Do they sell "Me" days on eBay? I'll pay top dollar!!

*sigh* Whew! What a long two days this has been. I feel like my old pet hamster, Fluffy, running in the wheel as fast as possible but getting nowhere. Well, I am getting somewhere just not as fast as I need to (or is it want to?). Hmm, so maybe it's not like Fluffy in the wheel but Fluffy in the ball, you know, the one that you can put him in and let him run around on the floor? Yeah, that's more like it. I run around going in every direction, often running into the wall, crashing into the legs of chairs, and getting stuck in a corner. When it's all over and done with, I'm just tired and in need of a bath. :)

Yesterday was a packed day. I'd decided that I needed a "Me" day to catch up on studying and working a module from last week (since I'm behind...again) for this Patho class. Then I had planned on running a few errands for myself that I've been putting off because of my schedule and then take a nice nap with Brooklyn later in the day. Hahahahahaha........um, no. Didn't quite work that way.

I only had Brooklyn here with me but I might as well have had the entire future class of 2021 here in my living room! This girl is a H.A.N.D.F.U.L!! She is the exact opposite of Ashley when it comes to playing. Ashley was independent and fine to play off by herself, read to herself, etc. Brooklyn is very high maintenance, dramatic, feisty, strong-willed, and stubborn. She should have been a Taurus. Wait! I'm a Taurus. She's not just like...I'm..not..like...naahhhh!!!

Anyway, back to yesterday. I'm doing this module and Brooklyn's tearing up the place. Ok, I'll just add that to add to my "Reasons Why I Need A Maid And Nanny" list. Check. Then it dawns on me: today is Thursday - karaoke Thursday!! Woohoo, I'm going out and having a good time singing for the first time since, gosh, my 30th birthday party....over two years ago. Yes! That's a total "Me" activity. I didn't get up to Mom's to get Ashley so now I'm in a predicament I don't usually find myself in: needing a babysitter. Thankfully, Ashley's friend Taylor (with her little sister Abby) jumped in to save the evening. Ok, so I've got the kiddos covered. Now I have to finish this module, clean the house, get ready, and warm up the vocal chords (well, technically this happens on the way with Shania Twain blasting in the car, lol). Looking good so far (especially since I promised myself I'd finish the module on Friday)!!

Fast forward a few hours. I'm ready. Tommy's ready. We head off to get some friends and they were not ready. Tick tock, tick tock. I am feeling the precious karaoke minutes passing by. I'm tapping my very pointy, stiletto heeled shoe loudly in the living room, hoping it would put some pep in their step. Nope. Either they were totally oblivious to it or they had bets on who would be the first to adorn said shoe in on their backside...

We were late getting to Cypress Grill; it started at 9pm and we got there around 10pm (for once, it was NOT my fault!). Of course, wouldn't you know that the karaoke system broke down just a few minutes before we arrived and they couldn't get it back up and running. OMG, you have NO idea how aggravated I was!!! It took me about 45 minutes to stop steaming, even though it was no one's fault, because I had really been looking forward to this. Here I am in my hamster ball getting stuck under the table and crashing into the chair legs again...why do the "Me" things never seem to work out?

After my steaming stopped, I had a good time. I actually did get to sing, too; the DJ/KJ started to let people sing over the regular cd's if they knew the words. So, it wasn't a total loss for the night. Plus, Tommy's friend Glen took me for a little spin out on the dance floor. He's such a nice guy and I'm glad he's got friends like Glen to hang out with when he's out. He's definitely the kind of man you can trust won't be a negative influence.

We finally got home at *gasp* 2am! I had to be up this morning at 7:15am to babysit some kids (I know, I'm nuts!) so there wasn't much sleep for me at all. So here I am, running on almost zero sleep, like maybe 24 hours worth in the last 9 days; watching a 21 month old, two 7-yr olds, a 9-yr old, and a very moody 12-yr old; trying to do homework, laundry, and meal-planning; washing dishes and Ga red clay off children who just played in the ditch with a water hose; and then get all the kids to church for VBS leaves me feeling just a wee bit exhausted.

I would say I'll take a "Me" day tomorrow but that's what I said about Thursday. And somehow those "Me" days turn into "Everybody BUT Me" days. I think I'll just give in to it all in hopes of being able to barter for a "Me" hour-long bath instead...

(oh, and Fluffy? Wherever you are, I'm sorry I tortured you by putting you in the ball. :) )