June 27, 2012

I learned a lesson this morning.  Never be alone on your deck without a telephone, a diet coke and plenty to read.

I had spent a nice half hour on the deck reading my book and enjoying my diet coke early this morning.  Greg came out to kiss me good-bye as he was leaving for work. I told him I only had three pages left so I was finishing my book and wished him a good day.  Three pages later I gathered my things and tried to go in the house.  Notice I said tried?  Out of habit Greg had locked the door when he went in and I was locked out--in my pjs and with no shoes!  I banged on the door with no result.  I decided to reread some parts of the very enjoyable book I had just read--The Cat Who Came in from the Cold.  I tired of this quickly and resumed my banging on the door, still with no results.  The sun has moved and the deck is now in the sun and I am getting hot, I have nothing else to read, and I am out of diet coke--not a good combination if you know me at all!  I look around for something I can use to tap on the girls' bedroom window and thankfully find a very long piece of trim board.  After a little tapping I rouse the girls and wave them down to let me in.  They all immediately saw the humor of the situation.  I, however, called my husband and informed him that if he was going to lock me out of the house to please make sure I had an unread book and a diet coke.