Today was that day! In a great big ol’ way … it started off okay {sorry, not sure why I’m rhyme master at the moment}.
I dropped the kids off at school and stopped by the gas station to fill up. Took forever to authorize my card {excuse me, I’m standing in 10 degree weather, could we hurry it up a bit?}. Then tells me my card’s been rejected.
Rejected? “Nah,” I think and being the stubborn idiot I am, I try it again. You know, cuz the first time it didn’t take long enough and because I rather enjoy the freezing cold weather.
Rejected again. Fine, I’ll pay inside then. That took another 30 minutes to process … good times! And then … it wouldn’t let me pick the type of gasoline I wanted. Humpf!
So I get back in the car and drive to the next pump. Same ol’ routine happening at pump number two. I thought surely it was a pump number one ‘thing’ and pump number two definitely wouldn’t reject my card. I was wrong …
I take the rejection easier this time and go straight for the pay inside option. And this pump liked my gas choice and I’m in business.
I get inside the car to wait and notice the shirt I’m wearing is on backwards. It’s a turtleneck {why do I feel like a dork admitting that?}, and it’s got a seam line that runs down the center of the neck cowl. So the seam is in the front. I don’t think it’s too noticeable, and I’m quite lazy, so I leave it like that all day.
Gas is done and I’m on my way to work.
When I get to work, I try to clean myself up a little. I’ve got my jeans tucked in my Uggs {yeah, cuz I’m super cool like that … just can’t let a trend die}, but they’re the knitted type and my jeans are all crazy in there cuz I was in a hurry leaving the house with 3 kids this morning, so I try and straighten them out best I can, but I’m feeling much like train wreck.
I go over and clue Nellie in on my train wreck situation and while I’m talking, I realize I have a hole in my sleeve. Does it get better?
Yeah.
Turns out someone’s gotten a hold of my credit card number and has been doing a little spending. What the heck?
Let’s see … what else? Given my day, I was probably walking around with a hunk of cilantro {from the chili I brought in} in my teeth!
Fast forward a few hours.
We took the girls to a movie tonight {Hotel for Dogs … loved it!}. Curt picked up the baby, while I picked up Piper and Wynter. Miss teenager had a dance to attend.
We met at the theater. Curt was in charge of snacks. He bought each of the girls their own slushie’s. I usually buy them one small drink to share. I’ve been trying, trying, trying to relax a little with the rules, have more fun and not be such a task master.
I was not happy, but I didn’t say a word. Slushie’s? Mmmm, yummy, sure, no problem.
Hunter sat by Curt, so I wasn’t keeping an eye on things. Turns out, she drank her whole slushie. How do I know? It came out at the end of the movie … all over me! With a little popcorn in there too.
She threw up all over herself and me. Yuck. Curt took her into the bathroom to change, while I went to clean myself up. Hunter and I both end up going home shirtless {under our jackets}.
Good times this day of mine … and I’m happy to say, “all good things must come to an end.”
Nite-Nite …
Oh my goodness! You poor thing! I hope you at lease had a good night’s sleep!
That is a bummer day! Oh, you still have cilantro in your teeth. Well, somebody had to tell you. ;-)
So glad you’re well. We prayed a lot here.
Traci