Have you ever done something and then wish you could travel through space and time and not do the thing that you just did? I don't mean going back years ago. A few hours. 5 minutes. 1 minute. Just for a "re-do".
I backed Otis the Van out of the garage yesterday afternoon on my way to pick Princess up from girl scouts. I accidentally scraped the passenger side of the van on the garage. Upon further investigation by a very irate DadOf3 last night, it was determined to be not so much a scrape as part of the rubber weather stripping from the garage that melted onto the van. DadOf3 was able to get most of it off. He will get the rest tonight.
That didn't make me feel like any less of a heel though.
I hate it when I do stupid stuff. I know I am not a good driver. I have never claimed to be a good driver. Any of my friends would never in their life use my name and the words "good driver" in the same sentence unless there was a "not" strategically placed in the sentence in question.
It is not that I have gotten a lot of traffic tickets. In fact (knock on wood) I have only received one traffic ticket and one warning. The traffic ticket was for going through an (allegedly) red light many, many years ago while I was in college. The warning was for not wearing a seatbelt while driving from a church to a wedding reception back in 1994. (My corsage pin was sticking through my dress and into my skin. My thinking at the time was "the church is only a few blocks away....") This will surprise people who know me too because I normally refuse to start a vehicle unless all passengers are buckled up.
I did manage to summon up enough courage to back out of the garage this morning and go to my Bible study. I called my husband first to warn him. It is raining again today (go figure!) and I could not stand being couped up inside all morning with the Royals.
They all actually had a great time in their classes today. The Prince and the Princess were talking all over each other afterwards, telling me what they learned and showing me what they had made. The Knight walked right into his classroom at drop-off time. He didn't fuss at all!
I do hate it when I do stupid things. It was an accident. But I made DadOf3 mad at me and I just hate that.
Can I have a do-over??
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6 comments:
DadOf3 should "buck up" to quote himself! I know exactly what you mean though. I was upset when I caught a rock from a passing car and cracked my windshield last summer. Stuff happens, but you just wish you could re-wind. I'm glad that it's a minor boo-boo!
Re-dos would be great...
And I sure wish we could get some rain in my part of the world. We are like over an inch short of the norm. It rained 20 miles north of us tonight causing some flooding, but we didn't get a drop. My flowers are in need of a nice long rain shower. :o)
Waller Family: Thanks for your comment. At least I didn't dent Otis! DadOf3 was in a much better mood last night. :)
Shana: Thanks for your comment! I will try to send some rain up to you! We don't need any more!
Doing stupid things is my biggest pet peeve ever! I'm not a bad driver but I can get lost in a 10 x 10 room. Not kidding. Somehow I always manage to get lost while driving to or from somewhere I've been a hundred times. I hate it.
Oh well...better a little weather stripping then an actual dent:)
Pam: Thanks for your comment! I too can get lost in a 10x10 room - I have no sense of direction at all! My mother says that I inherited that from her! :)
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