September 5, 2011
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Epic Fail?
The past 24 hours have been rough. There are just some days that I feel like everything is just plain off. I know, I know...still getting used to this time zone, but I am so ready to be over it. I am trying not to be too hard on myself, but that is a hard task to accomplish for this perfectionist. Ok, ok...let's face it...I am not perfect. There the secret is out.
Today has been rough. The first day back usually always is, so no big surprise, but this one was extra rough. By the afternoon, I was ready to curl up in a fetal position and go to sleep. I didn't. I kept on going. Sometimes you just have to keep on going. Oh, and shed a tear or two, sometimes it helps. Lots on my mind. Lots to think and pray about. Still carrying the images of my daughter during her seizure, and it haunts me. Trying to figure out where this school year is going. What needs to be accomplished. Trying to gain perspective. I think mostly I need a good night's sleep and honestly a trip to the onsen...by...my...self...could actually be what the doctor would order.
The icing on the cake was the kindergarten pick up today. Today was supposed to be a practice for disasters. Once a year, the school practices us picking up our kids as though there was a disaster. This year the school has implemented a system where the parents' cell phone would be alerted that we should pick up our kids. Last year we just had a set time to come. The office lady and I worked together last Friday to set my phone up to be able to receive the important message. We both thought that we had it all ready to go for today.
Afternoon came and I knew that I should be receiving a message at any moment. I waited and waited and waited. It almost got to be normal pick up time, and then my phone rang. Not right. They asked if I had received the message. No. No, I haven't. After the call, I went to pick up my son and did the obligatory 'I am here for so-and-so and I am so-and-so's mom.' First thing Tomo says is, "Why are you so late?" Ugh! The office lady and I tried to figure out why my phone did not send me a message. The conclusion...we don't know. Second conclusion on my behalf...epic fail. I don't fault the school. I think the problem lies within our phone carrier. We switched phone carriers earlier this year, and though we like our phones, we DO NOT like our service provider. We never had problem with our service with the other carrier. For years we never switched because we knew that our carrier's service was good, but that the other service was occasionally spotty. As in we have dead zones in our house with the new carrier. I guess we will be going to the company and be asking them how they can make this right. In case of a real emergency, it would be nice to know that the school can contact us through this system.
Ok, today has not been a complete washout. I did get a great exercise session in that left me in a puddle of sweat but feeling good. I also managed to secure bedding for me little girl. She has taken to climbing both in and out of her baby bed. So...it is time to set the crib aside and move on up to her beg girl bed. We had a frame from her, so we only needed to secure the futon mattresses and the sheets and things. Hard to believe that my girl is getting so big!
