The case of the missing... mind

Sunday turned out to be a fun filled family day. We always have great intentions for the weekends, we really do. We get a little lazy sometimes and sleep becomes priority. I am sure you understand :) Anyways. This weekend was different! We went to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens and saw the butterflies (if you haven't gone, please go.. it's worth it!) and then we went to the park down the street. It was a big day for Skyler.. and us :)

But lets rewind a little bit to Sunday morning. We missed church (darn time change!) so we decided to go out to eat and to go see the butterflies.

It's always an adventure getting ready to go somewhere. My mom told me when I first had Skyler that I needed to allow at least 15-30 minutes of extra time to get out the door. It was a little easier when he was younger, I think. He slept most of the time, so when he got in his car seat, he was practically asleep before we got out the door! (Ah.. those were the days...:)) It's a bit of a different story nowadays. Let me break it down for you.

12:00- Change diaper and put on clothes
12:10- Change diaper and take off poopy clothes
12:15- Change my clothes because they got poop on them
12:20- Chase Skyler around the house trying to put his socks back on
12:25- Change Skyler’s clothes again after he reached into the toilet and got his sleeves wet
12:35- Put Skyler in car seat, in car
12:40- Go get Skyler's coat "just in case" and put it on hood of car
12:42- Go get diaper bag since I forgot to put it in the car in the first place
12:45- Go back into the house to get purse
12:46- Finally leave for the Gardens.
12:47- Stop the car in driveway because I forgot to get coat off hood of car.
12:48- Leave FOR REAL

I think you get the picture. MOMMA WAS RIGHT! And again, I only have one child. Younger me (for the sake of mentioning her numerous times, we will call her "Jesse D" " would have totally been like "What the heck, get your stuff together, how does it take 45 minutes to get out the door?" Well, Jesse D, BACK OFF SISTER. Clearly I had no idea.

So to get to the real story behind this story, I was playing outside with Skyler that afternoon after we got home and he took a nap. I noticed a van drive by and look at us. I smiled (closed mouth.. it's my polite smile). Then all of the sudden it pulled into a driveway down the street and turned around, coming back towards us. (Side note-- when I told my sister in law this story, she stopped me right there and said, "DON'T TAKE THE CANDY!".. I busted out laughing.) No they weren't offering candy.. they were offering something more more valuable.

They pulled up in front of us and a woman leaned out the the passenger seat and said, "We noticed you have a Volvo. Are you missing any keys?" I was caught off guard. "No, I don't think so?!" Then, out of her lap she lifted MY set of keys and dangled them over the window. "Oh," she said, "We just found these down the street and we've been searching for the owner for a couple hours."

Oh. My. Word.

How in the world did my keys get lost? It was the weirdest thing. They proceeded to tell me that they were on their way to turn them into the police because they exhausted their resources in trying to find the owner.

Again.
Oh.My.Word.

I was in shock. I thanked them and went inside to tell Chris. Seriously? I thought to myself. I didn't even drive today. Chris drove us everywhere. I decided I was losing it. My mind that is. They say you get a little forgetful and loopsy when you are pregnant because the baby is taking all the nutrients from your brain (ok they may not say that, but that was my interpretation). But I swear.. there is a lasting effect, people. Because I think I'm losing my mind. And let me tell you something. Jesse D would be shaking her head and perhaps rolling her eyes at me right now.

God bless that couple in that blue Honda Oddy. I had no idea those keys were even gone. I was blissfully unaware, if you will.

Whew. It turned out to be a GREAT weekend. There are still nice people out there! It's so nice to know that I live in a safe area.

Have a great day!