The New Normal

07:18     Get Dougie on bus
07:20     Get Ian in car - take Stefan to train station
08:00     Return home - breath.  Do dishes.  Clean up.  Find medical files.  Find babysitting for Ian.
              Breath...
09:30     Go to base for Ian's 10:00 appointment
10:40     Get seen for Ian's 10:00 appointment
11:15     Have lunch with other mom's from Seika (really fun to meet everyone!!!)
12:45     Drop Ian at Gretchen's for nap that should have started at noon...
              (thank you, over and over - you were a TOTAL lifesaver!)
13:10     Arrive at Seika to pick Dougie up for 13:40 appointment that was rescheduled from yesterday


Did you get all this so far?  Yup, neither did they...


13:11     Whoops!  Dougie had been sent home on the bus - arriving at our house within minutes!
13:12     Call Gina to see if they can drop Dougie at her house - she is not home...
13:13     Figure it is all for not - the USNH will never get us in...  call Central Appoinments
13:14     Central Appointments is "Closed" (hours M-F 07:30-15:30...). Huh...
13:14.5  Base Operator gives me Pediatrics number
13:15     Miracle occurs - they say to come in when I get my kid!
13:15.5  Have Dougie dropped at Sara's down the way from our house - THANK YOU, SARA!!!
13:35     Pick Dougie up from Sara's
13:58     Arrive at USNH for 13:40 appointment
14:00     Get right in!
15:15     Go pick up Ian from Gretchen's.  He had just awoken from a 2-hour nap.  Another miracle!
15:45     Go to coach Dougie's soccer team
16:00     Practice starts!
17:00     Dougie's practice ends.  Stefan's practice starts - Eric coaching
18:00     Stefan's practice done.
18:30     HOME!  Boys into shower and jammies.  Eric heated up soup
19:10     Eat a delish dinner of chicken and orzo soup
19:35     Table cleared, teeth brushing, potty going
19:45     Prayers said, kisses given, lights off
19:50     Sat on couch.  breath...



A friend asked if I had entered a "lose your child" contest - I must have entered that sweepstakes without realizing it!  However, you can never shake one when you want to!

This is not quite our "typical day," but it is close.  Remove the two doctor's appointments.  And losing a child...  NAH!  That seems to be our new normal :)