I'm going to be honest. This was a week from you know where. I am grateful nothing serious or tragic happened but it was one of those weeks that just wouldn't go right. Every. singe. day. was a struggle. This was my Facebook status right after I dropped the kids off at school Monday morning:
Monday morning thoughts.....having to wake up your kids at 8:30 so we can be out the door for school at 8:50 is both cool and not so cool.....that feeling when you *might* be speeding on the highway so you can get your kids to school on time and you see a highway patrol SUCKS.....lastly, the look on Griffin's face and the complete meltdown that ensued is not the result of me punching him in the gut (seriously, he backed into a corner at his school, doubled over, and started screaming). Oh no....I just started taking his jacket off. Griffin will be wearing his jacket the rest of the day. Where's the rum??!!
And I was still smiling at that point! I actually laughed off our crazy morning and had a pretty decent Monday. Then I slept TERRIBLE Monday night. I don't know what was wrong but I think I slept about 3 or 4 hours. I really wanted to take the kids to the zoo Tuesday because it was going to be a beautiful day and we don't have many more nice days left this year considering we're nearing November. I felt like I had been hit by a truck but since I'm a selfless, super mom (hehehe) I loaded the kids up and off we went to the zoo.
If I could have turned around and went home after seeing the parking lot at the zoo, I would have. But the kids knew we were at our destination and there was no turning back. HUNDREDS of cars. Bus after bus after bus of school kids were pouring into the zoo. As a stay at home mom, this is worst case scenario. We always go to the zoo in the middle of the week just to avoid the weekend crowds. I pressed on.
Unfortunately, the kids were in rare form and not only did I fight the crowds but I fought my kids the entire time. No one was at their best that day. We stayed about three hours, drove home, and I threw them into bed for nap time. And then things got better.
Have I announced on this blog we're adopting again? Well, we are. I'm pretty sure there's maybe two people that read my blog and I'm confident they already knew we were back in process. Anyway....
I was trying to get a little nap in while the kids were sleeping and couldn't sleep so I checked my email. Our social worker had emailed to inform me we need another document. Two, actually and they're not easy to get. She's had everything she needed for almost four weeks and now (a week after she said she'd have our home study done) she needs something else?!!! At this point I kinda lost it.
*Highlight of my crazy Tuesday*
When Kinley woke up from her nap I laid down in her bed and told her I was sorry I had a bad day and that I would always try harder for her. She said, "That's ok, momma. I love you."
Tears.
I sleep maybe another 3 or 4 hours Tuesday night. At this point I realize I'm not sleeping because I'm stressed. Duh.
Wednesday was spent scrambling to find a fire man costume and a mermaid costume. No luck. I really thought I could convince both kids to be something else. Maybe something available at one of the local costume stores. No luck. Apparently my kids are very passionate about their portrayal of a fire man and mermaid.
I'm sorry this is getting lengthy but it really was a crazy week.
So Thursday was parent/teacher conference at the kids' school and I was really looking forward to everything the teachers had to say. Griffin's teachers had nothing but wonderful things to say about him. He waits in line. He stays on the rope. He transitions from station to station with no problem. And he's even starting to play with the other kids. I think two-ish is when they start playing with other kids instead of playing independently. All great! Yay, Griffin!
Then we moved on to Kinley's teachers and things went downhill fast. They didn't have anything bad to say about Kinley. In fact, they didn't have anything to say about Kinley. Offered no information and just asked us if we had any concerns. I'm not going to go into detail but Blake finally saw what has been concerning me so much the past two months. He was shocked. I think Kinley is in good hands. It's more a personality issue. A few friends have told me that they've had teachers that were great with the kids but terrible with adults. I think that's what we're dealing with. I was very upset Thursday evening. I don't take kindly to someone trying to make me feel dumb and freezing me out. For my daughter's sake, I'm going to be cordial the rest of the year and just pray Kinley is being treated well. Moving on.
Today was mostly fun! I dropped Kinley off at school and went back home to get ready for a day at the pumpkin patch. We grabbed Chick-fil-A, picked up Kinley, and headed out to the farm that we like to visit for fall fun. Again, hundreds of cars but it actually wasn't too crowded. The kids rode ponies, fed the goats and pigs, went on a hay ride, picked out pumpkins, and just ran and explored. Lots of fun. Except, of course, when one of the goats was ATTACKED by the dog. Twice. It was terrible and I'm seriously traumatized by it. Screaming goat, yelling adults, scared kids.....it was bad. The goat was actually really injured and couldn't get up. They had to carry him away. All while a bunch of kids looked on. My kids were oblivious, thank goodness. I still can't get the sound of the screaming goat out of my head....
On our way home we spontaneously decided to stop at Pops. Pops is a super cool little stop on Route 66 that has hundreds of different bottled pop and a pretty great diner menu. We'd never ate there before so we decided to grab some burgers, fries, and onion rings. All wonderful! And the kids had their first pops all to themselves. It was a beautiful day and we dined outside, which was perfect because the kids were able to run and play on a big, grassy area while we waited for our food. We did have a major meltdown but I'm going to focus on the great day we had. Ha!
I'm tired and glad to be home this lovely Friday night. I've added many personal things to my prayer list this week. No more stress insomnia, a speedy home study completion, peace for me concerning Kinley's teacher, and I'll be keeping the two goats in my prayers, also. :)
I'll have some pictures in a day or two.
