. . . getting hit in the head with a three-foot stick might be one of the better experiences.
(But I'll get to that later.)
Work was hectic today.
The Current Project is coming to a conclusion--dependant as it was on the 2008 Presidential Election. Now that the votes are completed, the final bits of my work begin. And Iteration A is piled upon by Iteration B, and also Iterations C and D . . . not to mention Spinoff 1 and Spinoff 2.
(As usual, to say things more specifically might get me "dooced" so I leave it vague. Just trust me that things are piling up on top of each other. Such is the nature of my job at this time of year. It gets hectic.)
I had to deal with that hectic-ness all throughout the day, went to meetings, felt inadequate at meetings, had discussions with people, felt inadequate after discussions. A typical Thursday.
And while balancing all of this stuff, compound it by the fact that I had to leave early because I was picking up the kids after school. Yes, I did arrive at work a corresponding earlier time, so it's not like I didn't work a full set of hours . . . but, well . . . I still felt like I had to get things done faster.
But so, then, I got the kids and went home. And I had to bake some chocolate chip cookies so Sarah can donate them to a school bake sale. This wasn't THAT hard because I used a mix, but I had to keep Hannah occupied with toys and stuff, while rapidly getting the mix ready and into the oven.
I did accomplish a good thing by getting the kids to play out in the backyard, though.
After I finished baking the cookies and remotely connecting back to the office to tie up one or two loose ends (while Hannah complained at my feet), I got Hannah to play outside as well. I pushed her in the swing for a while and then I let her crawl on the grass while the other kids played.
The Stick Incident occurred while Grace was playing with a random tree stick. She was holding it and pointed it in my face. I told her not to do that, so she decided to swing it instead and it connected solidly with that portion of my forehead above my left eye. I reacted loudly and angrily and Grace ran into the house in embarrassment and fear. But after I got over it, I got Sarah to get her and we talked. They pointed out that I was bleeding a bit, so I requested a band-aid and now I look like I visited my local Fight Club.
So . . . was THAT the best part of the day? Well, probably not. Perhaps I didn't have a best part. But then again, the day isn't fully over yet, so maybe I shouldn't give up all hope.
2 comments:
Of course that was the best part of your day... a growing experience with your daughters... it just happened to come at your expense.
I've always enjoyed your perspective! It's been missed.
I was a raving lunatic with Stevie yesterday. Seriously--I've never been more pissed ('ticked' just doesn't get it) at him and I let him know it. It was nearly out of control. I spanked him (to some parents, that IS out of control), but that was the extent of the physical. Instead of throttling him, I contented myself with tipping over the table (that he was stubbornly holding onto to avoid putting his clothes on and going to school) and breaking a dish. I tell ya, the kid is getting to the age where he can really work all the nerves. But I was way out of line. So yelling after you got hit with a stick so hard that you bled? You are Dr. Spock compared to what I did.
Lulu
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