Two cools and an aww shit with lesson learned

Unpleasant first.  I goofed. I didn't pay the gas bill. We got shut off this morning. I went and paid the gas bill. I didn't know I had to call them to restart service, so I got home from the day and no gas. Called,  at first it would be Monday. I burst into tears. No heat, no dryer (hello, 6 people no laundry for 2 days ACK!), no hot water (see laundry whine), no food-can't cook on a gas stove or in a gas oven with no gas.   So sometime tomorrow my gas will be turned back on.  I told Tim.. he took the "you get a cold shower in the morning" as well as can be expected.  Lesson learned... the gas company is NOT the utility to let run to shut-off.

So my day was spent shuttling Drew to the dentist, x-rays and an exam later, and we go back next Friday for (poor boy) 2 root canals and crowns.  His primary molars are degenerative. There was nothing to them, and they are gone. My poor baby. He was great today. Next week we're using nitrous, and I'll be praying a lot that he does well. We're hoping to do both teeth at once. We'll see. Dr. Hannah is AMAZING so I know she'll stop with one if he's not doing well.

After that was done I went to Beth's school as I signed up to chaperone the string orchestra to festival. Deja Vu for me, while not a string orchestra, I did festival for our concert band when I was in jr. High and Sr. High.  I arrived at the appointed hour, to discover a totally stressed out director.  The busses weren't coming. After much work on his part, we had 1 bus coming.  30+ kids 1 bus, with 8 basses, 12 cellos, etc... not going to fit.  So I volunteered immediatly to help drive instruments. I stashed the car seats for the littles in the Principals office dropped the seats and loaded the basses first. Thanks to the many months of playing dishwasher tetris with my friend C. I've gotten good at putting many things into a confined space.  I got 4 basses and 6 cellos into my minivan. We were on our way.

The kids were AWESOME! They received an Excellent rating, only one stop above that (Superior) which I believe they would have gotten, but the violins went out of tune waiting for their turn to go into the theatre to play. These things happen. 

We're home, the gas drama is dealt with, and I'm off to figure out what I can serve for dinner that doesn't require my normal use appliances.