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Not a bad day after all.
Yesterday I got the bad news that my car isn't drivable until at least next week. While the brakes have been fixed, there is a small hole in the heating system such that fluid is leaking out and continuing to run the car risks ruining the engine. My mechanic was adamant that taking the car to drive this weekend, even less than a total of 30 miles was not something he would want me to do, and he's very glad I decided to bring the lack of heat to his attention so he found the problem.
On top of the car problem, my Treo has decided it doesn't want to function as a phone anymore. The rest of the functions work, but it won't recognize any SIM card put in, and says it gets no signal at all. *sigh*.
I wasn't looking forward to much of a day off, with no car, no phone, and no company other than the cats. Faeryn had said she might not be coming home last night, so I wasn't even sure of being able to borrow her car for a minimum of errands. We did spend some very pleasant time listening to music and fiddling on the computer a bit before she went out, though.
Faeryn did come home after all, relatively early even, and I borrowed her car when I got up. I ran out to Michaels who did not have what I was looking for, then back home via the credit union. I also went by the store, briefly, to pick up coupons that had been left there. I foolishly had the radio on, and fell completely apart when Garth Brooks came on singing "The Dance". I've been working very determinedly today on reminding myself how much less the day sucked than I was afraid it would, and trying to keep focused on little things to be done now rather than thinking about what has been lost. Mostly it works ok, especially when around other people.
I came home to find Faeryn awake. She helped me get the mailbox (which is driving me insane) back up, and hopefully it will stay up for another week or so. Then we ended up going out to put money from her into my bank, then out to the grocery store to get food for a friend of hers who has cancer and isn't doing so well, and to get goodies to put into a basket for my parents' anniversary on the 19th. We got olives of various kinds, a lovely tapenade, crackers, cookies, and hot chocolate. I just need to get a handful or two of Lindor chocolates to add in, and it will be all set. We're giving it to them with a set of videos, so it should provide them a pleasant evening all together. We also got a roast chicken and a salad for home. I'm having the salad for lunch and feeling quite virtuous (I'd rather be having slices of bread with olive tapenade and roast chicken, but I need to eat some vegetables for a change).
Faeryn has gone off to visit her friends, and I probably won't see her again until tomorrow. Hopefully she will remember that she is my ride to work (probably will). I'm going to finish my healthy lunch, then curl up with the cats and take a nap, then work on Christmas gifts. I can't find part of what I need to finish my gift for Mom McM, and I need to figure out what to make for my mother. After a nap I'll put on a book on tape, clean for a short bit and then work on gifts.
The cats are already dozing, so I'm going to go join them now.
On top of the car problem, my Treo has decided it doesn't want to function as a phone anymore. The rest of the functions work, but it won't recognize any SIM card put in, and says it gets no signal at all. *sigh*.
I wasn't looking forward to much of a day off, with no car, no phone, and no company other than the cats. Faeryn had said she might not be coming home last night, so I wasn't even sure of being able to borrow her car for a minimum of errands. We did spend some very pleasant time listening to music and fiddling on the computer a bit before she went out, though.
Faeryn did come home after all, relatively early even, and I borrowed her car when I got up. I ran out to Michaels who did not have what I was looking for, then back home via the credit union. I also went by the store, briefly, to pick up coupons that had been left there. I foolishly had the radio on, and fell completely apart when Garth Brooks came on singing "The Dance". I've been working very determinedly today on reminding myself how much less the day sucked than I was afraid it would, and trying to keep focused on little things to be done now rather than thinking about what has been lost. Mostly it works ok, especially when around other people.
I came home to find Faeryn awake. She helped me get the mailbox (which is driving me insane) back up, and hopefully it will stay up for another week or so. Then we ended up going out to put money from her into my bank, then out to the grocery store to get food for a friend of hers who has cancer and isn't doing so well, and to get goodies to put into a basket for my parents' anniversary on the 19th. We got olives of various kinds, a lovely tapenade, crackers, cookies, and hot chocolate. I just need to get a handful or two of Lindor chocolates to add in, and it will be all set. We're giving it to them with a set of videos, so it should provide them a pleasant evening all together. We also got a roast chicken and a salad for home. I'm having the salad for lunch and feeling quite virtuous (I'd rather be having slices of bread with olive tapenade and roast chicken, but I need to eat some vegetables for a change).
Faeryn has gone off to visit her friends, and I probably won't see her again until tomorrow. Hopefully she will remember that she is my ride to work (probably will). I'm going to finish my healthy lunch, then curl up with the cats and take a nap, then work on Christmas gifts. I can't find part of what I need to finish my gift for Mom McM, and I need to figure out what to make for my mother. After a nap I'll put on a book on tape, clean for a short bit and then work on gifts.
The cats are already dozing, so I'm going to go join them now.