Blonde Moments

Yesterday was a write off!

I got coerced into doing chores for Marty - urgent ones that helped him continue working but stressed me out completely.  I'd had my day planned so well and it turned into something completely different starting with spending so long looking for a phone number to cancel an appointment that we were an hour late for Kindy and ending with me cancelling my interview for my monthly Valley Voice article.  Luckily it wasn't the best day for my interviewee anyway so it worked out for the best.

Had a real blonde moment though.  The car gas tank was empty from our chore excursion on Monday and I forgot until I was at Kindy.  From there I went to pick up the trailer from the property Marty was working on and asked him to keep his phone on in case I ran out.  He kindly made me a funnel to pour some gas in from the gas tank he popped in the back of the car just in case.  Five minutes later and miles from anywhere except a safe place to stop a car (which was about 20 metres ahead of me with no way to get the car there) we ran out of gas.  I spent ten minutes trying to call Marty and cursing him for not having his phone on.  Then I unsuccessfully called my stepmother so she could call Dad (didn't have his phone number) to see if he could help - no answer.  But as I was doing this I suddenly realised that I wouldn't have to WALK the five or so KM's to the nearest gas station because I HAD gas IN the tank IN the back of the car - I've never felt so stupid in my life.  Well I probably have - I've done a LOT of blonde things - got a great excuse for that though - I'm blonde!