I must totally be over my jet lag - I was up at 4:30am and fully rested this morning! The past week I had the "swimmy head" as my wife's grandmother used to say and that is not a good way to start the day. Swimmy head doesn't go away until about the 10th soda!! But today, was good on many levels.
The girls both did well again today starting their day out so that was wonderful. Little one fixed cereal for her breakfast - the dog benefitted because there was a trail of milk soaked Cheeri-O's from the counter to the table - she had tilted her bowl a little too far to one side. The dog did a good job cleaning up, all I had to do was mop later in the morning!
Everyone had a chance to talk with my wife this morning and that was very nice. We'll take those phone calls as long as we can get them. She was in good spirits and sounded good. We decided what to get her on her birthday - she washed her I-Pod so we'll get her a new one and load it up for her then mail it to her. I didn't fuss at her, I figured she had enough on her mind in the first place and if washing an I-Pod is the worst thing that happens, then I'll be thankful. I think getting to talk with the girls made her day as well so it was a win-win for everyone.
I anticipated - well, let me change that to I expected - the guy doing the work in the garage to be there around 8ish this morning. He called about 8:15 to tell me his helper didn't show up and he was looking for him. Those of you that know me realize what was going through my mind - of all the things I value, being where you said you were going to be when you said you would be there is pretty close if not at the top of my list of things you must do. But I realize who I was dealing with so I was kind and told him to call me when he was on his way.
I took the dog to get her flu booster shot - it is always something with a pet around here! The vet is just around the corner, less than one mile from our front door to their entrance. Our dog is a mess when she goes into the vet's - it is also in the same building as the kennel - I don't speak dog so I don't know if she's excited, nervous or just an idiot when she gets in public - whatever it is, she's no fun to be around! It took the tech all of 30 seconds to get her, take her to the room, give her the shot and bring her back. That was one dollar per second!! Good thing it wasn't an hour long procedure!!!! I'm not done with dog stories yet - she has one more "rooftop" moment later in the day.
I got home and the guy still hadn't shown up. I worked on a few things, folded laundry and stayed busy around the house. Finally at 10:32am (can you tell I'm a little peeved by now?) he calls and says he is on his way. He started in this great big, long, overboard story about how he couldn't find the guy and all that - I told him I didn't want to hear his story, I would see him soon.
Lunch was enjoyable considering the guy still hadn't shown up. It was close to 12:30 or so when he finally did. Now, I'm a very easy person to read and I do very little to mask my emotions - he caught on real fast I wasn't interested in hearing his story, I just wanted the work done and done correctly.
As with most laborers like him, he forgot one item from his original bill of materials. He said he was going to run to Lowe's to pick it up but I stopped him and told him he should stay here and start the process, I would go get it. That little trip took about 30 minutes round trip - he did have a good start on the project by the time I got back so that was good for him.
It was a little stuffy in the house so I opened a window close to my desk. The screens were out in the garage and in a place I couldn't get to but to be quite honest I didn't think much about it. A few minutes before the little one arrived home from school, I walked out to the front porch and then down in the yard to wait on the bus. As I was standing in the yard I heard the dog bark at me - I turned toward the upstairs to see her walking on the roof!!! The dog had climbed out the window and was walking on the second floor roof line - YIKES!! I don't take her out to meet the bus because she can't sit still when the bus arrives and I'm afraid she will run in the street to meet the little one so I leave her inside. But I never, ever thought she would run back upstairs and climb out the window on the roof but there she was! The bus was coming up the street so I had to sprint back inside and up the stairs to the open window - yes, I know my fault for leaving the window open - and grabbed her. I was afraid when she saw the bus pull up she would leap off the roof and get hurt - just what I didn't need. Yes, the screens are back in the upstairs windows!! Stupid dog - stupid me!
The little one got home as normal and had a good day at school. She only had a little bit of homework and she got that done. It was a beautiful day so she went outside to play on the trampoline while I sat on the back deck and read a book. I could hear the saw and nail gun from the garage so that was good.
The oldest daughter got home with a pile of homework again. I don't remember having that much home work in high school but she does stay busy.
Supper tonight was very good - seasoned pork chops, alfredo noodles, green beans and bread. The pork chops from the butcher are really good - nice and thick with the right amount of fat on the edges - as you cook them they stay so moist and juicy - almost like a bacon wrap! Once you cut away the fat, the meat is just so good.
The guy in the garage finally finished right as we finished supper. I checked his work, had him clean up his mess and paid him. I will admit his work was good and exactly what I wanted. Now I'll just need to paint it and move forward. Once I finish the garage project, I'm going to work on the landscaping that took a beating during the winter months and rain storms.
We had the pastor's roundtable tonight and that was good. A small group but those are the best kind. We didn't have much new business and that leads to more time for prayer and reflection. We don't make decisions for the church in these meetings but we do discuss items, come to an understanding and then once we present it to the church during a business meeting, we appear to be more unified. It really keeps issues to a minimum in the church.
The oldest daughter got a call from her new job tonight and she will start the computer stuff tomorrow evening. We are going to have to adjust her homework/study schedule so she'll be able to pull this off.
The girls' devotion tonight was "Casts and crutches" referencing Philippians 4:10-13. It talked about complaining and letting a physical ailment hinder you. We talked how the same thought process works for allowing money issues to hinder you as well. My devotion was "the time of relapse" referencing John 6:67 - it talked about walking with Jesus while you do His work then reminded us many do the work of the church for their own reasons, not God's reasons.
Day Thirty Seven comes to a close - here's looking forward to Day Thirty Eight!
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