Longest month ever

I will not be sad to see May end this year. So much has happened this month! Since the funerals on Friday, we woke up on Monday to hear that Stephanie had gone into labor, one month early. Mom and Dad rushed to get things together and leave for Illinois. I scrambled to get alternate care for my kids after school. I decided to let the Smith's take a chance at it.

I got off early on Monday though, so I took care of them Monday. On Tuesday, I get to the Smith house to pick up the kids. Long story that I won't go into, but it involves 7 cop cars, 1 ambulance, and the kids' uncle Scott getting arrested. Now, Annee is afraid he is going to hurt somebody, possibly Ambrosia, his baby girl, because she saw him clutching her and screaming he was taking his baby and leaving. Dessa found a pocket knife in Scott and Stephanie's bedroom and is now afraid when he comes home he will use anything to hurt himself or others. (The reason the police were called was because Scott was brandishing his hunting knife, threatening to hurt himself so Cynthia called the cops.)

I asked Cynthia to just drop my kids off at home yesterday (Wednesday) after school, because I was told that Scott could come home after 24 hours. Well, come to find out, they are charging him with a whole slew of things and set bail at $8,000. No one has that kind of money, so he is stuck in jail for now.

This isn't good for my kids either. Now they are more worried about him and wondering how long he can stay in jail. It is such a mess. Tyler hasn't said a word about it, and it frightens me. He never says much of anything and I am so afraid he is holding everything in and will one day explode from all the stress.

Needless to say, I told mom on Tuesday night that she is never allowed to leave town again. Ever. My kids need her too much. I will take her "boring" house over the alternative any day!

To top all this off, I have not been sleeping well at all and have a CONSTANT headache for the past week. I have had it with May. I want to take Cassandra's suggestion and just sleep the rest of the month and pray June is better for all of us.