Out of Sorts
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I'm writing this post primarily just for therapeutic reasons but I thought you might get a kick out of some of the stupid things I've done here. Let's start with #1 - Locked myself out on the deck while Ethan was still inside! Actually Ethan was in his high chair in the kitchen having a snack when I decided to go outside to water the plants. Not the smartest idea either way. As I tried to come back inside the door did not budge! For the life of me, I don't know why I even closed the door and even more why the hell it locked on me! I still don't know how it happened as I type this but thank goodness for having my cell phone with me (ALWAYS!) and having been smart enough to enter the DB Customer Service # in it. I called frantically as I heard Ethan inside crying for me. It did not seem to be in distress - I believe he could just tell something was wrong and was scared - so was I. They answered and said, "Ok Ma'am be there in 5 minutes." "What!", I screamed, "5 minutes! Didn't you hear me say my baby is inside and I'm locked out!?!?". They replied, "Yes Ma'am. We will be there." The longest 5 minutes of my life! Finally they arrived and of course Ethan and I were ok but DAMN that was scary! Definitely this one deserves the #1 spot! What a helpless and sinking feeling.
#2 - Just last night I decided to boil some water to do dishes. As you may or may not know, our hot water heater is out and will not be here until this Saturday. Thus, the boiling of the water. Jeff was on his way home and we had errands and dinner plans in the plaza so I thought I'd have time to do this task before he came home and we left. As I waited for the water to boil, Jeff called me and asked if we could just come and pick him up from the bus station and we'd just go from there. I grabbed Ethan and we were off to go get Jeff. We headed down to the plaza and as we parked the "car" something in my mind just suddenly clicked that I had left that pot of boiling water on the friggin' gas stove! I dropped the boys off and pushed the pedal down as far as it would go on that golf cart to get home. It didn't seem to go fast enough in my opinion, but I made it there in just a few minutes and everything was just fine. Minus a few burn marks on the cheap IKEA pot, but it's a rental anyway! LOL
And finally #3 - Ethan and I left this morning in a bit of a hurry to run errands. We had a Newcomer's Group Meeting to attend, his playgroup school application and payment to submit, and to pick up my ATM card (finally!). After all of this it was time to go home for lunch and his nap. As we pulled in I notice the door to the garage from the gate entry area is open. "That's not right!", I thought to myself. At the same time, the helper across the street wanted to introduce me to her friend that was looking for FT work. I'm trying to talk to her, Ethan's in his car seat in the "car", and I'm adding up in my head that the door is open and the dogs are no where to be seen! I wave her off (bigger things going on here lady! - I didn't say it but I wanted to so bad). By the time I get Ethan out, I see Cara standing at the front gate but still didn't see Tsunami. I'm shocked because Cara's our dog that would chase butterflies and then wonder was she was (sorry Cara, but it's true). Tsunami on the other hand, has more energy and can run further faster, but could find her way back, I think. I'm looking around but I didn't see her and she did not come when I called for her. So I take Cara inside the house, put Ethan in "car" again, and we go on a search for Tsunami. My heart is pounding and my eyes were watering as I'm trying to look for her but I simply cannot drag Ethan in this "car" all over town during his lunch and nap time. I decide to go back towards home and look for her more around the house but I'm just not sure how long she's been out by now. As we pull back in I see her on the sidewalk across the street from our place a few houses down from us! I slam on the brakes (they work well!), grab her and put her in the golf cart with us. She hasn't ridden in that yet but I can assure you she knew she was in trouble so she didn't hesitate to get in it! I was so relieved to find her and Cara and afterall, it wasn't their fault that I was in a hurry to leave and didn't pull the door closed all the way. WOW - another close one!
So that's it - Ethan's ok and I won't ever go out on the deck again and close the door (lesson learned), probably won't boil water for dishes even if I really need to this week (thank goodness this place is concrete and won't burn), and the dogs are back home safely (and weren't someone's dinner)!
Otherwise, All is well for now but I've just been so out of sorts here so stay tuned for more Missy Mistakes that are sure to happen during our stay. Also, I promise to write more about our search for a helper here in the next few days. I know you are all interested in that topic and I'm anxious to share what we've learned about it so far and where we are in the process.
Have a blessed week!
4 comments:
Ok..now that ALL of that is behind you..it's time for some "normal"(whatever that is) time...so glad that there was a good outcome on each event...SURE DO LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!! Mom
Not sure if my first post came thru...love the blog and will get Karen online as well. Sounds like you are doing great and keep taking pix of the kid...leave jeff out please as it damages the beauty of E and the sites of HKG.
Miss you and Jeff (I guess)
Bless your heart!! Your stories keep me smiling all day! Hang in there, you are doing great!!
xoxxo
Rita
+Missy, love this blog! Since everything turned out okay, I feel it's okay to laugh! It's so nice to be able to keep up with ya'll and to see the sites and learn about the new country you are living in. Stay safe! :) Love, Tina
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