I've lost my mind

Today was an exciting day. MJ suggested we have pancakes for lunch and he helped me make them. Then we went to the park and he decided that the big slide which was scary a bit yesterday was ok today. He'd get to the top and say "It's okay Mommy". I helped him to share and take turns with other kids on the playground and he was very open and talking with some new kids, so that was fun. Two points for Mom! Unfotunately, I lost both of those points by the end of the day.

I thought we'd do a quick grocery shopping and pick up ribbon for my RE class craft after dinner. But I thought it would be fun to back up right into a car in the parking lot. As I was backing up I was thinking to myself how you don't often just back up straight b/c there's usually someone behind you, funny that no one is behind me... crunch. Well, a girl was in the car texting some friends so she called her dad. I was kind of lucky someone was there or I'd feel guilty and have to wait for whomever I hit to finish shopping. There was no real damage, maybe a scratch on each of our cars, so we just let it go. Surely that would be all the fun we'd have tonight. NOPE! I decided to fill up on gas as we were getting low, and somehow I managed to lock the car and then let the door shut behind me with the keys inside. I turned casually to find my new situation and was in a bit of shock. The door hadn't completley shut so there was a small crack, but it was shut enough that the lock was working. I got one of the attendants at the Shell to see if he could help, but he couldn't. While we were trying a very nice man came over (I'm guessing he was a fireman or something) and he suggested he'd call Station 6 or something and get someone over to help. I borrowed his phone to call Mario, who got our neighbor's number. I called the neighbor (who has a key to our house where more of our Odyssey keys are) but they weren't home. So the nice man called Station 6, they were out on a call. So he said he'd have to call 911. Joey slept for most of this but by this time had woken up. MJ was a trooper for awhile, he was laughing at me and shaking his head, but after Joey started crying he got nervous. While waiting for the ambulance to come (MJ would have loved that) the guy from the Shell got a long wire and was able to unlock the car manually. Ahhhh... can anything more happen tonight? Oh, and I'd like to add that there are some really nice people in this world.

Above is a picture of MJ and his cousin Peter at the park on Wednesday. Below is Joey lounging out on the couch. He's got this suave look about him.