Whew! I've been way behind at work recently (maybe 3-4 weeks), and a coworker who just quit left me with lots of her stuff to finish up, too. Today, I got caught up. Yeah!

Well, fixing the mother-in-law car will cost $612 (first estimate) and we decided it was worth the risk to fix it. Dana asked why she couldn't drive one of our other cars, specifically the Audi ("since it's old, now"). We told her because we didn't want her taking it over like she did with the Grand Marquis with all her junk. She said she ( Read more... )

I was really busy at work today, so I was not interested in leaving early, but friends who live in the valley near us were leaving early because Hwy 101 was closed due to the fires. Evidently the wind had changed their direction, and everyone was forced to use [the mountain pass] instead. Vic called around 5:00 and said he was ready to leave. He ( Read more... )

Went to my cousin's celebration. She had just graduated from college, having earned her early child development teaching credentials (yeah, Heather!). Her brother, my cousin Ian, just completed his contractor's testing (yeah, Ian!). My other two cousins were there, too with their kids. Caitlyn went off playing with Tim and Jordan, closest to ( Read more... )

Just got back from the store, where they were selling blackberries. Seems I picked approximately $16 worth of berries out of my backyard without much effort!

Just got done picking a big bowl of tayberries (a cross between an Aurora blackberry and a Scottish red raspberry). Gonna make a pie for hubby!

OK, so I knew I had a dopey mother-in-law, but this beats all ( Read more... )