One of those days…

Yesterday was one of those days… you know, the days that you never even manage to find the time to eat something, and end up rushing out of the house to make it to an appointment only to realize when you get there that you forgot part of what you needed to bring.

Oy… I hate those days.

Why does it seem that almost every Wednesday is like that? Yesterday was one of the worst though…

Tuesday nights are quite often a late night for our family – we have home group that night, and don’t often get home before 10 (yes, I know, Bad Mommy Award time). Because of this, none of the girls in the house want to get out of bed on time Wednesday morning… including me. So, the morning is rushed – fix & eat breakfast, fix lunch for the girls, get them out the door (hopefully) in time for the bus, then get to work. Play catch-up from being gone all day Tuesday (staff meeting, errands, home group, etc), update everything, etc.

Before I know it, it’s 12:45 and I have not eaten breakfast!

Then comes the realization that it’s already 12:00 (or 1:30) and I haven’t gotten the music together for practice. Ugh.

Or eaten lunch.

Or been out of my chair since 8:30 am.

If I behave myself at that moment, I go eat something. Some days it’s just a(nother) smoothie, some days a Trio or Lara bar. Occasionally I actually make a sandwich! Not yesterday though.

Then it’s back to work. Make sure the song list is ready (it often isn’t) and everything is posted to planning center so the team can download it if needed. Oops! I didn’t schedule anyone yet? Oy. That should have been done Monday! Quickly schedule everyone so they get the reminder for practice that evening and have a concept of the songs we will be doing (if they look – hey, some do!)

Ok, pull the charts (it’s usually around 2:45 by this point). I’m missing a chart? How does this happen? We just USED it! Ok, find the one remaining chart and copy it (this usually requires me typing it in fresh because it’s one I haven’t done that with yet). There went another 45 minutes – it has to be formatted to fit on one page you know. And I’m just using text edit (no MS Word here). Copy, paste, move, copy, paste… undo, put it back where it was, start over… got it!

Eek, it’s 3:35! I have to get the girls in … 5 minutes!

Quick, pack everything up – grab all the music (waiting for the printer to finish… still waiting…) make a snack for the girls (and me – I not have eaten yet at all), grab my water, grab my purse… oops, no contacts in my eyes yet. Is the printer done yet? Come ON!!!!! Forget it, I have enough copies – they can share.

It’s now 3:45, the girls were outside the school waiting for me 5 minutes ago, and it takes me 5-7 minutes to get there… PLEASE let there still be a couple cars in the line waiting! Please let me not be the LAST car!

Ok… got the girls. Now to feed them (yep, forgot the snacks). Is it McD’s (nasty stuff there) or Safeway’s deli… Oh yeah, I haven’t eaten lunch yet. Better go Safeway. Ooooh, starbucks has tea lattes now… Yum! (pretty shiny distraction) oh yeah, the girls need something too. Yay! Anne is working today – say hi, chat while she makes the drinks. Ok girls, walk quickly now – I need to unlock the church! Yes, you can have a corn dog, yes you can have chicken. Eat it now before we get back to the car. I don’t want you eating in my car. Yes, you have time, she’s making me a sandwich. EAT!!!

Walk faster – the car is outside… we need to go…

Oy. The gate is locked already. So glad I’m wearing heels (heels & mud are such a good combination, don’t you think?)

The gate is open, the door is unlocked, the alarm turned off, everything has been carried in. Sit and eat.

Set out the charts for the team… I forgot it?!?!?!?!? Crud. No time to run home, double crud. I forgot my computer, triple crud – can’t just copy it off the screen. What are all of the words again? Chris, HELP! Can you figure out the chords for this song? I forgot it.

“Are we waiting on Jennifer?” “What’s the hold up tonight?”

I’m writing as fast as I can legibly… really, I am . Sorry to keep you waiting.

Practice officially starts… 5:41pm. Supposed to start at 5:00 pm.

The chart is WRONG????? Ugh. Sorry again. That one is wrong too? I thought I just copied it. Oops, I guess I missed HALF OF THE CHORUS!!! sorry… my bad.

that was my day.

No breakfast, no lunch, not even any water all day. Brain dead.

I did get dinner in the crock pot though.

Ever have one of those days?