Rough day for the Kellen-bellen

It appears that today has just been an all-around rough day for the Kellen man. 

First, he forgot his backpack this morning.  And remembered it as I was dropping him off.  I mean literally...the door was open, he was out of the car, looked back for his backpack and it wasn't there.

He actually said he had a good day at school...no tallies, but also told me he went to the safe place twice during the day because he was so sad.  Apparently he missed me very much today.  Oh yeah, and his grandparents, too.

In the car after school and Kids Klub and we're headed to get Tatum.  He proceeds to make a string of bad choices that end up making Mommy very upset.  I threaten dinner and then bed.  Mommy asks him to help Daddy with a project: he argues.  Repeatedly.  And then proceeds to get Daddy upset as well.  After blowing all of the chances Mommy gave him, he's made the choice.  Dinner and bed.

During dinner, he finishes his piece of pizza and asks for more.  There is no more.  So Mommy gives him breadsticks, and he proceeds to bite his cheek on said breadsticks.

Oh, and to top it all off, he reminds me that today was spring picture day.  Yes, Mommy completely forgot about spring picture day.  And he proceeds to tell me how sad he was when he remembered about picture day after getting to school because everyone was dressed so nicely and he was in his everyday clothes.  And he didn't have a backpack with him get to his extra clothes to change clothes!

Oh the horror.  There's only so many times one can apologize for being a terribly forgetful Mommy.  I'm not sure I'm at that limit yet, though, as he's still terribly sad about it.  And don't forget embarrassed.  He was apparently oh-so-embarrassed because he had to sit on the white steps in his everyday clothes.

Considering the events of the day, I don't think an early bedtime is all that bad.  Let's put an end to this bad day for my Kellen-bellen.

Surely tomorrow will be better for him, right?

What a morning...

Here we were, out the door ON TIME - 7:18 AM. I was able to get Tatum to school in time for Kellen to come into daycare with me so he could properly say "Bye" to her for the day. I was able to talk with her teacher for a bit, get Kellen and I back in the car, and head to his school. Made it there with no problems, sent him off with an "I love you and have a GREAT day today!"

And then to the office....where I realize that I have made it to work with ZERO make up on. Zilch. Nada. Nothing. Completely bare faced.

Oh my.

No, I don't wear make-up on the weekends, or even wear much of it during the week. But let's just say that my face hasn't taken on the radiance of pregnancy quite yet.

My poor co-workers. My poor students. A little bit of powder and lip gloss (applied both to my lips and eyelids - and no, I don't know if that's ok to do or not) and we'll see if I can make it through the day without wondering ALL DAY LONG how horrid I look! Oh well!

Silly songs...

'Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. When you see a crocodile, don't forget to row faster.' - Tatum, as sung during her bath last night.


Yes, my kids are hilarious!

I know no one.

According to Tatum, that is.  She's watching Yo Gabba Gabba, and has repeatedly asked me, "Who is that?"  My continual response, "I don't know, baby."

The last time she asked, and I responded in my usual way, she retorted in an exasperated manner and stated, "You don't know ANYONE, Mommy!"