Crazy Day
While I was taking a very quick nap this morning (you have no idea just how quick), I had a dream that the computer started acting up. Wavy lines, screen blanking out, basically failing all the way around. I woke up startled and unsettled. Obviously, that’s the LAST thing I’d need going on right about now.
Got up, had to check email and do a little Mapquesting for a couple OpLove photo deliveries. In the middle of an email, the computer screen went green, then squiggly lines, pixelated this and thats, and froze. I almost threw up. So, I shut the computer down and restarted it, praying that all would be well. It was.
It’s not like this is the first time it’s happened, but with the camera ordeal and having just dreamed about it, it freaked me out.
Finally, it was time to go get LD from school. It was a short day (conferences all this week) and the elementary school next to the middle school was getting out right as I drove up. It took forever to get in the parking lot. It was stressful as could be, watching the gas gauge blink “E” at me and the car stalled repeatedly. Then, as I waited for LD to be retrieved (interesting system for the after school program), everything seem to move slower and slower and slower. They couldn’t find him. Then they did. Then I had to wait. Then…aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh! Finally, there he was. My little cheeky monkey was ready to go.
Barely made it to the gas station. Gassed up, headed out to P.T., and I was regaled with “Don’t Stop Believing”. Really.
During P.T., LD assembled a photo album for me. He took a stack of 50+ photos, created a story, and put the whole thing together. Did a damn fine job of it, too.
Then it was off to the bank, the store (birthday cake), and the nursing home to see my mom. We sugared out, opened gifts, played a card game or three, and then had to high-tail it out of there to make photo deliveries. Traffic from the air show wasn’t too bad on the way down, but on the way back? Crazy, man. Of course, there was still a lingering sugar high and the non-stop stream of songs from LD. Commercials, 70s and 80s rock tunes, cartoon songs… At one point, I felt bad doing it but I had to ask him to stop. My head was pounding and I simply couldn’t take any more.
Our last stop was at my favorite clients’ house. We knocked on the door and I could hear little boyfriend calling my name. He’s talking now, although he totally clammed up as soon as he saw me. He did, however, sit on my lap for a bit. What a cutie! Mom wanted to schedule another session with me, but since I don’t know what will happen with the camera, I had to tell her we’d have to wait and see.
By the time we got home, it was five hours after I’d picked my son up from school. It felt like 10, though. Now, it’s just hanging out and watching TV. Tomorrow? I think the morning will be a lot of the same. The afternoon and early evening are going to be full of activity, though. I think I may try to sleep in as long as possible. I probably won’t have the chance to do so again for a few days.