We’re getting a nice steady shower, and from the looks of weather radar, we’re in it for the long haul.
Poke tenderloin is rotissin’ and shortly, I will get some fresh sweet corn into the steamer. nom nom nom nom!!
Well, the day has just improved somewhat- I was just about to start filling in the ‘hardship payment’ form, so I had at least a little bit to live on while I tried to appeal having my benefits stopped- and my Mum phoned.
My grandmother’s house has sold- and for substantially more than the asking price. She’s just got the cheque’s (a few months earlier than she thought, and for half as much again). I’m getting 1/6th of it- which is more money than I’ve made in the last year and a half.
I don’t have the money yet, it’s just ‘soon to be arriving’, so I’m still going to be carrying on as I was for now, but I’m no longer worrying if I have to sell my great-grandmother’s wedding ring or my hair or something to get enough food. It really does feel like someone just lifted a weight off my shoulders- I always thought that was just a figure of speech.
It’s now incredibly tempting to run away to France in a few weeks, for the European Juggling convention… I know I should stay here and be responsible, because if I start spending money I’ll just run out (and I still don’t have a job), but I’ve been having to think carefully about spending anything for the last year, and having one good play with it is so unbelievably tempting… 
**Nuts **- it won’t be irresponsible if you take a little bit of the money (when it comes) and have a little fun with it. Just be all mature and adult with most of it. Tell 'em all I said that’s what you should do!!
I had to do an annual mandatory meeting today. I found out about this an hour and a half before the meeting. I’m apparently manning the desk tomorrow during the meeting I thought I was going to. The Ferret was there and I found out that our Sister Property Up the Street has a Ferret as well.
Also one of the housekeeping managers quit via text message this morning because she was all butthurt over not getting a promotion when our Jamaican Lady got a promotion up the street. I had a feeling she was about to quit. She was upset Friday when she found out someone else was promoted over her and she wasn’t as chipper Saturday as she usually was. It was subtle, but I felt her disconnecting.
So, sorry Drae, but today was worse than yesterday. Now I shall consume a supper and do some embroidery.
Woo for money!! You never realize how much you’ve given up until you’re suddenly staring at more money than you’ve had in forever.
A vacation to France is probably not the best idea, no. But if I were you, I’d do something only-moderately-expensively nice for myself. You’ve worked hard to stay breathing for a while. Go get a massage or something. 
I know when Og is sending me a message. Today, the message was, “It’s time to quit mowing, dumbass.” Said message was delivered by simultaneously running out of gas and having the first drop of a deluge hitting my bald haid.
Except I have about a 10X30 patch of grass uncut, which would take me less than 5 minutes to finish. If it doesn’t quit raining, my next chance will be about a week from Thursday. :rolleyes:
BBBobbio - you’re welcome! 
I didn’t get my nap, too damn noisy around here what with dogs barking outside my bedroom door.
Got my clothes in the washer, Sah-son will put them in the dryer and bring them upstairs for me when they are done. Got pizza, well he got pizza I got a cheeseburger sub. I ate half now and will eat the other half later. Or I’ll take it with me anyway.
I feel like hell. I need sleep!
Sounds like a veritable frog strangler.
It was flytrap! Frogs were croakin’ everywhere!
We have supperated. Good call on the hawt wings if’n I do say so myself. Plus we both have some hawt wings and peas 'n carrots for N.O.L. tomorrow. Go Me! Some watermelon also got sampled. Firm, ripe, red and juicy it was. YUM!
Yay for money Nuts! Another vote for doin’ a little sump’n fun for yourself. As long as you’re all adulterated like with most of it ain’t nuttin’ wrong with a little bit of fun.
White side up.
The drought here continues. I shall water such grass and plants as we have this evening.
Dammit, **swampy **- now I want watermelon!! But our sweet corn was pretty good for so early in the season.
I need a new knitting project - time to pull out the pattern books and inventory the yarn.
Well, I want rain, dammit!
Shoo it this way. You guys are good at that shooing stuff.
We’re havimg watermelon and ice cream at work tomorrow - today we had yummy picnic food - bbq chicken, hero sandwiches, mini ribs, and mayo salads. Om nom nom
I find watermelon nasty.
I’ll see myself out.
Wow; Apelet is staying home by herself already! Seems like she was only born last month. 
Jynx, I’d buy a scratch & dent one ifn I could find one but no luck at three different scratch & dent stores. New one is bought & will be here on Firday; only $500 & change…empty.
I only mentioned about the freezer sewerside & not the other stuff that happened yesterday. but it was one of those when-you-hit-rock-bottom-there’s-nowhere-to-go-but-up kinda days. So, yeah, I’m gonna be an optimist & say I’m ready for a better day.
Little Rabbit Foo-foo & the forest field meeces are Mumpers? 
How you doin’? 
Never to early to get ‘em use to livin’ alone I say!
::Shoos some rain towards flytrap:: Shoo Rain Shoo!
Good news on the doggie front. Knee surgery was a success, now all she has to do is recover.
Vet care is oddly inverted compared to human care. A bottle of tramadol from the vet cost about $25, but from the human pharmacy, I’d pay $7 for the same. At least the surgery is far cheaper at about $1000 for a ligament repair.
The twelve hour countdown for my surgery has resumed…
Since she’s busy on her honeymoon, I’ll tell you - HazelNutCoffee and her Irish Boyfriend got married!!
Their portmanteau couple name can be Irish Coffee. 