A Little Luck

Finally, a little bit of good luck yesterday! I actually still had the receipt for my battery (from almost 3 years ago), and it was still under warranty (expires in 10/08). So I got a free battery...can you believe that? Usually, things stop working a couple of months after the warranty period expires. Jon put it on for me, and my car is good as new.

Last night, Jon brought treats home for dinner. We had Chik-fil-a and Corky's (including some Corky's banana pudding). After dinner, he blew bubbles for Savy.



Savy started playing "mommy" last night. She put her twin baby dolls to bed, then she slept with them all night. As soon as she woke this morning, she put them in their strollers and wheeled them into the hearth room. Then she sat with them while she ate breakfast and watched cartoons. She even fed them some cheerios.



This is my last day of work on this 7 day stretch, and it is dragging! I hope we can go for a bike ride this afternoon when I'm done.

Hancock and Rotten Karma

Ok, my luck is just awful lately. Tonight, Jon and I traded out so we could see a movie. This means that he stays home with Savy while I go to see a movie; then I come home and he goes to see a movie. Tonight I went to see Hancock. I got there early, so I got the good seat...the one behind the handicapped row with the bar that you can put your feet up on. There were a total of four people in the theatre when I sat down. Four more walked in after I sat down. So that's a total of 9 people (including myself) in the theatre....that's practically empty. So this woman walks in with her two teenage daughters. Where do they sit? Right behind me, of course. That in itself bugs me. Why would you sit RIGHT BEHIND ME in a practically empty theatre? Have you ever heard of personal space? I will not sit within 2 rows of another person (unless I came in with them) in a nearly empty theatre. Just ask Krista if you don't believe me...remember how we had to change seats when we went to see SATC? Not only did they sit right behind me, but one of the girls kicked my seat periodically throughout the whole movie. Yes, I could have moved, but then I would not have been able to put my feet up.

What is it with me and movie theatre karma? I looked forward to the second movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy for a whole year. When it finally came out, the whole experience was miserable. There were two giggly, obnoxious teenage girls sitting right behind me who talked very loudly through the entire movie. There was a married couple sitting right beside me having an argument/shouting match. The woman got up and left the man sitting there. He then moved into her seat (to get further away from the annoying teenagers behind me) and took my drink with him. He took a drink before I could say anything, realized it was not his drink, and then tried to give it back to me! I finally got up in the middle of the movie and went outside to complain about the girls. I told the manager where they were sitting, then went back to my seat. The stupid manager went to the wrong side of the theatre, looked around for about 30 seconds, then left.

Back before theatres had stadium seating, the tallest person there would always sit directly in front of me. If there is anyone drunk, loud, flatulent, or just stupid in general in the building, they are bound to park themselves mere inches from me. I was nearly set on fire in a movie theatre back in 1989 when I went to see "The Burbs" with a friend. When I was very little, my parents took me to see Bambi in the local theater...something happened to the film and they were unable to show the movie (yes, Mom, I remember that!).

So, the movie ended (it was really good, btw) and I went to my car. The battery was dead.

It's a curse. And it's not the only thing I've been cursed with. Once upon a time, I stepped in gum at least once a day (usually 3 or 4 times daily) every single day for 5 days straight. There was a brief period where I got pooped on by birds for three consecutive days. And don't get me started on the condom curse (aka the huge grocery sack full of condoms that followed me across two towns)! Why do these things happen to me?

Jon is seeing Pineapple Express right now. I'll be seeing that one soon, I hope...the trailers look really funny.

UNpleasantville

What a crappy morning...it certainly made up for yesterday being really good!

I got up at my usual time this morning, went to let the dogs out, and it was still dark. There were lots of dark clouds, lightning, and it was just starting to rain. Needless to say, I did not get to go for a run this morning. I got back into bed to sleep for another hour before starting work.

When I got up, I discovered the storm had knocked out our internet and phone service, and comcast had no idea when it would be fixed. Guess what happens when I have no internet connection...that's right, I can't work from home. So I had to wake Savy and get her dressed, pack up the laptop, and go to the coffee shop in town (hoping their internet service was not out). Luckily, they had a connection, so I didn't have to go all the way to the office in Memphis. We had banana-nut muffins for breakfast. Thankfully, Savy was very patient and well-behaved again today...I was so proud of her!

Once our service was restored and I was back at home, I discovered my printer is out of ink. Now I have to go back into town to get a new cartridge.

I just recently bought myself a raincoat, and Mimi bought Savy a raincoat last weekend. I did have rainboots but returned them yesterday because they were too small. Jon's been making fun of me for getting prepared for rainy weather...asking if I think a flood is coming. Well, here you go, Jon. This is what our weather was like this morning.
Front porch view:

Back porch view:


You can see how the wind was blowing Savy's hair:


And the dogs definitely did not want to be outside:



I ordered rainboots for Savy and myself when we got home. These are Savy's


I almost got the exact same ones for myself (they have them in adult sizes). I decided that might be a little too cute for an adult, so I settled on these. They have cherries too, so they match Savy's boots but are more sophisticated....don't you think?


They should be here Monday. We probably will not see any more rain for another two months, but I'll be prepared when it comes!

Pleasantville

We had a nice, peaceful day today. Savy wasn't fussy or demanding; she was in a pretty good mood all day. We left the house after work for a quick shopping trip and went to the UPS store to send back the Wellies I ordered....who's ever heard of rain boots that run small for Pete's sake!

Savy is becoming a cat-person. Our cats live in the sunroom and have access to a completely enclosed outside area. I used to let her go into the sunroom to play with them, but she started crawling through the pet door and into the outside enclosure. Every morning Savy comes to me and says in her sweetest voice, "Can kitty-cats come in?" She clasps her hands under her chin as if to say "Please, oh please may I play with the kitties?" The way she says it is so precious...I really have to get her on video one morning.
Anyway, I usually let Kiki in first; she is more easygoing, and Savy's harassment doesn't seem to bother her too much. Ezra prefers to lie on my desk (on top of my paperwork) where Savy can't reach him. Savy spends hours crawling around with Kiki...pretending she's a cat I guess.




Tonight, Jon bought some cat toys. Savy found them and just had to play with them...maybe she's been spending too much time with the cats.