Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
This thought occurred to me when I got stuck in my car. Not stuck in traffic. Simply stuck in my vehicle. Let me explain: I pulled into my driveway after dropping one son off at high school and another off at middle school. Each minute of my morning is calculated carefully. I thought I could toss some food in a crock pot and finish up some house cleaning before heading to work, A great idea until I realized I couldn't get out of my car. I pressed my seat belt button but it only went further down. It should have popped up and released my strap. It didn't. I sat there and realized that I couldn't remain in my car the rest of my life. I had to figure this out. The buckle wasn't budging. So, I made the strap as loose as I possibly could (which wasn't much) and began to use my Houdini type moves to get out of my seat belt. I glanced around. No neighbors out and about... yet. I kept twisting and turning to free myself of the seat belt and kept thinking: this would only happen to me, this would only happen to me, this would only happen to me. After a solid ten minutes of sweating and weaving my head, arms, and legs throughout the straps, I got out of my car. I must have looked like a wet, wobbling tumbleweed as I tried to stand on the pavement. I tried to recover quickly as one of my neighbors drove by waving at me. Was she staring? Another neighbor walked by with a questioning glance. Oh, great. I managed to get in the house to let my energetic puppy out. His legs were crossed since he had been anticipating my return. His head had been turned in wonder at my acrobatic movements as he pressed his nose against the window watching that entire escape scene.. No time to cut veggies and prepare a healthy crock pot meal. No time to vacuum and clean those bathrooms. That heap of laundry? I just shoved it over to the side and headed back out the door. It was Cereal Night at our house that night. No glamorous meal with all the food groups. The bathroom showed glimpses of toothpaste spray and globs of gunk were left on the counters. We just walked around the laundry mountain. Nope, I didn't win Mom of the Year award that day...but I think I did entertain my neighbors. =)
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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