We’ve been so busy lately that it is just impossible to blog about everything. I’ll try to be better at it, but I can’t make any promises.
Yesterday was utterly chaotic and wonderful all at once. I took the whole day off to get some much needed errands done. First thing in the morning I had a burning appointment. Oh wait, I meant tanning. Anyway, I got done there around 8:45 and I headed home to work on Shannon’s bridal shower favors. Sadly, I only got about half of them done before I had to leave at 10:30 to run errands.
Once I got to Plattsburgh, I dashed around like a crazy woman trying to get as much done as possible without Kasey in tow. Don’t get me wrong, I love taking him with me, but not when I have a million places to go to.
So after a quick lunch I picked Kasey up at his Meme & Papa’s for his play date with Gage (Barbie’s little guy). When I got there, Kasey was sitting on the potty, where he had been for almost a half an hour. Needless to say, potty training is a bit of a challenge. He didn’t pee and decided he was ready to go.
We me Barbie & Gage at the Beekmantown Town Hall, but the playground was PACKED. So, we tried the school, which I forgot was still in session. Finally we went to the little rec park behind the West Chazy Fire Sation. There were a few swings, a slide, and a spinny thing. The boys liked it just fine.
Much to my surprise, Kasey was pretty wonderful with Gage and vice versus. They took turns on the slide and Kasey was a little scared of Gage (as he is with all kids), but by the end of it all, they were playing in the dirt together. With the exception of Kasey peeing in Barbie’s shirt, it was a great time. Kasey played model for Barbie, since he loves posing to get his pictures taken. I even got to swing with Gage in my lap, which was so sweet. He is such a great kid and Barbie is a great mom. I can’t wait for our next play date!
Once Gage’s therapist showed up, Kasey and I headed out for my doctor’s appointment. This was when all hell broke loose. I intentionally didn’t let Kasey play with his little tractors all day so that he would be more excited to play with them at the doctor’s office. This worked for the most part. He did act up quite a bit though. First of all, he only has one volume, LOUD. He finally started to get the point that he was supposed to whisper when he realize he had to go poop. This is when everything goes downhill.
He decided he wanted to go poop in the “little potty” which is a training potty we bring with us everywhere. Usually, I have Keith’s SUV and he just sits in the back and we deal with whatever may (or may not) come out. Well, this isn’t really possible in a car, which Kasey didn’t realize. So he threw a fit and I made him sit on the potty in the middle of the parking lot. After about 30 seconds, he wanted to go back inside to go on the big potty. Needless to say, that didn’t work either and he was pissed at me. We needed to go back into the waiting room and he started to really melt down. He was sassy, loud, and just plain rude. The ladies there were laughing, but I felt bad. Finally, he calmed down and the nurse came to get me.
Now he was good with the whole waiting for me to get my pulse taken and weighing in, but once we were in the room waiting for the doctor, he started to unravel again. He managed to poop in the 5 minutes between the nurse leaving and the doctor showing up, which meant a changing at light speed.
When the doctor came in, we were trying to talk about weaning me off a medication I am on and Kasey kept interrupting with, “Man, what are you doing?” “Man, play tractors with me.” Now my doctor isn’t the most personable guy, so you can just imagine the look on his face. Needless to say, he didn’t smile the while time. It actually kind of made me laugh. As we were walking out I let Kasey carry the clipboard and he only hit me with it once.
After this drama, we headed to the mall to pick up a couple of movies and a book. We met Keith there and Kasey was suddenly a gem. He just loves his daddy. He did say “Keith, leave me alone” once, but other than that he was good. We let him have some Auntie Anne’s lemonade and a pretzel and, of course, he bought two new Matchbox cars at Target (a tradition whenever we go to the mall).
At 5:30, Kasey and I headed to my parents’ house to fix my car and Keith went to the movies (he had free tickets). Kasey didn’t eat anything for dinner, even though my parents made him chicken nuggets, fries, and peanut butter and jelly. My dad got mad and told Kasey that he couldn’t help my dad and I work on the car. After a fit of tears, my mom managed to get him to eat green beans and half an apple.
During this time, my dad and I took off my old brakes to bring them back to Autozone (they have a lifetime warranty). What cracks me up about my dad is that he thinks I haven’t learned anything from watching him in the garage my whole life. Much to his surprise, I took my wheel off and even had a general idea of how to put my brakes back on.
We headed to Autozone to get my new brakes and my stuff for my oil change and we went to get ice cream. Every week since the Tastee Freeze has opened, my dad has brought Kasey there for an ice cream.
Once we got back, we got to work putting my car back together. I put my wheels back on my car, but I made Dad tighten them a little more because I can never tell if they are tight enough when we use the impact wrench. Dad changed my oil and we headed into his racecar trailer to put in a new winch.
During this time, my mom was trying to entertain Kasey, but all he wants to do is help us. So, we threw him in the racecar and gave him a wrench. He checked the bolts on the steering wheel to make sure they were tight (they don’t move to begin with). After I was a totally greasy and dirt covered mess, Dad fix my defrosters and we were on our way home.
It was so much fun spending the day with my peanut, but man did it ever tire me out. I appreciate my mother-in-law so much because I know she does this all day every day. I look forward to having another day just like this!
