I NEED TO VENT

TODAY HAS BEEN THE DAY FROM YOU KNOW WHERE. ASHLYN HAS BEEN SICK FOR A WEEK NOW AND SHE DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT, WHICH MEANS THAT I ALSO DID NOT SLEEP WELL. I TOOK HER TO THE DOCTOR THIS MORNING AND GOT SOME MEDICINE FOR HER COLD, COUGH, AND EAR ACHE. SHE ALSO IS CUTTING ALL 4 OF HER EYE TEETH ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.
AFTER THE DOCTOR WE CAME HOME AND SHE CONTINUOUSLY TELLS ME THAT SHE WANTS TO WATCH BARNEY, WHICH I LOVE TOO BECAUSE I CAN TURN IT ON AND GET SOME OTHER THINGS DONE. WELL GUESS WHAT OUR BRAND NEW HDTV WON'T WORK. SO I GET TO HEAR ASHYLN SAY "MOMMY. BARNEY." ALL MORNING LONG.
I FINALLY PUT HER DOWN FOR HER NAP AND TRIED TO HELP BRITT FIND THE WARRANTY FOR THE TV. I WENT TO LOOK IN OUR EXTRA BEDROOM AND SEE THAT OUR DRESSER HAS BLACK SHOE POLISH ALL OVER IT. AND NO IT'S NOT FROM ASHLYN. IT'S FROM MY OTHER CHILD, BRITT. THIS IS A WHITE BEDROOM SUIT SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY ANGER.
WELL BRITT ORDERED A PART FOR OUR TV ,WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, AND UNLESS WE PAID OUT THE BUTT FOR NEXT DAY AIR WILL NOT GET HERE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. WE DECIDE TO TRY AND GO A WEEK WITHOUT OUR BIG SCREEN TV WHICH IS GOING TO BE A TRUE TEST. WE BROUGHT THE TV FROM OUR BEDROOM INTO THE DEN TO WATCH TV ON UNTIL WE GET THE OTHER ONE FIXED. WELL GUESS WHAT. THE LIGHT BAR, OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, HAS GONE OUT IN THAT TV. THE WHOLE SCREEN IS GREEN.
I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH WE RELIED ON THE TV UNTIL TODAY. THIS IS A TRUE NIGHTMARE. =) IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT FOR ASHLYN AND ME. BRITT IS WORKING TONIGHT SO I'M SURE THAT'S WHY HE ISN'T WORRYING ABOUT THE TV RIGHT NOW. IF IT DOESN'T EFFECT HIM HE DOESN'T TRY TO FIX IT. ARE ALL MEN LIKE THIS? I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER NOW. I JUST NEEDED TO VENT.