Friday mornings, I usually manage to pry my arse away from the wonderful world of the internet in order to make my rounds as a Eucharistic Minister to homebound senior citizens.
Yesterday, as I was about to leave, I noticed that...my car was gone! But then I looked around and noticed hubby's car was in the driveway. I made a quick call to his office and learned that he apparently intented to telepathically inform me that he needed an oil change and could I take his car in to the Jiffy Lube?
Grr. I was in NO mood. I only had enough patience and goodwill in my emotional arsenal yesterday to cover Ministering, NOT to include errands in the Chevy-I-Hate-To-Drive-Because-It-Handles-Really-Strangely.
"Agh. I'll just take the van," I noted to him, and hung up.
I first headed to church to get some blessed host from the tabernacle (which, mind you, is under lock and key...I have to go through a PROCEDURE in order to procure the wafers.)Then I drive to the home of whomever is on my visit schedule. As I was turning right onto a busier 4-lane street, some goofy macho jerk in a snowplow barrels down the road, and looks like he's going to run right into me. I step on the gas and get the Rockin' Van hauling its blue shiny self down the boulevard...only to spy a cop hiding on a side street as I pass by. He turns onto the street, behind me,and after some hesitation, puts on his flashers. D*MN!!!!
This is the SECOND time I have gotten a speeding ticket while having Communion as my passenger!!! Needless to say, I became even grumpier, now that I'd be flushing $115 down the drain to keep it off my record.
What is is about Jesus, me and the gas pedal that keeps getting me in trouble?
On Monday, I was grocery shopping and saw this in the lot and had to snap a pic with my cameraphone.
I giggled in large part because this vanity tag was on a freakin' ESCALADE! I wonder what the Magi in a pimped-out V-8 ride would have brought to the baby King? I wonder if THEY would have gotten a ticket as they sped home, away from Herod, across the desert.
