a note of recommendation...

--- When washing your hands do not put your {husbands} truck keys on the
back of the {gas station} toilet...

Because ... the vibration from the toilet flushing may cause them to jiggle off,
fall in and go down...

Upon which you will lose all dignity & self respect as you don plastic gloves &
frantically fish for them in a disgusting {gas station} toilet.

Your observant {almost 4} daughter adds to the "experience" by losing it &
becoming an uncontrollable, {loudly} hysterical mess.

Upon the realization that the keys are indeed gone & we are now locked out
of the truck {that has my purse, phone, wallet ... - you get the picture - in it}.
borrow a cell phone & call husband who is watching fireworks & blissfully
unaware....

{Daughter is still following me around wailing & gas station patrons are still
staring, one brave soul ask if she's ok...
--yep, she's just a little traumatized ... she just watched her prim mama
digging around in a {gas station} toilet with who knows what on it ...other
then that we are doing great!}

Husband finally comes in a borrowed van...

An hour later after realizing that the only extra key we have is not an
ignition key & after the attendant kindly tells us she hopes it won't get towed...

we leave truck @ gas station ...

This morning husband plans to tow it to the dealer who has to make a special
key for it & has to have the truck to do it...

& This evening we are starting the Love & Respect dvd's again :) ...

p.s. Husband did tell me he loves me very much & will unless something like
this happens again ... {& then its negotiable}

{I would have pictures but ... the camera was locked in the truck :)!}

*Daughter seems to have recovered this morning & husband is glad...
instead of telling everyone about daddy getting a ticket & being honked
about it --she is now telling everyone about mommy & the keys... {lovely!}

* & son {almost 2} learned a new word ... key, key , key he says over & over..


--- Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort... 2 Corinthians 1:3