You know that moment right before you realize you've done something stupid? You have this vague feeling that something is amiss, but *what* you've done hasn't quite hit you yet.
This happened to my sister last week. She parked at the My Gym place, got out of the car, got her 11-month-old son out of the car and shut the door. She was on autopilot - you know how it is.
After the door slammed, she experienced a split second of hesitation... wait for it... wait for it... DOH! She realized she accidentally locked *everything* in the car (except for her son, thank goodness).
I didn't even think this was possible. Aren't new cars supposed to have special lock systems that protect you from yourself? At any rate, she evidently pushed the lock button then threw her keys IN the car (as she was getting her son out), then closed the door.
Everything was in there. Her purse, her diaper bag, her son's bottle, even her phone. The funny thing was she had her earpiece in and she was *talking* to her husband as all of this happened. So the phone was in the car, but the ear piece was on her head, and she could keep talking.
"Don't hang up!" she told him. "We have a problem!"
Since this was the last phone call she would be able to manage until her car was unlocked, she stayed on the line while Matt called our mom. Arrangements were made to drop off the spare key.
Big production. Oh, and did I mention that the baby really needed a new diaper?
Momnesia strikes again.
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