Just one of those days...

Ever have one of those days where numerous things happen worthy of writing about? I'm telling you, TODAY was one of those days so I'll try and give you a taste of what went on:

Gus has been so hyped up about our impending trip to Texas, that he packed himself (well, his toys) two days ago. Today was his last day of school before the trip and he WAS NOT happy about going to pre-school. Normally he is eager...

Mrs. Brown (his teacher): Um, Georgie, does Gus not want to go to school today?

Me: Why he does, Mrs. Brown, but he is really excited to get to his grandparents house in Texas.

Mrs. Brown: Oh. Well. UM, see. We've been wondering if he has a hearing problem because he has been speaking really loudly in class lately and has been having problems following directions.

Me: (trying not to laugh) Yes, well, he IS a loud child and he IS a boy. But I'll talk to him about his voice volume and behavior when he gets home.


LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON

A couple of neighbor friends and I decided to visit a local Craft Store for last-minute gifts and have lunch afterwards. I'm not big on local artisan craft stores mostly because the pottery bowls and other items are high priced and mostly kind of ugly. I went along because I'm an optimist and thought that I MAY find something that someone on my list would like plus...I'm always up for lunch with the girls.

As I entered the store, I noticed that it had a variety of items, but as I suspected, nothing interested me at all except for one thing: a spoon. It was not any ordinary spoon, it was embellished with stones and silver wire. Very unique, somewhat expensive, and heavier than I thought when I picked it up. Before I knew it, the spoon slipped out of my hand into a pottery bowl displayed on the FLOOR. (O.K. why would anyone display pottery on the floor? sigh.) Well, my heavy spoon severed the bowl in half with a mighty crash. The store employees looked at me in pain knowing I would have to PAY for the item even though it was an accident.

My friend Nancy said, "OH, you know, I have some great glue that could patch that bowl right up."

Me: Nancy, I don't like the bowl. It's brown and ugly.

Nancy: (laughing) OH I like it! In fact, I have 3 bowls similar to it.

Store attendant: Yes, you know, you could glue it and place it high on a shelf and no one would know.

Me: But it's ugly. I don't want it in my house.

Defeated, I paid for my ugly brown bowl. They were nice enough to charge me the wholesale price of $21.50, but it was still a painful sale. I told myself that I was DONE with craft stores and when they gave me a coupon for 20% off on my next visit, I gave it to Nancy....along with the broken brown bowl. She was delighted!

LATER AT DINNER:

I had explained to Chris that Mrs. Brown had mentioned that Gus was really loud at school and was having trouble following directions. Gus sat there sheepishly wondering what Dad would say about this problem.

Chris: Gus, have you been having problems in school?

Gus just stared at his dad wondering if he was going to get another spank from Dad's belt.

Chris: Why would you behave like that?

Silence. All the kids were staring at Gus. Finally Jack spoke up....

Jack: (matter-of-factly) 'Cuz he's a devil.

Everyone burst out in laughter.

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We are off to Texas in the morning to celebrate my parents 50th. Please keep us in your prayers. I'll post as soon as I get to a computer.