Linda's rambling

Wow! today sure was some day!

Started with the joy of waking up at 4.30, oh how I love early mornings..NOT! Well, traffic at least was ok and for once I had remembered to bring phonenumber to the two childcareplaces we pick school’s childcare kids from. Only a kid on one place and since i called he was ready to go when i got there. Once in place I only ended up with 3 kids that i sent down for breakfast that school-chief is responsible for. This..was promising to be a niiice calm morning! Let’s say.. I REALLY shouldn’t have thought that..Heard the expression famous last words..?

Handyman came by for a chat when.. *BEEPbeepBEEP* Shiiit! The firealarm! No older students that could be doing mischief and doors locked except those i used.. this could be for real! Ran down to school-restaurant, got the kids out fast (don’t care if you got no shoes, ground is dry!) got them out Through closest door (the one only able to open from inside), checked and no flames so i placed a stone holding door a bit open and waited while prepared to move.. Kids took it fairly well, if even a bit wired up and to make sure they didn’t panic i spun them (on joke and they knew it) a story about easterwitch doing mischief, fun they thought!

Remembered that door into childcare was unlocked and started to worry that some of the kids I expected would drop in so when I got sight on a parent on way to leave her kid i yelled for her and asked her to check so no one was waiting outside. Almost directly the firetruck arrived and I told the firemen what few persons I knew was in school that early and asked them to check that no one had come in since I was after all expecting more students. So, there I stood with my now 5 kids, 6-years all, that thought that firetruck and firemen was soo cool, almost a fun morning! LOL Luckerly enough it was a false alarm so we could go back in. Just wished that one of the firemen hadn’t joked with kids and told them to play mischief with teacher.. Yes mr, you’re 2 m long and goodlooking but..that gives you no forgivness, they are 6 years old, they come up with enough of such ideas on their own and need no encouragement from a hero! LOL Oh well, kids loved it and I guess It was to make kids feel ok

Later more coworkers arrived and the big “paint kiddies faces for Maundy Thursday” began until it was time for lunch. The others got the kids away and that.. was my clue to.. get ready to turn into acting an easter witch to visit kids with story that would get them on treasure-hunt for the easter-egg! Very exciting and kids loved that I truly played the role of slightly evil witch with a spun story, connected to fieldtrip on tuesday, about what witch Petronella had done with Linda and a funny one about it being witch-friend Agda that had started alarm to steal kids breakfast, impossible woman there! So..egg got found, candy was given and when Linda returned a story about how i escaped was told. And yes, we got another false alarm but this time we knew about broken alarmthing and how to stop firemen after we had checked.

Now.. it was time for me to leave.. for..easter food, wine and candyshopping, on a Maundy Thursday.. what a NOT timed well day to shop.. Everyone was getting stuff for easter so yes, it took some time to say the least.. Decided I would not allow me to get stressed and thereby got some ideas from other not stressed ones and ended up with greek-inspired tapas and lots of other yummys for food. Must say it was more than expected not stressed ones but we still where in clear minority. Talking about the stressed ones.. Hehe.. do you know how mad you can drive such mad if you walk and give them serence smiles while looking sooo relaxed.. Yes, I know, almost evil LOL!

Once home I managed to break BOTH paperbags but there are angels out there, a man on a stoll saw it and helped me carry in arm so i got them to my door, sweet angel! )