June 4, 2024 - Tuesday


I skipped W&F this morning (story of my life lately!) and stayed home to work on the yearbook for CACH. I got some good progress made on it though. I finished all three of my sections! It took forever though - almost two hours. After that, I took the kids to the pool for a bit and instantly regretted it. As I'm sitting there, watching the kids swim, all I can think about is how I have a million things to do before my parents get here. I have to finish cleaning and organizing their room, the entire house is filthy, their sheets need to be washed still, the bathroom needs to be cleaned, and dinner needs to be started. 

We finally get home around 1:30 and I'm reminded that I need to leave at 2:30 to get the stinking oil changed! So now, I'm rushed, stressed out, and PISSED THE F OFF. When I made the appt., it was only because Ben promised to be the one to go do it. For the last week or so, Ben has been complaining about how stressed he is at work, so yesterday, I offered to go for the oil change. That was not a good idea and I really didn't realize that, if I did it, I'd be gone until my parents got here. So I rage-cleaned and worked as fast as I could so that I could leave on time for the stupid oil change. 

I sat at the car dealership for an hour and a half, after a 25-minute drive there. And, while it was frustrating, at least it gave me a chance to cool down and relax. I read for the whole time and realized that the house does not need to be perfect for my parents. They don't expect it and I shouldn't even be trying to make it a reality. That is NOT our reality. The house goes through phases of cleanliness and dirtiness, and that's the way it is. Anyway, my parents got here safely, we had some dinner, visited until late in the evening, and we went to bed. 

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