Current Notes: All I want is a big glass of soda (or water), some chips, and a book. I feel like I've earned them !
Today was…very long. Hit the
grocery for milk and what Beloved Hubby needed for lunch in 19 degree weather
at 5:30 am. Barely lay back down after he left when MIL said we needed to talk.
Raced through a shower, gulped a piece of hard candy, and settled in for what
soon devolved into a repeat of the family classic, ‘Let me tell you everything
I think you’re doing wrong, explain everything we need you to do, and then leave
to let you fix it’, but I was too busy to dwell. Soon as she was done berating
me for the two times I neglected to provide taxi service – was too sick Tuesday
to go to my own appointment (which FIL already knew about), much less safely
drive him to his, and another pharmacy run I don’t remember him ever asking me
about, just vaguely muttering that he needed to go, but not where or when – and
ignoring the ten or twelve I have provided, even the driveway ambush one, (irony
alert !) I had to hurry to taxi FIL to the cheap cigarette place halfway across
town, past the closed road that makes me go about six miles around town to get
there. But first, we had to go to the grocery store where his bank is, so he
could ATM some cash for the smokes. Too bad he decided to grocery shop while I waited,
engine running, parked barely legally, thinking he’d be out any minute, because
all he was going to do was withdraw cash from the ATM. I darn near floored the
gas and left him there when he came out with grocery bags…
He then got me lost on the
way there, thinking a dirt path connected to the service road. It didn’t, and I
ended up less than three blocks from home, so basically had to start all over.
By the time we got back, I was about to explode. But, I didn’t have time. I had
less than an hour to get Dearest Son dressed, fed, and ready to go to his
playdate – and I hadn’t taken my meds or eaten anything besides a piece of hard
candy all day either.
Our time in PreviousTown
made up for the whole day. Dearest played with the other kids – yaaay ! – and participated
far more than he ever has before. I’m so proud of him. At his request, we
toured TRU, and he saw a large stuffed Octavia and the ‘Queen Chrysalis’
TRU-exclusive set of MLP figurines he’s
wanted since Christmas. I’ll talk to Beloved, but I think he’ll have the money
saved up from his allowance when the next game day comes around on Feb. 06. I’ll
tell you about the rest of our TRU visit tomorrow – this is already pretty darn
long ! J
We also hit up the thrift
store I’ve missed so. Spent a big $9. – he got a nearly-pony sized Spider-Man playset (this
one, in fact) for $4., only missing a car and two figures he wouldn’t have
wanted to begin with. He saved over $20., and plans to use it in his pony
videos ! He also found a like-new baby Rainbow Dash in a bin of 25c stuffed
animals, and she was just too cute to leave there. Turns out, she’s
a bathtime toy – and she has an ‘outie’ belly button !
As for me, I got a pristine
copy of The Von Hoffman Bros. Bigger
D@mner Book of Sheer Manliness for Beloved Hubby. It’s actually a really
cool book ! Everything from movie reviews, beer, and punkin’ chuckin’ is in
there. I also snagged a dozen much-needed coat hangers for 50c – cheapest anywhere
! – and two grab bags of small toys. Mostly for the fun of going through them.
Guess what you’ll be seeing over the next few days ?
Of course, all that took
nearly all day, but Beloved worked late, so I finally had a little time to
relax. Then it was time to start dinner and such. Still so proud of Dearest –
and I can’t wait to go back to TRU soon !
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