So I believe I am in the running for the Mother of the Year Award this year. Thursday afternoon, Maelen came home from school and we were chatting when the phone rang. It was a friend of Jared's wanting to talk to him. When Maelen hung up, she had an odd look on her face and said, "Why wouldn't Jared's friend be in school too?" I looked at the clock and was horrified to realize that today, just like EVERY Thursday, was short day. Kendall had been out of school for a half hour! For most kids that wouldn't be a big deal, but Kendall is extremely shy (in public) and VERY clingy (in public). We jumped in the car and I had Maelen call the office while we drove since I didn't have the wherewithall to deal with a headset at that point. The lady in the office said she was just about to call and Kendall was right there in her arms crying. Way to make me feel better. We ran in and got her, only to have her break into uncontrollable sobs in the back seat of the car. I tried to make her feel better by letting her know we forgot Jared too. That got a little laugh. So then it was off to Dwyer to get Jared, who also has abandonment issues. Before we could get there, I was getting a call from an unknown number, which I knew had to be him. A friend of mine took pity and drove him home when she saw he had been left behind. What would Laura Bush say? I wish I could say it ended there. Kendall was thrilled that she finally had a tooth come out AT SCHOOL. This means she was able to go to the office and get a special treasure box, her choice of color, to keep her tooth safe until it made it home. She was thrilled at the prospect of the tooth fairy coming last night. However, it was not to be. We have had no snow, the rain has passed, yet something kept that darn tooth fairy from making it to Kendall's room last night. She is hoping for better luck tonight. In the meantime, I am off to the store to buy some ginkgo biloba - if I can remember.
