Ok, so you know how when it's C.O. visit and you're having
them over for lunch, you don't exactly turn the house upside and wear your best
frock or anything, but you do make a bit of an effort, right? Because we appreciate them and we want to
make them feel special!
Well anyway, this morning when my 7 year old woke up, her
first words were "Mommy, I'm sick" and she started vomiting. Not the best way to start the day. So I cancelled the study I was planning to go
on, and cancelled the babysitter we had (finally) got for the evening, and then
cancelled our dinner plans for the evening also. :/
Fine, I'm a mom, I can totally deal with this kind of thing, no sweat,
right?
I get the one healthy kid going on schoolwork, get the sick
one set up in bed with all the appropriate accoutrements and cartoons (because
even if you're homeschooled, you still get a day off school if you're puking),
and get myself going for the day.
I figure out I have NO clean pants, so I throw on a
skirt. It's kind of a funky one that I
haven't worn to meeting yet because I'm not super confident about it, so I
figure I'll give it a test run today when I go to the bank/grocery
store/etc. Throw on some lipstick,
because a skirt without lipstick is weird, right? Now I have this necklace that I bought last
fall, and I really like it, but I haven't been brave enough to wear it. I like big and bold, but let me tell you,
this necklace is big and BOLD! I've put
it on with probably ten different outfits for meeting and taken it back off. So I thought, ok, I'm gonna wear it today, it
will be fine for Safeway, whatever...
It's about an hour later and I'm out running errands and my
brother calls. He and his wife both work
at the hospital. She was called into
work earlier this morning, and he was just called in, and he tells me that it's
C.O. visit for them this week and the C.O. is actually coming over for lunch in 20 minutes, along with some other
brothers and sisters, and could I please come over ASAP and substitute host for
them?
Oh, did I mention that last night I was too tired to fully
remove my make-up after meeting so I have some dark clouds of old mascara
hanging around my orbital sockets?
Yeah...
It ended up being a really nice lunch, very encouraging (of course!),
and I met some new friends from that congregation. (And it bears mentioning that I never fail to be
amazed at my sister in law's incredible cooking. I may entertain a lot, but that woman beats
me in the cooking department, hands down, every time.)
Anyway, how was your
day?
