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please read that heading as if it were in the voice of nelson muntz from the simpsons.

today a piteous thing happened to Cat and i.. i went out to sit in the hottub for a while.. and cat later came out and joined me.. i had to fill it when i got in, and so there was a hose running. after the water level was satisfactory, i figured i would turn off the water when i got out, that way i wouldn't get a whole bunch of deck debris in the water.. well, when Cat came out, she got in and noticed that hose was on. she didn't like it and after some complaining and illuminating the waste of water i was guilty of, she said i had to go turn off the hose.. of course i had stated earlier to her that i would do it when i got out for good, and if i got out it to turn it off, i would not be gettin back in.

so i decide to follow through on my decision. i get up and walk to the hose nozzle thing,and turn it off. i walk to the door all drippy and cold and announce that i am going in. becuase she said i had to turn off the thing, but i said that owuld mean i was going in. she didn't believe me and i didn't want to go in.. but i turned the handle of the door and it didn't move.

we were locked out. stuck in the hot tub.

we quickly went through a list of other ways into the house. ...

i thought i might have left he front door open. it was a long shot, becasue i didn't go outside before the hot tub. so i stewed over it for a minute.. and decided to just do it. go around the side of the house (with the concrete walk, not the other side.. no wet grass to walk through).. and chekc the front door. so i go.. not as cold or horrible as i thought.. but lo and behold...

yep, you guessed it. the front door was locked too.

on my way back to the warmth of the tub and the commisseration i liked so much, i thought there might be a garage door opener in the car.. either car.. but when i looked at both cars.. they were locked.. so even if osmething was in ther,e i couldn't get it out. i think it's inside though, so it would have been in vain to try to wrest my way into a car..

here's what saved us. i had taken a phone out with me to listen for calls. i do that sometimes.. and i called my parents to see if they could bring our spare key and unlock some doors. first i tried the home number.. no good
then i tried their cell.. no answer.. so i leave a message.. like "mom? um.. we locked ourselves out in the hot tub.. can you come unlock our door? you can call." when i heard a beep most likely indicating she would have seen the number and called back. i was right.. they were at a movie.. in lynnwood...

cliffhanger..