Are you enjoying yourself?

 We have a guest staying with us this week, and today we decided to take him to one of our favorite restaurants for brunch, then for a drive into the country to check out Schmucker's market and the Taste of Tradition Bakery.  But first I had an appointment with my  dermatologist for what I thought would be a very quick check of a spot on my upper lip.  My appointment was for 10:10am.  I had followed instructions, the spot had disappeared, so I assumed that today would just be a quick in and out.  My wonder spouse drove and our friend came along so the three of us could go directly to brunch from my appointment.  The appointment took longer than expected, just a little scraping off of some skin so some testing can be done.  While I was with the doctor, my spouse and our guest waited in the car, and evidently played the radio and opened and closed the windows, and so forth, with the result that, when I hopped in the car, ready to go, the car wouldn't start.  My resourceful spouse used his portable battery charger but no go.  It simply wouldn't start.  I called AAA and was told that someone would be there by 12:45. It was then 11:00am.  Meanwhile my husband called his son who works in and around Fort Wayne, who said he could be there in about an hour.  Happily, before either of these helpers could get there, a kind lady in an SUV saw our predicament (the hood being up was a clue) and jump started the car.  We were on our way by noon, getting hungrier by the minute.  However, my spouse decided, very wisely I thought, that he would first get a new battery installed.  So off we went to Batteries Plus aka Batteries, Bulbs and More.  They very quickly installed the new battery and we were on our way.  The rest of the day went much more smoothly and our guest enjoyed the lunch and shopping.  He did remark at one point that we really know how to entertain company.  He also pointed out to me that this could have happened while we were driving through the wide open spaces of Canada a few weeks ago.  That put the whole day in perspective for me.  I always prefer to look on the bright side.