Because I have a spry little 2 year old who has decided it Thomas The Tank Engine Marathon night at my house. I am hoping she gives up soon because I am gonna need all the rest I can get for tomorrow.
Take the kids to school. This is an adventure in itself. I have to get 3 children up at 6, fed, dressed, lunched, backpacked and presentable for school and out the door by 7am. Sounds simple enough, right? WRONG! I am not getting up earlier than 6. I refuse. I will not be able to function properly the rest of the day. Jazzmin is only 8 and she is already sleeping her life away like the moody teenager she already has become. I spend at LEAST 20 minutes just telling her to get out of bed. Not to mention the 7,355,462 times I tell her to hurry up once we have gotten the beast to rise from her coma. All while I am trying to wake a 2 year old up and get her moving and fully awake so she doesn't puke mid commute to the school house. Then there is flushing of the connector tubes for the older two kids. Passing out meds to everyone. Helping Solara put her socks on and get her to quit crying because her socks don't "feel good" and trying to find her shoes. Once everyone is dressed we make sure we have lunches in the backpacks. Then we have to have a diaper bag packed with the essentials: sippy cup, diapers, wipes, change of clothes (in case of barfing episode), BOTH blankies and her favorite train, Lady. Lets hope I can find my keys and don't forget my cellphone. Out the door we go and into the minivan for our first of 2, hour and a half round trips. Lucky fiancée has charted off to work before we even get up. I am left to fend and referee alone.
Come home and probably eat something along the lines of a hostess cupcake and a glass of milk for breakfast. That what I did today, why fuck up a good thing. Then I am gonna make a mad dash to straighten up my house. I am just too pooped from the days activities to do it tonight. The med supply company is making a delivery tomorrow and there is never an estimated time of delivery. They just tell me what day they will be in the area and ask what they need to bring a week in advance. You would think that because I have had a week to prepare for someone coming to my house that I would have the place clean by now. HA! I always run out of time. But seriously, nothing gets my house clean quite like company coming over. Then I will have to rotate supplies and get things put up. Ahh who am I kidding. It will probably sit where he drops it till Thursday.
Gotta pick up the kids early because they both have an appointment with their GI Specialist, Dr. Freeman. Thank GOD she flies down once a month from Chapel Hill because monthly trips to UNC would make me lose my mind. I don't have much left to lose. This ought to be an interesting visit because Solara has to have her g-tube replaced (routinely changed every 3-4 months) for the first time and she is terrified. I didn't do it last time because 1. I forgot the damn replacement and B. we had been there for like 3 hours and I was just so ready to get home. Our appointments usually last about 3ish hours. 2 hours is just waiting time. Have I mentioned I am not very patient? All while keeping an 8, 6, & 2 year old entertained. Not easy. Keeping them quiet once the doc has come in is probably the hardest part. They have been caged in this 12x12 room for 2 hours and are on the brink of sibling homicide by the time she gets in. Its really not as fun as it sounds. Dr. Freeman usually calls for reinforcements from Nurses Deborah, Brenda, Cindy, Kim or whomever is handy to bring the children snacks to stuff in their mouths and keep them quiet.
Then somewhere between an estimated 3 hour visit that starts at 2:30 and soccer practices (45 minutes away) at 5:15 & 6 I will need to feed these by now unruly children. They aren't very patient people either. Hopefully by this time, my prince charming will have rode in on his white horse (ie his white ford mustang.... OK, ok, so its just a taurus. Sheesh!) and saved the day.
I am a supermom and I will make it happen.
Pray for my sanity tomorrow. Its going to be a loooooong day.
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