One of those days
I feel upset and angsty and bitchy and hormonal.
Today didn't quite start that way - well, only a little.
Les Mis was a bust. Such poor singing! D apologized (and I laughed) the whole way home. We read for a bit and didn't go to sleep till midnight. J was up before five. He screeched, played, turned on his light, played some more. I went in there a couple of times and tucked him back in. D and I finally gave up on sleep around 6 - and D went to start the coffee - only to realize that J had fallen asleep with his light on. He stayed that way till 8. D and I drank our coffee and did our morning computer stuff and talked and cuddled and it was really nice to have so much time alone in the morning. You know, kind of a nice way to connect before the chaos begins.
M got up and got dressed. B apparently slept through his alarm. I had to wake J to get him ready for the childminder. I cut the cakes for the cafe last night, so there was one less thing to do this morning. Managed to get J dressed and in his seat with breakfast quicker than usual. Older two were reminded of a meeting I was supposed to have in town this afternoon and how they would have to meet after school (as usual) and read in the library for a bit before coming home. J was still in his seat when I began loading up the bike (basket, cakes, J's bag for the childminder, etc). I had to pour boiling water over the lock to get going.
We made it to the childminder ok, but my feet were frozen by the time I reached town. And the shop has no heaters in it. At all. I believe the high today was -2 C Ouch. I spent the whole time feeling slow and sluggish and just not getting much done.
I left work at 2:30 and cycled over to where my meeting was supposed to be. This was with someone in the local government about fundraising. I'd emailed the mayor in December and he set this up for me, so I was pretty excited. I reached her floor to discover that the meeting had been cancelled at the last minute (and no one bothered to call me - not impressed) and that I'd have to reschedule. J is having extra days with the childminder this Friday (day off for me) and the day before we leave for Israel (packing/organizing/coffee with L kind of day). Nope, nothing available. I explained that I can't really afford to pay for childcare when I'm not working and they were very nice about it all but there just isn't anything available and I'd have to wait till I come back. Bugger.
I suggested that they have her contact me by email and they said they'd pass the message on. I then texted a friend asking if she could tell B and M to skip the library and just come straight home. Then I cycled over to pick up J. J was wearing his hat and didn't want to take it off and have his helmet on, so I walked the bike home (we live close to the childminder now). And then he asked to get down and walk up our road to the house ("Crunch crunch snow!"). I got him set up with a snack and then the phone rang; it was the school office telling me that they had M and that B wasn't anywhere to be found.
I told them to send M home (wanted him to arrive before dark) via the library to see if B was there. Then I phoned the library, determined that B actually was there, and told him to wait for M and walk home together. They arrived home a while later, both in tears. M hadn't waited long enough for B to come out and started searching the neighborhood, B saw that M wasn't there and went to the library. M checked the library, but only through the window - yes, it goes on and on. Hitting, shouting and general displays of anger and frustration all the way home. Managed to calm everyone down and make myself coffee (really needed it by that point).
Eventually started bread dough, and then dinner. Dropped everything at one point to put J on the potty - he didn't produce anything, but listening to a story and sat nicely for a few minutes. J kept running up to me when I was cooking saying "Cuddles! Cuddles" - sort of made me wish adults could do that too. Sigh. D came home and took over with J, and we ate eventually. Dinner was a chick pea concoction, panir with peppers and ginger, yellow rice and grilled eggplant. Very tasty, but I'm too tired to remember how good it was....
Today didn't quite start that way - well, only a little.
Les Mis was a bust. Such poor singing! D apologized (and I laughed) the whole way home. We read for a bit and didn't go to sleep till midnight. J was up before five. He screeched, played, turned on his light, played some more. I went in there a couple of times and tucked him back in. D and I finally gave up on sleep around 6 - and D went to start the coffee - only to realize that J had fallen asleep with his light on. He stayed that way till 8. D and I drank our coffee and did our morning computer stuff and talked and cuddled and it was really nice to have so much time alone in the morning. You know, kind of a nice way to connect before the chaos begins.
M got up and got dressed. B apparently slept through his alarm. I had to wake J to get him ready for the childminder. I cut the cakes for the cafe last night, so there was one less thing to do this morning. Managed to get J dressed and in his seat with breakfast quicker than usual. Older two were reminded of a meeting I was supposed to have in town this afternoon and how they would have to meet after school (as usual) and read in the library for a bit before coming home. J was still in his seat when I began loading up the bike (basket, cakes, J's bag for the childminder, etc). I had to pour boiling water over the lock to get going.
We made it to the childminder ok, but my feet were frozen by the time I reached town. And the shop has no heaters in it. At all. I believe the high today was -2 C Ouch. I spent the whole time feeling slow and sluggish and just not getting much done.
I left work at 2:30 and cycled over to where my meeting was supposed to be. This was with someone in the local government about fundraising. I'd emailed the mayor in December and he set this up for me, so I was pretty excited. I reached her floor to discover that the meeting had been cancelled at the last minute (and no one bothered to call me - not impressed) and that I'd have to reschedule. J is having extra days with the childminder this Friday (day off for me) and the day before we leave for Israel (packing/organizing/coffee with L kind of day). Nope, nothing available. I explained that I can't really afford to pay for childcare when I'm not working and they were very nice about it all but there just isn't anything available and I'd have to wait till I come back. Bugger.
I suggested that they have her contact me by email and they said they'd pass the message on. I then texted a friend asking if she could tell B and M to skip the library and just come straight home. Then I cycled over to pick up J. J was wearing his hat and didn't want to take it off and have his helmet on, so I walked the bike home (we live close to the childminder now). And then he asked to get down and walk up our road to the house ("Crunch crunch snow!"). I got him set up with a snack and then the phone rang; it was the school office telling me that they had M and that B wasn't anywhere to be found.
I told them to send M home (wanted him to arrive before dark) via the library to see if B was there. Then I phoned the library, determined that B actually was there, and told him to wait for M and walk home together. They arrived home a while later, both in tears. M hadn't waited long enough for B to come out and started searching the neighborhood, B saw that M wasn't there and went to the library. M checked the library, but only through the window - yes, it goes on and on. Hitting, shouting and general displays of anger and frustration all the way home. Managed to calm everyone down and make myself coffee (really needed it by that point).
Eventually started bread dough, and then dinner. Dropped everything at one point to put J on the potty - he didn't produce anything, but listening to a story and sat nicely for a few minutes. J kept running up to me when I was cooking saying "Cuddles! Cuddles" - sort of made me wish adults could do that too. Sigh. D came home and took over with J, and we ate eventually. Dinner was a chick pea concoction, panir with peppers and ginger, yellow rice and grilled eggplant. Very tasty, but I'm too tired to remember how good it was....