How to Get a Day Off

My baby girl had her physical therapy evaluation this morning. I made sure to have it early enough that I could still arrive at my all-important job on time, at 8:45 AM. As I pulled in to the parking lot of my office building at 8:39, I received a phone call from the Lower School Principal at my children's school. It seems as though my almost-eight-year-old had found himself in the midst of a fist fight and was being suspended from school for the day. So I brought him in to the office with me for the day. I arrived almost an hour late and took an hour-long lunch break. I have no doubt that the Boss Lady was tsking at me in her mind. And my boy learned an important lesson. If you want a fun day off from school to spend at your Mom's office, all you need to do is sucker punch your friend.