Let me explain.
I started my hellish afternoon at 2:45pm. My first stop was the boys' daycare, where I got a very eager Hudson and a very cranky Colton and stuffed them in the van.
3:00 found us circling the block of Emmy's school over, and over, and over, and over, and over searching for some magical parking spot to open up. It never did. So we parked a little ways away and walked.
Colton was so excited to play on the playground, but he didn't have boots, snow pants, or gloves on. "No" wasn't getting through his skull, so I let him play....and slip and scream because he hands were cold; and slide and scream because his butt was wet; and splash and scream because his feet were cold AND wet.
I had to drag him, kicking and screaming, back to the van down the street once Emmy was out of school.
He screamed the whole way to Peyton's school, but luckily we just pick her up along the road and don't actually have to get out of the van to get her.
Next stop was Tae Kwon Do. I walked Hudson inside the studio while the other three kids stayed in the car. I was gone for about 6.2 seconds. Literally ALL I did was walk Hudson through the door, say goodbye to him, and go back to the van.
By the time I opened the drivers' side door Colton was screaming again because I hadn't taken him with me.
We got home. The girls ran inside to find a snack, and Colton bolted for the backyard to play. Remember, though, the he didn't have boots, or snowpants, or gloves on. His feet got so cold and he was angry because everything was either snowy, icy, or soaking wet.
So I had to drag him kicking and screaming into the house.
Peyton had to get ready for Tae Kwon Do and Emmy had to get ready for gymnastics, so that was hectic. Then we had to get back in the van.
Colton didn't want to.
I had to force his pelvis down and hold him still while I restrained him in his carseat.
Then we all went inside the TKD studio to wait for Hudson to finish. Colton kept running out on the floor, which he is not supposed to do, and every time Peyton or I would carry him back to the chairs he would scream.
*sigh*
Then we had to race across town to drop Emmy off at gymnastics. The toddler tumbling class was just wrapping up as we got there and he flung himself on the springed floor before I could do anything about it, and we got yelled at because his boots (yes, I put boots on him this time!) were wet and muddy.
I had to drag him, kicking and screaming, off the gymnastics floor.
I said goodbye to Emmy and herded the boys toward the van.
Colton took off running through the high school parking lot in the opposite direction, dodging cars all along the way while I screamed and Hudson trailed after me whining because he was SO hungry.
I finally caught, Colton, forced him into his seat again, and then drove home.
As soon as we got out of the van, Colton took off running again. He wanted to play outside.
Hudson was starving.
I have to get ready for work.
And it was at that point that I realized I was probably going to have a good buzz going all afternoon on Mondays or....I might just snap.
Oh, here's Emmy. She's a cute gymnast, huh?
2 comments:
God, that sounds awful! Instead of drinking, maybe you should go hardcore and take up mind altering drugs. There must be an easier way. Just finding someone to watch Colton while you do your running would eliminate the majority of the stress. Isn't there a teenaged girl around that could watch him for an hour or two? It sort of sucks to be you sometimes!!
Aww, I feel sorry for poor Colton, that sounds like a craptastic day for a toddler :(
Is he cranky every afternoon when the other kids have their activities?
Does he like stickers? A sheet of stickers and a small 99cent spiral notebook have been known to keep Ember busy in the car for a good thirty minutes! Or a straw with some pipe cleaners. She puts the straw in the pipe cleaner and then takes it out and then puts it back in over and over. It's good for motor skills, too. You'll have to show him how the first time but I think he'd probably like it. And it costs only $2.
I hate unsolicited advice but I was having major issues with Ember getting bored when we'd go to the store or at church or whenever we had to wait somewhere and now I have a bag of tricks that pretty much solves every problem!
One last one, I bought a cheapy wallet from WalMart and gave Ember a bunch of old, used up giftcards and she plays with that forEVER. I pretended that it was mine at first and let her find it in my purse, from then on she felt that she had mommy's wallet and it made it even that much more exciting to play with!
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