Dream Come True - almost
As a type A kind of obscessive-compulsive person I have always had a secret fantasy - to have the world stop for one day so that I could "catch up" on everything I have going on while the rest of the world was "frozen in time." Well amazingly, my dream finally came true. Two weeks ago in San Antonio a winter storm came through that virtually shut down the entire city for two days. Every major freeway in the city closed, schools closed, and many businesses closed - including Alamo Heights Pediatrics, where I work. I could not believe my luck. While the rest of the city huddled in blankets watching TV I went into overdrive. I scrubbed every floor in the house, cleaned and scrubbed every bathroom, and laundered all of the bedding. I cleaned and organized every closet, drawer and cupboard in the entire house, coming up with six large trash bags of unwanted stuff. I also made seven white dresses, complete with different colored scarves and sashes for a play I was in charge of the next week. I folded the dresses and placed them all in a large shopping bag on the couch. I was elated that I had finally caught up! Well, almost.

My husband, Mike came home and decided the large trash bags waiting at the door to go to "Good Will" were junk and needed to be thrown out. Unfortunately, he got a little carried away and decided that the large shopping bag on the couch must be junk as well and threw it out. It was like waking from a fabulous dream to find it was not reality. I thought it was too good to be true. Maybe next time the city shuts down I'll sip hot cocoa and watch TV. Far less stress. Oh yeah, and Mike is not allowed to take out the trash again EVER.