But This is How it Actually Went.
It was my day to relax. My entire schedule consisted of a trip to the library and a brief volunteer job at Dylan’s school.
But this is how it actually went:
Got up early. Dylan got up late. Did not make food for Dylan, as per our agreement for days when he gets downstairs late. (Got up early for no reason.)
Made breakfast and lunch for Shane, who was ready early. Somehow still dropped him off late.
Decided to eat “leisurely breakfast,” but wanted to fill outside bird feeders first. Tripped near the kitchen somehow splattering 200 dried mealworms across 300 feet of house.
Spent half an hour sweeping and picking up mealworms.
Decided to check email before “leisurely breakfast.” Discovered that Dylan was, again, failing several classes. Texted Dylan about this for 20 minutes.
Emailed Dylan’s teachers to determine extent of problem. Emailed Dylan’s case manager as well, since she handles everything so well.
Suddenly realized that I hadn’t eaten breakfast. Shoved bowl of gluten-free cereal into my face. Decided to have “leisurely lunch” instead.
Put in a load of laundry. Promptly forgot about it.
Responded to teachers who had responded to me. Texted Dylan again. (This time he was at lunch.)
Browsed for wild bird seed online. Found it cheap at a tractor supply store near my favorite library.
Suddenly remembered that I needed to go the to library – which is 40 minutes from my house. And now I needed to go to the tractor supply store, too, and be back in time to volunteer at Dylan’s school. Packed up library books and raced out.
Realized I hadn’t eaten lunch. Grabbed a nut bar and a bottle of water for the ride.
Drove nearly an hour to tractor supply store. Ended up with $95 of bird seed.
Decided to treat myself to “leisurely lunch” of spicy Thai food. Unsuccessfully dialed Thai restaurant. “The call you have made did not go through. Please try again later.”
Drove eight miles back to library. Parking lot was empty. Walked to library door anyway. Sign read: “Library Closed for Professional Development Day.”
Called Thai place again, now an emergency. Picked up Thai food for “leisurely lunch.” Forgot to ask for “spicy.”
Got home with barely ten minutes to eat. Shoved bland Thai food into my face. Decided to have “leisurely dinner” instead.
Drove to Dylan’s school to volunteer. Stopped in office to get key. Office lady said, “Oh! There are three of you today!” There are only supposed to be two people. I was third, so I went home instead. (No library, no volunteer job. Daily schedule officially trashed.)
Welcomed Shane home from school.
Emailed Dylan’s teachers and case manager again. With their help, figured out how to solve all of Dylan’s problems. Got incredibly excited to tell Dylan all about it.
Drove back to Dylan’s school to pick him up after his homework club. Started to tell him about all the emails and solutions.
Tried to talk while Dylan argued with every word I said, wouldn’t let me finish a sentence, and screamed at me for trying to help him when he obviously has it all under control!
Never told Dylan about any of the emails or solutions.
Browsed the internet for hotel rooms in North Carolina. Found nothing good.
Decided to have leftover gluten-free pizza for dinner. Covered mushy cheese pizza with paper towel to microwave. Paper towel stuck to the cheese, ruining pizza.
So much for my “leisurely dinner.”
Rewashed load of laundry from morning. Went to bed.
Thank God, I have to work tomorrow.