I know I'm a little distracted. What with all the running around, working, painting, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the family, most of the time my mind is elsewhere.
Take for instance last week. It was a beautiful, sunny day. I'd taken G.T. (14) to the dentist, and on the way home drove through ChikFil-A. I placed our order and drove up to the window. I exchanged the usual conversation with the girl at the window.
Yes, ketchup and ranch dressing.
No, no delicious milkshake today.
Eleven dollars, eighty-one cents?
Okay. Thanks.
Thank you. Yeah, uh huh. Buh bye.
I gave her a last cheery smile (what a nice young lady, she really knows how to make eye contact) and pulled ahead to organize the food. As I handed G.T. his chicken sandwich, I happened to catch a glimpse of my face in the rearview mirror.
WHAT??
OK, HOW COULD I NOT NOTICE THAT ONE LENS HAD FALLEN OUT OF MY SUNGLASSES?
Here's a picture of me wearing the faulty sunglasses.
I carried on a whole conversation looking like an idiot! No wonder that ChikFil-A girl was looking at me strangely! DUH.
I turned to G.T. and asked, "HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN DRIVING AROUND LIKE THIS??"
He wiped the waffle fries from his mouth and just looked at me in disbelief. He hadn't noticed because he was on the other side of me. "Oh, Mom! HOW COULD YOU NOT NOTICE? Can't you tell only one eye is shaded?" He already has a long repertoire of stories on me. Now he's added one more.
How about you? Today's Small Thing is to have a laugh at your own expense. Have you done anything recently that you just have to shrug and laugh over? Tell us about it! Help your Company Girls learn not to take themselves too seriously.
POINTS: 30 for making a point to lighten up today. Don't cry over the spilled milk, don't fuss over the minutiae, don't make mountains out of molehills! Life is too short for that. Make a conscious effort to see the bright side.
BONUS: 20 for leaving a short story on yourself in the comments below
