I'm certainly not perfect, not that anyone thinks I am. Monday and Tuesday, however, made that abundantly clear for both Rob & myself.
So, my youngest, Chris, had been sick on Sunday and he woke up Monday morning with a fever. Like any "good" mom with a schedule to keep the week before Easter, I drugged him up with some ibuprofen so in a couple of hours we could be on our way.
Just a side, I keep reading all these mom posts about letting the fever run it's course, but I opted for drugs - just saying. Maybe next time on letting the fever run its course.
The meds did their job and we were on the road to complete our shopping errands. All was well and I was loading up the van with groceries when I realized I forgot to buy the ham - kind of an important part of Easter dinner.
So, Chris & I headed back inside for the ham and when we came back to the front of the store, I realized I left my purse in the car. Sigh...annoying but no big deal we'd just run out to get it. Of course as I reached into my coat pocket for my keys, I discovered their absence from that specific location. Praying that somehow, one of the doors to my van remained unlocked I went back to check every door to no avail. Thankfully, while I prayed for unlocked doors, God had other thoughts in mind.
Back inside, I asked for a phone book & phone (cell is in my purse in the car). God began answering my prayers and a manager at the Giant gave me her phone so I could google friends phone numbers.
My friend,Tam, was home and willing to go to my house to get my keys and drive them to me. I can not thank her enough! It only took maybe 30 minutes of Eye spy, Simon Says, the Tootie Ta Song and Going on a Bear Hunt before I saw the most wonderful sight of a silver minivan with my friend and my keys. I thank God for friends willing to drop what they are doing and help when helping wasn't on their agenda.
But wait, we still have Tuesday. Chris woke up at midnight with a fever, so that meant no school on Tuesday which I did remember to call the school about. Fortunately, he was pretty good by the morning, so I was able to watch the 2 kids I usually watch on Tuesdays.
We all went shopping with a friend and got back home in time for an 11:30 lunch and in time for the van to drop off child number 3 ( half days this week). But then the pre-school calls and my doorbell rings. I completely forgot to let the mom of the boy I pick up from school know that I couldn't get him. Fail!!! Oh, and here's the kicker this isn't the first time I've forgotten to call her when Chris was sick. It's just the first time it led to him being left at school.
My husband's response to this story, however, was "at least he wasn't alone." Why would he say this? Well, latter on Tuesday night he was to bring Eric's friend home from soccer practice. They pull into the garage and I ask Rob, "Where's the friend?"
Rob's response "I dropped him off at home.".
My response: " You did what??? Nobody is home!"
Rob: "His dad's car was there and he went inside."
Me: "They went in the other car!"
Needless to say he went back for him while I called the dad. So, at least I didn't leave someone else's kid home alone, but as we can see from just 2 days of this week, I'm not perfect.
I am so thankful for God's grace shown through my friend who drove out of her way to help me. I'm also thankful for God's mercy shown through my friends who didn't get angry with Rob and myself for forgetting their kid, and for leaving their kid home alone. Or at least I'm thankful they didn't show me their anger. :)
Wednesday's been a better day.....so far.
