Thursday, April 29, 2010

I Need a Tracking Device

Yesterday I took some me time, well not like the really good kind of me time, just errands but I took my time doing them. I get out of school at 1:30, walk with my friend to the car and talk until I don't know sometime after 2. (I talked a lot about my plan!).

I then drove to Barnes and Noble to return a book, at 3 o-clock promptly my youngest calls.

Him: I'm home

Me: Good

Him: When are you coming home?

Me: Not until you get done with wrestling (8 pm). (Just for the record I did tell everyone in the house my plans for that day)

Him: I have to walk!

Me: Yes

Him: Well what can I eat?

So then the conversation ventures off to the fact that I am also going to the grocery store so just find something and telling him that yes he must do his chores before he can go play with a friend.

Now I am still at B & N reading the backs of romance novels, looking at India travel guides, and Indian cookbooks, having the time of my life. I get 4 more calls two from the oldest, and two from the other two. All three seem obessessed with where am I and what time will I be home? Also the question of food come up again and having to walk home from track and to wrestling, though I do assure them I will be home in time to pick them up.

Next stop get the tires rotated, 4 more calls. Where am I now? What am I doing?

Last stop grocery store, but I confess I sit out in the parking lot for 1/2 hour reading one of the romance novels.  3 phone calls, each boy telling me they are going to wrestling (cell phones) and where am I?

Pick the boys up, go in the house, I have dinner ready (did I mention my stove is finally fixed after what 2 months - yeah) and all the boys and the man now ask me where and what I did all day!

7 comments:

  1. What would they ever do without us? So much for getting away on your own... =)

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  2. haha. i want a day like that...minus the phone calls. see at least you know how important you are. smiles.

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  3. That was a perfectly planned day! Hee hee, I have to admit that my 22 year old daughter just tried to call me twice and I ignored it while I read blogs. She left a voicemail saying "my mommy doesn't love me". I'm beginning to suspect they never stop stalking us:)

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  4. Can't they give you a moment of peace? LOL

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  6. Good for you that you got some me time (sort of)! I'm dreading the day my kids figure out how to use the phone...for now I have my husband calling me if I disappear for a little bit. Great Blog, found you through MOTPG!

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