A day for frustration
Okay well today bites the big one. It is hotter than hell and that has
done nothing to improve my mood. We had several fish die today, the
kids' fish of course so they are heartbroken and spent several hours
crying and nit picking each other to the point that both were crying
again and wailing that the other hated him. We went and got them both
some new fish but 2 of them died on the way home so back to the
petstore again and more tears. I thought to cheer the kids up, I'd take
them out for a special lunch. Unfortunately, half way through the meal,
my stomach decided to revolt and I barely made it to the bathroom
before lunch made a second appearance. So much for a happy special
lunch. My darling husband grabbed the wrong package of smokes when he
went to work , leaving me with 2 smokes to last the entire night.
Normally this would not be a big deal , but he got a trip out of town
tonight and he has all the cash so I can't even run to the corner store
to get more. So now it is dealing with the heat, upset children, sick
to my stomach and having a nic-fit.
At dinner I figured I'd try again to brighten my children's mood so I
started to cook them their favorite meal, mac and cheese. I hate the
stuff but with the way my stomach is rolling, it's unlikely that I'll
be partaking of anything solid tonight so no big deal. Enter curious 10
month old kitten, Tibbledorf who's latest favorite pass-time is sitting
on my kitchen table (not allowed) so he can stare at the kids' budgies
and climbing up the back of my legs to get onto my shoulder. While
draining the pasta, he jumped onto the table and I turned to scare him
off forgetting that I had a pot of boiling water in one hand, the
colander in the other. I burned my hand pretty bad when the boiling
water and pasta went all over my hand and onto the floor. There wasn't
enough to salvage so I made another pot, muttering words that I won't
repeat here. As I'm making the second pot my concerned kitten figured
he'd make amends by climbing up onto my shoulder and cuddling. See
surprised kitten jump down from my back and scurry under the couch when
I screech because he draws blood with lovely kitten claws. Then I get 3
prank phone calls, 2 hang ups and one heavy breather. Just what I need.
I figure it is my jackass ex trying to rattle me before we have to go
to court in a few weeks because he is sueing me for unsupervised access
to the kids and of all things maintenance. Those of you who know me
will recall that this is the same bastard that the cops moved me away
from my home to get away from because of his severely abusive nature.
He also has had no contact with them for over 6 years. I'll write more
on that later
I swear that if anything else goes wrong tonight I'm gonna scream....