Mishaps of a FRAZZLED mother of FOUR

OK, I am almost embarrassed to post this, however I need to for posterity's sake so that when my kids have kids and they get to a point where they think they are loosing their mind, they may be able to keep going knowing their mom went through the same thing.

I could not find my cell phone last night or this morning, but did not worry much about it because in the back of my mind I just knew it was buried in my large over crowded purse and I would hear in when it rang. After the fourth store I had been to I looked at the running boards as I was walking to the car and spotted my cell phone. Yes it had been on their since last night and luckily it stayed there. BLESSING! I needed to find it to rescue me from the next story.

So, today I dropped Madeline off at preschool and then made my way to walmart to buy a few last minute items for Haley's birthday, then to the dollar store to pick up some items I need for preschool next week, then into Smiths to see if they have any of the 99 cent scalloped potatoes that I can use my coupons with and get for free, (which they did not have of course so it was a wasted trip), then I ran home for a minute to get something before I headed back to pick up Madeline from preschool. Marianne did really well with all this shopping and in and out of her car seat, but was getting tired at this point. Well I had about ten minutes to kill, so as I am driving I see a neighborhood that still has model homes open that I have always wanted to look through, but their gate was always shut and I do not know the gate code. Well today it was open and it was calling my name. So I drive in, pull up to the house and take Marianne out of her seat. When we get to the door the sign say, "sorry I missed you". So I head back to the car and try to put Marianne back into her seat. She is not happy about it this time. She arches her back, arms flailing, screaming the whole bit. I quickly realize this is going to take both hands and a lot of strength. So I drop my keys on the console and after a little struggle get her in her seat, promptly shut the door and go to open my door and realize that when I dropped the keys they locked the doors. So..... My baby is locked in the car and I have no way of opening it. So I panic and call Kristen. (thank goodness I found my phone) Long story short. She drives to my house, thankfully I did not lock that door, and thankfully it is not 100 degrees yet, she brings me the other set of keys, I am late picking up Maddy and I have to tell the other moms I locked my kid in the car.

I will post later about my episode teaching preschool, my 911 call and trip to the fire station! That will be coming soon on my part two of Mishaps of a FRAZZLED mother of FOUR!

Happy Birthday Haley !

I cannot believe my little girl is 9 years old. It just seems like yesterday that she was getting baptized and now she is a year older. I think she had a great day today. Nothing makes a mom happier than seeing the excitement in her child eyes. We started the morning with breakfast in bed. Breakfast was a donut by request of Haley. My kids never get donuts so this was a huge treat. I don't think Haley ever had a donut until she was 4. Then she got to open one present which was a new outfit to wear to school. We took her favorite mint brownies to celebrate with her class. And she was so excited to tell me that the first thing her teacher said to her when she walked in the door was "Happy Birthday". Thank goodness for wonderful teachers that make such a good impact on our children. Geez they get to spend more waking hours with our kids than we do. Then we met Scott for dinner at her favorite restaurant Panda Express and then off to Baskin Robbins for her favorite ice cream, which was her cake! Then home to open presents before Scott and I had to both leave for church meetings. She got a Zhu Zhu pet and house, which was all she wanted and she was so excited and grateful. I wish I had pictures to show you but I cannot find my cameras battery charger and the pictures I took with Scott's work camera will stay on that camera until he brings home a cord to download them.

We love you Haley Bugs!