"M.A.D" Monday {Make a Difference Monday}

I don't know if I made a difference today.
Honestly, I was just trying to make it through the day with a little bit of sanity left.

I didn't buy anyone a Starbucks to start a "pay for the person behind you" trend...
I didn't even go to Starbucks... I drove past one four times...
twice on my way to drop Jack off for the day & twice on the way back to get him...
I really would have liked to have stopped though... does that make a difference?

I didn't make a meal for anyone in need...
except my family.
and they only got spaghetti, I did make them a fresh salad... does that make a difference?

I didn't send a card or warm wishes to someone feeling down...

I didn't call a loved one to let them know I am thinking of them & loving them...
even though I thought it in my head... does that make a difference?
do they know that I love them and care if I don't call?

Here's what I did do...
Woke up alone :(
I taxied my kiddos to all their destinations...
except one... she stayed home on the couch... alone... sick
while I went to work (does that make me a bad mom?)

I chased, ran, played Shark Attack, and sang with 10 Kindergarteners...
Then I played Super Fast Kickball with 2 different 3/4 classes... 25 kids each...
I wonder did that make a difference?

Then I played some flag pulling drills with a 7/8 class of 18 teenagers...
and almost lost my patience with this comment "but he was blocking his flag on purpose" or the "it's not fair, they cheated" but I didn't.... :)

SERIOUSLY?????

But then the sweet 5th graders.... like 25 of them came and saved the day... :)

and then I got to go rush home for 15 minutes to eat and check on my Emma...
she was alive (thank goodness) and super sick of the Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney :)
I am such a mean mom I told her that was all she could watch...
trying to revert back to "good mothering" tactics I made her turn off the TV, read & do homework.

I then rushed back to school for my afternoon class of 13 Kindergarteners...
let's just say this class struggles a bit directionally speaking... Oh my goodness what fun I had just trying to get them to run in the same direction!
Honestly, I don't know if I made one bit of difference, but I tried!

Then I wrapped up teaching with 2 more classes of 7/8 grade, preteen, talking, competitive, wonderful kids... until I was all done for the day and found out that one of the boys stuck another boys sweatshirt in the toilet while we were out at PE...
Boys... I don't think that was the kind of difference I was thinking about...

SERIOUSLY???
If my boy (or girl for that matter) ever does something that mean to another child...
well you don't really want to know what I would do... but it wouldn't be nice & I might lose my patience...

now at this point one might think my day was done...

NOT!

Enter the K-2 after school soccer program that my hubby started this year :)
and guess who gets to run it with 40 wonderful kiddos while MR. MAC is AWAY at Outdoor School??? After I quickly pick up my 3 year old?

ME....

My next hour and 50 minutes were spent trying to direct Awesome, wonderful, amazing, sweet, patient, & loving coaches.... and did I mention the 40 K-2 kids... and then coaching mini scrimmages after? Yeah... I have no voice left... super thankful for the 5 other coaches who were there and so helpful... :)

At this point I am thinking I have most definitely NOT made difference...
I think I want to go home and go to bed... maybe take a nice hot bath.
Or maybe get on a plane to Hawaii... oops that was my dream... ugh.

So I think I will go home and treat myself...
so make dinner for my kids...
correct one billion pages of homework so that all my kids get 100%...
because of course they can't miss any....

check on the dogs...
check on the cats....
check on the chickens & collect 6 eggs...
and think to myself "I really need to get out here and clean the coop..."

in my spare time of course!

But wait, what's that???
I have Pathfinders tonight?
at 6:30... and oh yeah, no one to take my kids...

So just for fun, let's load the whole crew and head back to the gym for 2 more hours of FUN...
why not?
Maybe we should bring the animals too just for good measure? :)

anyway, loads of fun at pathfinders... even though the last hour with Jack was a nightmare...

home to throw kids in bed and relax...

until I remember...

MY SWEET MCKENNA HOPE TURNS 9 TOMORROW

and you know what that means?

1. treats for the entire class...
of course I can't make it to the store... so why not make cupcakes with homemade frosting?
X 36 of course... because we want to have enough share.

2. Erase the chalkboard on my counter and write gooshy Birthday sayings to the bday girl...

3. Hang birthday streamers across her door...
and let me tell you something... that little stinker tried to stay awake till like forever
so that she could see me doing it... but don't worry...
I am a patient mom and wailed till 10:50pm... she was OUT.

4. Go to bed so that I can get up and do it all over again...
yep... that about sums it up.

Not sure about making a difference for anyone today...
but I almost went "MAD" If you know what I mean.

p.s. just as I was getting ready to post this my sweet sydney paige decided to sleepwalk...
her current new hobby of choice... she was just walking upstairs like it was nothing...

last night I was paying bills when she came running down the hall... topless... through the living room, dining room, pantry... ready to go into the garage when I caught her....

um, yeah the alarm was on.... wouldn't that have been fun.
I hope she stays in bed the rest of tonight...
I think I have had enough excitement for one day.