Just One Of Those Days....

Just One of Those Days.....

Wow! My day was nothing but an utter disappointment.

Woke up this morning to take my kids to school. I walk them inside so I can ask if they had yet ANOTHER Christmas program. My son Keanu had his Tuesday & I figured the other kids would but I never got a letter sent home for them. Well I have a 3rd grader, 1st grader, kindnergarten & preschooler. It turns out they did. The entire school was actually singing. Program started @ 9 am & I had just dropped the kids off @ 8:40 am. (that's the time school starts) I had to rush home & grab my camera & try & wake up daddy to go w/ me! Jude wouldn't get up & I wasn't gonna wait around so I left him w/ Keleece (my youngest) & jet out the door to make it in time. I get a perfect seat to video tape & take some pics! The program was way cute! I'm such an emotional piece of work. lol I cried throughout most of the program. Even through the "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" song. Goodness, who does that? lol All my children did awesome.





When I got home I called my bff (Lepa) to go for a ride w/ me to get my food basket arranged for me to pick up. We than go to the post office to send my box w/ gifts to my niece & nephews. Afterwards we head back home & realize we didn't wanna go home! lol Well gee, we are stay @ home mothers in a one car family so staying home is the only option. Reason why we have a blast just being w/ eachother even if it's just going to the store etc. Us mommy's need some time to remember we are still human & can't expect to give ourselves away entirely just because it's expected of us. Well that's how I feel. Being a parent changes everything. What used to be going to the store to buy a pair of shoes for yourself turns out to be buying "pairs" of shoes for all your children. You don't even think twice about yourself anymore & soley think of your family. I admit I have gotten the casual hair done & bought a few items for myself but I only do when "I WORK". I guess I feel like I worked for it & deserve it. lol

Besides the fact that we didn't wanna go home, we couldn't think of anything else to do. Didn't have money or time for a movie so we figured to just do lunch. On our way to get us something to eat I get stopped by a police officer! JUST GREAT! I rushed out the house w/o my purse & w/ my bank card only. I knew my insurance was expired & I knew I didn't have my registration because I took it out the car to grab the VIN when I was trying to reinstate my car insurance! I wanted to scream out "I'm so stupid". The police officer takes my info. down & goes back to the car to run my info. He than approaches me & tells me he was pulling me over because my registration was 3 months expired. Oh what the heck. I didn't even know that. We had moved so I didn't get the paper for the state tax thingy so I wasn't aware. Of course I never look on the sticker right smack in my face on our car. Gee, this was ridiculous. So he let's the drivers license slide but gives me a citation for no registration & no insurance. He explained how he could of easily had my car impounded but knew it was Christmas season & didn't want to burden me w/ it. I was sooooooooo grateful.

So now I'm totally afraid to drive anywhere but I know I have to take care of this. We go to Lepas house & I make a call to a auto shop that does emmission, safety inspection & renew registrations. So I figured it would be perfect so I wouldn't have to deal w/ the dmv. I now have to go back home & grab my license of course & head out on a mission to take care of my registration etc. On the way home to grab my DL I see my son Keanu walking home alone! I was at first angry than concern set in because I didnt' see my oldest son anywhere on the path from him. We grab Keanu & head towards the school & don't see him. On the way to the school my son says the crossguard had already seen Kimani. So I figured he walked ahead of Keanu & arrived home probably. We get home & Kimani's nowhere found. I call the school & the secretary says he was there @ the school searching for his brother. I rush back to the school & pick up my son. He starts to explain what had happened & I blurted out "I already know the story son, get in the car!" Not realizing the dry tears on his cheek I than felt how inconsiderate was I to not let him vent to me what he just experienced. I hugged him & said "Son are you okay? Keanu is fine, he's @ home now!" He starts the water works & is just flowing w/ tears now! Lepa & I look @ eachother w/ teary eyes & are humbled by the worry he had for his brother. This was the very first time this had ever happened to them. Apparantley they had some misunderstandings on where they were to meet because Keanu had to use the restroom after school. I was so upset w/ Keanu because he gave me the impression first of all that Kimani was already home & that it was his fault for not waiting for him. Only to find out my son was searching frantically w/ the teachers for Keanu. I told Kimani to stop crying & to hug his brother when he gets home & tell him how worried he was & don't ever do that again. I told Kimani that Keanu would get in big trouble but "big brother" said "No, mommy! I don't want you to punish him because it was a mistake!" Awwwwwwwwwww I think that was fair. I have always nagged my son about how he can be selfish sometimes & not be a better example to his brother & sisters. This had truly opened my eyes to know he really cares! Kimani is a wonderful kid. He does the typical things boys do by picking on his siblings & being bossy. Which is why I'm trying to teach him to be more kind to his siblings. He's a great help to me though. I'm hard on him because I know he can take it & I know it will strengthen him to be a better person in life. I love my kids! I guess throughout the day everything balanced itself out. Pros & cons, ups & downs, frowns & smiles, & just the whole nine.

Well... I proceed on my mission to fix my car. Everything passed except I needed a tire & a light bulb in my left back break light. So on top of the inspection fees I had to now deal w/ these other things that had to be done. After that would be done I would be able to find out how much my State tax would be. All together I had to dish out $200. What in the world! So now I have to drive to my bank in an unregistered, uninsured car to get money out. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I return to the shop & take out my money to pay for everything. The cashier sees I'm giving her money & tells me they only accept credit or debit & w/o hesitation she says "I will use my card & you can just pay me the cash!" Oh my goodness how amazing was she to offer? I knew she probably said it w/ such comfort because she knew what kind of day I already had. She didn't even give me a chance to say anything & immediately went in the back to pay for it! Because I didn't have that much money in my account, I had to pull out of our privilage pay so money on my card wasn't an option or I wouldn't of gone to the bank. So I would of found it impossible if she didn't offer. I complain sometimes how cheesy this state (Utah) can be but this was beyond kindness. She truly made my day.

All in all I am able to register my car. I get back home & is just plain frustrated from such a ridiculous day. I told Jude he would have to go in to work late because this was first priority. He slept the entire time so I don't think it mattered to him. lol So after making the kids sandwiches Jude now gets up & rushes to go to work. I didn't even get the chance to vent to him how my day went. He sensed I was upset & walked out the door w/o giving me a kiss. When I heard the door open for him to leave my heart dropped because I felt how can he NOT give me a hug & kiss goodbye? My kids run to him like they usually do & catch him @ the door to give him a hug & kiss! Than Keleece runs back saying "Mommy, daddy says he loves you" awwwwww that's all I needed to make me feel a lil' better. I of course tell my son to run outside & tell daddy to wait. I walk out & he rolls his window down & I give him a big kiss & repeat back "I LOVE YOU TOO".

Despite the chaos I had experienced it all comes down to that moment. The moment my kids fill my morning w/ the spirit from their beautiful voices @ their Christmas show, the moment my son cried tears of worry & pain from the thoughts of not knowing where his brother could be, the moment a police officer kindly let me drive away w/ the only car my family depended on, the moment a kind heart offered her help when she knew w/o asking what kind of day I had & lastly the moment my husband whispered in my childs ear to remind me that even though he didn't have time to hear what I had been through he still cared! :)