Because our family is archaic and has one cell phone and I was talking on it I jumped up, pulled on some clothes and rushed off to to let Steve know not to wait. Arriving at the lot I felt relieved Steve wasn't there, feeling sure I had averted a delay for him. He didn't show up. I began to worry, thinking maybe they met across the street at the King Sooper's (yes, that's the name and correct spelling) parking lot. Traversing the annoying intersection and commuter traffic I found he wasn't there either. Oh, no. Maybe he's now arrived back at Safeway. I went back. He wasn't there.
I looked at the clock and realized the girl's seminary class has finished and I needed to get them to school. I rushed to the church and picked them up. Allison floated the idea that maybe Steve and Greg met at the other King Sooper's a few miles west of where I was. I asked the girls if they would mind being late so we could run over there and check on Steve. Allison tells me she has a Chemistry test first thing and can't be late if it can be helped. Then she panics; her teacher allows them to fill one index card with notes and equations to use on their tests and she just discovers that she's left her Chemistry folder at home on the kitchen table.
I called the school attendance line as I sat in the pre-school gridlocked traffic and excused her because she's going to be tardy. We dropped off Emily and rushed to the other store's parking lot. I was thinking "he's not going to still be here..." and he wasn't. We race home, Alli grabs her folder and I get her back to school. By the time I returned home 75 minutes had passed and Chris is in the shower, getting ready for work. I took Chris to work.
People, I had purposely blocked out the day on the sub system because I am worn out and getting sick, again! I am blessed to have worked many days during the weeks since I last posted on this blog, but many of them have been for the special education teachers that have discovered me. Yesterday was, well, pretty awful. Imagine seven hours of tears, snot, saliva, tantrums, kids leaping over and off of furniture and a lovely session of dragging a kicking, screaming child down the hall to the office, finding that the principal and ALL of the support staff are at the same training meeting.
I ate a few pancakes that Mom made for me and she sent me back to bed. I woke up at noon.
I'm sorry I haven't posted. I've heard directly and through the grapevine that some of you are wondering why I haven't posted in so long. Deep sigh. Don't know how to answer that one except to refer you back to the story above, that is if you've stuck with me long enough to read the whole thing and not quit, thinking, "blah, blah, blah..."
I threw on the pictures below for anyone who wants to see what we've been up to.
The week before Halloween. At least it got rid of all our leaves quickly.
My adorable honey, shoveling a path (in his green crocs!) for Charlie so he can get to "his usual spot" in the yard.
Since the snow melted we've been in the 60's and 70's. It's going to snow today.
Allison and Emily were invited to a Halloween party that was the day before Trick or Treat street at the high school. Their theme was Disney movies and Shades of Blue was "Peter Pan." Alli was Wendy and had to have the curled ponytail so she had to wear curlers the night before. I had a brilliant streak that night. I dressed her in one of Mom's old house dresses, stuffed her with a pillow, got out her old doll and doll carrier and she went as a Redneck Wife. Christian went along with it as her Redneck husband.
Emily and I had a little fun. She went as the Evil Tooth Fairy. I took a little heart shaped box and made a shadow box necklace out of it, filling it with Chicklet gum that had been dipped in red food coloring paste; instant bloody teeth! If you look closely in this picture, and the one below, you can see the vise grip pliers she carried with another "bloody tooth" in it's clutches.
Right after the Trick or Treat street the group was having a Halloween party at their teachers home. The girls and I made a "Shades of Boo" cake, with a Nutella spider. The Nutella melted a little too much and it made a mess. We just messed it up more. What's a little more chocolate?
Here are Wendy and Slightly the Lost Boy. Yes, I made the dress and the footed pajamas. My favorite part was the fox hood... I sewed floral wire into the ears so we could shape them!
For their group party Alli added her tiara and a lot of bling to her outfit and became a princess. Emily wore her black clothing again and was a vampire. My favorite part of all the crazy busy madness? Painting their masks. They turned out so cute!!! Yeah, I'm proud of my work.
I included this beautiful shot of our Halloween Night moon because I am excited for nighttime so I can go to bed. Look below. I think Charlie has the right idea. He's curled up in a blanket on Helen's lap, his nose buried in the quilt and he's snoring. Wish I could still fit into a quilt on Mom's lap....
There. I'm still in my pre-dawn thrown on clothes. It's two hours and fifteen minutes since I got out of bed. I have 30 minutes until the girls get out of school and I haven't showered and dressed yet, but, my blog has been updated.
