September 29th, Just one of those days

approx 4:00 am Russell wakes up and asks for Daddy. I go down to fix his blanket and fall back asleep on his bedroom floor.

6:45 am - all is quiet in Russell's room, I can slip back up to my bed to get a bit more sleep until the alarm goes off... however, when i go to check the time upstairs the lights are out on the clock... damn the power is off, what time is it? Checking my phone i see its almost 10 to 7, the alarm is usually set for 6. I wake Julianne and scramble to get ready in the dark. New problems is that without power, the boiler won't start so theres no hot water. Also Julianne can't get her car out of the garage because we can't move the lift so I'm now dropping Russ at daycare and Julie at work instead of going in early.

8:45 am - in the morning scramble to get to work, i've forgotten my access card for the office so i'm pretty much stuck to the desk all day borrowing a pass for bathroom breaks.

4:30 pm - have to leave work early to pick up Julianne and drive her to her farewell dinner near Yonge and Eg. Still have to drop her off and pick up Russell before 6pm.

5:00 pm - realize that Julianne has forgotten her purse at work. Everyone is gone for the day so she has no phone, car keys or wallet. Strategize for tomorrow to get bag as today was her last day at that office.

6:00 pm - pick up Russell from daycare and went to McDonalds for dinner. Great playland at Vic Park and St Clair except have to struggle with Russ to get him to finish his food before releasing him to the play area.

7:00 pm - takes a turn for the worse... Get home, power is thankfully back on but the garage door wont go up. Leave Russ in the car in the lane as i go in to try to get it working. Get it up manually be door is crooked and wont close correctly.

8:30 pm - Julie gets home, Russ is in bed asleep and I go back to the garage to fuss with the door. I serious screw it up and the cables come off the rollers. Concede and phone a service company. Rate is $65 to come tomorrow or over $200 to come tonight. I send an email to my PM to work from home and schedule an appointment for the next day.

9:30 pm - Julie is feeling pains in her tummy and starts timing the gaps... phones her mom to come down incase we need to jet to the hospital. I go back to the garage to see if I can atleast open the door to get the car out. Oh and if you recall Julie forgot her purse at work, of course her heath card is there too.

10:00 pm - Garage door is now totally screwed. Can't move it at all. I call the repair guys back and change the appointment from tomorrow to ASAP.

10:45 pm - Julie's mom arrives. Julianne is still feeling pain and I'm scrambling to ensure all our bags are packed.

11:10 pm - garage guy arrives. $225 for the visit plus parts. He puts the cable back but the door is really sticking as it rolls up and down manually. Hasn't tried it under power and he starts telling me all these things i need. New rollers $150. Suck that up and agree to change them. Job takes about 5 minutes. Now strongly recommends a surge protector for $50 and a new coil for another $140. There's not fricken way i'm dropping another $200 when the door is now working.

12:10 am - Julianne and her mom are asleep on the couch, her pain is subsiding. I pour a scotch to unwind a bit, but still need to get Russell's stuff together for daycare tomorrow.

1:00 am - finally get to bed but can't really sleep. Start web surfing on the phone.

approx 2:00am - Russell wakes so I go down to fix his blanket and finally fall asleep on his floor again. Good night.