Day 37

Okay, so I'm sitting here CRAZY tired...but frozen (So I don't want to move), and didn't eat until gone 7:30 so I can't go to bed yet.

Today was a slow one. Not great. I guess it was bound to happen. I was having to good of a time :p Not to say I didn't enjoy part of my day, but it started off badly and didn't end to well either.

Woke up and didn't have any Soy milk, but I knew that so I had planned to go to the post office and the Co-Op all at the same time after dropping the boys off - so that I could still enjoy my cereal.

...Ok...I'm going to have to put this on hold, (not that you'd be able to tell) and hop in the shower cuz I'm freezing. I'll be back :p

So got ready sans cereal. Got the boys ready and walked them to school. I didn't see construction guy. Came back and filled out everything I needed to for the post office and drove up to the Co-op. They didn't have my regular soy milk so I picked up a different brand which seems to taste the same, just a little watery. Then I drove to the post office where I would spend the next 45 MINUTES!

I picked up the enveloppe I needed, brought it to the cash and paid. I then stood in line (which always takes forever cuz for some reason the people that run the post office part of the store are crazy slow), got to the lady and before I could say anything, she told me to put my parcel on the scale. I did that and she said 1st class is this much, 2nd class is this much. Well stupid me assumed that the one that cost more would be the one I needed. (Apparently that's not the case, and I should have known). She asked if I'd sealed the enveloppe and I said no not yet. She handed me a sticker and I was trying to say, don't I need a label to write the address and also to tell customs what it is? She wouldn't listen though. She kept interrupting and saying she had given me the sticker (which was no good to me cuz it was the first class stamp she had given me and nothing else). She told me to seal the enveloppe and I told her I had to address it first. She wasn't impressed. I moved to the side to do that and when I finished, I got back in line. (Which I thought was a pretty decent thing to do). Waited forever again, and when I got to the front there was a trainee on the other till. I started walking towards her but knew she wouldn't know the answer to the first lady's mistake. Well before I could even say anything the lady looked at me and went "Put it in the bag". I tried to say and it will make it to the states? And she cut me off, only to repeat herself. "Put it in the bag!" So I completely transformed into someone else. It was not me at all. I rarely stick up for myself. But I raised my voice and said "And it will get to the States?" Well! You should have seen her face. It was as if someone had just given her devistating news. "NO!" she said. "I asked you twice if you wanted first class or 2nd class". I spoke up for myself then too as she was yelling at me in front of a line of people and was belittling me. Making me look like a complete moron, when I fully knew it wasn't my fault. I explained that I had tried to say it before and she interrupted me this time as well! Saying that wasn't true, and again she chose to ignore what I was saying. She told me to move to the side and wait.

As I stood there I ran through what I would say if she tried to blame me again. And I wasn't planning on being nice about it either. I was going to explain that she kept interrupting and was more interested in the customer behind me, and that in CANADA we don't call it first class or whatever...it is international. I didn't get the chance. She served two other people before getting back to me. She finally told me to go back to the counter, and when I did she didn't say anything. She rung in whatever she had to (I'm sure I paid more than I should have), and told me to put my card in the machine. Then, I'm reading the directions on the machine, as one normally does. And it prompts me to type in my pin. So I start to. Well Ms. Power trip tells me "NOT YET!" So I take my hand away, leaving the pin typed in, and not 2 minutes later she says, ok now. (Screw you lady). So I push enter and of course it was fine, it went through. Then, I was going to say Thank you, cuz that's the way I am. I was fighting with myself. Told myself I should be the better person and just do it. She slid my receipt under the glass without looking at me...THEN...and this is what pushed me over the edge. She started a conversation with the guy behind her. Didn't look up, didn't say bye. Didn't appologize for her mistake! I wondered if I should make a point of saying bye. Wondered if she was actually finished with me. I sort of started to turn to walk away and thought...No...she can't be that rude. Surely there's something else. Still nothing! (And there was still a huge line up, but she didn't dare look my way). That's when I thought SCREW THIS! And I turned, and walked out. I could not believe it! I was honestly SO close to tears. It was crazy. I jumped in the car, and really upset, I drove home.

