Change of Plans....

When I die, my tombstone will have my name, date of birth and death, and the phrase that I seem to say more and more often..."Change of Plans..." It seems like something always comes up that throws my perfectly choreographed day into utter chaos.

Take today, for example. I had planned on following David to Springfield so that Alana's new car door could get painted. Since I had to be back at Erin's by 10:00 to relieve Shannon, I wanted to leave the house by 7 a.m. Nope. Didn't work out quite that way, but that's okay. Alana, Gabe & Jaxxon rode with me in the van to Maaco. David hadn't shown up yet, so we had to wait a short time, but that's okay. We still made it back to Clinton in time for me to drop David and Alana off at their new apartment. I hadn't planned on bringing the boys to Erin's with me, but that's okay.

I had planned on taking Jaden to mom and dad's house with me (Ady was in school) because he had asked last week if he could go. We were going to work in the yard. Jaden was sick, however, so we stayed here, but that's okay. Alana, Gabe and Jaxxon stayed and played all day. I was able to squeeze in cleaning the upstairs bathroom carpet (does it mean I'm a weirdo if I truly enjoy cleaning carpets, and find every excuse to do so?) I had planned on picking Ady up from school and going out to our house to start spaghetti for dinner, but Ady's father J.R called and said he would be here to pick her up for the weekend. We didn't get out to the house, but that's okay. Instead, I sent Alana out for Subway (love the steak & provolone cheese sandwich on wheat with everything except jalapenos and with extra, extra onions and a touch of honey mustard) and we had dinner here.

It's now 10 p.m., and Jaden is sleeping in a special spot. His NumNum (grandma Shannon) got a huge box for him and placed it in the library. He is now sound asleep in his "fort", dreaming of laughing dragons and dancing frogs. I plan on finishing here then watching my favorite channel, National Geographic.

Tomorrow morning I'll wake up early and shampoo the living room carpet. At 10:00, after Shannon gets here, I'll go pick up Alana, David and the boys and take them to Springfield so that they can pick up Alana's car. After that I'll either work in my poorly maintained yard, go to visit my father-in-law, or get much-needed groceries. If something comes up, there will be a change of plans, but that's okay. I have adapted and can now go with the flow.

Perhaps my tombstone should read "Change of Plans....But That's Okay!"

Hope everyone is having an agreeable day. Life is so much easier that way!

shel