Sophie, so far, has absolutely loved pre-school. She is always excited to go in the morning and she has spent many hours sharing everything she has learned. It's a fun and exciting time in our household.....except for the fact that I can't get my head together! You would think someone who works in a school would understand deadlines, stay informed of my child's progress, and actually look through her little backpack regularly. She's been to school 3 times so far and I've missed the mark, oh, twice already. First, I did not fill out the emergency plan form. Great, now every kid that has a plan is saved but my daughter who has a flake for a mom must fend for herself in an emergency. Second, I ordered Sophie a sweatshirt and shirt from the school (ya know, so she can be proud and show a little school spirit!) and I missed the deadline to pay. So, now I must make the pitiful call to the school and ask if I can drop off a check tomorrow morning. I don't even have an excuse, unless flakiness is an acceptable explanation. Thankfully, they forgive me, but I guarantee I've already been labeled (I know it's a church and they are probably more forgiving, but I won't hold my breath).Anyway, I am totally going to be on the ball now! Just give me some time to figure all of this out and I will get it together! This morning, I was so late to work because of Sophie and Noah (and hitting the snooze button two too many times) I literally had to look down at my outfit as I was walking into my office to make sure I had my shirt on correctly, matching shoes on, no spit-up on me, etc. That was my "wow" moment of the day when I realized I need to get back on track!!!
4 comments:
We can have excuses right? There's only so much a mommy's brain can fit. We can't be expected to do everything right. You're a great mom and can have a forgetful day every now and then.
As I said, I don't know how your guys do it. The fact that you can get both kids out the door and make it to work is something that should be celebrated in and of itself. Any good religious institution should cut you some slack - if not, make up your own religion and cut yourself some slack.
Seriously...I think it's just the work thing. I feel like I'm walking around with my head chopped off. Once we get back into the swing of things we'll get it together...right??
I love this story because of course it makes me feel better about all my mistakes throughout the days- forgetting to bring something for Naomi to drink, eat, play with... then having people look at me like "she is yours right?.. and you have been doing this for almost 2 years, get it together will ya?" Hey, we are moms and if we listed all the things we did correctly there would be no room on the blog!
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