Then, one day...

Yesterday was a day of heat warning for Toronto. It is usually on days like those that I have to be out there! But sometimes, there are good reasons to brave the crazy weather.

The reason this time around was ASid's Grade 12 timetable. I had the task of retrieving the said timetable from his high school between 12:30 and 1 pm. Ever since the boy has been working, it seems like my workload has increased. And this is just a mere observation and not a complaint! I have no reason to complain because as usual, one of my friends stepped up to help me. C decided to take on Hans while I did the pickup.

Minutes before I got there, I got the first set of instructions in a text message:

Things I would want you to change on my timetable since I won't get a chance myself:

1. MCV4U0 in the first semester if possible

2. MDM4UO not in the same semester as MCV

3. SCH and SPH in different semesters

For the rest, I don't really care so much.

Thanks.

Although the boy was quite detailed and wrote complete sentences with number bullets and all, it made no sense to me. When I mentioned that to him, he obliged with a helpful list of definitions. Turns out all those codes mean Calculus, Data Management, Chemistry and Physics. So, armed with new found knowledge, I set forth for the pickup and possible changeups.

When I got to ASid's high school, I was literally a lone parent in a sea of teenage beings. Lucky for me, I have an open door policy for our home. I recognized half a dozen faces. A couple of them also recognized me and to my pleasant surprise, proceeded to help me. They immediately realized that the timetable is not what ASid would like; however, the guidance councillor and the program coordinator were of the opinion that they wouldn't recommend any of the changes ASid requested.

I felt a bit sorry for the boy. I wrote many texts apologizing for not coming through for him and at the same time, reassuring him that I would be there to support him in every possible way. Obviously, he was at work and got back to me a few hours later with "The timetable is fine. It is actually more than I could ask for, not going to lie." and he followed that up with an enthusiastic phone call.

Another teenage crisis averted with very little effort from Momley! And the best part was that the day ended with ASid coming home and taking Hans out with him. Both the boys took the bus to the neighbourhood EB Games and gave me an opportunity to catch up on the latest episode of Elementary.

Life is mostly good even on days with weather warnings! Then, I was reminded of the song from Mary Poppins, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"! I found new meaning in the lyrics and sang it in my head for the rest of the day!