The Best Laid Plans…

Well, you know the quote by Robert Burns, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”. That’s exactly what happened today, L Bird and I had plans and then life happened. Today is L Bird’s last week of maternity leave, she goes back to work on Monday. I had a few things I had to do today, but after those things I had planned on spending the day with L Bird. A Bird was going to school and Nat was going to go to daycare as a trial run, so we pretty much had the day to spend together.

It was going to be a day date, because with a 5 year old and a newborn its tough to try and get a sitter without feeling guilty about leaving both kids  and without feeling guilty for the sitter having to deal with two needy kids. So we figured the only way we can spend some quality time with each other is to take a weekday off from work while both kids are gone. That was the plan for today, we were going to go to the ReStore to scout out a dresser for Nat, then to the jewelry store to have L Bird’s rings repaired, then have some lunch and maybe a little afternoon delight for dessert before we picked up the kids. Yep, sounds like a great date right. That’s what I thought too, but then life hits.

L Bird had put A Bird on the bus and dropped Nat off at daycare, and had just gotten back home. I had already showered, was drinking coffee and ready to go do my thing then start our day date. L Bird was just getting out of the shower and the phone rings and it’s the school nurse. Blammo, plans derailed! A Bird threw up on the bus and needed to be picked up from school.

We picked A Bird up and got the details, from the sounds of things she threw up as the bus pulled into its spot at school and it wasn’t too bad. She didn’t throw up on herself or any other kids so it is as good as it can get for throwing up on the bus.

So now we are home with A Bird and her 103.1 F fever. Luckily, our daycare still has Nat so we can concentrate on getting A Bird settled into her bed and feeling a little better before we throw a screaming baby into the mix too.

So here’s to the joys of parenting…