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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Are the stars against me?????

If I believed in astrology or such then today I would truly wonder if my stars are in a bad sign. It is 7:00 and already the day is disastrous!

Late last night, too late for me to run to the store, Alivia tells me she needs gym shoes. She apparently can’t use hers because they are “skater” type gym shoes which are not acceptable for the P.E. class she starts today. So I said I would get up early this morning and run to Meijer to grab her some.
I wake up at regular time, 5:10 am, at which time I realize I forgot to set the clock a little early to be able to go to Meijer. I run to the shower. Can’t find a new razor so I hack up my legs with the dull one. I wouldn’t have bothered, but there comes a point when your legs start looking so bear-like that you have no choice sisters. I mean what if I had a car accident? I blow out my hair, etcetera etcetera and go to get dressed. I forgot to lay something out last night! It’s dark, I can’t see; don’t want to wake anyone up so I throw on the first thing I find. Black pants, blue shirt. Snazzy.
I run downstairs, throw on the first shoes I see, my brown slides, and run out to start the car. I start to pack the boys lunch for the field trip they’re going on today. No brown paper bags. Ok, no problem. I’ll get them at Meijer.
Jump in the car, head to Meijer. Have you ever noticed just how BIG Meijer is? Lord have mercy, by the time I grabbed some yogurt at the BACK of the store, the bags, ran to the shoe section, and back to the front, I was huffin’ it.
Start scanning my items, get to the shoes, and the machine tells me I need assistance. I wait. The girl wants to tell me why it beeped. I don’t care! Just fix it! I have to go!
I run out to the car. Check the time; doing good.
Ouch! I tripped on a rock, no a boulder! What’s a boulder doing in Meijer parking lot?! Wait a minute? Are my shoes brown? I’ll change them when I get home.
Run in the house; put Alivia's shoes on the table. I don’t have time to actually pack the lunches.
I leave Scott a note. Whisper up the stairs to Alivia that her shoes are on the table and leave.
Ok, I’m doing good. Just going to be about 5 minutes late.
Wait!!!!! I forgot to change my shoes! Crap!
U turn.
Run in the house change shoes, run out. Liv asks me what is going on. Yell it at her as I back out of the driveway for the 3rd time
Down the road I’m crossing through an intersection and I hear an ambulance. Where is it? I look in the rear. Nope. To the side…ahh! There it is! Coming at me in the intersection! It’s doing that chirp chirp thing at ME! That would be my luck to get hit by an ambulance for pete’s sake.
Ok, I make it to work 15 minutes late. Not too bad.
My co-worker asks me why I'm late. As I start telling her I put my purse up on the counter which knocked the entire Sams’s Club size can of coffee on the floor.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!!!
Alright. I’m hiding in my office now. Hopefully the ceiling won’t cave in!!!!!!!!!

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