Bringing you up to speed.

Well, surprisingly the shower went well.

I was having the day from hell.

Even though I live about 15 minutes from the Fort Lauderdale airport... my mother, who flies standby, figured that her chances of getting on a flight from South Florida to Jamaica 3 days before Christmas was greater leaving from Miami International Airport, which is closer to an hour away... even more so that the flight was a 9a flight, which would entail driving in morning rush hour traffic. We planned to leave home at 6a. So after going to bed at 4a. I was up at 5:45a. Got down to the airport around 7a. Waited until after 9. Paid almost $10 in parking.. and drove home... when I got off the highway on my main street... I get a call saying that she did NOT get on the flight so I had to go back to get her and take her to the other airport closer to my house. Tired and frustrated because I was staring at the long list of things I had yet to do that day... I went and got her and dropped her off. On the way home again, after realizing that I had driven almost 170 miles since 6a and it was only 11a... I went in the bed for a half an hour power nap.

When I got up semi-refreshed and ready to take on the baby shower duties. My oil light came on. I went and got oil (my first time) and followed the husbands instructions. Went down to my friend's house to help her with the cupcakes she was making for the shower, while I made the fruit plate. Put some of the games together and was ready for the shower. In the midst of all of this, I get another call from Mommy saying she did not get on the flight and that I was to come and get her. I couldn't leave just then, so I asked someone to get her for me and I asked her friend to "babysit" her until I could come for her. I left right after the last game and got her. By the time I got home, I felt run over. Went straight to bed!