My terrible no good very bad day, OR, The kindness of strangers.....

My 3 year old didn't get to bed until 1130 last night, for reasons of my husband is a big pushover. This is something I have already yelled at him for and forgiven him. But of course the 3 year old is exausted and acts accordingly. So this morning when she told me she didn't want to go to swimming lessons, I sweet talked and bribed and even threatened to go without her to get her in the car. I assumed, incorrectly, that once there she would be excited and happy to swim. When it was clear she truly had no intention of going swimming willingly I gave it up. All forcing her would do is leave a very angry toddler with a poor teenager who would probably get nothing but fits out of her. So despite the fact that we just drove 30 miles, I let it go.

I decided we would have lunch before going home and thought why not try that new cafe that just opened up. I walk in and place our order only to find out they only take cash. I had no cash, I had my card, never dreamed that would not be enough today. So I apologized and canceled my order and was trying to get both my girls together to leave when an elderly woman offered to get our food. Now I am far from poor and truly do not need charity but the idea of getting those girls to the car and getting them buckled in only to pull them out again overwellmed me. So I thanked her, very graciously, and took her offer.

Then of course neither child would eat, the youngest, 1 yr, kept screaming, and then threw her food all over the floor. The oldest had to use the toilet and announced so to the whole cafe. We just made a giant spectacle of ourselves the whole time....*sigh*.

We are finally home it is only 2 in the afternoon, but I think I have already given up on the entire day. I am exausted, embarrassed, and have a splitting headache. Maybe tomorrow will be better....