Wow.. days don't get any crappier than this one!

To sum it up:

Got up and took the kids to school. I came home and got ready for work. I was already running late, but had to cash my check on top of that. I got to the bank, and low & behold my check is not in my purse. I went to the office and checked there. Not there. (halfway freaking out at this point) Went out to the car and looked for it. Not there. Went home to look for it. Not there. I head back to work because I am already 45 minutes late. Gas light comes on as soon as I get out of the driveway. (beyond freaking out at this point) Tell my boss about it, and he says he will write me another one. (this is at 10:00am)

He rides my ass the whole day. Constantly on me about every single little detail. (if you didn't know already, I hate him) Will not leave me alone. I almost left work and didn't look back, but remembered that my gas light was on and that I wouldn't get very far without a check to cash.

So, 5 o'clock rolls around, he STILL hasn't written me a check. I have to sit there for 20 minutes while he writes the damn thing and cancels the other one. On top of that, he is taking $25.00 out of my next check (yeah, the last one before Christmas) to cover canceling the other one. I was fuming. I said ver-batium "I don't give a shit what you have to do just give me the check so I can leave".

So I'm running 20 minutes late. Have to cash the check and get gas. Did I mention that at 5 o'clock everyday every single person on the planet forgets how to drive? They do. I am ALWAYS at daycare to pick skids up at the very latest 5:40. It was 6:10. I felt horrible.

We are headed to the store to get presents for their Daddy and Nana (from them). We go to Walmart. On the way, I say that I had a bad day. SS3 says, "What's a bad day?". So I tell him, "Well, my boss was mean to me all day, I lost my paper money, and I picked you guys up late."

We were in the store looking at gifts, and I didn't see anything to buy, so I say:

Me: Ok, we're going to another store.
SS3: Why?
Me: Because I don't like this store.
SS3: This store is a bad store?
Me: Yes.
SS3: We don't like this store?
Me: No.
SS3: Yeah, this store is not cool.
Me: Not at all.
SS3: You're boss lives here.

That little comment made me laugh! I didn't expect it at all, and it definitely turned my frown into a smile and turned my attitude around some. After a bad day, it made me feel good.

The little things kids do!