This morning was HORRIBLE. I don't know of another way to put it. It just plain stunk!!
I had decided to let the boys sleep in a little bit and go to the second church service.
I went and woke both boys. Younger Boy got up pretty much immediately. He got dressed (three or four times). The first time he was wearing plaid shorts and a striped shirt. In some (okay hardly any) instances this would be acceptable. This particular outfit...not really. Then he left the shorts and put on a black argyle sweater. Okay...not argyle and plaid and not a sweater. It is already 90 degrees outside. I said that it could either be the first shirt and a plain pair of shorts or these shorts and a plain shirt. On try three he got there.
Middle Boy still wasn't up. I finally had to shake him to wake him up. I told him he had 30 minutes to get ready and we were leaving at 10:15AM. He got ready.
Then when it was time to leave he decided he needed to mess with his weekday bag and repack it. This bag is going to make me crazy!! I asked him to please stop messing with the bag, because we needed to leave. Fifteen minutes later I decided I am just going to leave for church. Whoever is in the car when I am ready to leave is going.
Middle Boy threw a fit. He was screaming at me and wouldn't shut his car door.
I have had it today. I decided to drop them off at church and take some time for myself. Middle Boy told me he would just get Mentor R to take them and I could come and get them when I was ready to be a parent. I called Grandma crying.
Fine...if that is what you want to do...have at it.
Mentor R and his wife did take the boys for the afternoon.
What I realized today is this...I need to find away to be able to have alone time at home every couple of weeks where there is nothing I need to get done and no agenda. It can't be away. I'm not sure how to accomplish this.
We all had a new perspective when I picked them up.
I am SO VERY THANKFUL for Mentor R taking the boys. Our relationship has been tough the last few months.
Prayers for a calmer mind for me.
I had decided to let the boys sleep in a little bit and go to the second church service.
I went and woke both boys. Younger Boy got up pretty much immediately. He got dressed (three or four times). The first time he was wearing plaid shorts and a striped shirt. In some (okay hardly any) instances this would be acceptable. This particular outfit...not really. Then he left the shorts and put on a black argyle sweater. Okay...not argyle and plaid and not a sweater. It is already 90 degrees outside. I said that it could either be the first shirt and a plain pair of shorts or these shorts and a plain shirt. On try three he got there.
Middle Boy still wasn't up. I finally had to shake him to wake him up. I told him he had 30 minutes to get ready and we were leaving at 10:15AM. He got ready.
Then when it was time to leave he decided he needed to mess with his weekday bag and repack it. This bag is going to make me crazy!! I asked him to please stop messing with the bag, because we needed to leave. Fifteen minutes later I decided I am just going to leave for church. Whoever is in the car when I am ready to leave is going.
Middle Boy threw a fit. He was screaming at me and wouldn't shut his car door.
I have had it today. I decided to drop them off at church and take some time for myself. Middle Boy told me he would just get Mentor R to take them and I could come and get them when I was ready to be a parent. I called Grandma crying.
Fine...if that is what you want to do...have at it.
Mentor R and his wife did take the boys for the afternoon.
What I realized today is this...I need to find away to be able to have alone time at home every couple of weeks where there is nothing I need to get done and no agenda. It can't be away. I'm not sure how to accomplish this.
We all had a new perspective when I picked them up.
I am SO VERY THANKFUL for Mentor R taking the boys. Our relationship has been tough the last few months.
Prayers for a calmer mind for me.
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