Near Miss

Everyone has their daily rituals.  Some are long, some are meaningful, and some are just for fun.  My daily ritual involves jewelry.  I always wear earrings, even if I am just planning on an at-home day.  I think I always wear earrings because it makes me feel pretty and put together on even the most frantic of days.  Today was no exception.  As Max and I were almost out the door and on our way to the Children's Museum, I realized I forgot to put on earrings and my wedding rings.  I quickly ran upstairs to our bedroom and pulled out my rings when disaster struck.  As I was putting on my rings, one of them slipped out of my fingers, hit my lingerie chest, and bounced into the vent.  I just stood there holding my breath as the ring clanked around in the heating duct.  Since Joe was sleeping I couldn't yell for Carl so I ran downstairs and starting doing a little jig in our kitchen.  Carl, being Superman and all, raced upstairs to our bedroom and using only a flashlight and a pen, managed to rescue my ring from its metallic prison.  Needless to say, I shut that vent immediately.