I’m having a family meeting.
We’re going over the calendar of upcoming events.
I’m the only one at this meeting.
The rest of the family have signed off on their delegates to this meeting.
Everyone has delegated to me.
So here I am
By myself.
Looking at the calendar and deciding which is more important. For me to take My Kid to soccer practice or for me to not take My Kid to soccer practice and instead attend the: Workshop for Families: How can you support your third, fourth, and fifth grade students’ reading progress? Teachers College Reading and Writing Project staff developer, Emily Smith will share information to help you encourage and support your child’s reading growth across the upper elementary years.
I was going to go to that.
I had completely forgotten about soccer practice…
Let’s see, what else…
I called the piano teacher and moved My Kid’s lesson from 4 pm on Saturday to 1 pm on Sunday due to a conflict with her soccer game.
I am trying to decide if this will then affect my ability to participate in Eliza Ladd’s Tribal Epic improvisational workshop leading to a potential performance opportunity which is also on Sunday afternoon when My Kid has yet another soccer game in addition to the piano lesson which may end up being cancelled in favor of chilling and free play in the life of my over booked child. And I’m not even going out of my way to put her in a lot of stuff. I blame it on the two after-school days per week devoted to free test prep in preparation for the stupid standardized tests that will affect My Kid’s middle school choices.
Monday will require some finessing since there is not that much time between the end of My Kid’s ballet class and The Husband getting home from work and the Downtown Clown event I am planning to attend…
…and what about dinner and homework?