Sometimes you get lucky, even when the odds are against you.

The day before I could give my friend the ripped up JETS baby dress before leaving for her cruise I decided that I had to find the thread I needed and put in those ruffles. I would take a half day from work, go to the garment district and buy my thread (and maybe some fabrics), and still have enough time to take the bus to pick up the boys from school.

Then the half day ended up much longer than expected. Scratch the gartment district. There is a store called Sew Right Sewing Machines near my kids’ school. Maybe I could go there before picking them up. Why didn’t think of that earlier? I got out from work late, so late that I didn’t think I could get to the school on time. Forget about getting the thread. Will I have to go to the police precinct to pick up my kids? Will they think I’m the worst mother in the world for not being on time?

The bus, as expected, was late, but there was not much I could do at the time, so I slept all the way. The bus driver must realize that I was in a hurry or he was also in a hurry. I would have enough time to walk to the school. I must have dozed off again because when I opened my eyes I realized I just went past the stop I was supposed to get off. Ok, I had to remain calm. I rang the bell, got off at the next stop, about 10 blocks past my kids’ school. I walked quickly toward the school and there it was, the sewing supply store. I walked in and found my thread and went to pick up the boys. To make the long story longer, here’s the much better version of the JETS baby dress: