Choose-y Tuesday
Over the past month, I've been battling our new Insurance
company because we've never received our ID cards. I made 9 phone calls and wrote a letter to the
company president. After all that, a few words that a Christian woman shouldn't
say, and relentless persistence, I finally got a paper copy of our ID card. I
laminated three paper copies, distributed them to my family members, gave a sigh
of relief, and chose to get on with my life.
That was last week. This week I’ve been looking all over the
house for my Columbia jacket. I even looked in my trunk, my husband's vehicle,
and workplace. Finally, determined that I must have left it somewhere, I got
online and ordered myself another one. I really loved that jacket, so I chose
one like it.
This morning we awoke to a cold house. My husband messed
with the thermostat for a bit, but nothing happened. No heat. I couldn't warm
up with a cup of coffee because I was fasting for an early morning lab draw.
Wrapped in a blanket and drinking water, I decided to check my email and see
what was new in the world of Facebook. No Wi-Fi! I chose to work on my bible
study instead.
I left the house at 6:50 a.m. I couldn’t exit my subdivision
because it was blocked by construction. I chose another route. Since it was
dark, I decided to use Hwy 20, a main road. I waited a while in one-lane
traffic due to road work. I chose another route. I was still making good time
on my commute until I got to a county road that was closed due to…. you guessed
it…construction. I chose another route.
At last, I made it to the doctor's office. I gave the gal at
the desk my new handmade ID card, and she gave me some papers to fill out. Before
I was done filling them out, the nurse called me back for the poke. On the way
out, I handed the receptionist my paperwork and headed out, eager to take off
the mask I had to wear. Some people were outside the office setting up cones
and preparing for some construction on the sidewalk. I chose another route to
my car.
In desperate need of coffee, at this point, I made my way to
Mcdonald's. I decided to dine in to eat breakfast and catch up on my email,
etc., since my Wi-Fi didn't work at home. The lobby doors were locked. I chose
another restaurant.
Seeing that my gas tank was low, I decided to get gas. At an
intersection with 2 gas stations, I noted that the gas was $4.29 a gallon at
both places! Wow, how can this be?! I chose to go elsewhere. I made a right at
the next light and headed toward home, thinking the gas might be cheaper along
the way. The road was closed. I chose another route. The route I chose was a
one-way road in which I met a car coming the wrong way. In my effort to back
out of the one-way street, I almost backed into an oncoming vehicle. Close
call. Once again, I chose another route.
On this route, I found a gas station that advertised $3.99
for gas. "Aha, I knew it," I said knowingly. I pulled up to the pump
to discover it was out of order. Once I pulled up to the next pump, the price
changed to $4.29, just like that! Seriously?? I looked upward to see if a
pigeon was waiting to take a dump on my head because that should naturally be
the next thing to happen.
Sure that the whole world was going to "h-e-double-hockey sticks" in a
hand basket, I stopped by the Amish grocery store and loaded up on canned
goods. I'll break it to Sparky later that we're never leaving the house again
and will eat of my surplus until Jesus comes.
As cans of Cream of Chicken soup and beans crossed the belt,
I dug in my wallet for my debit card. It was then I noticed my insurance card was
missing! *@#$!! I didn't get the stinkin’ card back from the receptionist at
the doctor’s office! I'll never get back three weeks of my life trying to get
that dang card, and I left the sucker at the doctor's office.
A kind bagboy helped me out to my car with my purchases. Probably
noting the perplexity on my face, he tried to make small talk. All I could
think about was how stupid I was for leaving my card. I opened the back door of
my car and proceeded to move some things out of the seat to the floorboard so
he'd have space to put the bags. There wasn’t much room on the floorboard
because MY JACKET was taking up that space!
I returned home with no insurance card, but I had my
jacket….and a plethora of canned goods. I stepped in dog pee. It’s only 10 a.m.
I still choose JOY – how about you?
