It’s Tuesday. Is This Belgium?
I feel as if I’m in the movie, “If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium”, which is a movie about a group of travelers from the United States who race through seven countries in 18 days.
In short, too many things to do, and too little time to get it all done.
Here’s what happened today.
I looked at my the calendar on my iPhone and saw my daughter had a dentist’s appointment at 8:30 AM. I told her about the appointment last night, everyone was on board, all set to go.
We left the house this morning with plenty of time to get to the dentist’s office, and arrived at the dentist’s office with five minutes to spare.
As we pulled into the parking lot we noticed there was only one car parked. I think, “This is great. We’re the first ones here.” We walk into the dentist’s office, and are graciously told by the receptionist that our appointment was for Tuesday, not today.
After I wiped the egg off my face, we made another appointment which I’ve written down in conspicuous places all over the house, so this won’t happen again.
My daughter was not upset at all, and neither was I. It was a simple mix up, and proof that at times our lives are more complicated than they need to be.
We left the dentist’s office and decided to have a father/daughter in-car breakfast. McDonald’s was our destination, and we had an enjoyable breakfast as we drove to school.
Missed appointment, hectic life, yes, but I had a chance to have breakfast with my daughter which made it all worthwhile. :-).