A relative sent me an inspirational email and one of the little pithy sayings in it struck me: If everyone piled up all their problems and you saw other people's piles, you'd want your own back. Or something like that. Rephrased, basically it's saying no matter how bad you think your problems are, someone else surely has it worse.
I ran to Publix this morning for a few last minute things, and was just congratulating myself on getting out early, before the crowds, when I noticed I had dropped my car key somewhere in the store. I carry a large ring of keys and only the car key was missing. I searched, but it was not to be found. I left my contact info. with customer service and thanked God I have a spare key. I am praying the key will be found. It's an old rattletrap car, but it's paid for and that's all I care about.
I picked up Mike at school at 2:00, because he had two appointments. It was a madhouse. There was nobody but the assistant principal in the attendance office and a long line of parents. They finally found Mike and we headed to the orthodontist. A wire had come loose on his braces and needed to be fixed.
Next, we headed to the pediatrician. I didn't like Mike's cough. He clearly didn't feel good. The waiting room was unbearably hot and stuffy, and we waited 45 minutes just to get shown to a room.I was trying to read a book, and this woman across from me prevented me from hearing myself think. She kept talking loudly about TV shows to the two teenagers with her. She sounded like she was incredibly fascinated by the characters in the shows, talking about them like they were personal friends. "You know, he doesn't love her! He's just using her!" I wanted to say "Lady, for heaven's sake, zip it. Nobody cares!" The two teens looked bored silly. I was actually glad they got to a room before us.
Michael has a bad cold, or a virus. The doctor wasn't overly concerned.He listened to his lungs and said there was no cause for alarm. Thank goodness.
When we got home, Alesia was here. She had been at Jason's since Sunday night. I am a little concerned because the relationship seems a bit too intense. They are spending a LOT of time together. I am just hoping and praying things calm down by the time she starts school, because she will not have as much free time for lover boy.
I am trying hard not to be judgmental, to just let her live her life and not interfere. Wow, that is SO hard. Those of you with younger kids, it does NOT get easier when they get older.
I don't remember ever being that enamored of anyone at her age, but I was always a nerd and I could ignore hormones pretty well. I was ultra-weird. LOL
I am going to try and get some of my cooking done tomorrow. Mike wants to go to Target. We shall see...
