today

Today

I went to work even though I SOOOOO didn't want to. Ive had a cold for a darned week and my voice is hoarse as crap I just knew it was going to be challenging 'talking' to my clients without having to 1)scream through my windpipes cause aint no voice coming outa there, just lotsa air, and wheeze...and sometimes a monophonic sounding 'sound'....and I've already asked for a day off for this same cold last week. dangit.

I was confused before i left cause my sitter who takes my 3yo to preschool was saying something about a prizegiving? I was like - what prizegiving? its not the end of the year i haven't heard nuttin..anyways, the little worry I had was dealt with by instructing the hubby to take her (child) to this 'thing' supposedly going on at school.you know, just incase it was something important that we should have prepared for....


I had a crap day at work, I spent most of it trying not to sneeze on everyone and trying to find someway to speak/sign language/ signal my communications through to my clients/patients....pathetic really but you know, there are times you think about how sicker everyone else is, and how busy work is gonna be, and it just aint right being a wimp and wanting a day off to rest and be lazy..its like if I can walk keep my eyes open and think..then I should be at work.Just the nature of the job, if I were doing anything else, Im sure I would have stayed at home...

Anyways- come home and guess what?? my 3yr old- who is in PRESCHOOL...had exams last week- APPARENTLY..I vaguely remember the sitter mentioning something, to which I laughed off with - WHAT?? what kinda test can you make a 3yr old sit...then she proceeded to have a day off in the middle of the week due to us being too busy to take her and apparently, that was one day of the 3 days of exams (so my daughter attended 2/3 days of tests apparently) AND THEN- today there was a 3/4 yr prizegiving!! now this is news to me, never heard of such things but APPARENTLY, its almost normal practice here in good ol savaii...crap....of course had I really paid more attention I would have 1) been there myself 2) did the whole ula lole thing etc...

so hubby comes home and 1) tells my my monkey came 2nd in her year!! 2) that he wasn't prepared with anything and all the other kids with places from 1st to 30th had their parents choohooing with ula loles and money necklaces and pics and you name it...they had it..talk about over the top ! come on its only the 3/4yr prizegiving and not the real thing surely!!(says sulky me who feels like a crap parent now) hubby even goes on to joke about how my monkey WATCHED all the other parents with anticipation and smiles when they walked her way with a ula, only to be disappointed when it went to someone else!! so not funny...men are so stupid.

Anyways- note to self- when the REAL prizegiving comes along, you know the end of year normal ones like most schools do , I will go all out, you know, M & M ulas and money ulas and stinkin ulas that have toys and lights and everything poppin out the sides(lol) to make up for this day. poor monkey, even did well despite missing a whole 1/3rd of her exams hahahaha.... anyways- I got home and gave her some gum and she couldnt seem to care less about what went on that morning, thats the amazing thing about kids aye- thank goodness haha!!
and thats it for my day in the wop wops!!