Just got back from my walk, which I almost skipped because it's damn cold out, but then I remembered I had to go to MediTrust and get more Advil Cold & Sinus. I swear there has to be a wind chill right now. I accidentally clicked on the weather for Orlando, it's 27 there right now. D'oh!
So I am feeling less urges to kill today, which is good. I shook my day up a bit by starting out with a field trip so that was a welcome change.
Got lots of stuff done last night/today, including:
Put 2 of the new grills on the BBQ last night, looks pretty spiffy! Hoping to get the call for the last piece on Friday.
Fixed a problem with Outlook where I was having a ghost folder that wasn't accessible. Finally! That's been driving me crazy. It was a matter of deleting a profile and setting up a new one.
Went to the body shop with my car today. They're charging me less than my Moncton quote, so it's going to cost $268. Phew. I think the guy took pity on me because he recognized me as having been in before. Magnet for damage, that car is. I am dropping it off tomorrow morning to get fixed and then I can forget about it.
Decided to leave my winter tires on and run them down this summer, and get a new set in the fall. Then I can have 2 winters on a new set of tires instead of just one. Also getting the works done next week, oil change, MVI, new wiper blades. At some point I also have to clean the interior, perhaps Saturday. I'm taking care of you car, so please steer clear of damage for a while, ok?
Upgraded both my cell phones today. Got a new flip phone for work, which hopefully will have a battery that lasts on standby for more than a day. Got a new phone for myself, it's red, and very cute. I have to go read up on all the fun things it can do. It came with a free caribiner, and its own backpack, in case it wants to go hiking with me.
In other news, my grandfather of the recent leg surgery did in fact have a stroke a while back. He was supposed to see a specialist yesterday, I will have to give him a call and see how he made out. His main doctor said he's basically a ticking time bomb and has blockages in both sides of his neck? This is not good.
I had another meeting today with "the guy who sounded cute". Still not interested in his product. Nor him, since he's married. I do already have a good reason why we shouldn't go with his product so I guess that will be my out. I will still dutifully review the info though and make sure I'm not "passing up a great opportunity". What a sucker I am sometimes.
Let me preface this next paragraph by saying that I am not any kind of die-hard feminist. I actually prefer my significant other do the driving, the outside yardwork, the heavy lifting, etc. But when someone comes to my door and asks "is your hubby home", like some kind of old boys' club leftover stereotype, that really pisses me off. This happened to me tonight. It's the 21st century, you old geezer, and I am a single girl who owns a house. There aren't any "real men" here to talk to you. I get way too much of that attitude at work, which is bad enough. So the knock on my door was from a neighbor, who wanted to talk to me about... come on, you must be able to guess... the ditch. I knew this would come back to haunt me. The whole purpose of this ditch was to stop the flooding of the houses behind me. It seems it has done the opposite for this guy. He called the City, and they told him it wasn't their problem, it must have been the owner of the property... to which I very quickly said ooooooo noooooo it wasn't! I gave him the name & number of the specific guy from the City who was here last fall, and sent him on his way, also making sure I told him my basement flooded too. He was nice enough about it at least. There is no way this will turn into my problem, not if I have anything to do with it.
And the best news of all that I got today, is my older brother is coming home for a visit around Father's Day weekend!!! I was so happy to see that email today. My nephew will be here at the same time, as his mother will drop him off for a few days on her way to a wedding in NS. This also means he'll be able to help me with my pathetic surround sound setup! Yay! But mostly I'm just glad he'll be coming home for a few days. He hasn't been home since September and has yet to see the changes to my house in person. I don't get to see my brother that often so I am always thrilled to hear that he's coming home. And I haven't seen my nephew since last summer, when I was temporarily living with my mom.
While I was up visiting him in Montreal last month, he offered me our family kitchen table & chairs, which my mom gave to him when she had to sell our house. He & gf got a new kitchen table set from Pier 1 so they needed to find a home for that set or sell it. I decided I'd like to have it, it will be nice to have something of my family in my house. It will probably be a bit weird at first, seeing it in my kitchen, but it's something that has a lot of memories attached, mostly good ones. It's also quite a large table once it has the two leaves in it, so it would give me a lot more space for any potential dinner party plans.
There is a possibility, if she agrees, that my nephew's mother may be able to bring it down with her in their pickup next month. I hope this plan does work out, since the only other methods I have of getting it down here are 1) ask my Dad for yet another favor; or 2) pay a pile of money to have it shipped down.
So a much better day today. Things to look forward to and be happy about.
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