A Parade of Ridiculousness

As you go to bed at night it is always the same routine. Put the kids to bed, straighten up the house and as for last night, in light of the freakish amount of snow we got this weekend, daddy and I turned on the 11 o' clock news to check for school closures. We hear the usual. Outer lying schools will be get the day off but Spokane city schools have not had a snow day in 6 years. Why start now. My suspicions were confirmed and off to bed we go to get ready to tackle the next day. I have now discovered that you CANNOT always be prepared.

Act 1: Blaine checks the school closure lists before we wake all of the kids. No luck!! We get everyone out of bed, dressed and ready for school and then THERE IT IS!!! Under Matt Lauers little smile on the bottom of the T.V. screen. NO SCHOOL. Our district has decide to be the very last of the day to cancel school. Boy my kids (and myself) could have used the extra sleep!!!

Act 2: Daddy's truck has not been handling the snowy roads very well so he decides to run it to the Toyota garage. Just for a look. Come to find out the right axle is broken and basically we are lucky we have not been in a wreck. (Do not buy a Toyota Tundra. In only 20 thousand miles this has now happened twice.) Oh, and our dealer does not provide courtesy cars. After some very strong persuasion by my husband they agree to give us a car. They gave my 6 foot 5 inch husband a Toyota Scion to drive around in the snow. Did I mention the snow berms are taller than the car? Can you say "Big guy in a little car." Chris Farley has nothing on my hubby.

Act 3: It has been a crazy day so I decide to give up my ticket to the Gonzaga basketball game to stay home and take Makena to her first basketball practice with her new team. Daddy leaves and Makena friend is about to be picked up for her piano lessons. The road is so icy her moms car cannot make it up our road so I throw everyone in the car to run to the end of the street. As we wait Hayden continues to remind me that he has a poopy diaper and within seconds I hear funny noises coming from the back end of the car. Hayden has stuck his hands in his diaper and is holding a double fist full of, you guessed it, last nights dinner. It smells so bad he proceeds to start gagging and then puking all over the back of the car in disgust of his own gift. And did I mention the basketball practice I stayed home for got canceled too!!

Act 4: After cleaning the mess I call my sister to share my day. A few seconds into the conversation I her "@#%$ and %&#$. I just wrecked my car. Let me call you back." She spun into a ditch but was O.K.

It now is 7:22 and I think I will just go get into bed and start over again tomorrow. Does anyone know if we are expecting any school delays tomorrow???