Well That Was a Weird Day

Yesterday was an interesting day….all.day.long. It started with the privilege of being part of a panel on Parenting Tips at a local MOPS group.
The kids and I had it all planned. After the MOPS meeting I was going to come pick them up and we would go to the local Rec Center. We have not been there in probably 2 years. It is kind of pricey per person {when you have lots of kids} but with daddy gone, we would splurge and spend the entire afternoon swimming….and getting some exercise of the funnest kind…..Course the little ones could not even envision just how fun it all would be….

So I tried to capture a bit of the look on their faces when they saw the pool area……

I mean – Look at It!! Who wouldn’t be excited for all this fun??

And the very next second after snapping that picture the nice guard came to us and said, “Ummmm, sorry, but we’re just about to blow the whistle. We are closing the pool. Some kid pooped in it.” All I could think was….thank you Lord it wasn’t one of MY kids.
About one minute after the guard told us that, my cell battery died. Niiiice. I had been waiting to hear from Dw, as it had been well over 24 hours. Oh well. Get the kids changed and get out to the car and get that cell phone plugged into the car charger.
Check out Isaiah’s face after hearing the news…..Jubilee had no clue what was up….and it appears Elizabeth was just up for a swimsuit photo shoot in her glamorous new suit.
None of the kids cried when the guard told us that, we all were like, “Ooookay, now what?” Since we were attempting to do something out of the ordinary I said, “Okay, new rule in our Home…..ANYTIME we come to the Rec Center and get kicked out of the pool cause some kid pooped in it, we get to go to Dairy Queen for Ice Cream.” WoooHooo!! I’m wondering if that famous phrase really should go like this……….”When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Lemon-Aid….and when life gives you poop, eat ice cream.” In that case, Poop away kid, poop away. Woooo Hooooo!!!!

As we pulled out of the Rec Center parking lot I plugged my phone in. Weird that in that half hour it took to change, I had had two phone calls. I listened to voice mail and both were calls from Dw. He said he was good. He was safe. Things were going well. He missed us and loved us. He did not know when he would be able to call again. ugh I decided we would take a little scenic drive as they ate their ice cream cones….and went over to this spot of land that I, personally, think is one of the prettiest views of the Rockies around….total eye candy…..and as you can tell we still have LOTS of snow on the ground here…


While driving down the road, Elizabeth said, “Hey let’s play the thankful game.” We played several rounds.
Eventually I ended up with the four youngest at home. I went to check my email and write a blog post. The internet was not working. I called the internet number, they were closed for the day. Niiiiiice. So I debated should I drive the kids back to my office with my laptop or should I just get them dinner and call it a day?
A couple of hours later the internet company called. And later last night they were able to fix the problem. BUT as I made the kids dinner I went to use the garbage disposal. It crunched as I turned it on. I shut it off as fast as I could and decided to dig around….and here’s what I found….

That would be: 34 small pieces of glass!A partially ground toothpickTin foilPopcorn kernelsPlastic thing to hold tags on clothespiece of a wrapperAnd amazingly I did not even get a teeny cut as I dug around and pulled all that glass out!!And by the way….Would someone out there please tell my kids that “Garbage Disposal” does not literally mean “garbage”…but food particles that we let rinse off plates, ya’ know? And finally, as I was tucking the little ones in one of my dearest friends called who lives around the corner {who probably would prefer to remain anonymous}. We were having a great time chatting and all of a sudden she said, “Uh-oh, I better hang up, I’m getting pulled over.” Niiiiiice… And I would say that was a banner day for stuff. Nothing tragic or earth shattering…just a weird day all the way around….

But I’m anticipating today is going to be more normal today…. and so far it has been… Both Elijah and Elizabeth have already been in the time-out chair….and it’s not even 8:00amYup, just another normal day.

28 thoughts on “Well That Was a Weird Day

  1. Your post cracked me up…especially the one of Elizabeth as a swimsuit model. If you don't laugh at these things, you would cry. So better to laugh. What a day. Today can only be better.

  2. Love that rec center. We went there two years ago when we were staying in your town for hubby's work. My kids loved it. I wish we had something that nice here. But I guess living where you do, you need the indoor pool to get any use out of it.

    Sorry your kiddos did not get to swim. I hope you got your money back.

