it was a day
It was one of those days.
A little too rushed.
A trip to the dentist.
A little whining.
A dog with a belly ache.
Where is my backpack, mom?
An expensive back pack full of soccer gear gone missing.
A fuming mad mom.
Late, late, late to soccer practice.
An overheard conversation: the coach, stern words, too many excuses from the player (my player).
Mom gets even more angry.
Dad makes a quick dinner.
More whining.
Dad lectures.
Dog does NOT want to go in the kennel again.
A long drive to a lost and found.
The dog goes for along for the ride.
The door is locked.
A wait for the key.
Backpack found.
Gear retrieved.
The mood lifts. A little time on the playground. Dad stops lecturing. Mom apologizes. The boy jokes. He smiles. He promises to work harder at the next practice and keep better track of his stuff. A beautiful sunset. A discussion about sun rays. and cameras.
A few minutes to spare before bedtime.
The dog gets his walk.
(and the photos are unrelated to any of it. Nighty-night.)
Comments
Thank you Alicia, for acknowledging that we all have days like these.
Posted by: Ali | August 31, 2010 2:09 AM
hmmm, sounds a lot like our house, but replace soccer gear with library books.
xo, rach
Posted by: rach | August 31, 2010 9:47 AM
it's volleyball knee pads here. i hope today was better. xo.
Posted by: erin | August 31, 2010 1:47 PM
oh how i hate those days and love slipping into the covers of my bed on those days! hope today was better.
Posted by: heidi | August 31, 2010 1:50 PM
In our house it's eyeglasses (Madison's). Glad your day got better! :)
Posted by: Jennifer | September 1, 2010 12:59 PM
Yeah, it's shoes here. Or rather, one of each pair... Hope your tomorrow is less crazy ;o)
Posted by: Ang | September 2, 2010 8:09 AM
a glimpse of a day in a life. a wonderful life. thanks so much for sharing this. i love it. xo
Posted by: tracy | September 2, 2010 10:35 AM
Ah, yes. Real, real life.
Posted by: Andrea | September 2, 2010 10:50 PM
mama told me there would be days like this. : )
happy weekend, alicia!
Posted by: leslie | September 3, 2010 4:13 PM
Unrelated or not, the photos are beautiful. I just popped over from Kelly & Kelly--so glad I did. Your blog is lovely.
Posted by: Jules | September 5, 2010 8:03 PM
It is always good to see real life. Thank you for sharing yours
Posted by: Heather | September 8, 2010 3:17 PM
My son came home from his first day of school without his sweater. He didn't even manage one day...
Posted by: UK lass in US | September 10, 2010 12:28 PM
So great. How you wrote it and how it ended. So honest, so real.
Posted by: Mary Smith | September 11, 2010 11:32 PM