We finally got home in twelve hours from an eight hour trip! That was going and coming. We went to see my son graduate from RHEMA BIBLE TRAINING CENTER. I am so proud and it was so beautiful and inspiring. The only problem was we almost didn’t make it there or back home! I’ll give you the short version.
We took both Chihuahuas and mine (Gracie) decided she doesn’t “potty” on car rides. We took her to every field, gas station, parking lot across Oklahoma and Texas! She has never worn a harness before and when my husband looked at me exasperated, I said, “Here, hand me the leash and let me try!” This was at a truck stop and big rigs were lined up for what seemed miles, all engines running. If, anyone watched this I will be embarrassed the rest of my life!
Gracie took me all over the place as though she was tracking a deranged criminal! I let her pull me, with her nose to the ground as though she were trying to pick up a scent for what had to be ten minutes!
Finally, my husband brough a potty pad and placed it one the ground. “Good idea!” I yell above the roar of the engines. I am married to a genius! Then I began to try to coax Gracie. At first, with sweet words and gently. She looked at me as though to say, “Forget it!” and sat down!! I pulled the harness a little and said again for her to come…nope, not moving! Then I say very impatiently, “Come on, Gracie and potty this is getting old.” At that moment I saw it in her eyes! IT WAS ON! She is only six pounds and I am, well, let us just say I am slightly larger. She begins a “tug of war” and SHE is winning! Being tired, hungry, hurting from being cooped up in a car for eternity, I grabbed her up and announced to all who were listening (my husband and daughter) she would wait until we got home.
As we sat in the car and started back for home, my heel began to really hurt. I began to think. I was in a field! There could be spiders and snakes there, too! They said on the news the snakes were going to be bad this year due to the unseasonably warm weather! Suddenly, getting home wasn’t the most important thing to me….whether I needed medical attention or not was! I asked m husband as I raised my leg in the air, “Do you see anything on my heel?” The front seat is cramped with Gracie, her bed, her toys, my purse, and various clutter. I can barely get my foot turned, but I know I must! This is an emergency!! “No”, my husband says without looking! “Well, could you at least look??” He sighs (wrong thing to do!). “There is nothing there!’ he says GLANCING at it. “How can you know with those dark sunglasses on??? Take them off and REALLY look this time!” Now it is on with my husband, not just Gracie! He says his “two bits” and I say mine and then we fall into a static like silence. One little move and the thing could blow again.
I sit, arms folded looking out MY side of the car window. I see this little dumpy place that says “Joe’s Barn and Grill” Tied to the post of the building is a big yellow sign that only says “Breakfast”. Right beside it is another odd building. It is stucco with a metal stallion figure on the top rearing up on it’s back legs as though it is ready to win a race when the gun sounds and the chutes open! I think it is weird but, oh well. Then I take a glance out of his window. He is looking out of it too so it is safe; eye contact will not be made! I see a Wal-Mart and Aaron’s Rent-a-Center. I don’t think much of it at the time but, I do start thinking something when about fifteen minutes later I see the same same buildings, again! I ask, “Didn’t we just pass those two buildings on the right a few minutes ago?” He replies, “Similar, but not those.” I say, “Well, they are twin buildings, cause they are identical to what I saw earlier!! Are you going in circles???” “NO!” My husband replies and looks at me like I am nuts.
My mother’s ”mother’s intuition” must have kicked in (they had gone on ahead of us) because she called to see where we were. “Going in a circle!!” I replied as I looked at my husband with an “I told you so!” look. Then it became funny to me! I couldn’t laugh! I have to be mad at least until he learns his lesson, and he doesn’t even act like he is close to learning it! Sure enough I can’t stop it! I am trying with all my might to keep it down. I glance at him and he is starting to smile. “Go ahead you know you want to!” That did it for sure! I laughed so hard I was afraid I was going to pass out! I couldn’t breath! So this was what was meant by the saying “They died laughing!”
Obviously, I have lived to tell about it, my mother got us back on track and THANK GOD we are HOME!!! Nothing against Oklahoma, but I hope I never have to go back there again, or at least not any time soon!! Oh, and by the way there was nothing wrong with my heel and I am blushing with a little smile on my face as I tell you that.
