It started out as a fairly normal day. Fairly normal—that’s
my description for just about any day that doesn’t have weird things happening.
Grace spent the night last night because Vicki had to open this morning. I got
up to get ready and forgot to unlock the door, so David had to call me and tell
me they were standing outside the door. See what I mean? Fairly normal.
Carsyn came in, she and Grace played and disagreed about a
couple of things. Fairly normal.
I had to get gas before I could even go to Mama’s and drop
Carsyn off. Fairly normal.
Grace wasn’t hungry at all…until we dropped Carsyn off. Then
she wanted a sausage biscuit. Fairly normal.
See a pattern?
Don’t get too happy. Fairly normal ended here.
On the way to the gym, I got a call from Lauren. She had
left her sinus medicine at home. Aleve Cold and Sinus has done wonderful things
for her and David, so that’s what they use. She asked if I could run pick up
some when I dropped Grace off. No problem. Fairly normal request. You just keep
thinking that…
So I dropped Gracie off and headed to Wal Mart. I went there
because I had two other things on my list and would just get it all at the same
time. First to the pharmacy…
You know those medicines that are sold by taking a plastic
card to the pharmacy and having your background check run? Aleve Cold and Sinus
is one. I pulled out my license to scan…and it expired last week. Sigh…
Obviously I’m going to have to go the courthouse…but NOT in
the shirt I wore. It was my favorite Greenville Gymnastics shirt---you know the
kind: worn and washed until all the letters are almost gone.
Off to the clothing section…
New shirt purchase in hand, I changed clothes in the Wal Mart
restroom and headed to the courthouse.
Did you know that at most courthouses you now have to go
through a metal detector? Are you aware that 4 inch sewing scissors are
considered a dangerous weapon?
Back to the truck to leave the scissors…
Back through the metal detector…
The sweet, kind, precious lady that takes those gosh-awful
license pictures must have seen I was having a rough day. She offered to let me
look at my picture and see if I wanted another. Once I approved the picture,
all I needed was cash or a check.
Do you carry cash? I don’t. And we are out of checks. Sigh…
Off to the bank…
Back to the courthouse…
Back through the metal detector…
License renewed and paid for – check.
Off to the drugstore…it was closer than Wal Mart.
I grabbed the plastic card from the shelf and took it to the
counter, proudly producing my brand new license. The clerk scanned my license,
bagged the medicine, and then said (rather loudly, I think) in front of a CROWD
of people: Oh, I can’t sell this to you…you’ve reached your limit for the
month.
I should tell you here that David called a couple of weeks
ago and needed me to pick him up some Aleve Cold and Sinus…
Not that anyone in that crowd knew that. All of them were
looking at me like I had a microwave plugged in to the cigarette lighter in my
truck ready to cook my next batch of meth. So embarrassing…
When I sent Lauren the text that I couldn’t get it, she
decided she wouldn’t try it either since she just bought some yesterday. Wise
decision.
Off to the carwash…it was on my to do list for the day.
This is the carwash that you can purchase inside or pay at
the terminal…until now. Code only---purchase inside. Does it even bear
mentioning that I was stuck behind another truck who was getting a wash and
there is only one way out? Right---through the carwash. So, here I went—drove through
the carwash like I knew what I was doing, drove around front, went inside, and
purchased a wash. I did not have to get a background check for that.
Carwash done—check.
Off to get Grace…
At this point, the day has reverted to fairly normal.
It is 1:45.
I’m almost scared to post this. There’s no telling what will
happen later in the day.
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