Red Ribbon Week

It's that time of year again.  Red Ribbon Week.  The purpose of Red Ribbon Week (say Red Ribbon Week 5 times fast...that's funny) is to remind students to stay drug and alcohol free.  VERY noble.  And while I honor and respect any and all efforts to keep America's children drug and alcohol free, let me say this...RED RIBBON WEEK IS TURNING ME INTO AN ALCOHOLIC!!!

Red Ribbon Week...all week, the kids are invited to participate in different activities to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.  For example, "Hat day"...wear a hat to school!!   "Turn Your Backs On Drugs Day"...wear your shirt backwards!!   "Red Day"...wear red to school!!  Cute.  VERY cute.  But none of the schools are participating in exactly the same way.  And we have 4 kids in 3 different schools.  That means today was simultaneously Hat day, Red Day and Team Up Against Drugs Day (wear your favorite team jersey...)
YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO A MOMMY!!!!  You just...CAN'T!!!  That's not nice!!!

Hat Day began with a cat fight between two sisters and ended with a mess in the hallway.
Red Day resulted in Isaac running up the steps in a WHITE shirt 5 minutes before the bus came and running back down the steps in a wrinkly RED shirt 3 minutes before the bus came.  I'm a tad OCD.  Can I iron your shirt please, Isaac?  Thank you.
And Team Up Against Drugs Day???  Bad.  Just...bad.  Poor little Noah.  Noah has a knack for losing things.  He found his team jersey with no problem, but the red ribbon he was supposed to pin to it???  Gone.  Nowhere to be found.  Will probably never be seen again.  We searched his room, his book bag, under the couches and under the couch cushions.  We looked in the van, the dirty laundry, and under his bed.  Gone.  The damn thing just disappeared.  Noah missed the bus and his daddy ended up driving him to school.  He cried the whole way.  (Noah, not his daddy...)

I have no idea what tomorrow will bring but I am sure it will be just as stress and tear inducing.
I need a drink. 
See?????  I need a drink.  And possibly valium.  That's drugs AND alcohol.  Red Ribbon Week is lost on me.