Well, I made it. Through Bingo, that is.
But first, Sophia and I went to Sears to get me some new glasses. For (all together now) a mystery shop. I got two pairs, since they were pretty cheap. Cute ones, too. But the salesperson did a terrible job, and it was probably the worst report I've ever submitted.
Since we were right next store to the Portrait Studio, I decided to take Sophia in and see if she'd let us take her picture without crying. We decided she should get more opportunities for that when the store's not busy, so she wouldn't freak out next time. She wanted to stay in her stroller, so I didn't fight her on that. She went from teary eyes to dry eyes, glaring to staring, to piqued interest and, finally, to this:
Yay! It was cute enough that I decided to buy one small sheet of wallets. Yeah, her hair's a mess and she's in the stroller, but it's proof.
Then we went home and got the kids and waited for Rob. He arrived, and we went to pick up ice from the store for the Bingo sodas. We busted our asses getting Bingo night ready and were there for almost five hours. It went very well. We pulled it off! Then the PTA president came up to me and said, "Thank you for your help tonight."
Uh, my help? You mean, running the whole thing? Going in for two hours last week to see how to set everything up, and then delivering on that promise tonight? Being the go-to guy for all the issues that arose? Telling the volunteers where I needed them and what I needed them to do, coordinating with them, the custodians, and the Principal to get things done, including the new format Cyndi (the out-of-town Bingo Chair I was taking over for) and I instituted for tonight? Yeah, you're welcome.
I was irritated by that. But others noted and mentioned her bitchiness to me, so I'm trying not to take it to personally.
By the time we left, I was in tears from my back pain. [For those not in the know, I have nerve damage from my last c-section and can barely move some times. One of the reasons I'm such a big, fat, tub o' lard right now.] I had to sit down and relax and let the pain melt away.
Then I did my three reports, two from last night and one from Sears today. Oopsie. Those two were late. And I completely forgot I had another Cold Stone shop for tonight after bingo, until it was too late. Just as well, though. The kids were exhausted.
So that's about it. Tomorrow's jam-packed, so I best go prepare.
Fin.
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