Oh Ye of Little Faith!

5:00am Alarm
5:30am Coffee made, laundry started, start working on payroll checks for first job
6:30am Wake husband and oldest son, continue working
7:05am Receive call from first fellow carpooler, get reprive from morning drive
7:20am Let oldest son talk me into staying home and “helping” me with my day
7:30am Wake youngest son, leave with oldest son to first job
10:00am Receive call at first job from former member of Board of Directors that he received three 1099’s from our company for 2006 (two years before I worked there) and he only has until Monday to get it clear with the IRS, could I write a letter on company letterhead to the IRS explaining what happened
10:15am Write, print, sign, scan and email letter for former member of Board of Directors of first job
10:30am Leave first job to pick up in-laws at airport
11:00am Receive call from second fellow carpooler accusing me of backing into their neighbor’s car and driving away. Snitch on first fellow carpooler
11:40am Check with agent at airline ticket counter about missing in-laws, subsequently told that in-laws’ flight DEPARTS at 11:00am and arrives at 3:15

!!!!!

12:00pm Enjoy lunch with oldest son
12:30pm Receive frantic call from first job’s boss panicking that the quarterly income tax deposit needs to be initiated today
12:35pm Confirm with first job coworker that she is doing the deposit
1:00pm Receive call from first job, new girl called in payroll hours wrong, asked her to let boss know deposit is taken care of
1:15pm Drop off oldest son at home
1:30pm Arrive at first job, call payroll service, conference in new girl because I don’t have authorization with the payroll service, GET authorized
2:00pm Ignore all matter of cell phone calls while muttering profanities under my breath, correct check
2:20pm Leave first job to pick up second carpooler’s daughter whom I’ve never met and have no clue what she looks except for long dark hair

!!!!!

2:25pm Receive call from first oldest sister with news that second oldest sister’s husband had to go to cardiologist again today for chest pains
2:25pm Ignore beeping of call waiting of youngest son calling
2:26pm Lose cell service and disconnect from sister’s call
2:27pm Receive call from second job’s accounting assistant stating the $22,000 check for the truck leasing payment has been cut and is ready to be picked up downtown
2:27pm Ignore beeping of call waiting from oldest sister calling back
2:28pm Call home to speak with youngest son, oldest son informs me he went to a friend’s house to play
2:29 Return oldest sister’s call who says she’s going to the movies and will call back later this evening with news of brother-in-law’s ticker
2:30pm Call second job’s boss to give update on status of check, boss says she’s near the downtown office and can pick up and deposit the check

whew…

2:45pm Arrive at oldest son’s school, get ignored by office staff and miss chance to page second carpooler’s daughter
2:50pm Ask every long haired brunette second carpooler’s daughter’s name
2:55pm Receive call from second job’s boss requesting valuation of rental properties based on rental income for the last twelve months
3:00pm Find oldest son’s friend who knows second carpooler’s daughter and helps locate, asking for a ride home himself
3:10pm Drop off second carpooler’s daughter
3:11pm Drop off oldest son’s friend at our house to hang with oldest son
3:30pm Try calling in-laws’ cell phone for update on their 3:15 flight, in-laws’ cell phone is off
3:32pm Get pulled over by airport police for driving 34mph in 10mph zone, apologize profusely and allowed to drive on… slowly
3:33pm Gaze upward toward heaven in gratitude and acknowledge cashing in of large number of Karma points
3:34pm Turn on directional and wait briefly for departing car in parking garage and pull into a CHERRY parking space
3:35pm Receive call from in-laws and get disconnected immediately
3:35pm Try returning in-laws’ call, no answer
3:36pm Dart through speeding airport traffic in parking garage while saying thank you again to the heavens for the parking spot
3:37pm Enter baggage claim area and receive call back from in-laws who are only now heading for baggage claim

whew… again…

3:38pm ANOTHER thanks to the heavens for flight delays
4:00pm Stop at doggie resort to pick up in-laws aged miniature daschund
4:15pm Drop off in-laws and dog, carry huge bags of luggage into their house, receive hugs and kisses of thanks
4:20pm Call 411 for number of leasing company of second job to see how late they’re open
4:30pm Arrive home to pick up check written to second job’s leasing company that will now not bounce because of deposit (see 2:30pm)
4:45pm Drive very carefully and considerately in attempt to regain Karma points
5:15pm Drop off second job’s check to leasing company
5:45pm Stop at UPS store to check mailbox of third job, thankfully empty
6:00pm Arrive home, argue with youngest son (12 next week) that he cannot drive the new car
6:15pm Oldest son’s friend needs a ride home, agree to take him
6:30pm Arrive home, argue with youngest son (12 next week) that he cannot drive the new car
6:45pm Arbitrarily select random frozen edible something from freezer and fire up the microwave
6:50pm Sit down at computer, check emails, smile upon reading gushing thank you emails from first job new girl and employee whose check was wrong
7:00pm Jot down a few things from the day to justify not having time to…

call the insurance agent for the new car
go to the DMV for the old car
email documents to husband’s coworker
call OBGYN for appointment
and… surely many other “to dos” that will surface in about nine hours