Life for me over the last 100 days has been hectic. It has been busy... it has been hard. I have done fairly well and only melted down once that I can recall. I have had more good days than bad. I am currently getting ready for a neighborhood Easter egg hunt and wrapping my head around all that I need to do in celebration of Easter as well as my oldest son's confirmation. I am a bit preoccupied mentally. I have more in my head than I do on my calendar, yet right now I feel like I can breathe and this is why.
My kids travel soccer is over except for one of them and this causes me much relief. All of the extra curricular activities are dying down and spring break starts tomorrow afternoon. I should be able to breathe right? I should be able to let my guard down for a minute right? NO I CAN NOT!!!!
I did.. I breathed..... and with that single breathe and release of all that is mom.... I FORGOT to pick up my kid at school after his science project. Yep... left him at school... and I knew he was staying late today. I took snack in this morning for his group.... yet at 4:45pm this evening.. I forgot!
I thank the teachers that I absolutely love for keeping him safe, for laughing at me and my neurotic apology. I thank my son for laughing at me and accepting that mom forgot.
He arrived home safe and sound at 5:45pm..... the baby chicks in his class he got to feed because I left him at school.... that helped quite a bit.
Thank you Mr. P and Mrs. P....... I love you both!!!!
Bill-
I did forget a kid.. but at least he was safe and at school. His teacher is always telling me he wants to take him home.. I was just trying his offer out!
I will be more diligent and try not to forget any one else while you are gone. My mind is shot and my bubble is wavering.... on days like today when I feel like the worst mom in the world... is when I need you to wrap your arms around me and tell me that I am not the worst, that I am doing great and that our kids are okay.
I will expect to see your smiling face on skype in the morning... wearing helmet and flak... I could use the laugh!
Bill, my absolutely amazing and handsome husband has left for a one year plus tour to Afghanistan with RCT8. He is a Marine, a dad and a husband. This blog is for me, his wife to share the trials of being a military spouse.
So did Bill Skype with you this morning?
ReplyDeleteYou are totally not the worst mom. That's hardly an unsafe place to leave a kid. And you have four....that's alot. I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner.