Broken Shoe - Dead Mouse - Locked Car...Good Times!

Yesterday I took Gracie and friends to school and then later Dawson to Kindergarten. Marlie and myself went grocery shopping...When I got home from the store there were three missed calls from the school. I ran to the machine and listened. The messages were a bunch of beeps...someone was trying to dial the phone number over the top of the recording. I called the school and the secretary told me a cute little boy with a short haircut was sick and had been trying to call home. Oh Dawson... She put me on hold and called the teacher...she came back on the line, Nope it wasn't Dawson. She then called Ms. Tanner, Gracie's teacher. Gracie's new shoe had broke. So I grabbed a couple pairs of shoes (never know if Gracie will approve) and me and Marlie took them up to the school. Gracie was so relieved!



Later that night...

My friend Angie called me and asked me if I wanted to go over to the Pre-school with her to help Marlie get her confidence up. YES! I did. Marlie is very much afraid of going to pre-school. Orientation freaked her out a little. Angie has been re-painting one of the walls in the pre-school to a NEMO theme. (No more 3 little pigs for those of you who went to Sandra Ahlquist pre-school) So we decided to paint and let the kids play in the pre-school. Now let me tell you, Sandra has mice as pets! Crazy! They scare me to death!!! I told the kids I was allergic to the mice and if they got near me Mommy would have to go to the Hospital in an ambulance! So after awhile they left me alone with them. But the kids took the THREE mice down to the play room and were playing with them...I was painting...Angie left to go to a temple recommend interview...After about an hour the kids had decided they wanted to go jump on the trampoline, they put the mice away. Sandra had explained to them that mice are nocturnal, so one sleeping was normal. Soon I hear a little girl crying like crazy. She was just sobbing crying. I thought someone got hurt on the trampoline.


One of Sandra's grand kids had found one dead! So the two grandsons went into the back yard and dug a hole and all the kids had a funeral. My kids were thinking this was the best things they had ever done. Dawson kept looking at me with that huge grin on his face. WOW! very exciting!


So if you know me, we got in the car to come home and this is me "DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! YOU ALL GO STRAIGHT INTO THE HOUSE AND WASH YOUR HANDS!"




The next day, Wednesday. I had taken Gracie and the girls to school in the morning. I was getting Dawson ready for PM Kindergarten. We had planned to walk...but Dawson was not in fast mode and by the time I washed the peanut butter off his face we were going to be lucky to DRIVE to school on time. So we rushed into the garage...The car was locked with the keys in it. I grabbed Marlie and put her in the stroller and told Dawson we got to RUN to school. We literally ran the entire way. He thought it was fun...He said "WE ARE LIKE SUPERHEROS" Just as the last kindergartner was going in the door we got there. I yelled to Dawson to grab the door...(the kindergarten door locks when it shuts, I didn't want to have to go in the front doors to the school and walk all the way around) He caught the door, whew! He yelled Luv Ya, smiled and went into school.


So, then I had to go home and figure out how to get into my car. After trying every option, the hanger, other peoples Dodge keys (it works you know. My neighbors Chevy SUV key opens Dustin's Chevy Truck door) etc. I called the dealership to find out how much it would cost to get a key made. They told me to call 1-877-Back U Up. I told them I didn't buy my car from that dealership, they said "It doesn't matter we hope to get your business next time" So, I called...within 15 min there was someone at my house and they unlocked the van door in 1 min. It was GREAT! IF any of you have a Dodge, remember this and call for FREE roadside assistance.


The rest of the day was very mild with the exception of my Gracie wanting to Battle with me over cleaning her room! Any suggestions on how to get a 7 year old girl to keep her room clean?