Murphy Came Knocking Today.

Anytime a deployment is looming, we are always warned, "watch out, Murphy will come a knocking!" Well, for the first time, in all our deployments, he came to visit today and at the worst time possible.

Layla and I were leaving the house this afternoon to go pick up Ava and our next door neighbor, Joseph. Jana, Joseph's mom was out having a fun shopping day and I told her I would pick him up so she didn't have to be home at a certain time. Well, almost every time I walk out the door, I make sure I have my keys. Our stupid rental house doesn't even have a deadbolt on the front door. So in a normal house, you walk out the door, close the door, turn around and then lock the door. Not here...and today, I freakin locked myself out of the house. And of course, my car key is on that key ring and of course, Jason's keys are in the house. Why wouldn't they be. 

Normally, I don't lock the back door when I leave to pick up the kids...I know I shouldn't be saying this ONLINE! But it's part of the story. Before I left, both dogs went outside and refused to come in, so I said, "fine, stay outside, it's hot and I have to leave NOW!" Yes, I talk to the dogs. So I walked back in, shut the door and locked it. I freakin locked the back door and I never do! (Other than at night and when I am gone for more than 15 minutes.) Again, too much information. 

I check all the windows. Locked. It's 5 minutes until school gets out. I am at least 10 minutes away. I call Jana, tell her what's happening in my panic and then we both panic together. You may say, easy...call the school and have them ride the bus, well this Mom...I have never given permission for Ava to ride the bus. I said no at the beginning of the year and have always dropped her off and picked her up! 

Next, I call our property manager. She lives 5 minutes away. I told her what happened, I was locked out of the house, my car keys are in the house and Jason is deployed and obviously can't help. Her response, yes, I do have a key, but my kids are sleeping, you are going to have to come and get the key. I reminded her that my car keys were locked in the house. She said "oh, I'm sorry, I have my car, but I don't have the kids carseats, so I can't bring the key." Wait, what...so I have a key, 5 minutes away and she can't bring it to me because her kids are sleeping and she "doesn't" have carseats. I'm sorry...I don't believe her for one minute. Her freakin brother lives with her...she could have helped me out somehow. So she told me to call a locksmith. 

First, I had to figure out the school situation. I called the school, in a panic...school was already out. Thank GOD, they worked with me and said they would put Ava on the bus with Joseph since he has rode the bus before and luckily, Jana was on the other phone and was calling to corroborate my "story". The stars aligned because the busses had not left yet and they were able to stop them and find Joseph and Ava and get them on the bus. Joseph actually told me that the principal told him that I locked myself out of the house and car...so I'm glad the message was passed, not matter how many people know. 

So, as I was looking up locksmiths to get back in the house, my property manager called and she said, "why don't you try a credit card before you call a locksmith." I guess I was naive, because I totally thought that she was calling to tell me she was on her way here with the key. ha. Silly me. 

But, the credit card worked and I got in, pissed off at the world and swearing up and down that I am moving out of this house as soon as we get home from Texas this summer, I don't care if I have to do it alone. 

The kids made it home and two hours later, Jana got here...bless her heart, she was just as stressed and panicked as I was! Her husband is gone as well, so we rely on each other for almost everything! Thank goodness the school knows her better than they know me...or I don't think they would have let Ava ride the bus from just a phone call. I think it's time for me to start volunteering up there more! 

But, I did spend the day making cookies, seriously...what perfect timing! 

So, to thank the office staff for letting paperwork slip through the cracks today and let Ava ride the bus anyway, I made a cookie basket for them. They are sticklers for sticking to the rules and I am still in shock that they allowed Ava to ride the bus home!

After all that...today is Mabel's 10 week birthday! She weighed in at 27 pounds yesterday and got her first ear piercing and black eye! My poor baby...but she so deserved it. 

Can you see her swollen eye! It's on her gray side.

Bruno came over to hang out, he's my adopted son...he's 12 years old. Mabel pushed him over the edge by chasing him under the bed and then following him under there. I'm pretty sure she learned her lesson...don't mess with the old fogies!

This is her hole, it's clean through to the other side. 

She is just fine...she was just being a puppy and Bruno was just being old. I say she learned her lesson...but really, she probably didn't. ha ha. She is out playing with the kids now...she doesn't even remember what happened. Although, I think Stella laughing at her saying "I told you so"...that probably makes her feel a little deflated. ha ha!

Alright...that's all...and I thought I didn't have anything to write for my next blog. I thought that this morning...and then Murphy came knocking!