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Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This

in Family on 02/23/16

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The bus didn’t show up.  Again.  Panic dash to get the kids to school on time.

The cat threw up in my daughters bed.

We got a note home from dance saying there is a case of head lice at the studio.  (let the phantom itchiness begin and check all the heads!)

The dog won’t stop barking.  Does he not know the squirrels do not understand him?

Something is burning in the bottom of the oven.  It does not smell good.

My car door won’t open.  It’s not frozen.  It just won’t open from the outside which is loads of fun.  Well at least for everyone else at the grocery store who gets to watch a 5 ft 9 women in a winter coat climb over the front seat and unlock her drivers side door from the passenger side.  There may have been cursing.

The chicken I just bought at the grocery store has a truly funky smell.

That is the second “solicitor” to knock on my door tonight.  Even though I have a “No Soliciting” sign up.  They both started they speeches with; “Ma’am, don’t worry I’m not a solicitor.”  Dude.  You lost me at Ma’am.

My youngest splashed “Spray n Wash” in her eye trying to clean cat throw up off her comforter.

My oldest seems to have sprained her ankle at volleyball practise.  Off to the ER we go.

Mama said there’d be days like this.

Pass the wine.

Just keeping it real here in my little corner of the suburbs.

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    Comments

    1. kathy downey says

      February 22, 2017 at 2:18 pm

      Those days are the worst !

    2. DARLENE W says

      July 10, 2016 at 8:40 pm

      Just when you think life is good all heck usually breaks out. That’s why its important to savour the few minutes when life is good

    3. Lynda Cook says

      May 23, 2016 at 5:55 pm

      Oh how I hate those days were everything that goes wrong, does go wrong and I’ve had my share of them days, they suck and want me to just crawl back into my bed and try again the next day, but life has to go on , so I just trudge along..lol

    4. Treen Goodwin says

      April 28, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      OMG ain’t that true , that’s my fave saying ,momma said there would be days like this , holy i wish i would have known more lol , wine helps Lol

    5. Debbie White Beattie says

      March 18, 2016 at 2:54 am

      I’m sorry for your awful day but I’ve learned one thing and that is to laugh it off.

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