Day 45: You know you've had a bad day when...

1) the hose you are using to drain your RV tanks disconnects from its coupler

2) you were draining the black water tank at the time

3) the black water tank aint exactly "water"

4) you go back into your RV to clean up & the dog backs away from you

5) you're trying to find Trader Joes & Starbucks but your GyPSy is "confused" & tells you to take non-existant turns

6) you manage to find your way, but at 4-way stop signs, inconsiderate drivers decide you don't need a turn, causing you to repeatedly stomp on the brakes

7) you finally arrive at the campground to check in & they say they don't have you listed

8) they finally find your packet (since you were pre-registered), you find your site, you back it in without crashing into anything, go to hook up the water & electric and...can't open the door

9) after trying to push, kick & "move it with your mind" the door handle instead crunches your pinkie finger

10) your kids learn a new curse word (note to self: in homeschooling report, add vocabulary lesson)

11) you call National RV & calmly explain the situation & they tell you it will take about an hour before the locksmith can arrive

12) you call National RV 1 1/2 hours later & calmly explain the situation & they say they will call you right back

13) 20 minutes later the locksmith guy calls & tells you he had the wrong address, but will be there shortly

14) while waiting for the locksmith guy the kids decide to entertain themselves with a game I'll just call "Let's Bounce Off the Walls & Make Loud Noices"

15) while waiting for the locksmith guy your sweet husband calls from a plane that has very loud announcements occuring each time you try to talk to him

16) the locksmith guy arrives while you are shout-talking to your husband, causing you to have to hang up on him, not knowing if he was leaving or arriving (he was leaving)

17) the locksmith guy walks up to your RV, sees you through the window, looking like a lost puppy, & says, "So you're good now?" (you find out later that he thought he was supposed to unlock a car door, & since there was no car at your site, you must have fixed it already)

18) after explaining that, no, you are actually locked inside the RV, the locksmith guy reaches up &, with the ease of slicing warm butter, opens the door

19) even though you're grateful that the door now opens freely, you feel like an idiot because he didn't even have to use a tool or anything. The saving grace is that this is all on National RV's dime.

20) now that you can come & go freely, the first thing your dog does is go, freely, twice, in big piles outside the RV (at least he waited until he was outside!)