excuse me while i take this call...

have you ever had one of those days? the kind where everything goes to crap no matter how hard you try to make the best of it.

even if you are being positive and optimistic fate or karma or whatever it is , is gonna take ya down whether you want it to or not.

it's gonna be a crappy day. suck it up and accept it. and when you don't something else comes along to trip you up.

it's like you are drowning even though you are trying your damnedest to freaking just keep swimming.

yeah. i had that day yesterday.

it was shiztastic.

UBER CRAP!

it frankly sucked.

what kills me is i kept trying. and it still bit the big one.

after this person got home from School....

he wanted to go shopping. and i wanted some new clothes, so we were off.

i dropped something off at a friends. and then headed towards the mall.

as we approached. i discovered he was asleep in his seat.(dang it that always happens)

waking him up to shop would end in cranky kid and a shopping nightmare.

so i hopped on the freeway and headed home.

when this happened.

plus the check engine light went on.

i immediately started calling the hubs to ask what i should do.

and got off the freeway at the next exit.

but the van stalled at the light, and i was stuck with a dead car.

i panicked for a whole light. and i called the hubs. imagining mmyself having to push the full size 15 passenger bus (not school), to keep from blocking the dang off ramp forever.

then it restarted. and i called the hubs. and i ignored the no turn on red signs,

because it started i turned anyway. even though it was red.

and i pulled into the nearest place to pull in which happened to be a circle K.

and i kept calling the hubs. and never got an answer.

so i popped the hood and looked inside

and discovered this....

and i called the hubs.

then i texted.

then this guy woke up sweaty and crying in the back in his carseat.

so we went inside, and got frozen beverages. he got orange and i got lemonade.

and i emailed the hubs on my cell phone.

the email said -

HELP URGENT! The van died. Temp went sky high. Something blew. Dead on side of road call me

(i copied it from my sent mail)

and finally he called me back. and said he'd come rescue us.

(which i thought "ABOUT DANG TIME! ANSWER MY FREAKING CALLS!")

he was on a freaking conference call again. all freaking DAY!

every minute of every day he looks like this....

THEN. while we waited semi patiently. i took pictures of my loot i bought for myself after my stupid appointment this morning.

this black ring, and i got a pink one too.

and then, i bought this pair of sunglasses. and another pair. because i have a thing for accessories.

while this guy enjoyed his beverage .

finally the hubs showed up 40 minutes after my first desperate call.

can you see inside the car? he's on the phone.

while i was sitting waiting and sweaty. and on facebook on my phone.

i showed him what was wrong. it was a bonus that he'd bought spare parts last time this thing blew so it was an easy fix , then fill back up the coolant thingy and the radiator and we could finally go. and i'd parked right next to the air/water deal.

he was even on the phone while he fixed it.

the he got to drive the van home and i took the crappy car. and he talked on the phone the whole way home.

i was HOT . super Hot and unhappy. and what do i do when i'm in that state?

i strip as soon as i walk in the door and lay down in my super cool , air conditioned,fan blowing darkened bedroom.

while my sidekick watched noggin.

except dang it the neighbor showed up and needed something from me.

so then i went back to lay down .

and then it was time to get the kids from school so i put clothes on to go retrieve them, and as i'm walking out to the car. the herd was almost home.

GAH! i got dressed for NOTHING?

after that i couldn't go lay down again. so that sucked. a whopping 20 minutes of cooling down and peace?

DANG IT!

eventually i cooked dinner and danced in the kitchen and i felt pretty good for that little while.

then my mom came for dinner and we discussed

all of my delights of the day.

and school.

and work.

and getting a maid.

and other things that make me cranky.

and then?

my tonsil was hurting so bad i was gonna core it out with a melon baller myself.

after a long evening of baths and homework, i needed a treat. so we hit my fave place.

and now all is right in the world again.

but i can't believe how things kept sucking.

i wanted to cry more than a few times. but i resisted.

i wanted to scream at someone. and i resisted.

and i wanted to flip people the bird and i resisted.

so there is was. aren't you glad i shared the drama with you.

i realize a positive attitude can't fix everything. or prevent crap from happening.

dang it all!

what is your favorite flavor of frozen beverage?

Questions?

thoughts?

isn't my new ring delightful? i lurve it.

car problems always suck. what would you do if it happened to you?

have you ever wanted to flip someone the bird for making a lame facebook comment on your status?

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