Good Morning everyone,
Yesterday was a really crazy day, an the next couple look as busy. I am living for the weekend (but then again who isn't?)
The day started getting crazy when DD9 was getting dressed. She was going to the orthodontist who gives points to the kids (they redeem them for prizes) for various things. Good brushing and flossing, being on time, no breaks and for wearing his t-shirt. (He has t-shirts made with his name on it, free advertising, I don't mind, he's a great orthodontist and I recommend him all the time anyway.) We could not find the shirt anywhere. I was going through dirty clothes, pajama drawer, finally we found it in her sister's closet. So, they were set but I had 1/2 hour to get showered and ready. I made it, then dropped my DD6 off with my friend to get her on the bus so we could get there on time.
She came out early from getting her braces off and turned in some of her points for a $20 gift card for Disney while I talked with the doctor. We quickly made her next appointment and headed out calling DH, hoping I had caught him so I could take him to his surgery. They had already left and were about 5 minutes ahead of me. I told him to have his friend drop him off and I would be there shortly. I was so happy not to have to miss being there. My DH goes to so many things with me (dentist because I am scared of it, many appointments and treatments for endometriosis, again, scared) and I didn't want to not be with him. So, I am almost there adn i get a call, his friend has a flat tire, go help her first. OK, then another call, no come here, they need you to sign that yo uwill drive me home before they can start. So I go and sign and leave DD9 to read Highlights while I run and give her my phone to make a call. We call her boss (DH's old boss), a really nice guy who says he's on his way. So, we are chatting for a minute about how my DH is so stubborn that he probably won't take the afternoon off. (He was determined to have the surgery as his lunchhour and not take any vacation time off.) We hear screaming, "Please help me!" So we turn and see an older lady falling. We run and help her down to the ground, just then a car starts backing up and is like 3 feet from hitting all of us, so we are yelling, banging oon the window and thankfully she stopped. It wasn't her fault, the lady was down on the ground and we were leaning over to help her, it would have just been a horrible accident is all. We tried a couple times to help her up, to get her out of the road, but she was in too much pain. She said she just wanted to get to her car and drive home, but I said no way, if you can't feel your legs you sure can't drive. I took her keys and DH's friend took her purse. We had more helpers by this time and one went to get a doctor and a wheelchair. Meantime the guy from work came (he was also helping) so he changed her tire while they waited for an ambulance for the lady. We gave her back her things knowing she was getting help and not planning to drive. I finally made it back with my DD9 (who I had been running in and checking on) about 5 minutes before my DH came out. He was fine, joking as always, and ready to go back to work! He makes me crazy sometimes. We took DD9 out for a quick lunch (she wanted Taco Bell to eat nachos, she's missed them over the last 10 months. So, we ate, got gas (BTW, $2.44 a gallon!!!, yeah!!!!), and took Dh to work and dd9 to school. I decided rather than running back and forth I'd stay and catch up on some volunteering I have been getting behind on. I workd from noon to 3:30, picked up the kids and headed to dance. This was parent observation day so we stayed and watched. Then we went to the place we always go for dinner on Wednesday, and met DH there. (On Wednesdays my kids dance from 4-5 for one then 6 for the other, there is a restaurnat in the same plaza taht has family night on wednesday. It's just a burger place, but good, and they have games, prizes, face painting, balloon animals, that sort of thing on Wednesdays so we have made that our tradition.) We ate and the kids played then DH took DD9 to her class (we wern't watching hers till her teacher comes back from having a baby) and he headed home. I stayed with DD6 to play some more as I always do. I ran and got DD9 and we went back to play a bit more. We got home at 8pm. I had left at that morning at 8:10. It was a long day. DH took 2 Advil, not any of the Codine they had given him, and went to bed early. He says he feels fine. I hope he doesn't overdo it, I worry about him, but he is the only person at work that does his job so if he takes time off there will be twice as much tomorrow. I understnad that, but still worry. Plus, they don't get sick days, Just a set number of days off. So, if you are sick, need a personal day or are on vaction they all count the same. I hate that policy, everyone goes to work sick all the time because they don't want to waste a day on being sick. I am not surprised that he went back to work, when he had his vacetomy 7 years ago he came home for about an our before he asked me to drive him to work. He sat with ice on his "ahhh-ehhm" while working just an hour after it. We all thought he was crazy then, now I was expecting it. But he was at a different company then so his co-workers here didn't believe he'd be back. But I knew better.
So today I have "loads" of laundry, a messy house to clean, a Brownie meeting tonight to get ready for and 2 parent-teacher conferences. I have been going since 5:30 so I needed a break. Tomorrow I am going on a field trip with DD9's class.
We leave 2 weeks from today so this weekend is all about packing!!! I have no real plans so I can get this all done. I do have to pick up my GS troops' cookies on Saturday and will have to sort the girls cookies out, but that won't take too long. My girls will help me.
Camster0307, how long are you going to Disney for? I hope you have a grat trip, I am sure yo uwill--- it's Disney!! have a safe and wonderful trip!
Karajeboo, Glad your DH is ok. I hate when I can't reach mine, I always worry. It's always bad service or a dead battery but I always worry anyway!
What kind of work from home do you guys do? Is it a local thing or a national ting. I'd love to make some income, but am having trouble thinking about committing to anyting because I don't want to miss anything at school, you know, the field trips, the parties, the days off. I have been at home so long I get so nervous thinking about it. My kids expect me to be at everyting at school, I love that they liek me there and actually want me there and I love being there. I'd love to find something I could do at home.
Hope everyone has a great day. It's a beautiful fall day here. Hope it is where you are as well....
MARCH! What are your dates in March? Mine are Mar 22 - 29.
I see they got right to the candy!
First I was watching the returns, but once it was over, I watched McCain's speech then went to bed and stayed up reading. I kept texting Jeff to see when he'd be home and he wasn't responding. He's usually home by 10:30, but at 11:30 when he wasn't responding to my multiple texts asking if he was okay, I started to panic. His cell phone went straight to VM and I knew he was firing a girl last night.
So Exciting!!!!
Pre-teens!
... i have 11 other kids i buy for 11 adults and 3 teenagers who i give money .. so yes i start very early hahaha so i am nearly finished, all the kids are done, Chloe is definitely done and if i buy anymore for her my bf is under orders to cause me pain 
