dwell on the dull

i now will allow myself to write about anything i want. no supporting pictures or interesting stories. i don't seem to have the energy to do it. it worked for seinfeld right? a show about nothing. my blog about nothing...

today i chaperoned a filed trip to the de young museum. we walked. we walked far and uphill. 4 classes of kindergartners with their lunch boxes, jackets and low attention span. i thought we would see the museum and it would be fun to see the art. but oh no. i was tricked by the teacher who loves to have me around. a lovely (i use that term loosely) group of old ladies were putting on a performance of beauty and the beast. imagine little bitties from pac heights with their face lifts, bad acting and singing, being men and women of all ages. but they weren't that convincing as young women or men. it was reverse drag and it scared the kids. i kept having to explain to the kids that it was just costumes like they have at home but the creepy gender confusion even had me bewildered. it was also dark and lasted an hour.

other challenges - being in charge of all the boys going to the bathroom. i not being that experienced in mass peeing protocol, did not count how many went in. so how did i know how many would come out? note to self, always do a head count.

a girl got a bloody nose, i was first on to spot. so i was first one to administer a bunch of Starbucks napkins to her tiny nose that was gushing blood. luckily another parent took over, my ocd with cleanliness was taking over since blood was involved. we rushed all the kids out to the fountain to have lunch. BAD IDEA. all kids want to do is touch water or walk into street which was the two options. poor little girl had to lay down with ice pack on head. parent refused ride (over the phone) from another parent who sprinted to her car blocks away in uncomfortable shoes to take little girl back to school. oh no, only the principal was allowed to go get her. WHAT???? your child is bleeding profusely through her head and you only want a lady who has no time and no car seat to come pick her up? all the volunteer parents in our group gave each other permission to give our wounded children a ride under any circumstances.

well that was part of my dull to everyone but me day. following this was gymnastics and a playdate with anya and ayla. they play together better and better. chunk got tested, he can say uschi (ayla) and anya but still no micah - no mike, no kah. i personally think he is f*cking with me. but that's just like himm- i accept it.