While Middle Boy was at the birthday party I ran errands.  It was only two hours long and all the way across town from our house.  Had I gone home I could have stayed about 15 minutes and left again.

While I was running errands my phone completely blanked out.  It wouldn't charge and it wouldn't turn off or on.  I did a number of things to try to remedy the situation, including buying a new charger, to no avail.

I had my iPad with me and I drove around trying to find somewhere with a wireless connection so I could send Boarder a message to tell Middle Boy I was there to pick him up, but NOTHING.

I didn't want to go inside and page him, because that would have mortified him.

I was left sitting in the parking lot...praying.