  3. HA! Very funny post. When I looked at the stuff you pulled out of the disposal I thought that it was a flower necklace…Not sure why?! Hope today stays normal!

    In Christ Alone,

    Sherri

  4. Can we say, "Life gives you vomit at 70 miles an hour, get ice cream?" Please please…ok, I got some anyway.

    Aren't there just days like that, when so much little stuff goes wrong it's almost funny!

  5. Bummer on the pool- please tell me you got a refund?! And I know this is on the simple side but perhaps calling it a "soft food disposal" instead of garbage disposal will help the littles remember? Just an idea. And I love the ice cream idea. Ice cream really does cure so many of life's big problems!

  6. I love the girls swimsuits! I'm really into polka dots lately and S's is a yellow polka dot one this year! I hope you have a great day and you hear from DW soon!

  7. Thank you so much for blogging. Your posts are often the highlight of my day!!!!!!!!! You have the neatest family. I love the games you play with them and so long for my family to be as close to God as yours are.

  8. Ahhh! I love the idea of "When life gives you poop…eat ice cream!" At my house I would get to eat a LOT of ice cream!!!! What do I get when someone poops then takes their diaper off to explore at naptime…maybe an ice cream truck is in order 🙂
    Praying for a fantastic day for you today!

  9. Oh my gosh Linny!! You are so hilarious. Your post had me busting up!!! "Poop away kid, poop away." I'm praying I'll be able to get the vision of floating poop out of my head next time I eat ice cream.

    What troopers though, not even crying after you had just shown them the exciting pool that awaited them! My kids would have been monsters after that. 😉

    What a day! I think the garbage disposal would have done me in . 😉

  10. MY disposal broke yesterday too! And I dug out (among other things) a quarter, and a nickel. Odd…but now it is not working at all, and the sink is barely draining. Fun, huh? Just wanted you to know you are not alone. : )

  11. Oh my stars!! Elizabeth is so, so darling with her little swimsuit pose!! I hope today is smoother. I love the poop/ice cream quote. 🙂

  12. Often those kinds of days can rattle me. I love to plan but have learned to be flexiable :~). About 2 weeks ago I was doing our 2week shopping and it was my oldest daughter's turn to go. We were on our merry way when a state patrol falls in behind me…. I was driving the speed limit. He was following very closely. Hmmm. Then he pulls me over. "Mam, did you know your tag expired in July of 09?" REALLY! We always pay our taxes so how did that happen? Then he goes back to the car to write me a nice ticket. I remembered that my Dad had been in the hospital the month my tags were due. He died at the beginning of Aug. It was entirely possible that we forgot. Turns out it hadn't come up for renewal at the county office. I went to the county office paid our taxes then went to the DMV only to find out they couldn't work it out. Of course it was 5pm on Friday.

    At first I wanted to get angry but thought God allowed it to happen for a reason and that I would just praise him. We took the car home and got my husband's work car and finished shopping around 11pm that night! Not at all what I planned!
    Now two weeks later all is well. I have new tags. Praise the Lord!

    My daughter is quite the planner. So maybe it taught us both to be flexiable and be at peace when things don't go the way we thought they would go. Long comment sorry :~)

  13. "When life gives you poop, eat ice cream!" <– That is so stinking funny my daughter and I were ROFLOL! It's right up there with the coffee mug we gave my mom for her birthday last year that said, "When life gives you lemons, stuff them in your bra!"

    I love all the pictures. The mountains are breath taking, are they not? I never get tired of views like that. I am SO in awe every time I see the mountains that God spoke into being. Ahhhhh!

  14. I like the new rule! am I the only one thinking that the rule could possible be worded, "When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Lemon-Aid….and when life gives you poop, eat fudge sickles."

    No, that's just me? Aww, man! 😉

  15. Those normal days- sure hold a lot of surprises! It's just everyday life in a big family!! Nothing that ice cream can't handle!

    Love the pic of the mountains! Just lose the snow!

  16. See, this is what I LOVE about you and your blog:
    *You're SO down-to-earth REAL!
    LOVE YOU!
    *You're honest in every way.
    LOVE IT!
    *You challenge me spiritually.
    LOVE IT even more!!
    *You make me laugh.
    BONUS!!!
    *You make me feel a bit 'normal'.
    PRICELESS!!!! 🙂

    God bless you, Dear Linny!! <><

    Hugs,
    Tanya

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