It was bound to happen eventually. On his 3rd to last day of school, I royally screwed up. I woke up on time, but since this was a later morning, and he didn't have to be at school until 9:00, I checked to see if he was still sleeping and decided to give him 15 more minutes. 2 hours later, I shot up and realized it was past 9:30am, and we were definitely late. I ran out of my room, yelling "oh my Gods" and the Kid thought I was joking. He hadn't had breakfast yet, so I threw him a cookie and he got dressed right there in the kitchen. At this point, he started crying because he realized I wasn't joking, and that he might be in trouble. I convinced him it was all my fault, and off we ran. I drove him to save time and knocked tentatively on the door. If it was French school, there'd be no chance of getting him in because they lock the gates and you have to wait until lunch when they open them again. This was English class, so I knocked but got no answer. Finally, I convinced him to just open the door and sneak in. Whew, that was close. I wasn't sure if I'd hear about it when I picked him up, but at least he was in the room.
I went home and ate and when I went back to get him, I got no dirty looks or criticisms. Appears as if I got off scot-free. We went home and he ate lunch and then we headed out the door again. I was supposed to drop him at a friend's house so his mom could take him to school. I had to leave early to drive the 17 year old to her big exam. Only thing was, I took him to the wrong house. The Mom told me one friend when she meant another. I even asked her to confirm and she must not have been listening. The 17 year old heard what I heard though, so I know I'm not crazy. The friend's mom was nice enough to take him anyway and called the other mom to let her know not to expect him. What a mess. I got the 17 year old to her exam, with plenty of time to spare. The car has no a.c. and it was 1pm, so I was ready to be home. She asked me to pick her up, but an hour round trip didn't sound all that fun so I met her halfway at a closer station.
It started raining and was a welcome relief to the heat. Both parents are out of town tonight, so it's just me and the 2 kids. I put the Kid to sleep and then I watched "She's All That" with the 17 year old. This movie was a pretty big deal in middle school, at least we watched it more times than I can remember. I haven't seen it in years though, and it was fun to introduce it to someone from a whole other generation. Some things just don't translate.
I went home and ate and when I went back to get him, I got no dirty looks or criticisms. Appears as if I got off scot-free. We went home and he ate lunch and then we headed out the door again. I was supposed to drop him at a friend's house so his mom could take him to school. I had to leave early to drive the 17 year old to her big exam. Only thing was, I took him to the wrong house. The Mom told me one friend when she meant another. I even asked her to confirm and she must not have been listening. The 17 year old heard what I heard though, so I know I'm not crazy. The friend's mom was nice enough to take him anyway and called the other mom to let her know not to expect him. What a mess. I got the 17 year old to her exam, with plenty of time to spare. The car has no a.c. and it was 1pm, so I was ready to be home. She asked me to pick her up, but an hour round trip didn't sound all that fun so I met her halfway at a closer station.
It started raining and was a welcome relief to the heat. Both parents are out of town tonight, so it's just me and the 2 kids. I put the Kid to sleep and then I watched "She's All That" with the 17 year old. This movie was a pretty big deal in middle school, at least we watched it more times than I can remember. I haven't seen it in years though, and it was fun to introduce it to someone from a whole other generation. Some things just don't translate.
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