This morning I experienced what I imagine every mother of small children anticipates...the morning ALL her children board the school bus and she is left to spend a few hours ALONE.
School mornings haven't been easy. I've been sick, W suffers a meltdown every
morning and vomits on the bus. There were no fewer than three calls on Friday from the school (one sick child, another needs his knee brace ASAP, another "dove into the bus." And I quote the school nurse).
Yesterday the 4th child's homeroom teacher called to ask about missing paperwork. It gave me the opportunity to ask if all 8th graders were so "dizzy." Not only was he missing paperwork but he'd recently misplaced a TENOR sax. (
REally??!! It's not the kind of thing that hides in the couch pillows.)
So here I am. 7:30 a.m. There have been two calls from school already, Mrs. Preston wanted to OK the AP English reading list with me. W is threatening to vomit
again.
Counseling appointment at 10:00 a.m.
No matter. I have a few hours of ME time and it's a beautiful Fall day with a cool breeze blowing.
I'm going to mow (without anyone sneaking up along side). And work on my on line courses (without interruptions). And listen to Spanish music all day.
Viva la soledad!
No comments:
Post a Comment