oh my day...yesterday.

     We had leftover birthday cake for breakfast yesterday. You would think a day that starts with cake would turn out to be a pretty great day right? Wrong. It is true, I gave my kids cake for breakfast yesterday. The day after someones birthday we always have their leftover cake for breakfast. I think this was started more for myself then anyone else. I think I probably wanted cake one year and felt guilty so now its become a thing and we all eat cake. So anyway, like I said you think that would be the start of a good day.

       I had several errands to run yesterday. Our first stop was the library so the kids could turn in their summer reading stuff. They were excited about this because they got a certificate and this little gold medallion thing.  Then it was on to Toy's R Us. Parker had some money to spend and a video game he wanted was on sale there so we went to go get it. Coincidentally they also have their crayons on sale for four boxes for a $1.00. (I may or may not have 16 boxes of crayons.)  Everyone wanted everything when we got there, and I was starting to get a little flustered. This was the second stop we had made and I knew we still had more to do.

        Our next stop was Target. Or so I thought. I was sitting at the a stop light waiting to turn when WHAM, out of no where we were rear ended. Yep. Just me and the kids and I was kinda freaking out. I'm happy to report that no one was hurt. The people who hit me where upset with me. Makes sense right? They hit me and then they were mad at me because they hit me. So then I called the police. I wanted to file a report. So, all the kids, a hot car, angry strangers, a police officer and me. By this time it was past lunch.

        Now, I figured we would still go to Target since all I had to do was seriously run in and grab something and I was going to let Lizzie look at something because she had birthday money to spend. We finished up inside and went out to the car. I got all the kids in and buckled and I went to start the car and of course it didn't start. Of course. I called Ray and he asked me if I was sure I was in the right car. Yeah. I'm pretty sure.

        I'm sweating at this point because we are all sitting in a hot car while I am trying to start it and it is showing no signs of starting. So I start making phone calls to get help. Lucky for me we have great families and I had offers to help from both my family and Rays. My mom came and got me and we left the car there for Ray to mess with later. I'm tired, the kids are cranky, the baby is hungry, I want a nap. I bought the kids pizza from the Target snack bar for lunch because by this time it was way past lunch and I was over it.

         I should mention that when I called Ray he said it sounded like the battery was dead, but I had just had my oil changed and they checked that and it was fine. So he wanted me to open the hood and jiggle the wires connecting the battery. I didn't do it. Like I said, I was over it. Well Ray came down from  work, he works in North Oklahoma City and he jiggled the wires and my car started. He could have been upset about that, but he knew what my day had been like and he just took one for the team. Love him.

        I am thankful that the day before I had made chicken pot pie and stuck it in the fridge for dinner that day. So all I had to do that night was bake it. I'm pretty sure that's all I could have done. So there ya go. That was yesterday. I'll tell you about today, tomorrow. It was payday today which means it was grocery shopping day and technically my grocery challenge as ended....