Wednesday started out as my weekdays usually do; up early, twins off to school, coffee run, Olivia up and off to school, Sarah and Bella up and ready for the day and me worn out by 9:00am. Sometimes I think having a full-time job would be easier than being a stay-at-home Mom! I don't want to sound as if I am judging anyone, however, I think a lot of working Mothers think being at home with one's offspring is an easy stroll in the park - It is not, not at all! You are responsible for everything and have to be ready for anything. I personally do not know how working Mom's do it!
It's just Sarah and Bella with me this morning and I had a few errands to run. My first stop was to the bank to deposit babysitting money and another misc. check. The cries from the backseat were deafening - "CAN I HAVE A SUCKER?, I WANT A SUCKER! MOM? MOM? GET ME A SUCKER! MOM???" The checks were deposited and I got the children their stinking suckers - Silence at last!
The next stop on the agenda was Sam's Club. I am not sure if I blogged about this all ready but I am not having the best of luck at Sam's Club lately. It's not that I can't find what I need or even the fact that I blow way past my budget money there every couple of weeks. No, no, no, it's weird stuff. The week before I went to Virginia Beach I had gone to Walmart to get a couple of things for my trip and decided to stop at Sam's right next door to fill up my gas tank. I pulled up to the pump, got out and inserted my membership card into the slot on the pump. Actually, inserted implies that I was successful at getting my card in the slot and that is not the case here. When I put my card in, it somehow managed to get jammed part way in and part way out. Here I stand at the pump and my card is completely stuck! I can't get it to move one way or the other. There was a man at the pump behind me so I asked him to try and get it out - he was unable to get my card in or out. I had to go into the club and get an employee to come out and help. There was nothing that could be done and they had to completely shut the pump down. Fabulous! Back into the club I went to get a new card made. I got my new shiny card and tried again. This could only happen to me! Thinking my troubles were over I went back to Sam's yesterday to pay my bill. I entered the club and went to the self service payment machine, swiped my card, picked the appropriate selection and began the process of making my payment. I started putting my cash into the machine; one twenty dollar bill, two twenty dollar bills, oh no, its now spitting out my second twenty dollar bill! Now it spits out a receipt and says it has cancelled my transaction. WHAT? Are you kidding me? There is absolutely no mention of the first twenty I put in there. Oh this is just fantastic! Not only have I lost twenty bucks in this machine but I have Sarah and Bella insisting on having a cookie (remember the sucker fiasco?) from the bakery and this is all the money I have and if they won't give me my twenty back I am screwed! I told the membership card checker at the entrance what had happened and before you know it, I have a manager there. Luckily they were able to get my money back and I paid my bill at the service desk. I don't know what it is with me and Sam's Club lately but I have a feeling it's God's way of telling me I shouldn't shop there anymore.
I stopped at a drive thru on my way home to get myself some lunch because I am plum worn out from my morning activities. When I got home I ate said lunch and quickly fixed the little kids lunch. After lunch was over, I put Bella down for her nap and turned Noggin on for Olivia and Sarah in the basement. Once everyone was situated I plopped down on the couch and began an afternoon of vegetation. What I really wanted to do was sleep but I was trying to resist. Scott was in charge of the remote as usual and for once he choose something that I would enjoy watching - Couples Retreat. It was funny enough to keep me somewhat alert. As we were watching the movie there was a knock at the door.
As I walked around the corned from the living room to the entry I saw an older gentleman standing at my door. I didn't recognize him and he certainly didn't look like a salesman. When I opened the door, he said, "You wouldn't be a police officer, would you?" I laughed out loud and briefly thought of saying I was but instead I responded with, "Uh, no.". He then asked if "he" would be able to speak to him. I said, sure and went and got Scott. In retrospect this could have been a mistake but honestly, what are you going to do in a situation like this? I got the cop!
Scott went to the door and stepped outside to talk to this guy. I, being nosey, also stepped outside to see what this guy wanted. Apparently, he had been charged with domestic violence two years ago, broke the protection order by calling his "woman" on the telephone and he had to spend a couple days in jail. The woman in question has since passed away and he wanted to know if he would be violating the protection order going back into the house. Of course Scott told him he had no idea without seeing the paperwork but his best would be to stay away until he clears it up within the court system. Yeah, I am still in shock because I can't ever imagine going up to some one's home I didn't know just because it's obvious a cop lives there. Well, unless there was a serious emergency. Over the years though, Scott has received several calls from family and friends about a variety of situations. Sometimes he can offer advice and other times, not so much. I think when you are in a career field like law and/or law enforcement or the medical field you might as well expect that people are going to consult you from time to time. That was the highlight of my otherwise boring day.
I didn't nap yesterday but after lounging on the couch all afternoon I needed a little pick me up, which came in the form of Super B Complex. It took about an hour for it to kick in but once it did I was getting all kinds of things done and eating every step of the way. For those of you who inquired if it works, hello kitty yeah it works! Here's the thing, you have to drink a lot of water when you take it but know this, it will without a doubt make you hungry. At first I tried to stick with healthy choices but by the end of the evening I was eating chips, salsa and con queso dip! It also kept me up till midnight which isn't exactly optimal when you have to get up before the sun rises every morning. Here's my advice, take it early in the day, like with breakfast!
Sincerely,
The Queen of Insanity
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