Random Wednesday Antics

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Morning
  • Snap frantically wakes Mom to drive her to the 'early morning combined orchestra rehearsal' she forgot to mention.
  • Mom shoves lunches into backpacks and flings everyone into the car. 
  • Screeching up to the orchestra entrance, Mom notices the usual door monitor is not there. Mom sends Snap inside to verify rehearsal is still on.
  • Snap returns to say combined rehearsal is not actually today - whoops - but some other day, and she has no idea when.
  • Mom is confused, because Mom notices a line of cars forming behind her.
  • Mom assumes it’s an email mix up and tells everyone on the car line that rehearsal is cancelled. 
  • Snap, Crackle and Pop help by smiling, making eye contact with their friends, and waving them all away. 
  • One man rolls down his window and thanks Mom profusely, while simultaneously yelling at his son for getting the date wrong. 
  • Mom smiles at the father and says ‘glad I could save you a trip inside!’
  • We all watch as a number of cars turn around to leave, following us out of the parking lot.
  • Mom runs back home to put Crackle on his school bus.
  • Mom then runs Snap back to her school, again. This time, for ‘Wednesday early morning extra help’ class.  Since orchestra rehearsal isn’t happening, this makes sense to Mom. 
  • Mom runs back home, again.
  • Mom needs to email Crackle’s teacher ASAP to let her know she needs to cancel their meeting today because Pop is home sick. 
  • Dad calls Mom to tell her he is taking Crackle to the Cub Scout rocket launch tonight.

Afternoon
  • Snap comes home and confirms combined orchestra rehearsal did not happen today, BUT, surprise!.. small group rehearsal was still on. 
  • The car line Mom told to go home was there for the small group rehearsal.
  • Snap then shares 'Wednesday early morning extra help' was cancelled so Snap waited 45 minutes in the office for school to start. 
  • Insert song titled: “THIS IS WHY I NEED A PHONE, MOM!!!” It played all afternoon.
  • Crackle’s teacher emails Mom and says she’s glad Mom couldn’t make the meeting because… there was no meeting today. Mom did get the time right.  But, the meeting date is a week from tomorrow.

Evening
  • Dad calls Mom from the field to say they're coming home. 
  • Crackle: Good news Mom!  No one is injured! 
  • Dad: The rocket launch is actually next week.

Bedtime
  • Snap: Goodnight Mom
  • Mom: Goodnight Snap
  • Snap: Mom! Wait, one more thing! I need a ride to 'early morning orchestra rehearsal' tomorrow. 

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