pity party

Am I the only one, that when things go wrong, it feels like a personal attack? You know I try not too, but when one thing after another happens...it's hard to not feel like you are being conspired against.

Friday afternoon we were given a notice that we would be having an 8 hour water outtage on Monday, from 8-4. 7 kids who can't use the bathroom? Hmmm...doesn't sound like my idea of fun. Luckily my friend was able to find someone else to watch her kids.

So I decided Sunday night, to get up really early and get a shower in and some laundry. But around 4 the power goes out. Of course. No alarm clock goes off. You would think that a power outtage wouldn't wake kids up in the middle of the night. I mean it's dark right? Wrong. All the air conditioning and fans go off also. Suddenly their rooms are stifling. Leaving me with 4 kids up very early.

It finally goes back on and so I go downstairs to check my email.No internet, no phone. We have a bundle pkg. so if one goes...they all go. Took awhile but we finally get it back on. Hurry to go take a shower before the water goes off. No laundry done but at least I will get a shower.

We keep checking and finally at 11am the water goes off. In the back of my mind I am wondering if they are going to get it back on by 4. We went off for the day and came home around 4. And the water finally came back on at 9pm. Now we have the opportunity to boil all of our water until further notice.

Today I hurried to catch up on housework. I am in the zone and getting everything done. I break out the vacum and all of a sudden it goes off.I think maybe it's the outlet.Nope. Won't work in any outlet I try. This vacum is less than a year old and now I have to go and get a new one. 4 kids and a dog with no vacum? yuck. Not happening. I can't find the warranty, of course. Which is just one more reason for me to finally get organized.

Frustrated? Yep. Annoyed? Yep. Will it get better? Yep...eventually!

a story problem

What do you get when you add....

**2 parents who went to bed later than usual
**1 Mom who couldn't get to sleep anyway
**1 phone call at 1:30 in the morning
**1 power outtage at 2 am
**1 3 yr old boy crawling into said parents bed
**1 8 yr old girl complaining she couldn't sleep b/c it was too hot
**1 Mom begging her husband to wield some of his power as the public works officer to get it back on and him saying, " they are working on it, there is nothing I can do"
**1 Mom giving that husband a big sigh
**1 Mom sweating to death as her son had to snuggle
**1 Mom very annoyed with daughter who feels this is the perfect time to stay up and read
**3 lights coming back on as the power comes back on
**1 huge boy lugged back into his bed
**30 min to get back to sleep
** 1 sec. to reach over and turn the snooze button on, and sleep until 6:30

Add it all up and what do you get? One overly tired, baggy eyed Mother! However one who was determined to exercise. So since I snoozed through the alarm, I got Ivan dressed, dropped the kids off at school, and headed down to the base to go for a nice long walk. Except it started pouring down rain. So we went into the gym.

The gym has this nice little kids area, where you can lock them in to play, while you exercise. It is nice. I went in and there were two women on the treadmills and one child in the play area. So I put Ivan in and got on a bike. Well the other little boy, would not leave Ivan alone. Chasing after him with a huge bucket, taking his toys and throwing them around the room, not letting him go on the climbing wall, getting in Ivan's face until Ivan would hit him, and then come tell me that my boy hit him. So after a huge long work out of 8 whole minutes, I gathered up Ivan and said that is it we are leaving. And guess what? That whole time, his Mom did not say one single thing to him. Not one. I am thinking of making a sign that says, "if your child is more wild than mine, please get off your treadmill and come take care of it."

This day did not start off well and I am hoping will get better!