Thank Goodness for Ice Cream!

Here's why:

My day started out as a typical Tuesday morning trying to get out the door (me running around throwing random items in the diaper bag, Hunter singing a song as he S...L...O...W...L...Y puts on his shoes, Kye crying because as soon as I get them loaded up, what do you know?- he needs a diaper change... you get the idea)

So I planned on running a few errands on the way home from Hunter's swimming lessons. One of those included "quickly" getting the check-engine light checked.

Unfortunately, as we pulled up to the pool, the car was smoking.

Double-unfortunately, I forgot to throw my cell phone in the bag (I do it occasionally. It drives Brett crazy. Now I see why). So, I figure I'll just run over to this place that's really close, no big deal.

Tripple-unfortunately, this place was not close to any stores or restaurants. Top that off, the "quick" checkup turned into a 3-hour long process. My kids were pretty good... For the first hour...

Quadruple-unfortunately (yes I'm that cheesy) I also forgot Kye's bottle. (There's a lot to remember when you're packing up for entertaining child #2 while child #1 is busy, and a lot more to remember for when child #1 gets out of the water...)

*Fortunately* I had my little umbrella stroller.

*Double-fortunately* I had some sunscreen in my bag.

*Tripple-fortunately* I also had a water bottle and some crackers.

*Quadruple-fortunately* (I can be optimistic in these situations) after walking about a mile on a busy street, in the blazing hot sun, we saw the beautiful sign for BASKIN ROBBINS calling to us!!

Any time your plans go awry, there should always be ice cream nearby. (No I really didn't mean to rhyme- it just came out that way).

So, like I said, Thank Goodness for Ice Cream!