Today was a busy day. I started the day by taking Everley to school and getting back to the house so Steve could get to work. This afternoon the plan was to pick up Everley and Lindley and take a field trip to the airport to pick up Lynnette, who was returning from Cleveland.
First let's review yesterday. I am taking Everley to school in the mornings because Maribeth has to be at work early. Yesterday Everley was not in the mood to go to school. At least she wasn't until I suggested we go to the doughnut store for breakfast. As most people would, she perked up and decided to get dressed and decided that perhaps school would be a great idea. We got the least nutritious doughnut possible, had some milk to make breakfast semi-legitimate, got doughnut holes and hats for her class, and made it to school on time. Score one for Granny of the Year. And then today happened ...
I was running a bit late to pick up Everley and Lindley, so I did not have time to pack the requisite snacks for the long trip back to my house (about 15 minutes). So I had the brilliant idea that upon our arrival at the airport, I would park in the parking garage and we would head inside the terminal to the Starbucks. It seemed brilliant because Lindley informed me that the Starbucks had cake pops because she and her daddy had gotten one yesterday after school. Strike number one - they went to a different Starbucks. The airport Starbucks did not have cake pops. However, they did have items that each girl picked. Lindley chose a gigantic chocolate chip cookie, and Everley chose a container of pineapple, a bag of barbecue potato chips, and a jug of orange juice. And for a while, everything was good. They ate, we enjoyed the music of the jazz trio that was playing a few feet (although it seemed like inches) away from our table, and Lindley enjoyed practicing her athletic skills by hoisting herself up on her arms and swinging on the tables. That is until the table decided to split and she went crashing to the ground. At the same time as Lynnette was walking through security. Which was in full sight of the neglectful grandmother who was not making the child sit dutifully in the seat. Which if Lynnette had not seen, she would know anyway due to the wailing and screaming and crying of the injured granddaughter who was allowed such dangerous actions.
The good news is that Lindley did not break her face (or anything else) in the fall. Somehow we managed to get out of the airport without intervention by well-meaning strangers or security personnel.
And I was so close to getting that award ...
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Today is a gift because: taking Everley to school; picking up Everley and Lindley and then going to airport to pick up Lynnette; Lindley not breaking her face or knocking out teeth during her crash; grocery shopping with Everley
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