Friday stuff

Yea....Friday! I love Friday. Generally a pretty easy day on the J-O-B. Hopefully, the garage at work will be finished putting a head gasket in the new car bought for Jordy. That would be really good, so that I can have my car back and stop driving the loaner car provided by the service department. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful to have anything that gets me from point A to point B---but I have had it for a week. I don't want to drive it over another weekend. Yes, I could give it to Jordy to drive, yes, that makes perfect sense, and certainly he is more than willing. But - should anything go wrong while he was driving a car provided by my place of employment --- you all see what I mean, right? I have (finally) been educated at the school of Prevent Problems. So, yes--I could have a problem with the car, I don't mean that, and I also don't mean that Jordy isn't responsible or not a good driver, he is both. But if I am going to get into hot water on the J-O-B, it will be because of something I have done, not something that happened involving one of my kiddos. So...yes - service department, please get his car finished today. A head gasket---- ugh. I KNOW! Shouldn't have happened in the first place, and new/old man, whom I bought the car from, was appropriately shocked. He had no idea the car had a problem, and we all know that when we buy used, we buy blind. So there you go. Bleh.

Tuesday, there were tornadoes in this general area. Thursday, it snowed. It's snowing now. Freakin' Iowa Spring Weather. Boo.

Tomorrow, I have a conceal and carry class - I have no idea what to expect. But it is FIVE hours long. What on earth can be taught for five hours? Of course, I know nothing, with a big, fat capital N. So, whatever can be taught to me probably better be, so I don't blow my own head off. :)

The rest of the weekend belongs to me. No plans...and I don't want any. This has been a rough week---sinus, ear infections are not fun and I have fought it all week long. The antibiotic I am on causes stomach distress and I still have almost a week of pills left.

Mark found a perfect car for the older son - Craig, who has been needing a different one for some time now. I am so excited that he took the lead on this deal - both boys are/will be paying for them, but over time. It really helps me out a LOT. Craig will fly home on the 10th of May, stay a few days and then drive it back. That gives us time to get it checked out well and cleaned up - it needs some tlc. Other than that, it seems to be pretty good, affordable transportation. I can't wait to see him - but it's still about six weeks away. He is very busy at work, and April is the busiest month he has there, so May it has to be. I bought his ticket home yesterday. The flights seemed to be more than reasonable in cost, I was expecting it to be much more after listening to the news recently. So that is another good thing.

And I am off - to get this Friday party started. Have a very great day. :)

Sometimes it just turns out that way

Another weekend behind me. It was a busy one, a good one, although I can't really tell you why. They fly by in a blur, one wonderful, leisurely minute at a time, then BOOM!--Monday morning smacks me right in the face. And I honestly have no issue with Monday - Friday, unless you count my Sucky Thursday campaign, but the weekends are the whipped cream and cherry of life.

We (I) found a car for the youngest. It's quite a car - a pt cruiser, one of a thousand or some damned thing, a special edition made in 2001. Hail damaged but still looking fine, wild crazy flames and iridescent paint, just the type of thing he loves. He is so excited he could just pee...and it's a good, affordable deal. As long as he pays for it. If he doesn't, I will be in trouble. I give him the benefit of the doubt, again. He is growing up and finally getting it. And there is nothing in this world I wouldn't do, or give to all three of my kids. One problem, my middle kid is also nearly carless, his gets him from here to there, and so far, it is still doing that. He too, is now capable of paying but past stupidity has left him unable to do it on his own and it will soon be necessary to help him in the same way. There is only so much of me to go around, but things have a way of working, and I keep telling myself just that. At least there is another vehicle in his household that can keep them going until. In the youngest's home, the dead transmission car was the only one. Two people with jobs and no wheels leaves one pretty helpless. I am currently without wheels, depending on rides from youngest as I just gave him my car, his schedule is the one that requires unusual driving, mine is the same every day. He will pick up his new one in a day or two. So, another problem solved.

Did I mention that I found this car through the man I was dating last summer? It wasn't really through him, it is his. I am not too excited about the new contact but I initiated it, and honestly, when I saw him yesterday, it was good. I do like him and when questioned, I told him so. I laid out the rules one more time. We will see. There is no question how any of this works together, the car, the relationship, the whole deal....I am nothing if not blunt. If you leave a conversation with me not understanding, then you are completely deaf. So...

The rest of the weekend seemed to be spent putting out fires with my kids, answering calls and texts at crazy hours, talking with them as though it were noon, not two am. I am always a little surprised that they feel no hesitation in calling, but I know that's because I have told each of them to do just that. They take me up on it, and one day when I am gone, who will be available?

I am wowed by SKYPE! For the first time ever, I actually got to see the person I was talking on the phone to, and let me tell you that my little Brodie thought seeing MeMaw and PaPa was the coolest thing, ever. Isn't technology awesome?

I'm off to find oatmeal, dammit I am hungry this morning. Happy Monday. :)