So I had a bad day...........
(you know the song...I changed it from you to I...because darn it... I HAD A BAD DAY...)
Ok.. I admit, it could have been worse... but still.....
Just a few days ago I was ready to post a sappy sweet post about how adorable my hubby is/WAS... bla bla bla bla GAG... (he did get some kick butt tile put into our kitchen...however i will save that for another post when i don't feel like bitching)
But today... not-so-cute.... You know how it is ladies... once a month, everything you let SLIDE all month, comes to a great big giant head...ready to erupt.... today was that day... POP
Most of the time, i am very thankful anytime hubby steps in & helps with his children... but sometimes... he just screws everything up...and at certain times of the month...I can just no longer let it slide. (you know what I am talking about)
Today was the first "parents soup" (Norwegian thing...) at Eva's new preschool... the kiddies make a big pot of soup & all of the parents are supposed to come & eat with their kids....
I had made arrangements to leave work for a while today so I could meet Eva for the big..."PARENTS SOUP"... We were going to have our soup, would be a great little way to meet some of the other parents etc. then I would drop her off at the babysitters so i could get back to the office. i called the babysitter to tell them NOT to pick Eva up because I would drop her off on my way back to the office.... (after all... we were going to have a little mommy/daughter time.)
So I leave my office for the 1/2 hour drive to the preschool.. only to arrive & find that the babysitter had picked her up at the same time she picked her son up..... HELLO? No soup...no time with my daughter...no chance to meet some of the other parents... & worst of all, it appears that poor little Eva's parents couldn't be bothered to take the time to come to her soup day....
I drove over to the babysitters.... mad...very mad.... (didn't say anything really...) to see if Eva was disappointed....& we could go back for a little soup....
Me: "Oh honey I am so sorry mommy didn't make it. Do you want to go back to school honey?"
Eva:"Nope...I want to play here....bye!...."
So back to in the car....where i cried during my 1/2 back to work..... (OK.. I am a LITTLE hormonal at the moment....but still....)
So you are probably wondering why i am mad at hubby..... BECAUSE...we had a 15 min. discussion this morning on why I thought it was important that I make it to the parents soup...he thought it was silly that i would leave the office & then have to drive back for the afternoon meeting....
So when the babysitter called him from the preschool this afternoon & wanted to know if she should take Eva home at the same time.... he said SURE.... HELLO??
will Eva be scarred for life? probably not... am i being a little sensitive? absolutely...
but this comes on top of everything else... that was wrong due to a lack of communication between hubby, myself & my well meaning MIL.... lets just say in addition to missing the soup today, I ran around this morning (in the midst of getting myself & both kids ready )trying to get a tool box (that she HAD to HAVE today.) together for my 4 year old DAUGHTER so she could build a bird house at preschool...only to find out that it is for NEXT WEEK...
UGH.... as I was FUMING on the way back to the office thinking of all of the ways to get him back for wasting my time....(taking my pillow & sleeping on the couch ...that will show him...) I thought of a little something BlokThoughts posted last week about SHUNNING... yes...I shall SHUN him..... until i feel better....or maybe for the next 3 years..... (have to admit thinking about this made me smile...)
this is really funny, NO?
additional things to get me out of my funk before I go to bed shunning my hubby.... he is totally watching deadliest catch... & I think is thankful for the shun... (that I have yet to tell him about because.... DUH... I am shunning him... umm yes.. I am 37 years old...)
From the file of things that make me happy.....
Comment of the week.... Jen said...
I love, love LOVE your blog! It is part of my daily routine. I think I have even neglected my children a time or two because I was reading your thoughts! :)
OK... how nice is that? Thank you Jen! So nice to know I am not the only one neglecting my children for my BLOG....
favorite blog of the week SEXY PEOPLE ....because I am just mean like that.... seriously...scroll down to the 80's & 90's pictures.... I have a few from High school of me & my partner in crime I was thinking about submitting....nervous Kell, (Song for Whoever) ?
Sigh... I feel better all ready.... this is way cheaper than therapy...
Off to go tell hubby that I am SHUNNING him (I don't think he has noticed yet)
Comments
Sorry you missed the soup day... hopefully there will be other special days at the school very soon to make up for it!
I'm sorry :( I hope your rant helped!
Here's to not having to hit him over the head with a brick or cup of soup before he GETS a CLUE!!
I recall receiving a card in college and it is still so appropriate to this day.
The front had only a photo of a brick wall.
The inside said,
"Next time you feel like communicating with a man, hit your head on this brick wall until the Feeling goes away."
I'm glad to know your daughter wasn't heartbroken but sad to know your's was in the process of trying to be a good mom. Hang in there! There will be many many more opportunities for such girl time.
--MomZombie
Bill will do this kind of crap to me also...it is VERY frustrating and Eleventybillion times worse when dear Aunt Flo is visiting!!! With Lauren, hoping the ranting and crying made you feel a little better! Sorry you had a disappointing afternoon!! {{hugs}}
SHunning is the best...did it work? lol!
Sorry you had such a bad day though! :(
...Anyway, I think you are loads of fun and enjoy reading what you have to say. Thanks for doing it!
That video clip is hilarious. It makes me miss the office even more. I need to get slingbox.
Bummer about Eva's soup thing... does it really surprise you that if you don't do EVERYTHING yourself, it doesn't get done the right way?
Back on topic... I can relate to wanting to be there, driving home just for it, and being frustrated it didn't work out.
I frequently ignore my kids to read blogs, is that bad or something? ;)