My son was married in Santa Cruz Bolivia on December 30, 2006. While we've certainly taken vacations a week at a time several times in our 26 years as a family, there was something about traveling out of country that was major stressful, and that it was right after the Christmas holiday did nothing but add to the stress.

My mom and dad went to Bolivia as well for the wedding, in fact my mom and dad were the impetus to this marriage from previous visits to Bolivia. It is a long long long story...

Anyway, so my mom is also getting ready to go out of the country at the same time, and she's cleaning out her refrigerator and freezer giving me her stuff. I knew it was hopeless to argue with Mom about giving me her food stuff. She is smart as a whip but such a space cadet at times. I took her food stuff, which included a frozen half-used package of polish sausage.

When I arrived home from an 8 day stay in Bolivia, there was a stench so bad in my car it made me gag. In all of my hurry and stress, I forgot to remove the package of sausage. Getting the smell out took months. It was horrible.

This morning I got in my car and smelled something... not quite right. I thought to myself, hmmmmm.... did I leave a half eaten McDonald's hamburger in here somewhere? I shook my head and started the car, thinking it must be my imagination. Then I thought..... hmmmmmmmmmmm, the weather is still hot for late September and I'd better check the trunk for say......... something I forgot to remove when I went grocery shopping?

The offending object was easy to find - - - a package of Italian sausage in a plastic grocery bag, which I guess got away from the other groceries I purchased on Saturday. I promptly deposited it in the outside garbage can, then went to work with the windows rolled down.

Just now I got into my car and could smell .... THAT smell! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I just sprayed the trunk with Lysol, but I hope it goes away quicker this time around. How could I do this twice in one year????? I have no excuse this time around!

Man, there is nothing worse than the smell of rotten meat!