A whole bunch of Puppy Pee!

Long ago- back in the "Dating Days" of my relationship with Tim, we talked...  A LOT! We realized that a lot of fights and problems in life stem more-so from the "little things" than from big catastrophes. We agreed that if you can stop the issues while they are itty-bitty, silly problems, they can't grow into big, bad problems!

For example... one night, I was at Tim's apartment and Mocha needed to potty. So I put the leash on and went downstairs to take her outside. We were out there for awhile and she wouldn't freaking potty. UGH... I went back inside and back up the stairs to tell Tim that the dog wouldn't pee. He started laughing at me. Then I got mad and started crying. I went back downstairs and back outside with Mocha. She would NOT pee. Finally... after an ETERNITY of waiting, she went. When I went back inside and up the stairs, Tim was laughing about how mad I was...which of course made me more upset. I just sat there crying because he was laughing at me. Then he said it... the "magic" words that made me realize how silly I was... he said,

"You DO realize you are crying about puppy pee, right!?"

HA... yep. So true! Not really worth crying over. He wasn't laughing at ME, he found it amusing that I was so very upset over something so trivial...some silly puppy pee! 

From that night on, our saying was "Puppy Pee" whenever we'd get frustrated over something dumb! We'd remind each other that it was just a "Puppy Pee" moment... in other words, it's not worth the drama or extreme emotions!  

Fast forward to today...

This morning I work up with a nauseous migraine. I don't have time for this!! Who does, right? 

So, I got the kids ready- even though they were "too tired to move off the couch!" I realized that Tim forgot his work shirt- when I called him about it he asked me to bring it to him. So I took the kids to school then realized I had forgotten his shirt, so I had to go back home. I was in my PJs because I knew I didn't have to get out of the van to take the kids to school OR to take him his shirt. Well, on the way back home to get the shirt, the gas light comes on... which means I DO, in fact, need "REAL" clothes on! So I go inside at home and change, then jump in the van to go get gas... again forgetting his shirt! I went back to get the shirt. Then at the gas station, when I was inside to pay, I missed a call from the kids' school. My heart stopped... I couldn't imagine what could be wrong this early in the morning unless someone fell and got hurt on the playground. THANKFULLY, it was only that Xander had forgotten his backpack. So I had to go back to the school to play Delivery Girl! (so glad I changed out of my PJs!) I FINALLY get on my way to Tim's work- about 20ish minutes from home. He has told me about the back way of driving... but evidently I didn't know EXACTLY how to go- which was obvious when I found a dead-end and had to back-track! Finally arrived to his work - playing Delivery Girl again! 

When he asked how my morning was, I cried as I told him all of the above issues of my morning. About half-way through, I half expected him to start laughing over how silly I was sounding. It occurred to me that my morning was FULL of all kinds of puppy-pee moments!!  While my head hurts... and that sucks.. the rest of the morning is all pretty petty and insignificant! THANKFULLY FOR TIM, he didn't laugh at me (good man, right??)... he just told me to have a better day, then I left to head home-- NOT taking the back way this time!! 

The day WILL improve.

 My migraine will NOT stick around.

 I am healed and whole and don't accept it!!

 No more Puppy Pee today, please!!