Adventures of Two Sisters, One Brother, and a Mom: Boo At The Zoo And Peeing In The Park...

So far it had been a busy weekend. A fun end to a very stressful week. Thursday I had a minor breakdown... It started when I got a call from the YMCA aftercare program saying they had a problem with D. They informed me that D had pulled down his pants and peed on the playground in front of the other students. I told them that I was very sorry about that, and I would talk to him about that when I picked him up. I assured her that it wouldn't happen again. Then when I got to school to pick them up at 6:00 pm, the YMCA teacher informed me that would be suspended on Friday. I was scheduled to work on Friday, so I was, of course, very upset. I asked what I was supposed to do about childcare, and she coldly said "I don't know, he can't come here". I was livid. How can they suspend him for a simple mistake-- he's a 5 year old boy, he didn't maliciously urinate outside, he simply had to go and he went. He has no clue that that is inappropriate behavior. He does it all the time at home in the yard, and I let him, so I suppose its my fault that he did it at school.... Suspending him from aftercare punishes me not him. I was in a panic. My choices were either to call out of work (and risk getting fired) or to keep the kids out of school and take them to work with me. I don't have any emergency babysitters lined up. I was really stressed. Fortunately, a friend volunteered to pick them up for me-- she was a lifesaver. I felt really bad about putting her out that way-- hopefully I won't be in that situation again. I am going to find a new aftercare program for the kids on Monday-- Big A informed me that they often won't allow students to go to the bathroom when they need to. That may be the reason my son took matters into his own hands... I attempted to call to complain to the YMCA, but I only got voice mails-- I'm going to pay them a visit on Monday....

Friday night I took the kids to the school for Free Movie Night. They had a great time-- we sat on a blanket in the cafeteria and watched Flushed Away. The kids ate hot dogs and popcorn and saw lots of their friends. The place was packed. The PTA at the school put on the show. So far, I really like the school-- it's small and everyone seems to be really involved. Big A was so excited because she saw her teacher at the movie-- that was her big thrill of the evening.

On Saturday Big A and D had soccer pictures taken and then a game. Later in the evening, we went to "Boo At The Zoo". D was very very excited-- he has never been trick or treating before, so this as a good start to Halloween. The zoo was all decorated for Halloween, and there were activities for the kids. They had a lot of fun. They got to wear their costumes and do some early trick or treating. At about 8:30 pm, I realized that I had forgotten to feed the kids... Bad Mommy. So, we went by McD's on the way home.