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Soctober 9, 2012

Look how fast I can knit while steam is escaping through my ears?

Today was the weirdest day.  On my facebook, I said:  “I can’t decide if I should write a book or a country music song about the happenings of this one day. So far, and I’m holding my breath for no more excitement, my day has involved a lawyer, a realtor, a dump truck driver, a backhoe operator, a swimsuit model, a welder and a plumber. I wonder what tomorrow holds! :)”

The lawyer happens to be my cousin, who happens to be an attorney not far from here so we called him about an issue we’re having.  We’ve been talking to him for a couple of days, faxing and emailing documents back and forth, even though he’s on vacation in Maine.  Thank goodness for family! I believe we have resolution on that little problem.

The realtor — that goes along with the lawyer.  She was nice and I still like her (the realtor).

The dump truck driver got stuck and apparently did some serious damage to the dump truck.  I heard it was broke down on the side of the road when he left here and then the boss came to talk to the guy doing the job.  Not sure what happened with all that.  Surely wasn’t the driver’s fault he got stuck . . but what do I know?

The backhoe operator was in charge of the driveway job.  His wife is the swimsuit model.

The welder — nothing I want to say about that.

The plumber — we have a leaking pipe either in a wall or in the concrete foundation.  The plumber will start tearing things out tomorrow and try to find the source of the leak.

This sounds like a very good time to run away from home . . if you ask me.

Tomorrow’s a new day.  Hopefully there will be no screaming in my back yard (I was not involved), no crying (I was involved) and by this time tomorrow . . maybe there will be no more steam escaping through my ears.

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  3. Judy, looking for a sunny outlook for tomorrow. I would be tearing my hair out!

    • I must have been in survival mode yesterday. This morning I awoke a bit teary over it all but it’s all history now. Some things have changed, but it is all for the better. Life goes on.

  4. Doesn’t it all just make you think it’s time to go visit that sweet little granddaughter again and leave ’em all to it?? It’ll all work out in the end.

  6. Oh my…I so hope today is a glorious, sunny, quiet day for you to make up for yesterday…no tears today.
    Hope all the issue are fixed..well after the plummer comes anyway.

  7. Thank goodness you moved to the country for a little “peace and quiet”!!!……maybe Roscoe doesn’t look so bad by comparison! Hugs……

  8. taken as a whole, i’d say that you found a productive way to deal with everything going on. well done!

  9. Knitting is good for stress release. So is laughter which you bring into my life through your blog all the time. Thank you and I hope you can find a smidgeon of humor about your bad day soon. BTW Vince does bear a slight resemblance to Big Bird in those pictures.

  10. Oh definitely a country song! I’d get Brad Paisley to sing it, if it were me. I really am curious to know how the swim suit model tied into the story, she seems out of place in the character list. You’d have to come up with a story to explain that, maybe Roscoe decided to like her better than the red hen?

  11. I’m voting for a book, and I think it’s time to escape to see the G-baby too!

  12. Sounds like time to sit and knit the day away and say, “Tomorrow will be a better day!”

  13. Take Speck with you to your sewing palace and don’t come out until Vince gives you the all clear! (Make plans to spend the night, if necessary).

  14. It does sound like a day to lock yourself in the sewing room! Glad that today things are looking better!

  16. I vote for running away and seeing that precious granddaughter! Babies always make everything better!

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