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A Kindred Spirit: Cell phones, sand and sun roofs

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By Teresa Bell Kindred

Strange things happen to me.

I don't know why, but they do.

Yesterday I was driving and my cell phone started ringing. Of course I couldn't find the stupid thing and I know better than to take my eyes off the road so I tried feeling for it between my seat and the middle section of my SUV.



I ran my hand down in a very tight crevice, but it wasn't there.

Then when I went to pull my hand out I couldn't.

I'm driving down I 65 left handed and my right hand is stuck tight. My son is sitting beside me and thinks it's hysterically funny.

My daughter and son-in-law are in the back seat and worried that I'm not going to make the exit up ahead.

I made it and when we got to the stop sign I was able to wiggle around enough that I got my hand out. My wrist is sore and bruised but I learned a valuable lesson.

Let the silly thing ring!

Then today I drove to town to vacuum the Florida sand out of my floor board.

There was so much sand in my car I thought about starting my own private beach, but it was only sixty degrees outside today so it wasn't worth the effort. After I vacuumed and removed five pounds of fast food trash from my vehicle, I decided to run it through the car wash.

I have only had this SUV a couple of weeks and haven't learned were all the buttons are....not good. I'm sitting in the car wash and suddenly I'm getting a shower!

Someone had popped the sun roof up and I hadn't noticed. I went crazy trying to find the button to close it but by the time I did, the car wash was over.

At first I was mad, then I started laughing. I looked in the mirror at my wet, dripping hair and opened up the sun roof. By the time I got home I was almost dry. I haven't told my husband yet about either incident. He worries about my driving. I can't imagine why, can you?
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About the author: Teresa Bell Kindred lives in Edmonton, Kentucky with her family. She is the author of several books including Mom:PHD: Leadership Skills for Moms. She is a public speaker and has spoken to several different women's groups in Columbia and Adair County. For 13 years she was a magazine columnist for Kentucky Living magazine. Presently she is a grant writer for Metcalfe County Schools and is working on another book. Visit her online at Teresa Bell Kindred...A Kindred Spirit to read more about her, purchase her books, or invite her to speak to your club or organization. Email her directly at tbellkindred@scrtc.com

Nanahood, "An online community for grandmothers and moms"


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