Have You Seen This Car?

Today I went out of the house to go meet my friend Kate for lunch only to find that my car was gone. Gone! The garage door was open, but it was empty. I looked down the driveway. No car. I looked around the side, where we have an extra parking spot. No car. I shook my head in disbelief. My car has been stolen out of my garage in broad daylight on a Wednesday morning!

Then I remembered that I had, um, driven the kids to school this morning. It was fifth-grade pajama day, and by the time we got out the door (a few minutes later than usual), I realized that it was kind of cold for Pete to be out in flimsy pj bottoms, so we hopped in the car. But instead of dropping the kids off, I parked near the school and walked in with them, because I had to tell the librarian that I had somehow forgotten that I had my library shift in the afternoon and would have to miss it. (In truth, I had forgotten that she had already told me that regular library sessions were canceled for a special program today, which is why it was no longer on my calendar, which is why I had scheduled something else. D'oh!)

So, yes, you guessed it, I then left the school and walked home as usual, totally forgetting that I had driven there in the first place. And then, a few hours later, after realizing my goof, I marched back to school to pick up my car. Over lunch Kate and I talked about books and our kids and laughed about my "stolen" car.

Comments

[scott]

I can't believe you didn't go for the "Dude, where's my..."

[Stephanie]

Oh my gosh, that story is soooooo funny. I am laughing outloud in my office! Thank you, and you know what, we all have those days!

[kate]

I'm laughing and I already heard the story. Or, maybe I just love getting mentioned in the blog.

[liz]

I too have done that, driven to a friend's to carpool, then gotten dropped off at home. really scary thing is how long it took me to figure out where my car was....Liz

[sheila]

Until you have caught yourself digging around in your purse for your cell phone while talking on it, like yours truly, you are fine...

[Florinda]

I just got a new car, less than a week ago. I keep looking for the old car in parking lots and can't find it, so I kind of know the feeling.

It's been AGES since I commented, but since this is officially Delurker Day, I thought I'd...you know, delurk for a change.

[Lew]

I look for my car on the wrong floor of the parking garage at work at least twice a month. I won't have that problem come spring when I am back on my bike.