What a Day #2!

Why is it that every single time you decide to do something nice for someone it seems that the world turns around and spits at you because they are laughing so hard at the thought that someone would do something for someone else without having a reason?

Let me explain:
Yesterday morning I overslept, so I got up at 7:38 and realized that within ten minutes my kids needed to be headed out the door to school. Now most of you know that I have four of them which breaks down into roughly two minutes per child of my time to get everyone completely ready.....yeah that's gonna work! Needless to say we had a VERY rushed morning that had a lot of comments such as Yes Abby Jo you do have to put your socks on, No Alissa, I have not signed your reading log yet, Avery I have told you three times to get out of bed so do it now before you make me even madder than I already am at you, and Alex, did you get your basketball shoes in case you need them this afternoon. After getting them to school with nine minutes to spare before the bell rang and patting myself on the back for having thought ahead enough to start the car and let it warm up, I went home. I thought about our morning and decided it was not a very fun one, not bad mind you, but not a nice calm one either. So because of this I decided that it was a perfect day for me to go have lunch with the kiddos just to make sure that their day was going okay after such a rushed morning. BIG MISTAKE!!! Never again will I think that crazy thought!
I called up to the school and found out what time the first of my four went to lunch and decided that I had plenty of time to go to Milan, make a deposit, go by the Post Office and get the mail, fill Darryl in on what he needed to know about business, and then go do lunch with the kids. So after getting all of my errands done and getting back to the office, I decided to head on up to the school. I walked in the door, headed down to Abby's classroom only to find that she had not given her teacher the notes I sent in that morning. After reminding her again to do it right after lunch we headed to the lunch room. I sat with her for a while and then handed her a cookie I had snuck in from Subway which I know isn't fair to the other kids in her class, but come on it had been a rough morning! Her lunch time was relatively normal and she was happy I was there and seemed to be doing okay and having an okay day!
The next class walked in and then came Alissa's class. So I explained to Abby Jo that I was going to sit with Alissa and that I would see her that afternoon. Got up and headed over to meet Alissa and give her the special snuck in cookie that I had bought each one of the kids. That's when she looked at me, tears streaming down her cheeks and looking like someone had just told her that her world was ending. So I sat down beside her and listened to what was wrong which it of course had to do with another student that Alissa and her best friend Morgan have had trouble with all year. So while sitting there, her teacher comes up to me and says, "We need to talk". I could tell by Alissa's expression it wasn't going to be good so I said okay, how about after 5th grade eats lunch so that way I can see all of my kiddos during this hour and she said that would be fine. So I finish my conversation with Alissa and Morgan and after they leave, decide it would be better to get that out of the way before I finish my lunch with the other two kids. Plus I knew the teacher could find something for the class to do while we talked and I didn't want to interrupt a lesson later. So after finding out that Alissa had said something mean to the student who has caused her trouble all year long and then lied to her teacher about it, I left. I wasn't mad at her for saying something mean to the student to be honest, after all the student has been saying mean things to her all year and so far I haven't heard of once that she has had to apologize but I was angry that she had lied to her teacher.
Finally the fourth grade comes down the hall and the minute that Avery's teacher sees me, she says, "Oh, I am so glad you are here, we need to talk"....can you even believe that????? I mean what was I thinking walking into those doors and doing something nice for my kids just because I wanted to? So I said, okay, how about after lunch to which she replied would be fine. So after eating lunch with Avery and Alex, they come to lunch at almost the exact same time, then I headed to the classroom with Avery's class and her teacher looks at her and says, do you want to talk to mom or should I? Of course instant water works......so out in the hall Avery and I go. She bursts in to tears the minute the door shuts and tells me that she has failed two math tests in the last week and not had them signed because she knows she is going to be in trouble for it. So I assure her that she would have been in trouble but since she decided her father and I didn't need to know, it was going to be way worse. Not only was she in trouble with me but she had sat recess ever single day this week so far because she didn't have them signed and brought back....I have no idea what she thought was going to happen to her but I can tell you she must have expected something crazy.
Thank goodness no other teachers happened to approach me about anything I don't know that I could have handled anyone else yesterday. So I go back to my office and decide to work instead of stew about my girls days. The kids got home from school, the oldest went to a b-ball meeting at the high school and after I got him and a couple of friends picked up I came back to the office. It was beautiful out so after they did their homework they go up to the school park to play. Harmless right? I mean come on we live in a town of very few people and I am right beside the school when I am at work. Soooooooooo........off they go, where they have been a million times before and I get back to work.
While they were gone, I decided to call a parent about the situation at school that day and ended up talking to her longer than I should have. oops...it's just so frustrating, I get on a roll about that girl that is giving Alissa and Morgan so much trouble and I don't keep track of time :) When I realize it is now 5:20 I get off the phone, holler at the kids and then jump in the van. I see one kid coming, now two, three, there's number four......and Alissa is missing. I ask the kids where she is and no one seems to have any idea. So I drive up to the school, no sign of her, to the house, nope, back to the office and unlock the door thinking maybe somehow she had snuck in and fell asleep in the chair and I just hadn't heard her due to being on the phone.....nope she isn't there either. So I head off to the school again, and nothing. By this time I am going to be honest I was in tears thinking someone had taken her or she was hurt somewhere because all the while I am driving around I am yelling her name and getting no response. After about the fifth time around the block screaming her name one of the kids sees her on her bike over by my office. So now I am FURIOUS I hit the gas take the corners on two wheels and head over to where she is. After screaming at her half way to pick up Abby (where I am now an hour late getting to) I tell her that as her mommy I don't know whether to hit or hug her. So I get to daycare, pick up Abby Jo and get back in the car where Alissa is crying to the point of hyperventilating...or pretty close anyways and I say, "what is wrong now? Why are you crying again?" To which she answers with tear filled eyes for the third time that day...."have you decided whether you are going to hit me or hug me yet?"
It was just a bad day all around....I hate those days.....sure makes me appreciate the uneventful ones though! Hope you all are having a good day and if not, then I'm sorry at least you now know that I can relate!!