When it rains...it pours!!!

Well, I'm still trying to catch my breathe from yesterday's events. I didn't want to wake up at 5:30 but my truck alarm kept beep-beeping off and on and thunder and lightning was giving Texas the best of its torrent. There was a disgusting amount of water pounding down on us and to make matters worse the electricity was no match for this storm. So I lay there trying to fall back asleep while the house buzzed off then back on, forget sleeping, I was up. Every morning is a chore in itself trying to get the kids out the door on time. Those little poops act like their life is soooo hard!!!
We're finally out the door and I'm dropping them off at school when my phone comes to life, I'm only expecting Erik to call this early, but its Angela and she is frantic. Her doggy, Chloe that she is technically dog sitting, has run off and they've been searching for her for nearly 2 hours. On our way there, Darrylynne and I are trying our best to look through the rain to hopefully see a little doggy wandering around town to no avail. Luckily as soon as I get to Angela's house I see relief written all over her face along with mascara running down her cheeks. She tells me she just got off the phone with the vet and Chloe is safe!!! YaY....I could tell she was a complete mess thinking she might never see this little puppy she's grown so attached to. I don't know how she will ever give her back when the time comes. I'm just glad that I brushed my teeth before I sped over there otherwise my hug may have been quite uncomfortable.
After I drop Austin off at school I decide there is no way I'm going to spend this yucky morning at the gym, I settle for some coffee and early morning shopping instead. Starbucks' white chocolate mocha usually soothes me to my bones, but this cup wouldn't even come close to doing the trick. I bought Darrylynne a hot cocoa and before the cashier was able to hand my card back the cocoa was splattered all over my windshield, window, dashboard, passenger seat and door, and floor. What a disgusting, putrid mess. The cashier felt sorry for me when I gave him an exasperated look and handed me a towel, "You can have that" he says. I spent a good 30 minutes in the Starbucks parking lot discovering new nooks and crannies I never would have if the cocoa hadn't led me to them. Retail therapy was a MUST at this point.
I bought some new kitchen utensils; Erik is quite the chef when he's home, but he sure can F-up some kitchen tools!!! Then I bought the kids a few things just for doing good at school and Darrylynne bought some clothes along with all the supplies to clean my truck!
I seriously don't have time to be scrubbing my truck with a toothbrush, but it had to be done. It's going to be an extremely long month with Darrylynne here and I want so much to give up on my school but I'm only 2.5 semesters away from graduating I won't allow myself to. Thank the good Lord Erik says I can't give up either otherwise I'd be singing quite a different tune right now!!! What's worse is all this is coming while trying to coordinate our upcoming move. Whoever said a woman's work is never done was absolutely right!!!
On a happier note, well more shocking note I should say, Mikaylah is turning into the little lady. She has been bugging us about her hairy legs lately. She hasn't worn shorts for a good few months now, winter not included, and Erik and I were starting to come to terms with having to let her grow up. Ugh!!! So guess who's shaving their legs now??? Yup...thing #1, oh man, what next...I don't want anymore...STOP THE INSANITY!!!