when you’re headed off to the doctor for an appointment for your nagging summer cold and you run by summer camp to drop-off one child only to learn that summer camp has no power so you can’t drop off your child. So … you turn to your child and say “you get to go to the doctor with me!” First child is mad. Second child is madder. “No fair, he gets to spend more time with you than me!”
Tears ensue. Screaming. Crying. And yet you’re as undaunted as you could possibly be, and trudge forward, knowing your health literally depends on it.
You head to the second child’s daycare only to get half-way there and learn that the road is closed right smack dab in front of you. You handle the slight detour with ease and get your second child settled at day care. She’s even happy by the time you kiss her goodbye. Whew. Things are looking up.
On the way to the doctor, you swing by summer camp again and victory! the power is back on.
You are still on track to get to the doctor early, as planned, if only you don’t miss your turn … which you do, so you decide to take the long way, only to find that yet another road is closed. So you do a u-turn and head back to the original turn and (… you couldn’t possibly do it but you do …) miss your turn again! You have got to stop pondering life when you drive through the cornfields on the way to the doctor’s office!
From there things calm down, you … see the doctor … get your prescriptions … get back home in time for your appointment … life is good. Until … you go to fill the prescriptions.
You drop off the prescription at the grocery store pharmacy (because they’re just so nice) and decide it would be speedier to run into Target than wait for the prescription to be filled. At Target you run into a friend and chat for 45 minutes … and don’t get out of Target until AFTER the pharmacy is closed. So you head home only to realize you didn’t get one of your bags home from Target. So you go back to Target and for the first time all day, actually get somewhere without incident, just before the store closes. You retrieve your belongings, drive home (again without incident) and head straight to the computer where you know you can blog about your day and someone will bend their ear and listen. You’re grateful.
Have you ever had a day like that? Me neither 😉 … and thank goodness … it sounds exhausting. Doesn’t it?
Wow, that makes me tired just reading it. Hope you feel better soon. 🙂
Did you just step into my life? lol! My dear, today is a brand new day, it’s the weekend and it’s going to be awesome. Go pick up that perscription, take a well deserved nap and have a great night. Today will be a good day. 🙂
Oh, dear! What a day!!! Today will be better! 🙂
Oh you poor thing! What a day!!! I think somewhere between missing the turn-off for the doctor and the road closures, I would have cried. Of course, I would have been running late to begin with so I would have been super frustrated…Hope you feel better soon! Smiles.
Oh my goodness!! I’m so glad I don’t have those days all the time!!! It has been awhile.
I’m exhausted just reading that…hope your days are better soon! 🙂
I had a day like that just yesterday! I took me over an hour to get some from the airport, 30 minutes away because I kept missing turns and freeway changes.
I felt like a big dork!
I hate to mention it at this late date, but I did not see anything about picking the kids up from day care and summer camp. I hope that was on your husband’s to do list. LOL I hope you are feeling better. Summer colds are miserable. The upcoming week WILL be much better. 🙂
Life is just one big roller coaster! I do have days like this, all the time. I just hang on and enjoy the ride! Life is more exciting when you have crazy days to talk about, Right? I’m visiting from Marias blog. Had lots of fun. Beth