[hollym]

I've had it with today, but I'm not allowed to give up because I'm the mom. Well, I've had enough of that today.

WTF??

I had a lousy day at work and started feeling sick partway through the day. I have that achy, tired, scratchy throat sick to my stomach feeling. The "oh carp I think I'm getting a virus" thing. All I wanted to do was come home and lay down, but of course DH is at work, so I am on homework duty.

Do you know what they do at school when there is a 2 hour delay??? They send the extra work home - that's what! So, the normal 1 hour plus per day of homework for the 5th grader is "expanded".

I walked in the door and the house felt a little chilly. That's OK because I have it on one of those automated thermostat programs. I figured that it was just starting the warm up afternoon cycle (I keep the heat down to 64 when we aren't home). Well, after awhile I thought it was still too chilly and the heat hadn't kicked on. After some investigating, the thermostat said it was supposed to be 68, but was only 63 - not good.

So, I take my aching self downstairs to look at the furnace and notice that the fuel gauge on the oil tanks looks like it says "E". I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean "extra fuel", either (people who have kids that watch Drake and Josh will get that). So, I'm a little steamed (OK a lot).

We have lived here for 12 years and that is DH's job. I don't go down in that corner because it is creepy and dark and spidery. So, I called him at work and he claims he has been checking and he thinks I'm reading it wrong. Yeah, I can't read an E. After making me go up and down the steps a couple of times, he concludes that I am probably right.

I called 6 places for oil and guess what? No one will deliver anymore today - even though it is 9 degrees outside and I tell them I am completely without heat.

OK. Plan B would be to finish homework, eat dinner, and go out to buy some little space heaters while finishing up buying the last supplies I need for the 8 year old's class Valentine's party.

While I was making dinner, the 11 year old possessor of a Y chromosome decided to tie a string around a roller ball pen and swing it around the kitchen. Anyone ever read that internet thing that went around about what little boys can do to destroy your house??? There is one on there about a boy tieing a paint can to a ceiling fan or something.

Picture blue spatters from one end of the kitchen to the other. All over the table, my new Columbia jacket, the chair cushions, thae floor, the garbage can, the walls / wall paper. Well, you get the idea.

I had to stop making dinner to embark upon disaster restoration. Then, half an hour later I resumed making dinner. After that, I had to go pee and guess what? Yup, that's right. I sat in pee because some kid named "not me" was too lazy to lift up the seat. That "not me" kid is a bad seed.

Homework still isn't done. It's still cold and I'm nowhere near getting out of here to go buy the things I need. Of course, DH isn't off work until 9 PM or so. Gotta love restaurant management.

I need a flippin vacation. I'll settle for a drink, though. It's OK to laugh at this because I would if I wasn't crying. If you made it this far - thanks for listening to me rant.

[kinch52]

OMG, Holly! Believe it or not, your post was so well written, I felt like I was there. I'm pretty sure I would put on a warm coat & go hide in the closet about now!!!!!

What a day. Just goes to show ya, it's not the big things that drive you over the edge. It the barrage of LITTLE things (or little ones in your case ) that make you want to curl up in the fetal position!

Hang in there, my friend. Oh, I bet your DH is going to get one warm reception when he gets home.

[momXseven]

Oh my goodness, well you made me feel better
I thought I had a bad day, I only had mac & cheese all over the living room floor and than Tide powder ALL over my boys room.

I do hope you get some heat tonight.

[hollym]

Originally Posted by kinch52

OMG, Holly! Believe it or not, your post was so well written, I felt like I was there. I'm pretty sure I would put on a warm coat & go hide in the closet about now!!!!!

What a day. Just goes to show ya, it's not the big things that drive you over the edge. It the barrage of LITTLE things (or little ones in your case ) that make you want to curl up in the fetal position!

Hang in there, my friend. Oh, I bet your DH is going to get one warm reception when he gets home.

The closet??? Why didn't I think of that? That's right, the two monsters are masters of hide and seek. I would be found.

Oh yeah, DH. Lucky for him, that he is bringing me warm Olive Garden soup. He will live to see another day.

[Curious]

how about a and a chocolitini? Attachment 2323

[AfterMyNap]

And they say homicide is a bad thing?

[Koala77]

Oh Holly. You sure have had a rotten day, and like kinch said, I feel like I was right there with you.

All I can do is send you a great big hug, and hope that things improve for you when your DH gets home. Hey....you can always blame him........

Hugs Holly

[hollym]

Ahhh that's better. I just figured out the multi-quote feature.

Originally Posted by AfterMyNap

And they say homicide is a bad thing?

There is a reason that animals eat their young.

Originally Posted by Koala77

Oh Holly. You sure have had a rotten day, and like kinch said, I feel like I was right there with you.

All I can do is send you a great big hug, and hope that things improve for you when your DH gets home. Hey....you can always blame him........

Hugs Holly

Oh, this is so totally his fault. The heat, the gender of the children, you name it. I love him, too, but someone has to pay.

Originally Posted by momXseven

Oh my goodness, well you made me feel better
I thought I had a bad day, I only had mac & cheese all over the living room floor and than Tide powder ALL over my boys room.

I do hope you get some heat tonight.

I'm glad I could make someone feel better.



It makes me feel better, in general, to be able to come on here and get this out before I lost my mind.

[momXseven]

Originally Posted by hollym

I'm glad I could make someone feel better.

I was only kidding with you. I have had days you wouldn't even believe.

Lets see what about the day that the baby at the time (#5) was about 6 months old and his big brothers wanted to paint, with the paint for the walls (it was bright blue BTW). The bigger boys (3, 4 & 5) open the can of paint with a screw driver and let the baby get it, well the boys didn't get around to painting because the baby put the screw driver in the paint can. I hear laughing going on (for some reason when you have small children that is NEVER a good thing) so I go see what they are doing and I walk in to see the baby dipping the screw driver in the paint can and than waving the screw driver around slinging paint every where. There was blue paint all over the baby, all over the floor (tan carpet), all over the wall behind him (white wall) and all over the other boys.
To this day I still don't understand how I got that room and those boys all clean.

OK, now do you really feel better? Oh and at the time I had a 2 year old girl to deal with and I was pregnant with #6.

[braingonebad]

We ARE related, because our kids are cousins.



Did I tell you about the time ds...

was running up the stairs, wonked the wall with his head and took out a 4x4 area of plaster? Uh huh. That's why it's drywall up the stairs and in the hall.

Or how about when he and Cousin lil Mike poured oil in Uncle big Mike's brandy new riding mower's gas tank?

Or how about when they were sposed to be watching lil Randy, and they let him drive the 4 wheeler into THE POND?



Bad seeds, all of em. And yet it's against the law to put em in cages.

At 2, he set his baby blocks on fire in the Kerosun heater.

At 7, he tried to set the sand box on fire - gas in a pop can.

At 8, he set a fire in his trash can in his bedroom.


This is why dh keeps the heat on, you let ds get cold, it gets dangerous.

I could send him over, then at least your house would be warm. j/k