The Best Laid Plans

My sisters were coming for a visit for the very first time, Heading to New Hampshire, leaving the Georgia heat behind. Our friend Charlie was a house guest before they arrived. My husband, Charlie, and I all hatched a plan brilliantly contrived. We decided to impress my lovely sisters, and hired a limousine, To greet them with champagne, and treat them like queens! The surprise was going as planned as we met them at the gate. Barbara and Lisa were unaware of the limo that did await. However, the surprise was on us as we got to the limousine. The hood was up, and it was the saddest sight we had ever seen. My sister Barbara said, “Those poor people are broken down.” We were chagrined, and could have crawled in the first hole around. We had to admit that limo was our broken-down ride. Their hysterical laughter then eased our bruised pride. My eighty-year-old father-in-law gave instructions to the driver, While we were hoping the chauffeur was another MacGyver. Eventually we were in luck, and we were homeward bound. We broke out the champagne, and the laughter was profound. The driver is the one that made out like a bandit. My husband, Charlie, and father-in-law all tipped him in private. 6/6/17