A brand new day

Yesterday was one of those days. I spent most of the morning on the phone making appointments, scheduling daycare classes and getting prescriptions refilled. I spent the rest of the morning organizing my daycare folder and trying to get my printer to work. In  the afternoon I made cupcakes for Ian's school carnival and tried to get some housework done. I got a phone call from my mother-in-law that she had received some mail for me from IHC. The address on it was the address in Lehi that we haven't lived at for over 8 years and somehow it managed to find it's way to her in Saratoga Springs. Wierd. It was a bill I was expecting because when I take Ian to one of his Dr's there is never a receptionist there to make a co payment to. An hour later I got a call from IHC DEMANDING payment saying they had sent three statements and that I was going to be sent to collections if I did not pay today. I tried nicely to explain to her the situation and that I hadn't actually received the statements yet but that I'd me more than willing to pay. She was ornery with me and told me that I had to have received the statements because the address on file was indeed my address. I paid it and hung up but was bothered with how I was treated and confused about the address situation. I called back to see if we could figure it out and the NICE lady I talked to found that Adam's address had never been update and that is why our statements were being mailed to Lehi. It was nice to have it fixed but I was in a bad mood after the way I was treated. Shortly after that Ian's bus arrived and I overheard the aide being very rude to Ian. This isn't the first time I've heard her be short with him and so I called to complain. By this time I was very emotional and started crying and I'm not sure that complaining was the right thing to do but I had to do something. I know Ian is hard and that he seems very normal but he's NOT people! I can't imagine that they would yell at the students in the wheelchairs to "get your coat on RIGHT NOW!" and, I was standing there when she did. I can only imagine the things going on when I'm not there. The bus issue has been a challenge for me because of the whole leaving him on the bus incident 7 years ago. I always try to give them the benefit of the doubt but I have no idea what goes on when that bus leaves my front yard. Anyway, bus situation handled for now but now I am one grumpy mama. I snap at the kids and then leave to run the cupcakes to Ian's school. I called home to make sure the kids are on task and Matthais gives me my first taste of teenage attitude! I told him to get off the computer and make sure the family room is clean and he told me "whatever! good bye!" I have to laugh now but I was pretty mad about it then. I came home to Ian in full melt down and I was just done. I had 4 kids to get in their costumes, dinner to make and a carnival to go to, but really I just wanted to run away. Adam came home grumpy and Ian was still having a meltdown so I took the other 3 and left. My night improved greatly once I was away from the stress of it all. Besides, how can you not be happy when you are surrounded by Heavenly Father's most choice spirits?? I love Ian's school. Mostly I love it because it is so humbling. When I see the challenges some of his peers experience his don't seem so bad. I also love it because the students there are so full of joy! It does make me smile. And, it makes me smile that today is a new day with new opportunities. Bring it on!