Life Is What Happens When You're Making Other Plans

In this case, the other plans in the making was the trip to MDSW.  Life is things like a teeny tiny part breaking off the lawn mower rendering it ineffective, my car deciding it needed a trip to the dealer,  the dryer still needs attention, and kids needing not so inconsequentials like a car.  Soooo, I could go, but I decided I don't need anything at MDSW - well, except for the socializing - and the price of gas is so ridiculous, that practicing some belt tightening is probably the better idea.  Having lost all of yesterday to dealing with the car - a bit of silliness on my part - I didn't get a lot of the things done that still need doing, so that's another vote in favor of pouting cause I'm not going to the fiber festival being fiscally responsible.  So all of you who are going, have a bit of extra fun for me, k?

So what made me spend the whole day dealing with the car?  Heh.  I sat for about 90 minutes while the mechanic diagnosed the problem (which is why knitting got done).   Then they offered me a loaner car because the repair would take at least another couple hours.  Well.  The loaner was a brand new, less than 400 miles 2008 Saab 9-3 convertible with some very nice bells and whistles like XM radio and Onstar.  Apparently my head can be turned by such things, because I promptly took the loaner, took off (born from jets indeed!), and after some trying out the performance (it is a FUN car!), drove home to deal with chores.  But you need house keys to get into a totally locked up house.  My house key sat attached to my car key back at the dealer, which is 30 miles away and not worth the gas and time to go fetch.  No problem - call the kid who's only 5 minutes away, right?  Yeah.  Good theory.  Not so good in practice.  His key didn't work.   I bought him lunch, then sent him on his way.  Nuthin' to do but spend time in the car.  Aging forgetfulness or something more Freudian?  You be the judge.  I had too much fun to care which it was. 

Comments

[margene]

So sorry you can't go! Life is full of surprises. Turn your extra time into lemonade;-)

[Diane]

Well, I don't mind not going to MD, NH is sooo much closer! Hop those wheels are in shape by then. So what direction will you be moving in?

[Laurie]

I'm so relieved to hear that stuff like this happens to other people too (the key part). But I'm sorry the day partly sucked. I agree with Diane...MD is crazy enough, and probably the least successfully social fiber festival to mourn too much. NH will be fun! Then Cummington! Just think about what your frugality can get in payback.

[Karen]

Sorry for the car trouble. But if you had to have car trouble, better here than in MD. The NH festival will be here before you know it!

[midnightbunny]

The title of this post is so true, and really makes me think. I mean, I'm a "planner", and always thinking about things we are going to do. I need to realize more that life is happening in every second of life, and that not always remembering to focus on that fact, really prevents me from living in the moment and being more "free". Thank you for posting this. *HUGS* to you my friend.

[Lisathemom]

sounds like something I would do...hey, if you had your knitting AND the cool car, who needs the house??