What a week!

Hopefully this week won't be as eventful as last week. In one week we had a pool date planned, 2 work days for me (kids to Mema), speech which we had to cancel because i forgot i had to switch a work day to accomodate the kindergarten assessement. We also had preschool orientation for Eli! It was going to be busy for sure.... but i had no idea JUST how crazy it would because....

I literally locked my keys in my Jeep twice in one week. We have no spare key & no AAA. And the fact that i did it once, much less twice, tells you that i was stressed & fretting around & was just being forgetful! (Technically once was Jackson's fault, but we won't go there.) We were locked out after trying to get into 3 different pools that were closed for maintenance in our final attempt to hit the pool this summer (poor Emma was soooo sad), but after Randy finally rescued us all, we ended up hitting Pullen Park & making the best of the rest of that afternoon. But then..... i did it again - only 3 days later while i was parked at the elementary school..... That time, i actually cried. I had had enough for one week & was just coming out of the school after hearing all about sending my kid to Kindergarten. Thankfully, my sister rescued me this time.

In fact, she not only rescued me, but she stopped by my house on the way to the rescue to get the cat so that i wouldn't miss the appointment that i had scheduled for her since she had come in limping the day before. She picked me up, Lola in tow, & took us all to the vet, waited in the waiting area with the kids while i had Lola's foot checked out. (I have decided that it is impossible to EVER get out of the vet's office for cheaper than $100 bucks!!) Then she took us home. Isn't she the best sister ever??? Nevermind that Jackson had to ride with no car seat, just the seat belt. And Eli rode in Emma's no-back booster. What else were we supossed to do? Randy got the Jeep unlocked after work... He left his truck in the school parking lot & drove the Jeep home. But then he had to do this......

Apparently after having to "jimmy" the door twice.... the locks didn't like us so much. He had to take the entire door apart to fix it. So, it was just icing on the cake, really! All in all, it just wasn't a great week.

At least the preschool orientation went well for Eli. He is totally geared up & ready to "paint at my kool (translation: school)." I guess if i am going for the glass half full approach here, then technically the K assessement went well also. Jackson teared up a bit when he had to leave me to go with the other kids & a teacher, but when he came back he immediately said, "I got to play with LEGO's!" It was pretty dreadful to hear about all the rules & technicalities of public school while we waited, which just furthers my whole dread about Jackson losing his child qualities. He is going to have to start growing up & beginning this week. I hate that- but i know he is ready for this, but is a mom ever ready??