stupid day

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   Okay today I was very organised.  last night wrote a list of everything I had to do today (remember we are moving so have LOADS of stuff to do).  got the kids in the car, put the key in and....nothing.  completely dead - not even the car clock came on.  it was then i realised the kids had left the interior lights on- for two days.  So frantically ringing everyone I know for bloody jumper leads!  and no one has them (guess what hubby is now getting for xmas!).  ended up at 11pm Lewis' uncle found some and brought them down and jumped the car.  now okay.  So went to mate's house and on the way was stopped by the cops.  no prob I though, I am not doing anything wrong.  Carseat check he says.  where are your bolts he says.  i said i didn't think i needed them as my car seats don't have anything to bolt down.  oh he says - and the lady comes.  turns out BOTH car seats are expired!  and he gave me a $300 infringement notice BUT it will be waivered if I get new car seats and bolts fitted in fourteen days - but I'm moving I say, but Saturday then he says.  Grrrr.  By this time though I was feeling like such a neglient mum i was nearly in tears and the guy was trying to comfort me and say that i wouldn't have to pay the fine if I got it done..blah blah.  AND I found Out I can get a care seat from Turanga Health for $110 each rather than $280, through some ACC funded scheme. so rang dad and he will pay.  so yah.  I guess not enirely a bad ending and it's much better to find out now that the car seats are inadequate rather than a crash telling me so.  But still feel really bad that I have driven them around for so long without them actually being safe.  scary.  AND this is the day after m,y darling son, the good child (i.e. jake) who always walks nicely with me, sprinted in front of a car at the pak n save car prak and only missed getting hit because the woman driving hasd ligtening fast reflexes.  Even now I can see him being hit and it makes me feel ill.  