Thank you dear reader for dropping by! Blessings to you! I hope to “see” you again soon!
We took both Chihuahuas and mine (Gracie) decided she doesn’t “potty” on car rides. We took her to every field, gas station, parking lot across Oklahoma and Texas! She has never worn a harness before and when my husband looked at me exasperated, I said, “Here, hand me the leash and let me try!” This was at a truck stop and big rigs were lined up for what seemed miles, all engines running. If, anyone watched this I will be embarrassed the rest of my life!
Gracie took me all over the place as though she was tracking a deranged criminal! I let her pull me, with her nose to the ground as though she were trying to pick up a scent for what had to be ten minutes!
Finally, my husband brough a potty pad and placed it one the ground. “Good idea!” I yell above the roar of the engines. I am married to a genius! Then I began to try to coax Gracie. At first, with sweet words and gently. She looked at me as though to say, “Forget it!” and sat down!! I pulled the harness a little and said again for her to come…nope, not moving! Then I say very impatiently, “Come on, Gracie and potty this is getting old.” At that moment I saw it in her eyes! IT WAS ON! She is only six pounds and I am, well, let us just say I am slightly larger. She begins a “tug of war” and SHE is winning! Being tired, hungry, hurting from being cooped up in a car for eternity, I grabbed her up and announced to all who were listening (my husband and daughter) she would wait until we got home.
As we sat in the car and started back for home, my heel began to really hurt. I began to think. I was in a field! There could be spiders and snakes there, too! They said on the news the snakes were going to be bad this year due to the unseasonably warm weather! Suddenly, getting home wasn’t the most important thing to me….whether I needed medical attention or not was! I asked m husband as I raised my leg in the air, “Do you see anything on my heel?” The front seat is cramped with Gracie, her bed, her toys, my purse, and various clutter. I can barely get my foot turned, but I know I must! This is an emergency!! “No”, my husband says without looking! “Well, could you at least look??” He sighs (wrong thing to do!). “There is nothing there!’ he says GLANCING at it. “How can you know with those dark sunglasses on??? Take them off and REALLY look this time!” Now it is on with my husband, not just Gracie! He says his “two bits” and I say mine and then we fall into a static like silence. One little move and the thing could blow again.
I sit, arms folded looking out MY side of the car window. I see this little dumpy place that says “Joe’s Barn and Grill” Tied to the post of the building is a big yellow sign that only says “Breakfast”. Right beside it is another odd building. It is stucco with a metal stallion figure on the top rearing up on it’s back legs as though it is ready to win a race when the gun sounds and the chutes open! I think it is weird but, oh well. Then I take a glance out of his window. He is looking out of it too so it is safe; eye contact will not be made! I see a Wal-Mart and Aaron’s Rent-a-Center. I don’t think much of it at the time but, I do start thinking something when about fifteen minutes later I see the same same buildings, again! I ask, “Didn’t we just pass those two buildings on the right a few minutes ago?” He replies, “Similar, but not those.” I say, “Well, they are twin buildings, cause they are identical to what I saw earlier!! Are you going in circles???” “NO!” My husband replies and looks at me like I am nuts.
My mother’s ”mother’s intuition” must have kicked in (they had gone on ahead of us) because she called to see where we were. “Going in a circle!!” I replied as I looked at my husband with an “I told you so!” look. Then it became funny to me! I couldn’t laugh! I have to be mad at least until he learns his lesson, and he doesn’t even act like he is close to learning it! Sure enough I can’t stop it! I am trying with all my might to keep it down. I glance at him and he is starting to smile. “Go ahead you know you want to!” That did it for sure! I laughed so hard I was afraid I was going to pass out! I couldn’t breath! So this was what was meant by the saying “They died laughing!”
Obviously, I have lived to tell about it, my mother got us back on track and THANK GOD we are HOME!!! Nothing against Oklahoma, but I hope I never have to go back there again, or at least not any time soon!! Oh, and by the way there was nothing wrong with my heel and I am blushing with a little smile on my face as I tell you that.
Thank you dear reader for dropping by! Blessings to you! I hope to “see” you again soon!
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