Frightful Friday

What a weird and frustrating day I had today! It was one of those days when you think that there has to be a higher reason behind all the madness. In the end I felt the purpose was for me to test and develop a higher level of patience. You see my car had some issues and it needed to go into the shop. I took it bright and early this morning after I dropped the Meemster off at school. I had several errands to run and figured I would get to them after the car was fixed--plus at the hour I was heading down to the shop not much else was open. It took them several hours to get to my car and when they did they had to order the parts and wait for them before they could work on my car. I guess I must have been less than fully functional when I left the house, since I didn't bring more than the paper I was working on and a mug of tea. By the time I left I barely had enough time to run to the market to get a few things before I had to get Mimi.

I don't know how I did it but I managed to put all the groceries away and then run and get the sweet lil' thing. She was so incredibly good after school, too. I told her I had a paper I needed to get done and that it was important for her to keep herself busy for a little while. She did it and I was so proud of her and thankful that she managed to stay focused. She painted and then played some computer games while I finished my poster submission. The changes in this beautiful kid in the past few months are nothing short of miraculous! She has gone from a whining and impulsive kid to a much more in control and happy kid (the one I remembered from when she was younger). I am so lucky to have her in my life! We had yummy French bread pizzas for dinner and I had a few glasses of wine for stress control. Who knows what I will feel like in the morning, but they sure did taste good. :-)

I am giving the list a night off... not that it isn't there in the back of my mind, but it means a bit more when it is made explicit. Ok, time to relax.