Friday, February 21, 2020

February 21 – “The Cardboard Pizza Emergency”


We tried one more time in the truck order department.  The replacement for the grille arrived earlier than expected at Nathan’s house, and he said it looks a lot more like what we need than the other one.  Even has a background for the GMC logo on it.  And I went ahead and ordered the replacement side marker lamp assemblies.  No idea why they are called that other than they are on the side of the truck.  I just know they are amber colored.  Why not just say that?

We had an emergency pickup at school yesterday.  Cailyn called her parents to let them know one of the wires on her braces had broken loose and was behaving incredibly annoyingly. Since both of them were at work, we were up as next in line.  We drove out to the East End of the Island where her school is to pick her up.  Then to the dentist’s office, which is right around the corner from our house. 

All was taken care of, and as we pulled out of the parking lot to head back to school, another issue arose.  Would she have time to eat lunch?  They only get thirty minutes to scarf down their cardboard pizza slice.  Could we in all good conscience as doting grandparents allow for the remotest possibility that she would be subject to such a horrific fate?  Thirty minutes?  Cardboard pizza?  I think not.  Besides, we had to drive right past Whataburger on our way back to school anyway.  How could we not stop?  Of course we left the final decision up to Cailyn.  She pondered her options long and hard … two, maybe three seconds.  We went to Whataburger. 

And then, horror of all horrors.  They no longer offer the Dr Pepper milkshake.  Come on, people.  I get that you have to have some excuse for ad campaigns “re-introducing” the good stuff every so often.  But some things are better off left alone.  We were forced to revert to our precious go-to order, chocolate malts, but it was done under protest.  The lady told us to give them a month or so and the DP shakes would probably be back.  Sigh.  What option do we have, save to wait, pining away the loss of yet another beloved icon …

Luke 6:45 says, “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.  For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”

Wow, Lord.  That verse sure gives new meaning to the phrase, “you’re full of it.”  Help me be full of you.  Amen.

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