Long, hard day here ....... and a torn up right elbow and giant lump on my head. I fell out of the giant tow truck that was in Walmart's parking lot to take my little broken vehicle off for repair. The kind driver decided to drive me and my groceries home. Of course, full of grace, I fell out of the enormous truck when I tried to get out of it.
Bahhhhhhhh -- the only reason I went to Walmart was to get some goodies for baking for a woman who is furious with me.
So, I wallow in self pity.
How are you?

so sorry no good deed goes unpunished. Very nice of the driver to want to help. I hope today is better for you.
Our 3 girls were home for a short visit and we had a lot of fun with them.
I am still fighting with our bushes and they are winning.

Ok, now that I'm on a "real" computer I'll expand on the contents of my plate. (I find it very difficult to type on my tablet!)

Our daughters seldom get to come home at the same time as one of them lives in Louisiana. She picked our Sat activities (St.Jo Michigan..walking on the pier...a beautiful day at Lake Michigan and then lunch at Redamaks in New Buffalo) all great choices. I picked getting into the hot tub that night and it poured rain on us!! But we were already wet and ended up laughing so hard that our neighbors must have wondered what on earth was going on.

The bushes.....multi flora on one side (stickers!!!) and honeysuckles on two sides (8 ft tall at least) and the back row is a little bit of everything. We have disappeared in here and I'm trying to cut everything back....they love to be cut and grow twice as fast coming back.

So thankful that our dog isn't afraid of fireworks!! Looking forward to an old friend coming Sat. for a trip down memory lane.

Have a safe and fun 4th of July!

Oh how awful ((Wren))

Well, hey, we are Joyfully enjoying our son, DIL, and grandson visiting. How blessed we are!

Fireworks...... may get to view some tonight. A treat.

Consuming mass quantities just because it is a Holiday and FAMILY is here..... kick back, relax, enjoy the fest....

Think I will stay away from WalMart and Towtrucks AND not tangle with prickly bushes........ Sorry Wren about the tumble and hope you feel better quickly.

Time to VEG..... or is that VEDGE...... how does one spell that colloquialism anyway? Well, you get the idea.

Still fighting the bushes here. I managed to disturb a nest of baby cardinals but picked them up, put them back in their nest and all is fine. They had very VOCAL parents!

Tried a new German restaurant here with Barbo and it was delicious! We'll go back.

We are starting to pack for a NY trip with our recently high school graduated granddaughter. She was accepted to IU so she and we, have a lot to look forward to.

I pray for all who are struggling here. I promise that things never stay the same...it will get better.

I always feel like this thread makes me want to build a to-do list. But that may scare me and overwhelm me.... sometimes it is best to keep the list of things unknown and in my head somewhere hidden. The past few days have been unproductive, which means that list will be much more stressful this weekend if left unattended to. Ok I will get back to work after this one post.

I have a 15 page paper to write, a journal log for class, a 10 page testing report to work on this afternoon, lunch to make at home, a dissertation to begin, a publication to finish, cupcakes to bake for tomorrow (my closest friend is moving 3 hours away), I think that is all. Oh and the doctor to call and beg for a new medication without making me come visit him again or pay anything additional as I do not have health insurance and got a school voucher on the last visit and the meds only cost $10.

Financially things are terrible. I will soon owe $100,000 is student loans. My credit card bills are a few thousand. My husband is still unemployed. I despise more than 75% of the people in my program and I have 2 years remaining. I also hate small town life. I am a city girl, no offense to anyone who isn't. But it isn't for me. I guess it could be way worse. I need to spin this positively, right?

What is on my plate that is good - is what I should be saying instead. I have a husband who loves me, although we've been arguing for days and not really communicating this week, but it always works out. I have the most amazing pet family in the planet (2 dogs, 2 cats - the best bunch ever). I have a lovely duplex. My car is reliable, although in need of body repairs as I was hit this weekend but thankfully, he wrote me a check yesterday. I have a lovely office that is quiet and zen. I have a brain to some extent -- just need more motivation to actually use it and get work done. I have a family out there, somewhere miles away. I have friends too that are so far away but somewhere out there. There is a world I'd love to travel one day. And I have goals, yes goals to accomplish. So much I want to do and see. That is what is on my plate. Fighting each day and not giving up.

Plate is full Life is overbusy. next Saturday cannot come fast enough for me

It'll come.....

All good things in time. Your tasks are many and heavy, and you are a hero for wading through all of them! Bless you in many ways this week.

I just returned from Dallas...... and the bar exam. Fingers are crossed, of course.

May your trip with Mr. Alffe and your granddaughter be WONDERFUL beyond compare!

Thank you for tending to the baby cardinals I will bet they were CUTE!