The day started out utterly PERFECT! Anthony slept until 8:30... Yes you read that right 8:30! If you have been reading for quite some time or know us personally you know this is UNHEARD of as he usually rises as soon as the rooster cock a doodle do's, well he would IF we had a rooster. Hell, if we had a rooster he would most likely be up BEFORE the wretched early rising beast!
So the day was off to a FANTABULOUS start! We all got to sleep in and we did not have to rush to get out the door for Anthony's doctor appointment... SCORE!
We set out for our hour trek to the doctor and as soon as I hit the 2 laned, no passing zone in sight, curvy mountain road I get stuck behind not one but TWO slow pokey drives doing about 10 miles UNDER the speed limit.... UGH! After about 20 minutes or so I was finally able to pass them... PHEW!
We exit off the country road and merge onto the highway with PLENTY of time to spare. Life is good! I go about five miles and BAM all 4 lanes of traffic is STOPPED... I proceed to stop and go all of 2 miles in oh about 25 minutes and as I get up to the cause I discover its a MINOR fender bender and all 4 lanes of traffic had to break their necks trying to get a peek of the barely dented cars. Yes, I too peeked. I mean really, I had to sit so by God I was looking too!
We are WAY off schedule at THIS point but I finally arrive at the doctors office a mere 2 minutes late... The nurse calls Anthony's name and we head back and that's where the REAL fun begins!
First, he refuses to get on the scale. I had my "I am THE perfect mommy who never EVER loses her patience FAKER than FAKE smile on and I calmly urged him to get on the scale for the nice lady. Yeah; still he refused! I then gently reminded him that he had to get on the scale because he was wasting all the time we had for the zoo. Uh huh, you guessed it: Straight up refusal. Mortified, I gave the nurse a weary smile and picked him up an tried to PHYSICALLY place him on the damn box, but that little turd wouldn't put his feet down. At this point my fake smile returned and I leaned in REAL close, did the "whisper yell", and informed him that if he did not START listening and knock the nonsense off he would NOT be going to the zoo and he would be going to his room along with a spanking! Low and behold he put his little feet down! IMAGINE THAT! Why oh why do they wait until the threats are issued before they will listen?
Everything goes smoothly from that point out with the nurse. As we wait for the doctor we engage in some major car racing fun. Our beloved ped comes in and we are discussing some things and some changes blah blah blah... Anthony gets bored and decides the office is SO much cooler in the dark and begins flicking the lights on and off on and off. Again, MORTIFIED, I try to be the mom of awesomeness, but my facade cracks and the doctor totally sees me lose my cool as I tell him to know it off and place him snug on my lap where he proceeds to make a bit of a scene. I try to pretend that it is not MY child screaming and continue with my conversation with the doctor... UGH!
At this point his butt should NOT have gone to the zoo, but his sister was SO excited and we had friends joining us who also traveled an hour so what to do... As we march to the car I scold him and explain that if he misbehaves at the zoo we will wait in the car while everyone else has fun!
I head through the McD's drive through so the minis can eat and Madison proceeds to beg for 6 nuggets instead of 4 and for a diet coke. Whatever, no biggie. I order it. The kids eat and I get a Starbucks. Life is BACK on track! Away we go.
As we park at the zoo I decide to put my money in my camera bag so I don't have to carry my purse AND the bag. I removed the camera charger to make room for my keeps and just as I tell the kids to unbuckle the ENTIRE Diet Coke that Madison had to have dumped in her car seat! AHHHHHHH! At this point I am back to frazzled, but THANKFULLY she is not sopping wet! I set down the charger head into the back and try to mop it up with the few napkins I have and then I see it. The 6 nuggets she was STARVING for? Oh she ate one. ONE. Seriously? ONE! ugh!
Annoyed, but still trying to "keep calm and carry on" we head into the zoo where I purchase food buckets and bottles for the baby sheep. Baby lambs? How can that not make you smile?
We all race to the petting and feeding area and I immediately whip out my camera as Madison is placing a bottle in the cutest baby goats mouth... Click! Nada. WTF? Yup, my battery is dead as a doornail. Its ok, I take a deep breath and enjoy the experiences...
As we pile back into the car, we throw away all the trash and snuggle in for the long ride home. Everyone was quiet, everyone was tired, and everyone had fun...
Once home, I pull out my camera so I can charge it, but I can't find the charger. I head out to the car, but I can't find it. Back inside I go, but nope NOT there. Back to the car I race and tear it apart yet still come up empty handed. It was gone. Lost. My brand new way too expensive camera's charger is most likely in a trash can buried under millions of nastiness awaiting its final ride to the dump.
Really? All I wanted to do was cry out "why me?!?" "Why does everything I do, touch, or say turn out to be a disastrous catastrophe?!" But, instead I was mad at myself for my complete irresponsibility YET again and moved on. It is what it is and I can't change it... I just must embrace it and laugh because otherwise I would go CRAZY!
That is a typical day in the life... So, who wants to be me? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
*sorry for the lack of pictures, the camera died remember?
