lock-out
managed to lock myself out of the house for the first time. had to happen some day. i am an old pro at lock-outs. since i did not hide a key in the garage, so there i was - truly at a loss. i called on sarah, my kind neighbor (who had mowed my lawn for me once), and together we looked up a locksmith in her phone book. i was dreading the costs (given my NYC experience) but it was $30 and he took abt 15 minutes to get to the house. it was the day before thanksgiving and we were going to the grocery store for supplies. and i wasn't even late.