We are home this weekend and we weren't supposed to be. cry cry We planned on heading to Minnesota to see my niece play hockey. But Miss A got a cold earlier this week and then C'man got it last night. But what sucks about this all is my indecisiveness.
That is a characteristic of myself that i do not like. Here's what happens. We had plans for weeks to head to MN. Then child gets sick AND a request came for DH to deliver mail today. We left it at if kid(s) aren't better by Friday, he'll work. He goes ahead and works. If they had fevers and puking, heck there'd be no question about going or staying. But a cold?? Then Miss A seems to be better yesterday and the, 'what to do' kicks in.
Then last night when C'man went to bed I heard him start coughing. Call sister and say we're not coming. But being that she knows how i am with my indecisiveness she asks 'are ya sure??' Ahh I think I am, but i guess we could wait till AM to make sure.
Ahhh dang it why can't I just make a decision and stick with it.
Forward to this AM. I go ahead and decide we're going. What's a minor cold and cough. There are 100's of people that have them and the kids don't act like they feel like crap. C'man repeatedly tells me we're going to see JoJo play hockey and continually is practicing his latest moves.
I load car up, Miss A starts coughing a little bit more. Hmmmm ok we're not going. C'man responds 'No Mommy, I have to get out of this house' (hmm wonder where he's heard THAT before)
Lots of do we go, do we not, continue on. Me throwing hands up saying 'we're staying home'. C'man giving me the oh so disappointed look, and I say ok hurry up. Then Miss A starts coughing, nope lets stay home. AHHHH. I really need to implement what my friend does of not telling her kids anything till the AM of when they leave. (remember tho i can't keep surprises/secrets/etc so yeah, that just wouldn't work) I eventually pull the plug and say we're staying home. You can watch movies, eat the snacks we would have ate and will just hang out at HOME. (puke)
But what drives me further nuts is why do i feel guilty for such a decision. Is it b/c I'm worried my sister, parents, will be mad/hurt that we couldn't come? do they believe me when i say my kids are sick (parents do) or they think I'm making some sort of excuse.
Ahh little C'man just asked me 'Mommy can we watch JoJo play hockey?" Ahhh man how tempting to hop in the car and go. If it was only 2 hours away vs 3 1/2 we'd be going.
Are any of you indecisive?? Or what characteristic do you have that drives you nuts?
My dad reminded me that this is no life or death decision. There will be more hockey games. Correct, but what would i do if i was face with a life or death decision. I'm actually fairly sure i'd be able to make that decision easier then these 'smaller' one.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
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HELLOOO!!
I am the QUEEN of indecisiveness!!(ok I'm the Nebraska queen!)
I totally hear you.
I like the idea of not telling the kids, then not soooo disappointing.
So, yeah, I totally understand. I make decisions, then feel like I made the wrong one, or it would have been better the other way...yet, some decisions (ie shoes, supper) are easy and the ones that involves the kids (or leaving the kids out of) are harder!
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