Matt called last night. Could I please come get him when I finished working today (I had a half day, remember)? Graduation was tonight. He wanted to see a few friends get their diplomas. Oh, and can I have him home in time to work tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.?
Sigh. It was Tim who answered the phone and Tim who told him “yes.” It was somewhere in the neighborhood of 95 degrees today with very high humidity. It was beyond sweltering on the bus. The last thing I felt like doing was jumping into the car and making the 3 hour round trip to bring Matt home. I did it anyway. That’s what moms do.
So, is he at graduation? Nope. He went, but it stormed and the ceremony was moved inside. Each graduate only gets 2 tickets for family members in that case. And all that rain? It killed his cell phone. He took it to the mall and found out he has to pay a $50 deductable and call the manufacturer to get it replaced.
Taking Matt back tomorrow is promising not to be a simple thing either. The refrigerator started acting up again on Monday….you know, the one that spontaneously fixed itself a few weeks back and the repair guy said he couldn’t fix what wasn’t broke? Well, the repairman is coming back tomorrow. Sometime between 7 a.m. and noon. Replacing the compressor is supposed to take 2 hours. I had to ask my mom to be “on call.” If the repairman comes too late she will take Matt back.
Otherwise, I made it through the last day. YAHOO! I got cards from the kids and even a gorgeous bouquet of roses from a sweet little girl. As for the thorn in my side (the infamous and notorious “D”), his only comment came when he was getting off the bus at school this morning….”I only have to see you one more time.”
Right back at ya, kid. Right back at ya.
Have a great last day…
Comment by Rachel — June 1, 2006 @ 12:02 am
A month and a day, eh? I won’t go into how long it is for my break from the insanity
Comment by Skunkfeathers — June 1, 2006 @ 12:25 am