Fun at Scott's expense

Keys.  Who knew they would be the number one reason for stress in Scott's life?  They seem to lose themselves almost daily for Scott.  First place I always look for them?  In his car.
So, it was no surprise when I got the call from him from scout camp. 
"Honey, before you can say I told you so, and that yes, you are always right, and yes, it is dumb for me to always leave my keys inside the car, I need your help.  I locked my keys inside the suburban... up here at scout camp...scout camp that is almost 2 hours away...each way." 
Silence
More Silence
Thoughts from all those parenting classes about not rescuing your children and letting them work through their own bad choices comes to mind and I wonder if the same principle applies to husbands.  I mean, are they really any different from our kids?

I decided I would rescue him yet one more time - for the children.  Oh, the things we do for the children.  
I couldn't very well leave dozens of scouts stranded now could I?

The closest locksmith would have taken almost the same time getting to them and cost $120.  
I thought to myself, "looks like I've now got an extra $120 to spend today!"
So I loaded up the three kids I had at home and headed for Mt. Hood!
After 'rescuing' my husband, I took the kids to Mt. Hood's Ski Bowl and spent my $120.


We bought an unlimited half day pass and headed for the top of the mountain for the Alpine slides.

Then we headed to the bungee trampolines.  Even I gave these a try.  I didn't last quite as long as the kids but I know they were impressed!  


And just in case they weren't impressed enough, I took them to the batting cages.  It's a good thing Scott wasn't there.  He has some insecurities when it comes to my softball career.  It makes him feel better about all my All-Star years to minimize them by saying I was a mere toddler than a seasoned woman of 13 when they happened.  Let's just say, I still got it!
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We finished up the day with a couple rounds of miniature golf then stopped off for a nice dinner on our long trip back home.  
 So, it still cost Scott $120 to get his keys out of the car, but spending it was so much sweeter than giving it away!

Comments

Aimee Slater said…
You have the funniest stories! Here's another one at your hubby's expense.

A few weeks ago I was at work (in the ER) and had to call his answering service. Anyway they connect me to him and its maybe 11 at night. I hear this moaning "hello" although it sounded like "meh...." I transferred the call to the MD who needed him. He hung up a minute later and said "Who was THAT guy? There is no way he will remember that phone call. He said something I couldn't understand and hung up."

Maybe you should lecture him on his phone skills too...;)
September 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM
Jazzaholic said…
A magnetic key holder, with an extra key, behind the bumper...$2, peace of mind...PRICELESS.

Grampa
September 11, 2011 at 9:32 PM
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