Day of Errors

I wake up this morning to find my Internet down.  Fine, I’ll wait it out a bit.  Sometimes this happens.  I take a shower thinking I might not have time later since I have to take Emma to the dentist later.  By 10, I have  given up and whisk the girls out of the house with me and over to my Mom’s to work.

My laptop can’t find the wireless router there.  Dad makes a few adjustments and hands me the wire.  It’s faster anyway.

One good thing…Mom and Dad were working from home and ended up spending time with the kids so I was left to work uninterrupted.

We leave about 12:30 after Mom has literally stuffed some type of new casserole down all 3 of us.  It really was good.  The girls have gotten wet and I need to get them changed so we can get to the dentist by 1:30.  I’m hoping Scott is awake from working last night and can take the girls so I can stay and work.  Emma really wants me to take her but I’m thinking I’ll stay.

Scott is awake and ready after wondering why the house had been so quiet.  The Internet is down still.  I’m starting to feel frustrated.  I decide to chuck it and go with Scott and the girls to the dentist.  We leave a few minutes early so we can get gas.  I didn’t want to stop on my way home.  We stop to get gas.  The machine won’t take my card.  I text Scott who is in the store getting drinks to prepay $20.  I wait at least 8.5 minutes and text him again to say we’re going to be late.  4.5 minutes later he comes back out and says they had to swipe the card at least 10 times.  He tells me to check our account to make sure we only got charged once.    I pump the gas and off we go.  We’re 5 minutes late to the appointment but I got a root beer and it’s not so bad.

Emma gets her teeth cleaned and there are no cavities.  More good news for the crazy day.

Back at home, I walk through the living room, close my eyes and chant “Internet, please work.”  It’s doesn’t.  I dial a few conference call numbers hoping I can remember the number since I’m 20 minutes late already and don’t want to drive anywhere so I can log in to look up the number.  I fail.

I try to call the cable company to get an ETA.  I accidentally hang up the phone as I often do.  I gather all my computer stuff and head out the door to my Mom’s office this time, telling the girls I love them and I’ll be back.  Scott tells me to be back as soon as I can as he has to leave early.  My call is until 4 and he needs to leave for work at 4:15.  I can do that.

I get to Mom’s shop and it takes several times to log in.  I log in.  I call the number and start to listen.  I decide to move my computer to another desk, take my phone with me and hang up on the call with the palm of my hand.

I call back in and here I sit on the call and wondering how the rest of the day is going to go.

I’m thinking it will end at Starbucks again.