Not In The Mood

There are days when I am just not in the mood. Like today.

I am not in the mood.

I got up and ignored my sore throat and ignored my cough as I prepared four lunches. I made sure 4 children had clothes and were wearing them. I tried to find four pairs of shoes that matched. At 8:00 am everyone pooped. Why? I have no idea. But I needed to change diapers and set aside the shoe quest.

I still was not dressed and clearly did not have time to shower since I was supposed to be leaving the house right now. So I quickly got dressed and grabbed my keys. But I didn't actually grab my keys because I could not find them. I could not find them anywhere.

Holden helped me look in all the usual spots where keys appear. Not there. I gave up and went to grab the spare car keys. Not there. They were on Jeff's desk, which is not where we keep the spare car key, but apparently where Jeff keeps the spare car key.

We exited the house through the back door, and faced the horrendous mess the raccoons had left in the wake of their saturnalian garbage extravaganza.

Finally we were on our way and Holden would be 15 minutes late to school. I brought Holden into his classroom and then I took Griffin and Laurel along with me on the walk of shame to the office so I could let them know that Holden was at school.

I loaded Griffin and Laurel back into the car and headed over to Daycare. On the way out of the car Griffin jumped into a puddle, splashing car oil and filth water up my leg to the knee.

I went back home to see if I could try to find my keys. They were sitting on Holden's desk chair. Where I keep them.

My life is rife with little luxuries and I am always jetting off somewhere. I jetted off to Petco for cat litter and Trader Joe's so I could buy Mighty Bites and hamburger buns. Normally I'd make buns, but I just didn't feel like it. Then I jetted back home to meet Oliver's bus, pick up Holden, then pick up Griffin and Laurel.

While I was out picking up Holden and Griffin and Laurel the cat ate the hamburger buns.