What A Day, Uggh...

So, last week my wallet went missing. I'm not really sure what happened to it. I've never lost my wallet before, so it's a little odd and a bummer.

After my beautiful weekend of Yoga and Ayurveda, I went to the store with my kiddos on Monday. We had a lovely, smooth shopping adventure and when we came to the registers to pay.... I couldn't find my wallet. I had my purse, but no wallet.

Poor Tiana (11) was immediately feeling like it was her fault. She said she had gotten in my purse to get gum and may have knocked my wallet out. In the chaos of being in line and having the five kiddos hangin', I was trying to understand what she was getting at. I wasn't sure if she was positive she lost it, or just felt like it was her fault when really it had nothing to do with her. In the end, it had nothing to do with her. I tried to comfort her and let her know this was not her doing.

Isaiah (7) was just concerned about the popcorn. ;) He really wanted the popcorn and was super bummed. The cashier was great and just observing all of this. In the end he put a sample sticker on the popcorn and made Isaiah's day.

'Oh well' I thought. No worries... it can't be far. It has to be somewhere close.

Well, here I am, over a week later and still haven't come upon it.

I went and got my emissions done today.... it failed, but I just need a new gas cap according to the emissions man. Okay, I can hang. I need to purchase a new cap and go back for another full test.

Then headed to the tags place to extend my temp (sounds silly, but I only had just enough money for new tags/emissions... not a gas cap, too)... can't do anything with the tags without a license. My license is in my wallet- somewhere unknown to me.

During all of this, my little man Malik (4) was having a rough day. Everything was overwhelming for him today.... from not getting what he wanted right that minute, to what it was he was craving, to his brothers words and actions. I can handle that for a bit, but during everything else and continuing all day... I am drained.

We also stopped by the grocery store only to realize I didn't have my debit, no cash on me and couldn't write a check without my license. Realized that at the checkstand, after she rang me up. :(

Malik had a melt down right there while Keenan (almost 2) was playing with the different gum packages.

I had to keep it together, apologize to the cashier, gather the boys, leave our groceries, go to the bank, unload the boys, get cash from a cashier who knows me (because again, no license), load the boys, head back to the grocery store, unload the boys, pay for the groceries, apologize again, load the boys and the groceries and head up the hill to pick up my girls from school.

What a day.

So no new tags, no new temp either. Still no license, no wallet.

'Exhale.'

All of the kiddos are sleeping now and I'm headed to the hot bath... maybe a little yoga and/or meditation afterwards.