I needed to go shop in the Miramichi, an hour's drive away. I had received a $50 gift certificate for Winners, six months ago, so I made plans to go last Wednesday. I always plan everything to the "nth" degree. I figured since one School District had a PD day, my chances of getting a call for supply with the other district, were slim. Well, I was called of course, by the robot, which in itself does NOT guarantee I would have been assigned the posting, but I will never know. I just ignored the call. I am getting ready to hit the road by 9:00 am, when Baby Bro sends me a text, advising me of the closure of the road I had to take, until noon. Well, I went anyway, hoping the road would be reopened upon my return, around 4:00 pm. Well, of course it WAS NOT. So my sis-in-law and I ended up taking a two hour scenic route detour, to get to the Miramichi, and then driving two and half hours back on the same detour. On a normal day, this would have been a 50 minutes drive EACH WAY. We only spent a total of FOUR hours shopping. Does that make sense? Did I mention that it was pouring rain, on our return, very dark, and I missed an exit? B-A-D timing, overall.
I always bring my lunch to school. On Thursday I brought leftovers of fish, rice and veggies. I thought "Don't eat this in the staff room. Some people won't like the smell. Bring it back to the classroom." That is what I did. Then I decided to go to the cafeteria to check the garbage bins for Lunchmate points. I knows that sounds bad, but it is just a matter of gathering points for free stuff, and anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE free stuff. Free stuff, which I give to kids. S-O I was leaning over the garbage bin, looking for paper wrappers, when the cafeteria supervisor walks up, and says, "OMG, that bin stinks of fish!" She grimaces and makes a dismissing gesture with her hand. Of course, I burst out laughing, and said, "It is NOT the garbage can. It's ME!" You see, I have very little sense of smell. My world is pretty odourless, so I hadn't noticed that I smelled fishy, literally!! She turned red as a beet. I didn't, because I am shameless. So, THAT was a matter of pretty bad timing... ON HER PART. LOL I was concerned though, that the smell in the classroom would be equally as strong, so I got one of my little fellows (this was a Grade Two class) to step into the classroom and tell me what he smelled. He immediately replied "LOBSTER!" I wish!!!! The smell had dissipated by the time the children returned to class after lunch recess.
Speaking of smell, when Vimy and I returned from a long walk Tuesday night, it was dark. I let Vimy off his leash in the driveway, and he IMMEDIATELY took off running and barking, into the backyard. What was the attraction? A SKUNK!!!! Said skunk did what all skunks do, when threatened. He/SHE SPRAYED! That is BAD TIMING! Really bad timing!!! However, the skunk missed Vimy, thanks be to all the Gods above. I washed his face, neck and chest with baking soda and water. I had a friend coming to stay overnight, who arrived shortly after this encounter. She assured me that the smell in the house was minimal, but very strong outside. I dodged a bullet there!!! So, some GOOD TIMING!
Friday night, I was going out to eat, which is a small luxury for me. There is a sushi restaurant that I just love. I hadn't seen an old friend in over four months, so we made arrangements to meet for dinner at this place , since it is halfway for both of us, and she has never been there. Of course, when we got there, IT WAS CLOSED. Just for that ONE day mind you. Just that ONE day that I wanted to go there. Bad timing once again... and a fitting ending to my week, no? However, in the grand scheme of things, although my timing was OFF all week, it was all minor! For that, I am truly grateful.
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