So,
we had standardized testing last week. I had a bit of a dilemma, though. It’s actually a common mom dilemma: how to be in two places at once?
1 of 4 (10th grade dd) had her testing at another site, about 20 minutes away by freeway. The times were staggered a bit, but there was not much wiggle-room for getting her to her site and getting my other 4 charges to theirs. The Captain gallantly offered his services. By luck, he was required to work a late shift that day.
I trekked out with 1 of 4 and returned home to a quiet house.
Then the phone call: “Mrs. Captain, we need someone to actually sign each kid into their testing room… could you come back and do this?”
“umm” My first response was to laugh, it was pretty ridiculous that my very logical/dependable/prompt spouse did such a crazy, half-arsed thing.
I drove down and signed them in. As I walked onto the site, I realized where it all went so wrong. It was an hour after they were supposed to start testing, and the place was still a madhouse, children/moms everywhere…younger siblings playing on the playground, teachers rushing around moving signs for grades to different rooms… I looked upon this bedlam and realized what happened: The Captain walked into this chaos (which was probably worse when he arrived a 1/2 hour before sign-in) and his linear/logical/efficient/punctual man-brain just snapped.
He took the kids to the playground to join the hordes of happy homeschooled children socializing…waved, and happily drove away, shaking the dust from his feet as it were.
He was genuinely perplexed later, that I had a problem with how it all went down.
The 4 kids were left to find their way to the correct testing room. Which, to my great surprise, they all did manage.
academic evaluation and survival training, all in one day.
Genevieve, homeschool mom who has found her secret place. Confession is supposed to be good for the soul. That, or just entertaining. Grab a drink, and I'll spill.
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Caffeinated OC Mommy, thank you for the homage- but not even deserved….I am just trying to ensure now that my kids can function in college. When I started out, I had planned to teach them all in Latin… :0
Four hours to walk seven miles? They weren’t walking with a purpose. They were on a play date!
no, they were just kind of strolling along. The school district sent a bunch of buses to pick them up and bring them back to school. Because, you know, LA schools just have lots of extra money in their budget for sending buses to pick up protesting teens…
You know, I tried to post that last comment on the post below. That was a complete FAIL.
no worries, I knew what you were replying to…I don’t have that many posts up to choose from! However, I do not have the super WP knowledge that would enable me to move your comment to the correct post….
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I think I would’ve dropped and run too coming into that! LOL With “only” 3 kids and a husband that works 2 jobs (so I can stay home with them) I’ve had some “being 2 places at once” situations. Fortunately they’ve all worked out in the end…so far! Stopping by from HHH and following!
Jessy,
thanks for stopping by! and thanks for the follow! I’ll be by your place
Wow, what a fun little adventure for you all! Haha. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog from the HHH. Enjoying your posts very much here, new follower!
Hi Jade! Yes, a fun day…! Thanks for following, I’ve been by your place, and I will be back!
What a nightmare! Good on you for finding the humor in it. Happy HHH!