Well, there were 2 shoes. Pato took the kids a week ago yesterday to buy new soccer cleats. Simple enough.
Jordan went to put on his shoes for practice the other day and said, mom, it’s the same shoe. I said, of course it’s the same shoe. Why would you want shoes that didn’t match? He said, NO! They are both for the right foot. WHAT? Seriously? Pato, you only had him try on one shoe?
This was 15 minutes before we had to leave for soccer. At that point, I was getting the baby in his car seat, the girls in their coats. I have to be at the car door at least 5 minutes before we have to leave in order to get the girls in their car seats and belted, Christiano’s car seat in, etc etc. I told him to put on his tennis shoes and deal with it. Then I get everyone in the car, drive to the garage to get Jordan’s soccer ball, and what do you know? All the balls are flat as pancakes. We’re a soccer playing family. There were at least 6 balls in the garage in various shapes, sizes, colors. Not one had air in it. I’m not sure how far away you could hear my frustration, but I’m pretty sure you could hear me a ways a way.
Now, Alyce broke our air pump tip off, so filling it up at home was out of the question. I had no idea where the needles were to take the ball up to the gas station and fill up. I said to Jordan, why didn’t you tell dad that your ball was flat? He said, I did – 3 times. So, chalk another notch up on the um, crap list, for Pato. I called him, he forgot. Thanks dude.
Jordan went to soccer without a ball, without cleats, and I felt like a horrible mother. But, what do you do? I tried out my wrap at practice that Blythe and Kari gave me as a baby gift. It rocked. I’ve had a ring sling for the last 2 kids, but I really wanted the flexibility of a wrap. He didn’t get to use it long though. I had him wrapped in a blanket, then in the sling, then covered with another blanket, but it was 45 degrees out. I was worried it was too cold. So, I loaded the 3 youngest in the car and we came home for 30 minutes, then went and picked up Jordan. Not one picture taken of his first practice of the year.
I have not had my camera out enough since Christiano was born. I feel like I don’t have time to breathe anymore let alone stop to take pictures of me not having time to breathe. I need to though. I haven’t scrapped one page of him yet. *sigh* Someday he will realize that just because his eyes are open that does not mean that he has to have a boob in his mouth. Heck, sometimes he thinks just because he is alive and well he needs to have a boob in his mouth, eyes don’t even have to be open.
Can I give some love to Kristine? She totally got the point of my post yesterday. She so gets me period. You are my girl.
Hope she doesn’t mind me posting her comment in my post but, I am.
Have a great day and smack Pato upside the head for me….parenting is an EQUAL thing…not a thing you can start when you have had enough rest….
friggin’ men..
So, tell me why Pato didn’t get it? I tried talking to him about it last night, but he just shrugged.
Sending some love over to Kim too! She’s got a new grab bag out! I haven’t unzipped it yet, but her stuff is always fabulous! I highly suggest you check it out! Just ran over and looked at her blog and the bag is open over there w/a freebie!
One more person to send love to, my good friend and CT member Hollie lost her grandmother. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. I know how heartbreaking that is. (((hugs)))
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