So, I force myself out of bed so I can say bye to hubby, make sure he has his lunch and find he did not brew coffee. Then the baby wakes up early so no alone/quiet time for mommy. Then the 3 year old wakes up early as well. We share an oh so healthy breakfast of eggos, then they watch PBS while I read email, check bank account, read blog, forums, ect.
Then I start thinking about how I haven't seen my oldest cat, and that the last time i recall seeing her was when she snuck out last night when hubby came home. I go out looking for her but to no avail.
Well when I was outside looking for the cat, I noticed how cool and i mean actually a slight chill in the air cool it was outside. I force myself to get dressed and dress the boys and we get outside and loaded into the stroller to go for a walk to the park.
By the time all this is accomplished the chill in the air is gone, but it still isn't too warm either. We walk around the block the long way to the park, and i get settled and set Aidan free to play. Evan watches from his stroller. I sit for a bit then go a slide a bit with Aidan, we get Evan out and he slides a bit with us.
Then Aidan runs off, kicking off his shoes across the grassy area to the volley ball sand pit. I call him back but nothing, I settle Evan back into his stroller, and walk towards Aidan across the grass area still calling him back, threatening that we are now leaving the park because he can't listen. As I am standing in the middle of this big grassy area shouting threats at a 3 year old, the sprinklers come on.
Not only is this bad cause i am getting wet, but because water is Aidan's favorite toy. So I run, grab him, and drag him kicking a screaming, trying to get free to run to the sprinklers, around the edge of the park back down the path to Evan who is safely out of the sprinklers. Get him basically tied into the stroller so we can make our way back home.
As we park the stroller safely into the garage, who should come running up yelling at us like we forced her outside, but Nova the missing cat. I get her in the house and then unload the kids from the stroller, and send Aidan inside. Well he goes inside but holds the door open for the cat, who obviously had not learned her lesson, to come back out side. I yell at her to go back in but she refuses, and i get Evan inside and go after her, and she actually hisses and growls at me. Ungrateful cat, i should make her stay out in the sun.
Safely home all is good now right?
No I stab my toe nail on a picture edge and he bleed everywhere on myself, thankfully not on the carpet though.
I hung pictures I was waiting for my sister to help me hang, and it just doesn't look right. :(
The children proceed to be grumpy, cranky, demanding even though they don't even know what they want. Mean to the cat, mean to each other, mean to me. Ok really only the Aidan is mean to his brother and the cat, and Evan just has a flapping his and hands hitting you/pulling hair problem.
Food is everywhere, the snacks and lunches that were begged and cried for mostly uneaten, toys every where, 3 year old in the play pen while the baby stands on the outside looking at him, (is there something wrong there), I could go on.
I finally get them both down for a nap at the same time, amazing, I even get a shower in, a quick incomplete shower cause i was afraid Evan would wake up any second, but still a shower..alone.. and now I am sharing with you and wandering what the next half of the day will be, now that they both have woke up.
I still need to do things I was not able to or was unwilling to even try to accomplish this morning. I need to make dinner. I need to decided about what kind of part time job i can get and just go find it. and I need to quit rambling to you. But I do feel I am wits end with Aidan.
Oh did I mention that last night he freaks us out by making a big loud noise in the kitchen and we go find out that there in the middle of the floor is a landscaping light, that had at one time been staked somewhere into our yard. I am almost positive he was never outside w/o me and never in the back yard, so he have no clue how he managed this. (don't worry the lights were not working and wires cut on them long before we lived here)...we are a bit scared now.
***Updated***
I figured out what has Nova all in a tizzy, she must have got into a cat fight, becaue she has a slash accross her lip. Looks very clean and I didn' see any other injuries, but she really didn't let me look to close either. I feel so bad about forgetting about her last night.
I just thought I might try and share a smile...and if that didn't work. How about this?
