Bob Marley

Sun is shinin', the weather is sweet;
Make you want to move your dancin' feet
To the rescue, here I am!
Want you to know, y'all, where I stand!
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(Monday morning) Here I am!
Want you to know (Tuesday evening) just if you can
Where I stand.
(Wednesday morning) Tell myself a new day is risin';
(Thursday evening) get on the rise a new day is dawnin'.
(Friday morning) Here I am!
(Saturday evening) Want you to know just -
Want you to know just where I stand!

That's how i woke up.

Then this happened.

Saturday, Timo's birthday, 2 pm
Robbert was at the jeweler having his watch checked out.
Caroline had another birthday party and i brought her and Morten (who didn't want to stay at home with Timo) with the car.
2 minutes after i delivered her, i turned the car key. Not a sound.
Shit.
Let's try again.
Nothing. Nada. Noppes.
Shitterdeshit.
i called robberts cell phone.
about 300 times.

i tried the jeweler, but he had already left.

i tried home.
Timo was not very bothered and promised to let his dad call me as soon as he walked in.

Then Rachel texed me.
Was I interested to come over to her new apartment?
Not now honey.

Brainwave.
I called AAA.

The thing was i didn't have the card on me.
Nor an ID.

Woman on the other side giving me a lecture about the guy wanting my id or not helping me.
I decided to take my chances, run home, go the bathroom !!! get my id and run back to the car.
By the time i was at the house, Robbert arrived so Morten could stay there.

Back at the car.
Time passed by.
And by.
i got cold.
and time passed by.

The guy came.
fixed my battery in 1 minute and advised me to pass by a garage to have it checked.
Or i could drive for about 30 minutes to load it

but i was almost out of fuel.
and didn't have money on me.

so.
i drove home.
left the engine on and ran home .
yanked and yanked the doorbell.
robbert hadnot heard me coz he was on the rowing machine.
gave me some money and i ran back to the car.
we are talking 3.25 pm here.

sort of plenty of time.
caroline has to be picked up at the party at 4.45 because at 5.30 she has a judo exam.
at that very time timo has to be at his swimming trial exam.

i head on for the highway.
try to think how far i can go.
after exactly 30minutes show up at the pump.
turn of the engine hesitantly.
for a reason.

f*kkerthef*kf*kf*k.

The battery of my cell phone is getting alarmingly low.
i phone home.
tell robbert to take a walk to the swimming pool and leave the BMW for me coz i gathered by now the battery was a no go.

AAA again
we are talking 3.55.
They will do their utmost but cannot promise anything.
At 4,47 i start to panic.

another guy arrives at 5.
At 5.
and starts explaining.
about how he has talked to his collegue whom i met too.
How this colleague advised me to have my battery checked at a garage.
and how he was clearly right coz here i am standing again.

i kept it together.
but barely.
charge the battery please i grinded through my teeth.
and left in a blaze.
drove like mad, changed cars, got Carolines judobag, raced to the house where the party was, only to have the dad opening the door and say; hey, i thought you were picking her up early.

Put your shoes on honey, while i grab your coat i smiled.
back in the car robbert called.
Timo was halfway through his exam and doing fine.
You can still make it he said.
WHAT???
2 minutes ago she had to be in the exam room.

We are going to do something special honey i said.
Today you can change into your judo suit in the car and then we race upstairs when we are there.
I did.
upstairs put her hair in a ponytail and then realized she had a butterfly painted on her face.
One of the teachers came up.
Parents started giving me looks and i tried to keep my voice calm and relaxed.

Hi.
We've had some car trouble and she would reaaaaally appreciate doing her exam.
Could you give us our first break today?

If she would take the make up off, he would let her join the group.

Rushed over to the toilet. Got some paper and frantically removed the makeup.
So she still had a red face. Who cared? That became better during a couple of minutes so stop nagging.

She got her green slips.

Shoo be doop doop doop.