Joy: Day 27

I don't even know where to start.  It's not that my day was incredibly joyful, because really, it wasn't.  I stayed up too late Wednesday night, so I nursed a headache all day, felt sick, and just wanted sleep.  My kids were decently behaved, so that was good.  And I did get a nap.

When Kallie came home from school, she told me a girl a couple of years older on the bus had told her that she hated her, she was a brat, she was stupid, and she was going to throw her out the window--all because Kallie sat down next to her, and the girl wanted a particular BOY to sit next to her.  (Really?  Especially at THAT age, NO boy is worth that kind of unkindness.)  I wondered if that was considered bullying?  I think it is.  I'm hoping to talk to this girl's parent this morning.  I have no idea what I'm going to say, I just know that it needs to be addressed.  You just DON'T talk to my child (or anyone else's for that matter) like that.

I was working on my project tonight and realized that I had missed one step.  So, I had to rip out HOURS (Days?) of work and start again.  I was trying to get it done for an event this weekend--but that's just not going to happen.  I was devastated.

I suppose the good news is that Ryan went in early to work, instead of coming home late so he could work toward a deadline.  Coming home at the usual time meant that he was able to fix dinner and wrangle children so I didn't have to.  I also got to go to bed SUPER early--meaning I took my Unisom just after 7:30 and started trying to sleep just after 8.  (Nevermind that I couldn't fall asleep because I had potential conversations with the girl's parent running through my head...)

AND--I do find joy in knowing that the secret we've been trying to keep from our kids for WEEKS will finally come out today!  I'll post about that later...