Friday, Momma said,

 " You would have days like this!" Frazzled I am.  I think Hubs is right there with me.

Hubs was woke up by his mom, who was having a really hard time with his dad and things are taking a turn for the worse there, although things were fine both weekends we were there. As he was talking to his mom, daughter called in and she had both babies, of course Oliver was screaming his head off, and Schmills who was getting ready for school projectile vomited all over the carpet. So Hubs dropped everything and drove the twelve miles to Union town, where Kelsa would not allow him to put her down all day. 

Daughter had a Covid shot scheduled so she rushed down here with Oliver, who did not like me and cried for the hour and half I had him.  If I put him down he screamed if I held him he just cried. I had to make a key lime pie and everything I touched in the kitchen I screwed up or made a big mess with. 

I had to make pie crust, could not find recipe card, dropped card box recipes allover and out of order.  Just shoved them back in Topsy turvy, project for another day.  Dropped an egg on the floor, luckily Roscoe was near by. While grating lime zest I accidentally flicked lime zest all over the counter and not into the mixing bowl.  Then I dropped my 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup out of the cupboard and it shattered into thousands of tiny pieces that spread from hell to breakfast.  Also ended up breaking a shot type glass that hubs uses for outdoor sprays, that has mls along with teaspoons, which he converts. As I was emptying the lime pie mixture into the pie shell I dropped the bowl into the mixture and had to scrap it off .  It was like a comedy of errors.  Hub's came into a kitchen destroyed and I had not gotten any sewing done.

But on a good note the pie was beautiful.  I have seven piecrusts frozen in the freezer for future pies. Our host ate two pieces of the pie and I left the rest with him.  So no temptation here.We had a lovely dinner that I did not have to cook and good company. Hubs and I ran to Wal mart to get chicken feed after dinner and new measuring cups. We both talked about how exhausted we were and frustrated with our day. We were going home and doing one or two things and then to bed.  As we got in the door Hubs phone rang, (my phone was on the charger).  It was Lil sis who had a sofa delivered today and it was half in and half out of her garage.  She had been calling my phone since about 6 but we were out to dinner.  So back in the car we go, to rescue her.  It was major work to get old furniture out to curb with a free sign and the new into the family room.  Then it had to be assembled, and all the cardboard, pallets and crap had to be moved outside so Hubs can pick it up tomorrow with the truck and take it to the dump.  Back home we go even more tired but now we are sweaty and tired.  Hubs realized he had not even gotten the paper or the mail.

In the mail there was a small package for me.  It was belated birthday present from my eldest daughter.  She sent me new watch bands for my fit bit.  The loop that holds my band together broke and I have been holding it together with a red rubber band.  So tacky.  My daughter is just sure I am going to show up in her court room someday wearing a bunad( traditional Swedish house dress) carrying  a book bag taped together with duct tape.  Yes my mother did show up at one of my competitions like this. Daughter also bought me a pair of black coach sling backs.  I have been trying to replace a pair of black dress pumps since Roscoe was a puppy and chewed up one of my good black sling backs.  I just can't get a pair that are comfortable.  But the ones she ordered are great, so happy, as we get to go back to church twice a month starting Sunday. Daughter always tells me her gifts are the proceeds of a higher education.

I have to get sewing done today and I will probably sew on Saturday. Hubs was so funny as he is behind on outdoor work and then he spent most of the day with the babies.  So he was down trying to get the last of the wire on the chicken run. He came up so frustrated.  It must have been in the air, as his day was like mine. Here is how he described it.  "Stretch chicken wire over frame, reach for stapler, drop stapler. Bend over pick up, let go of wire,wire springs back, re- stretch wire pick up stapler, drop stapler, repeat...."  I laughed as he was describing it.

I went to let pup out the back door and the handle came off in my hand.  " Screw It " I shouted, actually that would have solved the problem as the screw that holds the handle on was gone. It is still missing.  Use the front door.

Hey say a prayer for me that today will not be a repeat of yesterday.  I am going to pick up dinner and take it into friends tonight so no cooking, thank goodness, I don't think I can handle another day in the kitchen for a while.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim

Kim