Temper tantrums and rainbows

This post is just for me, mostly..... because I was having such a rotten morning I felt like I needed to 'vent' and get it out of my system so I can move on with my day.....

So, here it is, my day so far...

~woke up late, didn't get my shower or help with shaving or hair washing [-]
~great session of PT. Was told I am doing well, but reminded not to move my arm, and it didn't hurt (much) [+]
~it snowed and I am freezing! [-]
~was told by the therapist this morning that I was lying about being the mother of 9 because I didn't look older than mid-late 20's. [+]
~my furry babies come in to cuddle with me out of the cold [+]


~Realizing that my poor Hazel is looking as skeletal skinny as ever.... she was wormed and is being followed by a vet... anyone know how to put weight on a growing great dane??? [-]

~Screaming 3 year old throws a temper tantrum fit because he has to get on the bus to school [-]
~said child throws another fit because I take him off the bus after dragging him out from under the bus seats where he was hiding [-]
~driving this sobbing 3 year old to preschool because he wants to go, then having to drag him out and carrying him into the building kicking and screaming [-]

~having 2 sweet girls ready to take care of mama by giving her a pillow and blanket and deciding to watch Shrek on Netflicks [+]
~by now my shoulder is really painful..... all that good stretching and working out at the therapist is now making it's mark.... [-]
~Having access to pain pills [+]
~getting a knock on my door from my sweet sister in law [+]
~ to tell me obviously my cell phone isn't working and I'm not answering the home phone (I would have had to run upstairs to get it, and I assumed if it was important, I would get a call on my cell..... WRONG.... never assume your cell phone is working, but miraculously quiet for once! [-]
~being informed that my husband who is driving our son to the orthodontist has been frantically trying to get in touch with me because he had a tire blow out on the way to there (an hour away) [-]
~realizing that if I am to go rescue my husband and son off the side of the road I am going to have to drag the above, temper tantrum inclined 3 year old out of school early [-]


~ BOTH of the vehicles in my driveway have empty gas tanks [-]
~I have about $3 if I scrape together all the money I have to put in gas [-]

~Finally speaking to my sweet hubby to find out they made it to the orthodonist (and on time too) [+]
~learning, much to my relief that my father in law has used his credit card over the phone to get my husband a new tire [+]
~Finally getting to take the above mentioned pain pills because I don't have to drive anywhere [+]

Yep, looking at that there sure are a lot of negatives there (especially for all this happening BEFORE 12:30 this afternoon), but really, they are all followed by a positive. So here I sit, watching Shrek with my girls, eating peanut butter wraps, feeling really greatful for all the positive, great things in my life. So, I suppose I am just saying that no matter how bad, or how negative something may seem, if you ride it out long enough the storm is always followed by a rainbow.....

and I chose to look for the rainbow. Besides, one of my most favorite smells in the world is the smell in the air after it rains!

Here's to counting the rest of the days positives and forgetting the negatives....at least while the pain meds have me feeling good :)