April 24, 2008

• Addition to Thursday Thirteen-less

  Here is how my day went.

  I picked up Stephanie at 10:30am (she had to be at work by 11am).  I
  waited 10 minutes in the car for her (sigh) and then off we went.  I
  took the turnpike to get her there quickly.  I took the wrong exit (too
  soon) and had to crawl through traffic the rest of the way to her store.  She was 5
  minutes early.  (Yay, Cherylyn!)

  I went to the post office to check our box for mail, in particular checks for Jesse’s lawn business.  It was so empty it echoed!  (Boo, Cherylyn!)

  Next we went to Target.  I found some tops for JanaLyn, a nightgown for
  Rissy, and a dress for Annamarie on sale.  AND (joy of all joys!!!) the
  scent of fabric softener sheets I really like – the ones Wal-Mart quit carrying.  Most smell like sweet
  perfume, but this is Chamomile and Lemon Verbena by Bounce.  A very
  “clean” smell IMO.  (Yay, Cherylyn!)

  Next we went to the other end of the shopping center to PetSmart.  I
  guess it’s now obvious to you that I was killing time with the girls!!!  I’m in love
  (absolutely and truly in love) with a purple male parakeet they have in
  their huge cage of parakeets.  Also, looked at their cats and fell in
  love with an 11 week old kitten that looks similar to how Jesse-boy
  looked.  Pulling myself away from PetSmart, without adopting an animal
  of some sort each time I’m there, is VERY hard.  But, the little girls
  had a good time.  (Yay, Cherylyn – no new pets in my house and the little girls thought I was wonderful!)

  Next was McDonald’s.  The rule:  You have to eat ALL of your lunch
  before you get to play and NO HAPPY MEALS because they are too
  expensive.  We got 3 double cheeseburgers, one 10 piece nugget box, and
  2 super sized fries with 5 glasses of water.  Only $10 and some change
  for all of us!  (Yay, Cherylyn!) 

  The girls ate really well and quickly, but weren’t exactly happy about having to wait to play.

  Can you tell?  Annamarie almost ALWAYS is pleasant and happy.
  

  Rissy was VERY unhappy when she saw the group picture of herself with the long face and begged for a retake.
  So here she is with JanaLyn.  Notice Rissy has two missing top teeth?
  

  Rissy was still sure she could smile bigger and asked for another chance with Annamarie.
  
  A bit much, right? 

  But now LUCI had to have HER turn.  And NOOO, I didn’t hit her over the head and cause the boo-boo!  She fell out in the backyard and hit a brick.  Hard skull, that one!
  

  Are you beginning to get the feeling that everyone was stalling instead of eating?  I thought so, so I put away the camera.

  After eating they went directly to the “big toy” wearing only socks on their feet, except JanaLyn who had bare feet with sandals.  Yes, we broke the McDonald’s “law” regarding their sock requirement.  (Baaaad, Cherylyn!)
  
  That’s Annamarie at the bottom and bare footed JanaLyn above the sign.

  Finally, the human monkey cage containing all of my little monkey girls.
  
  Can you see Annamarie’s (on the bottom) face wedged under Luci’s elbow?  It looks like some sort of distorted child who’s top is on her body backwards!  Look out Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

  
  They played for almost 45 minutes and I decided it was time to get shoes back on, go to the restroom, and head over to Annamarie’s appointment.  I’m trying hard to not stress myself out these days by rushing and running late.  Everyone moaned and groaned and complained – but off to the bathroom I sent them.

  On the way out of McDonald’s, Luci commented she wasn’t happy because she had wanted me to order the fruit salad for her.  Annamarie complained she wished she didn’t have an appointment to go to.  JanaLyn wished she had on a longer dress like my girls.  Rissy was just plain thirsty and wished she still had a drink.  *I* wished they’d all stop complaining.  (Boo-Hoo, Cherylyn!)

  Next we got to Annamarie’s appointment 5 minutes early.  The ladies behind the reception desk know us like “family” and said I could leave Annamarie with them so I could go pick up Stephanie from her job.  “Thanks so much,” I said as I headed back out to the car.  (Yay, Cherylyn!  Someone offered to help you.)

  I had no more gotten on the turnpike to head up to Bath & Body Works when Rissy heard my cell phone.  It was the therapist’s secretary who said “Annamarie is alright, but, the therapist wouldn’t be able to see Annamarie today at all.  It was totally unavoidable.”  I apologized that I wouldn’t be able to pick Annamarie up right away because I was picking up Stephanie.  (Boo-Hoo, Cherylyn!)

  Stephanie was 15 minutes late getting off of work and I was stressing about poor Annamarie being left at the doctor’s office waiting for me.  She doesn’t always comprehend things well and I didn’t want her to be nervous.  So, I was nervous for both of us.  And, JanaLyn had begun to complain and whine that she was disappointed in the day because she hadn’t gotten to home school with me (she’d brought books just in case).  (Boo-Hoo, Cherylyn!)

  Stephanie got in the car and JanaLyn began to whine BIG TIME.  Stephanie asked what was wrong and I explained that we had gone to the post office, then Target where JanaLyn got 3 new blouses and a nightgown, then we went to PetSmart where we looked at fish, lizards, birds, and cats, then we moved onto McDonald’s where she got the chicken nuggets she preferred (she inserted, “But, it wasn’t a Happy Meal!”) and to play on the big toy for almost an hour . . . BUT . . . she didn’t get to homeschool, so she had had a rotten day!”  (Temper!  Temper, sarcastic Cherylyn!)

  I picked up Annamarie (who was totally fine) and drove Stephanie to the drive-thru pharmacy so she could get her prescription and took her and JanaLyn home.  JanaLyn was VERY gripey because NOW she wanted to come home with me.  (Sigh, Cherylyn!)

  Anyway, I made it through babysitting a brood of little chicks in my car and I’m back home feeling . . . well, okay.

  Breakfast is for dinner tonight.  Eggs, turkey sausage links & patties, and pancakes.

  Tomorrow should be interesting.  It’s Luci’s therapy appointment this time at 2pm and Stephanie works from noon to 3pm.  Maybe we’ll find a library and attempt to homeschool there!  Then again, maybe I’m crazy!

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