Rachel, the Procrastinator

Kelsey is in afternoon kindergarten and school starts for her at 12:45. We usually leave our house at 12:30 so she can play on the playground for a few minutes before school starts. So this morning at 11:45 I got a call from the school secretary and she said "Hello Rachel, this is Becky from school. I just got a list from the county health department and it says Kelsey isn't up to date on her immunizations." I said "Oh yeah, we had that done in October but I haven't brought the paperwork down to you yet." She said "Well, that is good, but Kelsey can not return to school until she is cleared by the health department, saying that she is current on her shots." My mind is racing "return to school?" what in the world does that mean? So I said, "She can't come to school until I get the paperwork done?" Thinking school starts in an hour! Sweet Becky said "That's right." When I was finished with this conversation, I remembered the letter I received about a week ago telling me that Kelsey was not up to date on her shots. I found that letter yesterday and told myself I needed to take care of that this week!
I got off the phone quickly, called the doctors office that we go to, and told them I would be there in a minute to pick up a copy of her shots, please have them ready for me.
I loaded Kendal into the car, with one sock and one slipper on, left Kelsey home to eat her lunch, and went to the south end of town to the doctor. I got there at 11:58 and the receptionist, who is the nice one said "Oh Rachel, I am glad you caught us, we were just headed to lunch" and handed me the papers. This summer I had a horrible Kendal experience with just missing the ladies who took a 2 hour lunch!! Not good! All I needed was a blood order form for the lab! Sorry, that is another story and I am getting hot thinking about it!
So now my mind is racing thinking, I bet I have to take these papers to the health department, not to the school office like I just thought. So Kendal and I raced to the health department, hoping they hadn't left for lunch yet! I got Kendal out of the car seat so fast, packed her on my hip (she weighs an easy 35 pounds) since she didn't have appropriate footwear on, down the LONG sidewalk to the health department offices. I ran to the desk and was so expecting the lady to say "I am sorry, we are leaving for lunch you will have to come back at 1:30" but she didn't. Whew!!
She was somewhat nice and took my papers. When she finished I said "Where are the papers that I need to take to the school?" She said she would take care of it for me. I then sweetly told her that Kelsey started school in a 1/2 hour and that they told me she couldn't go until she was 'cleared.' She very sternly told me, "I will take care of it right away, I will call them in a minute." That was my cue to leave, so I did.
Kendal and I went back home to find Kelsey's lunch consumed and all well. Kelsey got on her shoes, and her backpack and we were off to school at precisely, 12:31.
I had a great idea to go to Park City WalMart with Kendal while Kelsey went to school to pick up one more thing for Christmas for Kelsey. She informed me what Santa was bringing her and I hadn't known about this little item until 2 days ago! Kendal can't talk so my secrets are safe with her! Anyway, I didn't dare go to Park City because I had this horrible image in my mind of Kelsey sitting on a chair in the office all day because she couldn't go to class and I can't be found because the not so nice lady at the health department didn't ever call!
Well, Kendal and I went home and I didn't get a phone call, I figured that was a good sign! My afternoon proceeded nicely, but Kendal was having no part of the nap escapade! Darn it!