I lost my car keys in the house somewhere and didn't find them until four o'clock. Corey's car was in the shop and my spare key was with it. Beth works until 5:30 now. Storm clouds were hovering. No grocery store, no tasty menu. Or at least not a great tasty menu.
We fight chaos, every way we can. Hone our coping skills continually. We know that family dinner can be anything we want it to be.
When I found the keys (in a small bag in the garbage) I headed out. It was just in the nick of time. Corey gathered up, he took over driving and we headed for Tom and Jack! Then, it was off to Advent School! We had decided to let the boys play on their old familiar playground while we waited for Beth to finish work.
It was the best thing we could have done. Tom and Jack have missed their old school. They got to see some friends, hug old teachers, play a while! I enjoyed being there, watching Beth interact with her group of little ones and her fellow teachers. I was getting calmed down from a topsy-turvy day. Corey began to relax, too, from his jet lag!
Finally, we were ready for Beef o'Brady's http://www.beefobradys.com/ and a fun, family supper out. We left, full and happy, in our separate cars slap in the middle of a gigantic afternoon storm. Rain was pelting us and we just didn't care. Who would have thought to take the umbrellas inside? Not us. We were still in the throes of chaos.
The boys, oblivious to unorganized adults, had been delighted on their visit to Advent School when a past teacher gave them a hearty bear-hug and exclaimed, "We've really missed you! Nobody else feeds the rabbits without being told!"
If this story has a moral, here it is: A terrible day might just turn out to be a really good time when the family sticks together, and keeps smiling, through Plans A, B, and C.
Also, rabbits seem to remember exactly who their friends are!