Once I got there, I only had time for a bowl of cereal. I couldn't even wait for my tea to cool down. I didn't have time to even weigh myself in, let alone do a work out. All because of it taking 45 minutes to mail a parcel! Ridiculous! I had to go get Zach. I walked up to the school, got a smile and a good morning, and that's where my day began to get better. (That would only last a few hours though).

Walked into Zach's class to get him and his first question was "Where's Mommy?" ... Great.
I told him she was at school and that was that (Thank goodness). He took my hand and we started home. He found a stick and a large branch in the woods (on the pathway), and was carrying both when we got to the end. I told him he had to leave the big one, but could bring the smaller one home. He placed the branch on the ground, and then took his stick, and started writing his name in the dirt. I was showing him how to draw a "Z", and we were right in front of the construction worker when Zach asked if I wanted him to make a german car or a digger. I said sure. Little did I know he meant draw it in the gravel/dirt right in front of the guy. We hung out there for about 5 minutes. Him explaining what each part of the digger was, and me asking where the wheels were etc. The construction guy was laughing at us and smiled. I asked Zach if he was finished and he decided he was so we continued on our way.

We did have a lovely walk home. It was very nice. I will not deny that. We got back and he wanted to watch TV so he did that and played DS while I got lunch ready. He sat and ate with me, and then went back to TV and the DS afterwards. I took this opportunity to create the new star chart and catch up on Desperate Housewives episodes.

Soon enough it was time to go get Nathaniel, and this is where the day started going wrong for the 2nd time. We got to the school and I had some very nice cuddles from Zach who was now hanging in my arms waiting for Nathaniel. But then once Nathaniel got out of class and we went back to the car, things were getting crazy. Zach doesn't understand the time crunch we run into on a Monday. We have to pick Nathaniel up at 3:20 to get to swimming for 3:30 and have them changed and in the pool for 3:45. There was a lot of me repeatedly saying quick and please hurry, and quite frankly, I get tired of it each week. I had carried him back to the car, but then he takes forever to get in. We race to the pool, and I'm trying to get him changed in a hurry but he's not paying attention. He's looking everywhere else and is missing putting his leg through the right hole in his swimsuit. I tried to get him to concentrate but there's no use some days.

We finally got into the pool area, and unfortunately he was the same as the previous weeks. He would not pay attention in class, and wasn't listening to his instructor. As good of a swimmer as he is, he doesn't do the right thing, at the right time. I had to tell him to listen about 5 times, and he still didn't. He got in trouble after class, and didn't like it. We raced back to get Josh from football at 4:30, and got home at 5. I made dinner while the boys played Wii and Josh took care of my farm and cafe.

They finished dinner and desserts and went back to doing what they had been doing before we ate. I was hanging laundry when Heloise and Tim came home. Heloise made dinner for us. It was delicious. She cooked some tuna steaks and baked potato. I threw my tuna into a salad and really enjoyed it. She got the boys ready for bed, gave Zach his rules for the next two days (No TV) due to swimming lessons, and then came down and ate. We then sat and watched some TV. Her on her computer, me on mine. I sat there freezing, had a GU (Possibly the most delicious chocolate EVER), and eventually gave into having my shower, as you read just up there. Now I'm lying in bed, it's 20 to 12, and I better fall asleep so I don't have any tired regrets tomorrow.

I'm going to attempt a drive to Braintree again tomorrow as I am alone most of the day. I'm really looking forward to music, Starbucks...and some me time. (My God! I hate me time!) Mind you, if I was at home, I wouldn't want it. I don't really want it to be just me tomorrow. I would love it if my mom could join me for a pumpkin spice latte. Unfortunately though, neither of those things (My mom, and pumpkin spice) are here...so I will be settling for a comfy chair and an earl grey tea misto.

Enjoy your days. xx