Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Murphy's Law?

'Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong.' - Murphy's Law

So here I was again, scrambling to get to school to pick up my girls (and Gwen's daughters) on time. I needed the skates for Adia, tennis rackets for Stefa and Larysa snacks and something to drink, and get Jessie in the car for the short trip to the school.
I was losing time because I couldn't find Adriana's skates, only to find out after a quick call to Orest that he had taken all the skates out to be sharpened. Ok, I can deal with that, as long as Adriana doesn't throw a fit that she has to rent a pair at the rink.
Get into the minivan and as I pull out of the drive, I can feel the tha-whump, tha-whump sound of a flat tire. (Why I didn't notice the car leaning over to the front left side, I have no idea.)
So here I go, taking everything (dog included) and moving to the Jeep, hoping that I won't get stopped by the police for having an illegal amount of children in the car.

So was it Murphy's Law or...some more sinister power at work. After all, who took all the ice skates to be sharpened? And who created the bump in the tire when misjudging the width between the other car and the island on the other side of the road on the way to church one Sunday?

Funny how you can be married to a guy for almost 20 years without realizing he's been creating "behind-the-scenes" sabotage, only for it to explode on you at the most inopportune moment.

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