The Parnell Family: it's not always sunny days and golf courses

11.03.2009

it's not always sunny days and golf courses

Everybody has them. You know...those days. Those days where you wonder what happened to your kids, and where the aliens or demons that are inhabiting their bodies came from. Those days where you are ready to call it a day and it isn't even 8 a.m. yet. Those days where you realize what a good marketing campaign "Calgon, take me away" was. Those days when you are pretty sure your Grandmother is appalled at the behavior of your children and you just want to crawl into bed with some stolen (from the demons) Halloween candy and hide (wow, that was a little dramatic). Those days when your husband cannot get home soon enough. You know...those days.
Can you tell I had one?

So, yes, I had one of those days. But tomorrow is a new one, and it will be better.

Goodnight.

Love, Nicole

1 comment:

Theresa Miller said...: It must be in the air....we've had "one of those days" for the past three days. And the worst part is he won't eat anything I fix him for dinner or breakfast, but at "School" they say he's eating fine, AND today I sent him to school with socks but forget his shoes! Talk about feeling guilty! Anyway, hope your week gets better.
Theresa; November 3, 2009 at 8:36 PM

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