Check Engine? I’d Rather Check My Lipstick!

Hello Darling... Love when you stop by for a chat!  Come make yourself comfortable as this is a very full pot of ‘Huh? Fix my Car... You Mean Now?’ to fill your cup...

Oh, the joys of being a Mommy with a never ending schedule, always rushing out the door to get to the next activity with a full cup of caffeine in one hand, a soccer ball, my laptop, purse, car keys, Littlest’s sweatshirt, the bag of tricks (kleenex, water bottle, snacks... and of course at least 1 lipstick!) all in the other hand, I should say, “arm,” actually my shoulder is involved too... I really don’t know how I fit through the garage door!

You know what I’m talking about Darling... we all do it!  I’m lucky if I’ve managed to round up the kids and we make it into the car all at the same time without one sibling shouting across the driveway... 


“COME ON YOU LAGGER!!!  YOU’RE BOGGING!! I DON’T WANT TO MISS MY PRACTICE AND YOU’RE MAKING ME LATE!!” 

‘I’m sure the whole neighborhood is absolutely delighted in knowing our daily schedule, thank you Littlest for helping out.’

This is a typical day for me, just different times and different places.  My car is important.  I should take care of it as it takes care of me and my family and gets us safely to the place that we need to be.  

Ummm, what’s that light?  No not that one... that one!  Uhhh, it says “CHECK ENGINE”...  Hmmm, I suppose I could look at it.  Mmmm, let’s see...okay, I looked at the light message in my dashboard and yep, it definitely says, “CHECK ENGINE”.  Let’s see what it does if I drive a little further... I’m sure it doesn’t really mean anything... OH look!  “CHECK ENGINE” went away!  Must have been that bump I drove over that jiggled the little mechanism to turn the light off.  Problem solved!

The next day as I was driving around taking the kids to their next activity, all signs of “CHECK ENGINE” has magically disappeared... out of sight, out of mind... “CHECK ENGINE!!”  ‘What?  Are you talking to me?’  “CHECK ENGINE!!”  Oh shoots, I’d better inform The Hubby that this light is on and starting to get a little bit snippy with me!

“Caffe, if the light comes on, it means you need to take the car to the dealership.”

‘Take the car to the dealership?  Moi?  I don’t have time to go to the dealership... I have things to do!  Oh, alright, I’ll take the car in as soon as I can.’

The next day... ummm, I kind of forgot about the “CHECK ENGINE” warning as the light was not on... If the light isn’t on, doesn’t that mean that it’s automatically fixed?  I mean it’s a Benzo for goodness sakes!  Aren’t these cars supposed to have like an automatic fixer system thingy that checks all the electric something and something?  Sheeesh...

A week later... “CHECK ENGINE YOU BRAINLESS MOMMY!!!! AND WHILE YOU’RE AT IT... CHECK SAFETY SYSTEM, CHECK OIL, CHECK TIRES, AND CHECK UNDER YOUR HAT TO MAKE SURE YOUR HEAD IS STILL CONNECTED TO YOUR SHOULDERS!!!”

Ummm... Hubby?  Another light came on...

My cup is empty... my car is broken... and The Hubby spoils me rotten as he took time out of his day to take my car to the dealership and get me a loner... all without skipping a beat or smudging my lipstick... He’s my Hero!!! 

Until next time my Dear Friend... Ta Ta!