Ok, I nominate myself for Dingbat of the Day. Here's my account of what I did to deserve this honor. Yesterday I made an appointment for a pedicure at the salon that my friend Stephanie goes to. I even asked for the same woman that does Stephanie's nails. I made the appointment in the morning , so I could drop off Sarah, and then go straight to the salon, and then I planned on running a bunch of errands. So, this morning besides getting Sarah prepared for school (breakfast, make her lunch, pack her bookbag with show & tell item and her Mimi for naptime), I had to get all the stuff I needed for my errands prepared. I remembered everything but the piece of paper that had the salon's name and phone number. So, there I am at 9:30 driving around the strip mall looking for a nail salon named R Nails and not finding it at all. I try to call Stephanie, but she's up north camping and there's no answer on her cell. Finally at 9:45 I pull up to a place called M Nails and go in. In very broken english the lady behind the counter asks me what I need. I say, "I think I have an appointment here for 9:30 with Jesse?" She nods her head and says, "Yeah, yeah, come in. Pick your color. She be with you in 5 minutes." At this point I'm still not sure if it's the right place, but I check the price list and it's the price that Stephanie told me she pays, and then I spotted a gentleman working there and he too has broken english, like the guy who took my appointment over the phone, and so, I just figure it's the right place. I get my pedicure, pay and go run the rest of my errands. A couple of hours later Stephanie calls and says, "I saw that you called. What did you need?" I tell her my story and then she says, "Oh no, you went to the wrong place." I got the location of the salon that Stephanie uses confused with the location of the salon that my neighbor, who does nails, use to work at. I know, I know, how big of a dingbat can I be? Pretty big. At least my toenails look pretty. Oh, and I did call the other salon and apologized profusely for missing my appointment.
