Humble Pie

This is not a picture of me, or my car it just fits very well with my story.

Have you ever had one of those...days...weeks...months...where you just feel like you really aren't all that great at... well... life? That is how I have been feeling lately, though I'm trying not to let it get the best of me. This morning however, the water works came in the from of my tears. Elijah woke up at 7:00 this morning with a sore throat and asked if he could stay home from school. Since Adam and I didn't even get to bed until 4:00 am (web site stuff) we didn't have to think too hard on that question. When we heard Lij out of his bed and playing 2 hours later, we decided he was feeling well enough to go to school. Adam especially wanted him to go - I was unsure because of the roads.

The ride to school was not much fun due to the condition of the roads, horribly snow covered, and the fact that I was in Adam's car and not used to driving it. I pulled into the school parking lot and slipped twice before I parked the car. I got Elijah into the school and as I was signing him in, 2 of his classmates came down to the nurses office because they had thrown up in class. Great I thought, now he is really going to get sick. I went out to my car and tried to start it, but the engine wouldn't even turn over. Now my day was officially in the 'one of those days' category and I was too tired to want to deal with it. I was also sure that this was all somehow Adam's fault for pressing the issue that we drive Elijah to school today.

I went back into the school office to call Adam and while I was on the phone Elijah's principal came out and asked what happened. He quickly got a crew of guys gathered to help with the car. Adam thought it might just be a corroded battery so that was first on the list, but the car still would not start. One of the teachers ran to get his truck to jump the battery next, but still the engine would not start. I seemed to have juice, but nothing else was happening. It looked like we were going to have to push the car out of the way (as I was parked in front of the door and not in an actual parking spot). So, I decided to go back into the school and update the ladies on my circumstance and let them know my husband was gonna get it. I came back out just in time to see the Principal start the car. Wow, I thought I just got so extremely blessed!

When I asked how they got it started the principal replied, "Well, Bre...it was in drive and it's kinda hard to start a car that's not in park." I was utterly embarrassed! I just wanted to sink into the ground with all the falling snow, but instead I mustered up an "Oh my gosh...I am so sorry...I had no idea it was in drive." I had three guys out there trying to get my car started and not one of them had on a coat - let alone work clothes. All because my car was in DRIVE. That kind of pie never tastes good. Needless to say I cried the whole way home; partially from embarrassment but mostly because I was just so incredibly tired.

At least I got my battery cleaned...