And then...it poured!
I put the big girls to bed about 9 PM Tuesday night. I went to bed shortly after that because I was up most of the night before (yesterday's post). At 9:30 I woke up because I heard them in the living room. They were getting ready to make themselves a pallet on the floor. I directed them back to their rooms and back to bed. At 10:30 they woke me up again. They were in Kennedy's room with the lights on. At that point, I wasn't sure what they were up to, but I not so politely told them to go to bed. At 11:30 they woke me up AGAIN as they were making a pallet in our room because they heard thunder. I told them to be quiet and go to sleep. After a few more whispers, I kicked them out! This morning I found them sleeping on a pallet in the living room floor. On the bar were 2 notes.
One to me.
Dear Mom,
Do u like your breackfussed? I hope you do, and so douse Taylor! We made it speshal...just for you! Sencerly, Kennedy and Taylor
P.S. We cleaned up the living room, the bathroom, halway, and our room! We hope you like what you are about to see! We love you!
One to Chad.
Dear Daddy,
Sorry we didn't get to do anything for u! We where so tierd from clining that we couldn't get up before you, to make you breckfussed! We will make couponds for you to use over and over agen! On Saturday do not make yourself breakfus becous we will make it for you!
Love, Kennedy and Taylor
P.S. We stayed up all night long cleaning and wrighting letters!
They had cleaned their bathroom, Kennedy's room, the hallway, and the living room. They were all spotless...beds made, toys put away, shoes in rack. I was impressed, but exhausted because of the 3 times they woke me up the night before. And, just to make a point, I did make them get up and get moving at 6:30 AM! They were so tired! :) And as I type this I realize that they went to bed thinking they would get up before me and make me "breackfussed". That's because of my awesome training mentioned in yesterday's post!
Why would I get up at 6:30 in the summer? Well, Blake decided to wake up about that time, and I had my alarm set to do online check-in for my flight. You know you can check in 24 hours before your flight's scheduled departure. Awesome! I got up just in time...48 hours before my scheduled departure...not awesome!
We headed to Tyler to take Blake to the doctor again. I needed gas, but called Chad to see how much gas cost in Tyler because sometimes it is considerably cheaper. My "smart" car said that I could go approximately 63 more miles. Tyler isn't that far, so we headed that way. We took Blake to the doctor and then headed to get gas. As I was traveling down Front Street my "smart" car beeped at me and said something about reduced power and no traction control. Luckily, I pulled into a parking lot just as it died. I knew I was out of gas. I was really calm, but hated to call Chad. Nope, not because I didn't want to bother him at work. Not because I was only 2-3 blocks from his work. I hated to call Chad because I knew that I would never hear the end of it from his dad and brother! But, with 3 kids I did what any good mother/wife would do. I turned on a movie and called Chad! We waited about 20 minutes and according to Taylor, "the sweetest daddy in the world" brought gas.
Standing by the car talking to Chad, (he's putting gas into my car) I decide to let him in on the doctor appointment. Blake still had an infected ear. It's been pretty much non stop since late February. We've spent a fortune on office visits and antibiotics. So, I tell him that she got an antibiotic shot and an appointment with an ENT. Although I'm not thrilled about tubes, I'm relieved to know that Blake will have some relief. And, yes, we have almost met our $1200 deductible on her ears since February. So, yes, I'm glad to get the tubes before our deductible starts again September 1. After I finish my saga about the ears Chad very calmly says, "I was in this same place today." Since I was kind of in the middle of the drive way of a donut shop, I said, "here? why?". He said, "It hasn't been a great day. I got a ticket this morning". Since Chad actually rode to Tyler with my dad and only drove his truck the 5 miles across town, I was suddenly not feeling quite as embarrassed about my situation. His ticket was for an expired inspection sticker. An inspection and small fee later, the ticket was dismissed. Did I mention this was all before 10:45 AM?
This afternoon I intended to make a trip to the grocery store. However, the kids were terribly cranky...I know, right? So, instead I took a nap with Blake. So, when it was time for dinner, I threw some things together. In a moment of insanity, I decide to make macaroni and cheese. After the noodles were boiled, I realized that I was making the Kraft kind that requires milk...that I didn't have. Yes, I had shells and cheese in the cabinet, but chose to make the kind that requires milk because that's Kennedy's favorite. So, in a panic I decide that I'll just mix in the cheese powder stuff and throw some butter in with it. It'll make cheese, right? After stirring in the butter and cheesy powder stuff, I realize that I have melted the lid of the butter to the burner. Yes, the flat burners look cool, but it is so easy to forget they are hot and use them as counter space! We now have 1 tub of butter with 1 giant hole in the lid.
Maybe Thursday will be a less exciting day in the Dickerson Family?
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