MONDAY

Pretty sure Mondays suck for everyone, and if they don't then you probably have days like Monday at some point in your week. My Monday started out horrible, actually it really all started last night. After being away for the weekend at a stagette, I arrived home and we were off to a first birthday party. We spent the afternoon there and after coming home for dinner and doing some computer work,I was out the door for a business meeting and a card making class. By the time I got home it was time for bed, where had my weekend gone? I was exhausted and as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out. The Alarm woke me up when it was time for the Hubs to get up. Alarm clocks are one of my pet peeves, they wake you up in the worse way. The hubs and I have very different views on how an alarm clock should sound. I like a happy chirping sound and he like the blasting beeping and honking. Right now we have this alarm that starts out so nice and chirpy and then starts blasting. GAH!!! I hate it. He then rolls over on the third or fourth time and snuggles with me. He so warm and comfy and I usually fall back to sleep. He then leaves me and gets ready and leaves the house. My alarm goes off a bit later and usually I am awake before it and I was today. Groggy and still very sleepy I got up, got ready and then came out to greet the kids. The house is a mess! I didn't do dishes last night (was in a hurry) and neither did the hubs (he cooked and put kids to bed)So the house is a mess, dishes on the counter, breakfast on the table, toys and clothes everywhere, all the kids still in pjs even though I asked twice before I got up for them to get dressed. The baby is in her bed still and happy until I walk past and then she starts crying. This is when I remember today is Carvers leader day. Oh NO. First, I didn't make a snack. Second he had extra homework that was due today, on top of the puzzle piece that's due on his leader day. Third he needs to find a show and share. Oh yes and now I remember the Hubs telling me he didn't have time to make lunches. Quickly I ran down stairs grabbed things for C to make his snowman with, back up (my leg is still killing me from boot camp)set him all up with it, he then made it while I was making lunches and asking him the questions that are on his puzzle piece. N is screaming in her crib, K is running around naked, not able to find the outfit she wants, and J is looking for pants as usual. At this point I want to crawl back into bed pull the covers over my head and hide. But atlas I can not. We have the 2 boys that need to be in class in less than half an hour. The rush is on! Finish making three lunches, grab the screaming baby, find J pants, get K's specific outfit, let the dog out, change over laundry so I don't have to re wash it(AGAIN)and sit with C and help him finish the snowman. K and J are finally dressed, and C is packing his bag. Everyone needs their snow stuff since is -20 degrees today. They get dressed while I change the baby finally. Getting the baby in her seat I check on the older three. K needs her coat zipped, J can't find his mitts and C is still looking at me no snow pants, mitts, coat or boots. I finally lose my cool we are officially LATE. It takes everything I have once again to keep going and not say okay forget it no school. Oh so tempting. At 845 we are finally loaded in the van. We get to the school, I sign the boys in and walk them to their classes (which lucky me, are on opposite sided of the school)C's teacher patiently waits as I get C settled and then J and I make a dash for J's class. His teacher doesn't even stop what she is doing and keeps teaching as he comes in and gets settled. Finally my morning can stop for a few seconds at I sit in the driver seat trying not to bash my head on the steering wheel. Did I mention I am still wearing my pjs? That my hair is a mess? and I still have make up on from Saturday night? Yes now its time to drive home and have a shower, spend time with the girls until K has school at noon and I have leader day at C's class. I still have a ton of things to do, shower, feed N, COFFEE, do a blog post hehehe and some business work, emails and more but now I can breathe my Monday has just begun but the rush is over and really can it get any worse? (Yes I knocked on wood)