Hit me with your best shot ...

My life has now become a cliche of my favorite songs we start with with Pat Benetar belting it out and we end with Freddie Murcury of Queen singing my defeat with another one bites the dust.

Yesterday is just another example of Murphy's Law in the dictionary has a picture of me. As Jill would say if I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all! I must say that the new book I'm reading or should I say listening to since reading a book doesn't happen in my current world so I know listen to them on CD. What would I do with out the library, at least for brief moments I can drift off to a dream world before I so rudely get yanked back into the REAL WORLD.

Monday is the day that I pick up one of our employees at the airport, the usual time is 8:30am which is perfect time for me to get there and back to the office before I have to pick Cole up. Well that is usually the plan before the airlines decide to send me a HUGE curve ball. The curve ball is the flight was delayed and would be in at 10:50, ok that gives me 55 minutes to pick him up, drop him off and then leave to pick Cole up. NO worries I can do this, where the heck do I get this positive attitude? Nothing ever works just perfect there is always some kink and yet this day will not be any exception! After driving in a circle 5 count them 5 times, I call the office who gives the guy a call. The call went right to voicemail which lead me to believe he's still on the flight. So I find the cell phone lot which was so easy to find not, I won't tell you about the car I accidentally cut off and honked and gave me a lovely wave. Well I'm so not getting to Cole in time and Rick had the day off so I thought ok he can pick him up for me. Again what am I thinking, it's HIS day off which means its a day for him. Dummy me thinking he wouldn't mind running over there to pick Cole up and taking him to daycare. I really need to knock off this positive thinking thing its just a huge let down each time! After a few nice words that I could muster up we disconnect and I continue my waiting. Finally after being at the airport 1 hour I get the call to go pick him up. I go to the spot I usually pick him up, again after 3 times around the airport I'm getting frustrated and my head is starting to hurt. Finally I get a hold of him to find he's on a different level. There goes that morning!

The rest of the day didn't get any better! You know how you can ask someone should I do this different, they say no don't worry about it it's not a big deal don't spend the time. Then you get the item back with mark ups with the comments you were told to ignore. Yup that is the way the rest of my day went. I was so happy to get in my car and go pick the boys up. Roy went to Extended Care after school and the host people said he can go from now on! Good I'll pick up my boys and then pick him up since he's down the same street. Then I can go to the bank and post office and then go lay down to get rid of this headache. Well I got to the extended care where it is now pouring down. I run down to get him to find he is not there! The other host family took him home with them! You got to be kidding me now I have to drive all the way back to were my office is. I called to let them know what happened and was received with an icy tone, just what I need. My head is now fully throbbing and I just need to go, but instead I have to go up to the door and play nice. Not an easy task when you want to take your eyeball out and relieve the pressure! I make it to the bank right at 6pm, I'm about to pull forward when the gal shuts the blinds! Guess that means I'm not going to the bank! So I'm barely seeing out of one eye and try to get out of there, in doing this I hit the curb which of course scraps off some paint and leave a lovely yellow shade on my car! By this time I'm almost in tears and call Rick to come home. At first he was like WTF Alexis, but I think he heard it in my voice that he better hurry home! I go lie down in bed when Caden decides to stand at my door crying. So I bring him in with me, which is not fun since the lights are off. Finally Rick got home and took all the boys to the mall. Wow I finally found the point that I get help! I just need to be in excruciating pain and close to tears! Yup now isn't that a great way to get help. You got it I was done and I'm the one who bite the dust!

Only if you could go back to bed and press restart!

Yesterday started with a bang, that is me jumping out of the bed and making a loud jumping noise and screaming. The edited version is "Rick why did you turn my alarm off?" as a sleepy Rick rolled over and mummble something out he didn't. OH really the alarm for you to take Cole to school is on, but mine is turned off! No time for this I'm getting no were he will NEVER admit he did something wrong or say sorry, typical guy! The night before I had the brillant idea that I would shower in the morning, so here I am running 20 minutes late, still need to shower get ready and of course feed Roy. I think I got most of the soap out of my hair, but looking at myself in the mirror later that day it was looking a little funny. Left over soap was the least of my worries! Thankfully I still had some pancakes made up in the fridge, heated those up quick and banged on Roy's door to get up. I'm sure my tone was oh so sweet, especially when I had to knock a few minutes later again! Finally he got up and ate while I finished up in the bathroom, got Caden dressed and thanked my lucky stars Cole was going with Rick today. I was making good time, until Roy took 20 MINUTES in the bathroom. He reminds me of a guy I use to date in High School/College that boy would spend FOREVER in the bathroom. But at least that guy would gel his hair and do other "pretty boy" things I used to call it. Roy is 10 and shouldn't be needing that much time. And I couldn't really yell at him to get his butt in gear, so my speed racing around the house fell flat on it's face.

Here I think I'm doing well I pull into the parking lot just a few minutes late, then I look over to see Roy still sitting in my car! Oh crap kid you need to speak up, so back out I go drop him off. I'm about to pull out when I see the husband coming over to my car. They have plans tomorrow and Roy can't come over at school, maybe I could do extended care? Ok I'm getting the point and believe me I've been asking every few days for the last 6 weeks to get Roy into the program. I'm turning blue asking so much and not getting any where! Enough about that I can't do anything except send another email and ask also about Roy's mom that I've been told is coming next week? Can my life get any crazier, I have a feeling I'm about to find out.

Work was crazy especially with me having to leave to pick Cole up and also have to leave early so I can get over to pick Roy up in the time slot they have asked me to be there! Something has to give I can't do this anymore, at least Cole's for only the month! We pile all the kids in the car once more for our trip home. Once home I of course try to figure out what I'm making for dinner, even though every night on the way home Roy asked "What is the dinner menu for tonight" you think I might start to plan so I can answer. So finally after some thought and Internet research I find a casserole and roll with it. Of course 10 minutes before my timer goes off Tarra calls asking if she can buy dinner, crap only 30 minutes earlier and that could be the plan. Instead we make plans for a special dinner tonight and watching Iron Man that has been sitting on my counter since Tuesday.

The night was perfect we had dinner, my house wife Tarra gave baths and got everyone ready for PJ's. I did the dishes made lunch for both Cole and Roy, since Roy has a field trip and needs a sack lunch. I am very proud to look around and see a pretty clean kitchen, a front room that looks like a war zone and over all a clean dinning room. Hey 2 out of 3 rooms is a victory in itself.

Night ended on a positive note I received a call from the host coordinator saying to put Roy into the extended care for one day and try it out. About Roy's mom coming they were a little surprised and they will figure out more on this, but I'm not responsible for airport and shuttling around! Yippee one less thing for my plate, I can only spin so many plates!

Let's hope today goes better, the jury is still out on that one!