A Twist of Things to Come

I know that my shampoo is in Seattle and my son's music stand and violin book are in Texas, because i have the tracking numbers.You probably shouldn't ask why my shampoo is being shipped from Canada. Just FYI.

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My hours are still short for the week, but I'm actually getting a feel for this quality control thing. I suspect that I'm uniquely suited to the work by temperament and inclination. However, this X hours in the morning, X hours in the afternoon, X hours in the evening, plus X hours on teh weekend thing? Getting really old. Gives the impression that I'm always at work, or about to work. Or thinking about work.

But I think that will be better when I start just coming in on two days a week. It will remove the hour and half to two hour commute (45 min on a good day, one way). Though it has been nice to hear my radio plays and things on the trip, especially these last few days with the weather cool enough that I don't have to change and roll down the windows for the drive home.

Fun Boss was in today, and she will be coming back every so often and after her Current Project is over. She's training people for Inquiry, because the Inquiry department is empty and swamped.

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So, this one Amazon Marketplace store refuses to give us a refund or replacement for something they sold us that we never got. It was just a thumb drive, but it's annoying. It's in arbitration with Amazon now. *sigh* I gave my thumb drive to the Big Boy because he needed one for school, and I needed one back up my writing. I also use Dropbox, but I'm old and I like to have something tangible to point at and say, "My work is there." Just give my thumb drive I paid for or give me my money back. Is that so hard?

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The automated attendance at Big Boy's school has sent us two attendance alerts today. One said he'd missed seven days and one said he missed ten. He registered three days in, because they wouldn't see us before school started, but he has been there every day since then. The hubby will take care of it, but Oi.

Last night, I had some! All I remember is that there was a kitten, and it was important. People were out to get me, but I had to save the kitten. Woke up achy and hot/cold.

Still met Mer at Joey K's for lunch. OMG, such good food! I still don't feel right, but it was cool to see Mer again, because she's so much fun. She has the best tattoo artist, right here in town. I've wanted a tat for some time, but I want to do it to mark a milestone. I mean, lots of things have left their mark on my body just as a matter of course - learning to ride a bike, having kids, pulling things off high shelves without a step ladder - but I think it would be really cool to have a mark that is meaningful to me, and not just as a consequence living life. Still have not decided yet.

I'm a very lucky woman. Despite being admittedly kind of dull on the outside, I have the most interesting, fascinating and wonderful people in my life. I'm like a magpie, with a whole collection of cool, shiny friends tucked away in my secret heart. I am blessed.

Oh, and just down teh street from Joey-K's was a T-shirt shop that had this:

http://www.wearyourstory.com/atticus-finch.html

I'm almost embarrassed by how much I wanted it. :D There was also a baby onesie that said, "Mom and Dad found me in a King Cake." Only in NOLA, baby.

It's still so *hot.* I mean, highs in the low 90s isn't that bad, but I'm ready for mid-80s

Today at GC we have an article by Nightsky, The Chicas' Guide to Comic-Con Part 2: The Sequelling. I wish I could hit a Comic-Con just once, because that looks like fun. Have not had much of a budget for travel here lately, though. Maybe soon.

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On my plate today is a some critiquing for the writing group. We have a meeting this Friday, but my plans are still so iffy that I can't be sure I can make it. It is a holiday weekend.

Most of my time has been taken up this week with kidstuffs. Boy the Elder had testing for math placement yesterday morning. I dropped him off and too Boy the Younger with me to get our Louisiana inspection tag and a few bits of groceries we missed on our last visit. Then the hubby called to say that Big Boy's dentist had called to say they had an appointment open up if he could come in that afternoon instead of Wednesday. So, we did it, and scheduled his orthodontic lab for Thursday. Whee! That ate up most of Monday, minus some serious cleaning and the next chapter in our read-aloud of The Hobbit.

Today the hubby, thinking we had another gallon of milk in the fridge, put it all in his morning smoothie. He apologized, but I still ended up walking to the store in the rain to get milk. Oh, well.

This afternoon, if the rain goes away, we are scheduled for the Park Day swim at teh Whitney-Young pool. I kind of hope the rain holds out, even though it would be unusual for it to rain all day. It rains almost every day, sometimes twice, but it never rains for long.

Tomorrow, laser tag with the Janowskys. Thursday, an early-morning orthodontist appointment for Big Boy. Friday is another meeting for the writing group. Though I'd rather be on the road to visit friends and family, it doesn't seem to be happening.

That has been my day, today. Good news, bad news.

"Hey, [Big Boy}! I'll be picking you up from school early... And taking you for a shot in the butt."

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"Mom," says Wee Boy. "I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is I didn't pass my 10s timed test. The good news is, that was an April Fool."

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The good news is, progress is being made on my website. The bad news is it's being made by my poor overworked husband over the modem in his cell phone after working 12 hour days. (And getting urgent calls from Africa in the middle of the night. Whence These Flowers?)

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The good news is he loves this job and is very excited about the work he's doing. The bad news is miss him a lot, and am envious of his usefulness and enthusiasm. ;)

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The good news is my kidney sonogram is tomorrow. The bad news is they have to estimate my portion of the bill because the insurance company won't tell them what it is. The good news is, whatever it is, I don't have to pay it all tomorrow.

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The gloomy weather is not helping my mood, but we need the rain.

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The good news is, I remembered to feed the dog today. The bad news is I'm pretty sure that I forgot to yesterday -- it's supposed to be the boys' responsibility, but I usually remind them.

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The good news is, I've got three re-write openings to pick from for my novel. The bad news is, each of them sounds completely different, even though the story is the same.

*aarrgh*

If I posted a bit of each, would you guys be willing to help me pick one?