Conflict and Resolution
Ha! Muffin and Foxy are getting a little more used to each other. They were looking at each other here, and just as I took the photo Muffin hissed. Well… progress, not perfection! How was your Labor Day? Not gonna lie.. mine kind of sucked. I always work on Labor Day, and that’s fine. But we woke up this morning to… a power outage. NOOOOOOOO!!! The thing is, there’s only so many hours you can go in South Florida without AC before you shrivel up and die I did my run, took a cold shower, and grabbed my breakfast out of the fridge (I know you’re not supposed to open the fridge in that situation, but I really needed that food!) Then I escaped to Starbucks. Good thing I grabbed that breakfast… because I forgot my lunch. Yes, I had a long day at work with no lunch, and my low back was really bothering me. The one bright spot was, in the afternoon my husband texted that the electricity was back on. Ah, I CAN’T WAIT to go home and lie down! Except that my daughter texted me that she was at a friend’s (she also escaped the AC-less house) and needed me to pick them up, plus two other friends and take them all to get acai bowls. Well.. it turned into a long stretch of chauffeuring kids around. After I dropped the last kid off, I asked my daughter for my change and she casually said, “Oh, sorry, I accidentally left it with Abby.” That was the final straw. I pulled out my list of grievances- “You mean I just paid $20 for an acai bowl? I work hard for my money! Also why couldn’t Abby’s mom do some of the driving today? And FURTHERMORE, why were you practicing last night at midnight???” It was not my finest moment. Then we got home and Angie snapped at my husband, and everyone was in a bad mood. And then… the electricity went off AGAIN. While we grimly went through our hurricane supplies, pulling out lanterns and battery operated fans, my daughter told me that she had period cramps today and that’s why she snapped. I told her that my back was hurting, and that’s why I snapped. It wasn’t exactly a tender moment, but it was the closest we ever get. And guess what… the electricity came back (again) which allowed me to write this post and also will allow me to sleep tonight without bursting into flames. Phew. And- tomorrow is a whole new day. How was your Labor Day? – I hope it was filled with fun and friends!