The Craziness Continues (or Far From Perfect)

Well I never had a chance to finish this post but here's a glimpse of the craziness.

After concert, run around to talk to different parents about...

-Washington DC trip

-Kylee missing track tomorrow

-Birthday Party

-Baseball

-Baseball Sign-Up

Speed home from concert at 8:35 because Kaydi says after we get in the car that she can't wait to use the bathroom! (Rethink giving her pop at the concert.) Get home safely, yeah - no bathroom mess tonight to clean up.

Go to get scotch tape for wrapping birthday gift for Kaden's friend, can't find any. (How can that be, I'm sure there were 3 rolls in the drawer last time I looked??) Add scotch tape to Walmart list, wonder if using packing tape is appropriate. Get lucky, find some in my teacher bag in the closet that the kids aren't aware of. Wonder if I am ever going to make it to Walmart.

Listen to Kaden explain why he needs the football just like he's giving his friend. Then listen to Kaydi say she needs one too.

Remember to get camera for Chad to take this weekend - realize at some point during the last week Kaydi took 30+ pictures on it - wonder where adult supervision was??

Wonder why Kaydi is yelling very loudly for me, find her in the bathroom and discover a poopy mess to clean up. Realize we're out of flushable wipes, add it to the Walmart list.

Hope that Grey's Anatomy got recorded and wonder if I'll ever get to watch it.

Go ask Kylee to pack her clothes for the weekend. Hope everything she needs is clean. Explain why she shouldn't wear her very best, new jeans to a cattle fitting workshop, try to keep smiling and ignore teenager attitude.

Ask Kaden to get out of his record breaking long shower.

Go pack Kaydi's backpack in hopes that I won't forget something for tomorrow. Realize that we left her coat at the music concert. Send email to school about it.

Go tell Kaden to get out of the shower NOW!

Help him pack for his overnight birthday party at a friends house tomorrow.

Get headache from Kaden's "AXE" shampoo/body wash.

Grandpa Larry calls to tell him the Slam Dunk Contest is on tv.

Try to keep him focused on packing.

Tuck Kaydi into bed. Realize the summer pajamas she put on by herself are too small. Decide not to pick that battle. She chooses the book The Town Mouse & Country Mouse for her bedtime story. As I'm reading it, have memories of Mrs. Peterson - love the quote from the book "This is the life for me." Give Kaydi hugs and kisses and tell her good-night. She says she won't go to sleep until she has her "lips" aka chapstick. Go on a search for some and remember she has previously claimed the ones in the Traverse and bathroom, find one for her and then add chapstick to the Walmart list.

Give in to Kylee packing good jeans for weekend trip.

Kylee asks if I can help her with an algebra problem and I tell her I'll send Daddy to help.

Tuck Kaden into bed. Forget to ask Chad to help Kylee with math.

Make sure backpacks and Kaden's suitcase are ready to go in the Locker Room.

Sit down at 10:00 to watch Grey's Anatomy - The Music Event. LOVE IT, get up during first commercial and see the gifts that need to be wrapped - oh phooey! Grey's will have to wait.

While wrapping, think of things that need to be done. Go to check "Don't Forget" list in my purse and clean out the purse instead. Forget to check the "Don't Forget" list.

Return to Grey's at 10:40.

Go to bed at 11:30. Oops - remember to fill out a permission slip for Kylee.

Help Kylee decide whether to skip dance or band contest in May, but really have no advice for her.

Get ready for bed at 11:40. Talk to Kylee for a little bit, watch Kaydi and Kaden sleep for awhile. While brushing teeth, remember I don't have a SMART activity to share with the teachers tomorrow morning at our 7:40 meeting. Go back downstairs to brainstorm. Find some ideas.

Go to bed at 12:10.

I'm Gonna Miss This, Right??

A glimpse into my day...

7:45 - 3:30 Teach Preschool - HOPE & PRAY that I'm doing everything I can for these precious children.

3:30 - Hug Kaden & Kaydi good-bye and then run around like a crazy person trying to catch up on school work and get things ready for preschool registration.

Think - don't eat anything because the second you put something in your mouth a parent will walk in and you won't be able to greet them.

Wonder - should I go to the teacher meeting at 4:00, if I do parents will show up early for registration and I won't be there to greet them, decide to not attend.

4:30 - 6:30 Preschool Registration

6:30 - 7:30 Preschool Parent Advisory Committee

7:30 - Remember that I haven't filled out Kaydi's preschool forms.

Pick up classrooms, put registration materials away.

Debate whether or not to go to Walmart to buy a birthday gift needed for Friday and toilet paper.

Reply to school emails.

8:00 Leave Radcliffe, realize I need gas - head for Hubbard, still debating about Walmart.

Call a parent between Radcliffe & Hubbard. Get gas, realize I should eat something - get puppy chow and milk.

8:30 Start thinking of everything that needs to be done at home and decide Walmart will have to wait.

8:45 Arrive home and once again run around like a crazy person.

Remind Kylee to make sure clothes are clean for track pictures and music concert.

Hug Kaydi goodnight and read her a book.

Hug Kaden goodnight and he asks if I can charge his ipod.

Discuss concert attire with Kylee and try my best to ignore teenager attitude.

Wonder if she will wear what she agrees to.

Go to basement to wash her track jersey.

Run upstairs to Kaydi yelling for Mommy to kill the ladybug on her ceiling.

Find Chad and send him to do pest control.

Sit down for 2 minutes to read the latest James Patterson.

Wish, wish, wish to get out the foot massage gift that a parent gave me, but realize I'm to lazy to get it put together and have to many things to do.

Kaden comes back downstairs to have me read a Garfield comic and asks if he can go to Walmart with me before Friday to pick out the birthday gift. Smile and tell him, we'll try.

Check home email and wonder where the Netflix movie is that I misplaced.

Remember I need to fill out track picture order form.

Buzzer on washer goes off - proceed to wash Kylee's black pants & tank top for music concert.

Kaden (who should be in bed asleep by now) finds me to remind me to charge his ipod.

Fill out track picture form.

Charge Kaden's ipod.

Find Kaydi's library book that's due tomorrow and put in her backpack.

Realize I haven't ordered Kylee's confirmation invitations and have her help design them on the computer. Get one figured out and realize the shipping time will take too long or be too costly so start over with another company.

Remember that I didn't put a check in the picture order form, continue to do so and put it in Kylee's backpack hoping she finds it and remembers to turn it in.

Kylee complains she has no jeans that fit or are clean. (For the record, the majority of her jeans are clean - just not the one pair she wants to wear.)

Remember that she will have to pack tomorrow night for her weekend trip and hope that enough jeans that do fit her are clean and work with her cowboy boots.

Start thinking about Kylee's track shorts - realize they are in the laundry basket upstairs, proceed to wash them.

Find Netflix movie.

Brainstorm plan for a preschool art project for the benefit auction.

Wonder if Iowa Falls Walmart is open 24 hours?

Remember to pay a bill that I had forgotten for the past 2 days.

Realize I should go throw Kylee's jeans in the washer.

Go to bed at 12:25 and hope to stay awake to read for a few minutes and not think of everything I need to do tomorrow.

Class of 2015

I cannot have a high schooler already - can I??

Last night we had Kylee's High School Parent Meeting & Registration.

As I sat down and looked around the auditorium I realized there are still many families I don't know.

-Hopefully...

* I will get to know them during the next four years.

* the next four years will go very S..L..O..W..

* Kylee will have the time of her life.

* her good friends will continue to be there for her and vice versa.

* she won't worry about the little things, especially things that aren't meant to be.

For the record I was doing pretty good until they played a slide show and the song "You're Gonna Miss This."