Dumb, Dumb, Dumb

Today was spent getting the house in order, running errands, and taking kids to activities. We really needed some baking supplies because I'm supposed to bring 6-8 cakes for my mom's Halloween party this weekend. So I stopped off at Aldi's to save a few dollars on supplies. I loaded up my goodies in cardboard boxes because I'm too cheap to purchase bags and headed out to the car. It was warm, but pouring rain. I quickly unlocked the door, threw my purse on the passenger seat and unloaded the boxes into the backseat. I was in a hurry because I didn't want the cardboard boxes to fall apart in the rain. The cart needed to be returned to the corral so I locked the door and dropped the cart off. Then realized that the car keys were on the passenger seat.

We haven't replaced my van yet and are borrowing my oldest daughter's car. No one else has keys to this car. The wonderful manager at Aldi's grabbed some wire and tried to help me unlock the door. Nothing worked. The Grand Am is one of the safest cars in regard to break-ins. After 1/2 an hour in the pouring rain, we called it quits and I called a lock smith. It took the lock smith 25 minutes (still raining) to open a door. By this time, I'm drenched and freezing cold. After handing him a check for $50 (Yikes!), I was on my way.

It's been a long time since I locked keys inside a vehicle. Hopefully, it will be a long time before I do it again.

I Finally See the Light

Have you ever had one of those Aha moments when you feel stupid for not making the discovery sooner? Well, the light bulb was finally lit in my head on Saturday. I've been working out quite a bit during the last 2 months. The problem is that my feet are a mess. I've had up to 15 blisters on my feet at one time. The skin around my toes is peeling away from the toenails (and no I don't have athletes foot). At one point, there was a 6" long trench on the bottom of my foot. Sorry to be so descriptive.

Saturday, I was talking to my mom about our Y center experiences and the light bulb went off in my head. The kids and I swim in heavily chlorinated 90 degree water for 30 minutes every morning. Then we dress and I drop the small kids off at child watch so that I can workout uninterrupted. Usually, I walk/run on the treadmill first. My nice soft, wrinkly skin is being ripped to shreds. Duh! Hopefully, with a few minor adjustments my feet will heal and fell much better.