the camaro

okay....you need a bit of background first.

josh is in love with his car.
he has a camaro and he just thinks it's the
hottest thing. he'll wash it and then walk
around it just looking at how pretty it is.
i'll be in the car with him and he'll interrupt
conversations to point out the beautiful roar
of the car. that kinda thing.

and i've got to add.....he's paranoid about the
thing. doesn't want it to get dented, or scratched...
worried when something goes wrong...totally paranoid.

he's been workin' on it for a week now fixin'
some problem it had. he's been borrowin' my car
in the meantime.

so he went to get paint. this would be the first
run of his car since he finished fixing it. i
told him to take mine. told him he didn't want to
break down if there was a problem. oh no, no problem,
it's fixed.

so i get a call. actually a few million calls. all
about paint questions. and then!
the call.

mom, you know how you said i shoulda borrowed your
car today?

yeah?

well, i shoulda.
it caught fire.

what?!!!!!

and josh was so calm and almost sounded amused.
he almost sounded amused.
where has my son gone?
first it's warm rich paint colors now he's amused
when his car catches fire!!!

apparently they announced over the intercom several
times about someone moving their car. the license plate
was off, i think, so josh didn't pay attention.
and then they announced 'the red camaro in the parking
lot is on fire!'

ohmygosh.
i am laughing as i type this.
it's so not funny, but if you knew my 'paranoid about
his car son', you'd die laughing.

he runs out and sees the fire department all around his
car!!! he's about three seconds too late....
BASH! they bash in his window......

ohhhhhhhh man.

they're sprayin' stuff all over his car.
and he's apparently screaming 'NO! DON'T SPRAY THAT!
DON'T SPRAY THERE!!!'
the police officer has to move him back.

oh man.
oh man.

bottom line:
a broken driver's window, and prolly the rest will
be okay.

he was as calm as a cucumber.
i was shocked, sympathetic, and supportive when i
heard.

then i turned to zakk to tell him the story and i
couldn't stop the laughter.

oh man.
i know.
not such a good mom.
maybe you have to know josh to appreciate this.

and i'm so lovin' this house of his!
it's got him distracted enough he's okay!

this will be one of those stories we tell at dinner
with guests and die laughing over.