A day full of calamities

This is how dictionary.com defined the word:

ca·lam·i·ty   [kuh-lam-i-tee] noun, plural -ties.
1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.

This is how we defined the word yesterday:

1. Breakfast meeting with the Pizza Zone executives in the morning 10am.
Nope. We were exhuasted and had late start. Got there at 10:10 in the pouring rain.

2. Leave meeting to go all the way across town to pick up wings.
Nope. Mustang wouldn't start. Had to push it uphill to get jumpstart in pouring rain.

3. Make quick dash across town to pick up wings -- 30-45 minutes round trip.
Nope. Got struck in traffic jam on the loop. Exited the loop and sat in another group of cars for over 20 minutes while everyone decided whether they should go through it or not. Listened to husband saying "you can make it" "you can make it". Watched the 3 cars in front of me get stalled and stuck in water up to their doors. Went up exit ramp and merged onto freeway and got off next exit. Found another route that was flooded, but drove carefully and slowly to reach our destination. Of course, I had to sit in car with engine running while Paul loaded up the car in the pouring rain. Then on our way back to the PZ, we weren't allowed on the freeway that was a short cut. Had to take the LONG way around in the pouring rain. Total trip time: over 2 hours

4. Get new battery for Mustang. Mechanic is on alert so we can pull in and leave.
Nope. There was two different kinds of batteries for the Mustang and he needed to see which one I had so he could order it. Was going to take 30 minutes just to get it delivered to shop. So.....it was off to Grant Rd. to drop off the wings and can of apples to PZ. Oops, Paul and I forget to include the apples! 60 minutes later I was back at the mechanic waiting to get battery and new windshielp wiper blades. Thank goodness the pouring rain finally stopped.

The rest of the day (ha ha......what was left of it) was spent getting new employee packets for the employees that were starting that day and trying to get a couple of the necessary tasks done that need taken care of on Monday.

It's a good thing that I have a good attitude or I would have gone bonkers yesterday! Although, it was extremely stressful trying to drive in all that pouring rain and crazy drivers!!!

P.S. Aaron was on his way out of town yesterday and needed to take that "short-cut" freeway that they wouldn't let us on. He got stuck in a MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR freeway traffic jam and when he got on that freeway -- they made them exit. He followed the freeway on the feeder road and told us that it was majorly flooded and that there were cars stuck all over it with water up to their windows. Whew.......glad I wasn't stuck in that mess!