Warning: Do not operate this brain until caffeine has been fully absorbed.

A month ago, I found a great place to stay when I, my mom, my aunt, my sister in law and a gaggle of children go to the beach this summer. Finding accomodations for a few adults and several kids is always a challenge, especially if you're cheap like we are. Luckily, I've got my Army connections, and can stay in a lot of places for very reasonable rates. So I found these great, huge cabins for just $110 per night. The reservations aren't made yet, so I'm not saying where.
The trouble was, you can not make reservations until 90 days in advance, and I think we all know that I have a bad memory. We'd canceled our other reservations, so the pressure was on. I put it on every calendar I own: CALL ___________ at 8 am on 3/13!!!" I was told to call at 8 am sharp because they go fast.

So, I look down at my clock this morning while getting Mikayla ready (Aaric is still sick) and realize that it's 7:59, on the morning of the 13th. I dashed up the stairs to my phone charger. My phone wasn't there. I realized that I'd forgotten to plug it in last night after it died. The only phone in the house. So I grab my flip flops and get Mikayla's backpack packed and tell her to finish brushing her hair and then head out, and then run down to my friend's house to borrow a phone.

By then, it was 8:04. I look at my little yellow post-it and start dialing. It rings and rings and rings...

and that's when I realize that in that city, it's just 7:04.

Now, lets see if I remember to call again in 40 more minutes.

I remembered. And need to scream.
While today is exactly 90 days out, some people did make reservations for earlier in the week, that extend past the 13th. So there are no 2 BR cabins currently available for the 13th. There are for the 14th so I get to try again tomorrow. Ugh.

And the lady on the phone was annoying. My brain is still not functioning at it's best, so when she told me she was sorry, there was nothing available for the 13th, I simply said, "Okay, well, can you explain how, because today is the first day that it's possible to make reservations for that day." And she says, "Ma'am, you need to calm down!" I swear I did not even raise my voice or sound the least bit agitated! Then she gets an attitude, and explains and then says, "like, let me give an example..." and went on to list out literally, about 10 examples of dates that were booked. After the first two, I said, "okay, so..." but she just kept on charging ahead, not letting me get a word in edgewise. I so wanted to say, "look lady, I'm not an idiot, one sentence about how people could reserve yesterday for the whole weekend would have sufficed." But I didn't because I feared the retaliation.