So this morning I got up & the girls wanted 2 dress & get themselves ready 4 school & I was all 4 it. Especially since it gives me another GOOD 30 minutes of sleeping in before I absolutely have 2 get up & start my day. Lol. But as they're getting older, I've noticed how this little simple act of letting them get themselves dressed & even fixing their own hair has helped them take another step 2wards INDEPENDENCE. I love it & am all 4 it!! :D After they were ready, we did our normal morning prayer & were off 2 drop them off 2 school. On Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays, I head straight 2 water aerobics after I drop them off 4 an hour workout which I look 4ward 2 all the time. :D As soon as I got out, I looked @ my phone & had a missed call 4rom our home # w/a voice mail left as well. I checked it & it was my mom telling me that Titan was missing. That one of the kids must've opened the door & let him out w/out putting his leash on.
I rushed home an hour after this message was left & he still hadn't returned. I drove around our WHOLE neighborhood looking 4 him w/no such luck. I humbly said a prayer that I would be able 2 find him or that he would find his way back home. :( 2 1/2 hours had passed & there still weren't any signs of Titan. I called around 2 the animal control centers not only in my city, but also in the nearby cities. Nobody had picked him up. I was so upset & so sad. I said one last prayer before walking out 2 the backyard 2 get some fresh air & lo & behold. . . .who comes trotting into the yard w/absolutely no worries in the world & breathing EXTREMELY hard, which meant that he was really really TIRED?? You guessed it!! Our son, Titan. Lol. I was so happy & so relieved that he found his way back 2 us cause I was honestly starting 2 think that he ran away & that wouldn't be a good sign cause that would've told us that he wasn't happy w/us.
About 30 minutes later, I get a call 4rom Lote's school informing me that she had a huge bump on her leg & that she was complaining that it was aching. So I headed 2 the school & went & saw her in the office. She had a spider bite that had swelled up & because it was still aching, I checked her out & came home w/her. It's not the 1st time this has happened. My kids have really sensitive skin & when they get spider bites or even mosquito bites, it swells up a lot. We were only home 4 a good half hour when Lote asked if I could take her back 2 school cause her leg wasn't aching anymore & she was bored. I told her no & that maybe next time she would try 2 tough it out 4 as long as she could since the pain in her leg ended up going away not too long afterward. I also had her get started on her chores a lot earlier since she was home & complaining about being bored. Lol. She cleaned her room & unloaded the dishwasher & then she was off 2 the backyard 2 jump on the trampoline w/her younger siblings. :D
Before I knew it, it was time 2 pick up Aaliyah 4rom school. She told me about her day on the way home, which was nice since it was just the 2 of us. All you parents out there know how it feels 2 have more than 1 child all talking over each other because they all want 2 share their day w/you & want your attention on them & no one else. So I cherished every minute of our drive home w/her. Lol. Aaliyah put her school things away in her room & got started on her chores immediately when a doorbell rang @ the door. Aaliyah ran 2 check it & I heard some of our neighbor's kids saying that they brought Titan back cause he was just sitting in their front yard. And they recognized him & brought him back 2 us. Can you believe it? My kids let him out TWICE in ONE day. I couldn't believe what I was hearing until Titan came trotting in 4rom the front door & into our living room. I was too numb 2 even feel anything.
As soon as Hoko got home I unravelled our eventful day 2 him as we headed 2 the store 2 grab some things 2 make 4 dinner. He couldn't believe it, either. Lol. 2day was definitely a CRAZY Monday 4 me. Definitely an emotional roller coaster. Lol. We ended it w/a DELICIOUS dinner & an even MORE mouth-watering dessert!! It was GREAT!! These are the days that remind me how much I love being a mother. All the CRAZINESS & CHAOS that comes w/the title is what makes the memories even that much more MEMORABLE!! :D I can't imagine having it any other way. :D I'm very GRATEFUL 4 all that I have.
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