leo with long sleeves in her life. So suddenly she can't compete without one. She claimed she wouldn't do well because she'd be too self concious about showing her arms. huh? I told her that was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard, and that I wasn't going to make her go, but for her to turn down her chance to finally compete (she's been in gymnastics for 4 years and has never done a real meet... and she wanted to) because of sleeves was insane. So then the conversation got around to her being scared. She reminded me that she can't compete if she doesn't get her backhandspring down by then, so I reminded her that Jamie said she'd make sure she got it, and that we all 3 know she is perfectly capable of doing it and the only thing holding her back is fear. She agreed, but basically said she can't help being scared and it's not her fault. UGH, so frustrating. I pointed out that she'd been on the team for a year now and had basically made no progress, all because she's too scared to try new things. She's either in this or she's not. We are putting way too much money and time into this and it's going nowhere. So I told her she needed to think about whether or not she wanted to go to the competition, and she has until Saturday to decide (I need to sign her up ASAP, but we don't have time to go over there today anyway). If she says no, I'm going to tell her that's fine, but if I don't see some progress soon, she's going to have to quit the team. She can go back to her one hour classes each week until she's ready to move back up. I refuse to keep investing so much into nothing.
SIGH
In other "I'm going to kill my child" news... when I went home to wait for the call from the locksmith, I started fixing Casey some dinner (I'd eaten at work at like 4... late breakfast threw my schedule off and I didn't have lunch). When the guy called, it was almost ready. There was a bowl of hamburger helper on the counter that was ready, but cooling off. And there was a salad that just needed the bacon bits and chicken thrown in. I told her this and because she was playing VMK and tends to get lost in it, I said "I do not want to get home and find that food still sitting on the counter, cold and uneaten". What a shocker, that's exactly what happened. I pretty much had a meltdown at that point because the evening couldn't get worse and I cannot tell you how SICK I am of her not listening to me, EVER. I am so tired of telling her something 6 times and then later have her say she didn't know. Jeezum. So I went off on her and she kept saying "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry" but not meaning it, she just wanted me to shut up. I said "Don't be sorry. Start listening to me for once." She ate her cold dinner anyway, because she knew I'd probably blow a gasket if she refused it. Eh, I don't think it was that bad. I hadn't been gone that long.
And then I ended up dropping a sewing kit, sending little spools of thread all over, and later dropping my cookie (Willow ate it immediately) and then spilling some of my drink (which Willow also cleaned up for me). I was such a mess. So yeah, sucky evening.
But one good thing that did happen last night was Team Lachey winning. WOO. I was certain Patti's team would win, but Nick's was my favorite. I knew they'd end up giving money to all the charities. Yay them.
Nip/Tuck was good but sad last night. I just wanted to give Sean a big hug. And there was Wilbur and Connor at the end. I forget about them because they conveniently hardly ever show them. They must be at daycare a whole lot.
Weekend plans! Actually, week plans since next week is kind of special -
As I mentioned, Casey was invited to her friend's house today. She's going home with her after school and then I'm picking her up at 7 and we're going straight to her Girl Scout leader's house for a holiday party/award ceremony/cookie sales meeting.
Tomorrow my aunt Teresa will be coming to town, but she won't arrive until the afternoon. So Casey and I plan to sleep in, and then I'm going to get as much done around the house as I can until my parents call and tell me she has arrived (she's staying with them) and we'll go over there and hang out for a while.
Sunday Casey is altar serving at church for the first time in about a year. We better get our asses out of bed on time. We're going to see if my aunt (who doesn't usually go to church and is not Catholic) wants to go and see Casey serve. It's totally up to her... I'm not sure if she'll want to or not. After that we'll probably all go out to eat. We are considering all going to Holyland that afternoon. I hope so. I really want to go see their Christmas shows. When we went last year they gave us annual passes (buy one day, get a whole year) and we have never used them. They expire on NYE.
Monday is Christmas Eve. Yay! That is the only day next week I'm going to work. I figured I may as well... we will get to leave early but still get a whole day's pay. I'll probably leave around 3 and meet everyone at church for Christmas Eve mass, and then we'll all go to my aunt and uncle's house for our annual gathering. Some presents are exchanged, a light dinner and a ton of desserts are consumed. Good times.
On Christmas Casey and I will open gifts at home and then go spend the day at my parents' house.
Wednesday my mom goes back to work, so Casey, Teresa, my dad and I will probably do something. Cypress Gardens is being thrown around. I'm a little tired of theme parks right now and would prefer a movie or something small like that, but we'll do whatever Teresa wants.
Teresa is supposed to go home either Thursday or Friday, so those days are kind of up in the air. If we aren't doing anything with her, we'll probably hang out at home, get some chores done, and maybe hit a movie or two (there are like a billion out that we want to see). Friday night I'm going downtown for happy hour with some friends, Saturday I'm working a park shift carrying a balloon in the parade, and Sunday we are going to Mel and Nisar's for a little holiday get together. Yey.