Lousy morning!

I am having a bad morning. I took the dogs to the groomers at 8:15, which I had scheduled so I could take R to work. This turned out to be unnecessary, since he didn't need a ride to work this morning, so I could have slept in a little. But that doesn't make the morning bad. Just wait. When I got there, I told them I would be doing errands, so to call me on the cell phone when the dogs were ready. I even checked to ensure that they had the correct number.

I left the car by the groomers & started walking to the Co-op for some groceries. On the way, I was nearly run over. I arrived at the intersection before the car did & knew the driver saw me, plus we were parallel and he didn't have a blinker on, so I turned, verified that no cars were coming the other way, and started across the street, only to hear an engine rev and then stop suddenly as the guy breaks a couple feet shy of ramming me (turning with no signal, THANKS). And here's the worst part- he's a parking inspector driving a city vehicle! He doesn't even apologize or anything, just gives me a look like, "What are you doing in the intersection, little girl? cars drive here! Damn kids these days!" and drives off around me.

I shake my head and continue on the next few blocks to the food store, only to find it closed. So I keep going around the block to the local coffee house- also closed. Apparently even though they open at 7 every other day, we are all supposed to sleep in on Fridays & Saturdays, so no breakfast for me. Everything is closed for at least another 45 minutes! Completely frustrated at this point, and realizing I had left my package to mail back at home, I gave up & drove home.

I had some tea, grabbed the package & my sewing machine, and headed back to the other side of town yet again. I finally did my shopping (though I forgot spinach) and mailed my package and was waiting & waiting for a call. I killed time in a bookstore, though I was too cheap to buy the book I wanted (no used copies). Finally I check the phone one more time, and head back to the groomers, figuring they MUST be done, it's been over 2.5 hours! Sure enough, they had called my home phone, so I was wandering around North Bend wasting time for no reason.

The puppies are so soft now, but their hair is short, and they look like completely different animals. It always makes us sad when they have to get a haircut. Also the lady suggested we bring them in every month or so- "You don't have to get them cut, we can trim their toenails & wash them..." as though we don't give our dogs baths regularly? Arms full of bags & dragged by dogs, I make my way back to the car, finally. On the way home I stopped at the electric hospital with my sewing machine, where they tell me "We can't work on this, it's a Pfaff computerized, you have to go to a dealer and there aren't any in this area."

Finally, the bitter cherry on top of this stupid morning- just after I get home I receive a phone call, "Yeah, I picked up this cell phone by the Fire Station in North Bend & called the number marked 'home,' so I guess I have your cell phone if you want to come get it." Sigh. Thank goodness the guy picked it up though, too bad he lives way on the other side of the bay.

I hope this afternoon turns out better than the morning.