I Bet You Think I'm Kidding, But I Promise You It's True

Renee and I think our entire office could qualify for a no cost depression medication research study group. The only problem is we are certain that one by one we would all be committed. Of course, given recent statistics it would be fairly easy to escape from the state hospital.

Last night was exciting. Collin had his final physical therapy yesterday. Yay!

Shortly after he left I realized I had to pee. So I get up and walk down the hallway to the bathroom, and I try to open the door. The knob wouldn't turn far enough, it wouldn't turn at all. That's when I realized the effing door was locked!! The entire time (almost six months) that we have lived here the bathroom door has never locked.

I am standing there, trying the knob, pushing and pulling on the door, needing to pee like all hell. Then I think, "Okay, you have gotten through this type of lock before, just gotta get it unlocked..." I tried popping the lock through the hole in the knob, doesn't work. I tried using an old credit card, did not work. I tried a butter knife, did not WORK. By this time I really have to go. THEN I try a flat head screw driver, did not effing work. In complete and utter frustration, I used the screw driver to take the door handle off entirely, but after doing so the latching mechanism still won't release. I was on the verge of tears at this point (at least it would have relieved some of the liquid in my body). My next course of action: take out the hinge pins and try to take the door out that way. Some of you may not remember, but I used to work at the hardware store. I get the hinge pins out, manage to shift the door as far from the latch side of the door jamb, and try the butter knife again. After about two failed attempts, I managed to get the butter knife in just right, and got the latch to release. I opened the door just enough to make sure it wouldn't re-latch (that would have made me cry), then put the hinge pins back in, opened the door all the way, and put the godforesaken doorknob back on. Then I tested it a couple times to make sure it was unlocked, and then I finally got to pee. This whole ordeal lasted around forty minutes. The whole time I was yelling at my husband (who thankfully was gone) because HE was the last one in the bathroom. We will probably get a new doorknob for the bathroom so that it doesn't happen ever again.

Hopefully you got a laugh out of the situation, I did. It was definitely one of those This-Would-Be-Funny-If-It-Wasn't-Happening-To-Me Moments.

Also, last night my weekend plans were totally decided for me. My sister called (her birthday is Saturday) and asked if Joshua had gotten a hold of me. I told her he hadn't. She said he was wanting to know if I would swing down to Corvallis and pick him up on my way to the coast so he could visit too. Obviously I am going to the coast now, there is no debating going anymore. I wasn't sure that I wanted to, but now I'll get to hang out with the whole family. Plus, how can I say no to my little brother? So, Saturday I am picking him up from work at 11, and then we are going to good old LC (we are actually going into town at his request since he needs a haircut and a new shirt). Then we are gonna head out to Dad's for a birthday BBQ for Jenn. I have no clue who (if anyone) else is going to be out there. I guess we will see. I am gonna get some pics while we are there. Joshua wants a picture as proof of the tan he has got from walking so much (anyone who has met my brother knows why a tan on him is so crazy to believe). Plus I'd like a picture of all three of us siblings, and then maybe mail copies off to my grandma and mom (assuming she won't be there). I love her but I ain't giving her a ride over there, Joshua would kill me if I made him ride in the back seat with our mother. I am way too young to die.

This is a comment about a commercial Renee and I see every day: Why does she clip her hair to the side like that? It looks like shes wearing a wig, and she put it on backwards.

I am going to kill myself on the Wii now... Okay not really, it's actually extremely fun. Peace!