On car care conundrums

(Note: i think i've finally figured out how to get spaces back in, thank God!- thanks for your patience with the never ending paragraphs.)

Mom likes sitting in the car. She has for years actually. Even when i was younger, i remember running the portable phone out to the car where she was sitting and hanging out. She enjoys watching the world go by, enjoys reading the newspaper, enjoys doing her word puzzles, enjoys being out of the house (even if it's just in the driveway).

Mom likes being in the car.

So when we travel places, we sometimes leave her in the car. Sometimes she asks to be in the car ("i don't have to go in, do i?") and sometimes we encourage it for the sake of ease or expediency. Like today, when i went to straighten out my phone issue at a store, and we left her in the car, with her paper word puzzle, and a pen, and a water, and a muffin.

Keep in mind that she likes being in the car. Sometimes she will sit in front of the house. Sometimes she will ask to sit in the car in front of the house. Sometimes she will stay in the car after rides.

Bubs and our cousin ran out and checked on her part way through the store trip.

She was fine.

However when we left she was standing in the parking lot out of the car, and i felt awful.

Normally, leaving her in the car is completely fine with her. Sometimes it's really what she prefers.

Sometimes like today though it doesn't work out so well.

So this is an asking God for forgiveness moment, and a moment of feeling guilty.

In the future i guess we will now focus on either having someone with her or checking on her with increased frequency.

It's just one of those weird decisions you make. It's just one of those fine lines you tread.

Thank God all turned out well in the end!!