Although another friend and I are also being prayer buddies this season, so maybe I should split the credit for this miraculous event...
Anyway, no matter who deserves the credit, here's the miracle I'm discussing:
I was having a very busy, stressful, and overall frustrating day. Kids who wouldn't nap, errands that were only half-completed, a one-year-old who refused all food, a three-year-old who argued with everything, and several other complications to my day in general, including a terrible 12-hour headache that triumphed over the best medications/water/food/exercise that I could throw at it.
At the end of the day, all I wanted was to go to bed and hope the next day would not be miserable. However, M suggested that I take a nice bath after the kids were in bed. WOW-- novel idea for me! I have probably only taken 10 baths in the past 4+ years since I've been married/been a mom. I don't find them as relaxing as I used to, since I'm typically interrupted by a hungry baby, upset toddler, or talkative spouse. But, M promised to leave me in peace so I could read a magazine and soak.
Ahhhh!
My favorite thing to do is read a "fluff" book or magazine in the bath. Something that doesn't require
I resigned myself to The Economist, still wishing I had something else to read, and ran the water.
The magazine we got in the mail that day
I was surprised to see that JCPenney was now advertising in The Economist
WHAT? Advent miracle! The outside cover was The Economist, but the inside was People! Fluff magazine extraordinaire!
The headache was gone within the next 10 minutes of soaking and soaking in useless celebrity news.
oh my gosh!!!! that is crazy! :) hahaha I love this post :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously??? That is nuts!!!!
ReplyDeleteHahahahahha!!! This post had me laughing!! That is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteHahaha!!!
ReplyDeleteWHAT?!!!!! Wow. I think that would only happen to you, and as always, you tell the story with perfect wit! haha
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteOK I thought that this was all supposed to be sarcastic and that you put the cover on yourself...? No? It looks like the cover of economist was ripped off and put on the People...I can't handle the not-knowing. hahaha ;) Love this post regardless.
ReplyDeleteMary-- nope... this was for real 100%! The only deceptive thing about the pics is that the magazine actually had TWO Economist covers. One was addressed to us and another one (even more mangled) was addressed to someone else (who lives about 50 miles away). There were no Economist "guts" at all, just the People "innards" (no People cover, either). I really did get in the bath thinking that I was reading the Economist, since it has arrived before with a torn or completely ripped cover. What a nice surprise (though now I'll have to listen to the Economist podcast to catch up on my world news).
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT! hahaha! It seriously is a little miracle for you I suppose! :) :)
ReplyDeleteThat is crazy!
This is absolutely hilarious!!!! Only you! Told perfectly!
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