Starting today, the kids have a 4 day weekend. Had I realized this when I set up Little Boy's kindergarten physical for today, clear back in January, I may have done things differently. Or maybe not. But I probably would have.
Our car is in the shop getting some body work done. I may or may not have shared that in early March I was taking the Boy to his after school program, when a car in front of me just stopped. I swerved into the lane to my right so I wouldn't rear end the guy & his passengers. In doing so, I hit a guy on my right side--he was in my blind spot. He had just drove the pick up off of the lot that very morning. I felt so bad for him.
Anyway, our friend Dan is fixing the minivan & we are driving my sister in laws minivan & she is driving Mr. Sassy Pants monster van, since he drives a company van to & from work. I thought we were going to die when we got in!! I have never ever in my life been in a car that reeks so bad of cigarettes. I am so grateful that we did not have to fork over a bunch of money for a rental, but I feel so dirty after being in this vehicle, it isn't even funny. YUCK!!! (And this is from someone who used to smoke in her vehicle all the time before children).
Anyway....
We made it to the doctor's office. My last kindergarten physical for one of my children. I'm no longer a newbie at this, so one would have thought that it would be a breeze. It would have, if the Boy & the Girl hadn't scared the living daylights out of Little Boy by telling how horrible his shots were going to be. Little Boy has always been so amazing when it comes to getting shots, but I still wanted to tell him myself. Kids change the way things happen in our lives, that's for sure.
This was the longest kindergarten physical known to mankind. We were there for hours; the other kids' physical did not last this long. Little Boy was getting impatient. And hungry (he knew we were going to Dairy Queen for lunch when we were done, so he was chomping at the bit).
Then it was time for shots....
I had to hold my baby down on the exam table while he was screaming at the top of his lungs. "Get off of my body!!" "Im's neber going to lub yews again!!" (to the nurse): "Yews is fat & ugwly!!" "I want my Daddy!" "Wet me ouwta did place!!"
Then it was time for the finger prick....
"Yews is poking holwes all in's my body!!!" Stop it, Im's going to run out of bawlood inside of me!!!" And my favorite: "Gib me a knife so I kin cut off YEWS finger!!"
They finally finished up & we got out of there as fast as we were able to. We met up with a friend for lunch, & Little Boy decided it would be funny to say words that are not appropriate for a 5yo boy to be saying. Yes, I wanted to beat him within an inch of his life, but I too busy to go to jail right now, so I let him live. He can be a very exhausting child. True story.....
In the meantime, a friend of the Boy's was calling my phone to see if he could come over to play. The phone calls started around 830am. I told this 9yo that we had things going on & today would not work, but that we could plan something for another day. My phone is currently on silent, as he has called 46 times so far today. His Grandma watches him & his brother during the day when there is no school, & she is kind of a grouchy lady who would rather have her quiet time. So yeah, I'm sure it would be nice if her grandson was over here, but it's not happening today. I will have Danny come & play when the time is right for our family, not for Danny's Grandma.
We should have gone home after lunch, but we needed to look for some summer sandals for the Boy. I should have said, "Let's go another time." But I didn't. We went to the mall. We were going to get some sandals & get out. Right....
We stopped into Old Navy first. No sandals for the Boy were to be found, but I found some amazing deals for the Girl. Spending $104.00 on 12 items made me very happy. We moved on over to JC Penny's & found a bunch of clothes for Little Boy for the fall~~he is obsessed with hoodies, so we got $40.00 hoodies on sale for $4.97!! This Momma was happy. My kids were getting antsy. the Girl was holding on to the bag from Old Navy. the Boy was bouncing his bouncy ball from the gumball machine thingy while rolling around on the floor, & Little Boy was across the way in the bedding department announcing that, "Im's going to sawleep for a wittle while, Momma!!"
It got really fun when I told them we needed to go to the lingerie department so I could get some panties. "OHMYGOSH, THIS IS THE PRIVATES DEPARTMENT~~I CAN'T BE IN HERE!!!" My oldest has no filter. (with clench teeth) I said, "You WILL sit down on the floor by these purple bras; you will keep your hands to yourself; you will stop complaining; and you will shush your mouth!" the sat down by one of the racks of panties & kept asking why they were so "humongous." I couldn't find Little Boy. The sales lady fond him. Trying on a lacy bra. He came & sat down beside me.
I was happy when it was time to check out. Again...bargains for cheap. We got up to leave & the bag from Old Navy was nowhere to be found!!! the Girl was suppose to be holding it. She said it was hurting her arm, so she gave it to the Boy. the Boy said it was full of her stuff, so he put it down. WHERE IN THE HELL WAS THE DANG BAG OF CLOTHES?!?!!! No one knew where it was, but they knew it wasn't their fault.
They were instructed to sit down on the floor. Again. They were told if they moved a muscle, they weren't going to live to see tomorrow. Please note: I did not yell; I merely threatened them with their lives. The wonderful staff of JC Penney's went above & beyond to help us find the Old Navy bag. They searched both lost & founds. They searched every inch of the store we had been in. They took our name & number & promised to call if t turned up. I knew it wouldn't. I told my kids that I would not be replacing the clothes. I told them I hoped they were happy that some other kids were going to have free clothes for the summer. Yep, I'm awesome that way---I did the guilt thing. But I didn't yell. (by the way, I fell bad for doing the guilt thing, but I did it & can't undo it. Believe me, I learn lessons every day of my life).
The kids knew I was ticked off. I knew that I needed to give it up & go home. On our way out, I thought we'd stop at Old Navy to let them know what happened 'just in case' someone fond the bag & had a heart & turned it in.
As we walked in, the Girl who had waited on us came running up to me with our bag!!!! The look on my kids' faces was priceless. I asked the salesgirl if she got the name of the person who turned it in. She did not. I am so grateful to whoever did turn it in. I wish I could give them a giant hug~~there is still kindness & goodness in the world; we are so thankful!!
As we walked out of Old Navy, the Girl stopped in her tracks & lost it. She was sobbing & saying something that I couldn't understand. I knew this had impacted her. We stopped. BOTH BOYS came to comfort her. Once we got her calmed down she explained, "I am so sorry; if you give me a responsibility, I will ask for help if I need it. I will not blame things on the boys. I am so sorry that I didn't do my part. You didn't yell at us & that scared me, Mom; you were so quiet." "I wasn't quiet, what are you talking about?" "You used that voice that you use when we are in super big trouble--it's scary to me."
We had a nice talk after that. We hugged. We smiled. All of us are having some down time. I will screw up & guilt them again. It's my job, right?? We will all screw up, but we will love each other & that's all that matters....
It is also our last time having to take a child to a kindergarten physical (our last first)....
