Everybody ~Take a Deep Breath~

And by everybody, I mostly mean me. But if you want to breath for me I would greatly appreciate it. I've had to remind myself over the past several weeks that~


A) It's all going to be alright (eventually)


B) Bad things happen to good people (I qualify, right?) and


C) Just keep breathing, in out, in out.....



For those of you that I don't get to talk to on a daily basis here's the update.

After the free carnival ride that we took in our car we started the seemingly endless process of settling with the insurance. I gave my statement, talked to the four different "adjusters" assigned to my claim, went to the doctor to have my ankle checked out (It was okay just a deep muscle contusion....official doctor word for bruise.) and got my rental car. In the midst of all of this big fun Larry and I flew (on an airplane) to Northern California for a job interview. I'm not a big fan of flying so this was a real treat for me. The interview went well, we liked the area but we are doubtful that they will match the pay that he is currently making. As soon as we got home that night from California, Samantha (who was good enough to come and watch my kids) informed me that my dryer coughed through it's last cycle and gave up the ghost. Jess has been telling me for some time (since she has had the misfortune of doing laundry at my house) that I needed a new dryer. Well, I was left completely out of the decision making process, my dryer made the choice for me. So now my dryer is dead and I have to return my rental car due to the fact that the insurance had given me a settlement amount the week before (even though they hadn't actually PAID the money) and my contract states that I have a week following the settlement to return the car. Is anybody stressed out besides me? I have piles of laundry and the prospect of having no car and no dryer so I do what any resourceful housewife does in this situation. I go to the laundro-mat spend fifty dollars to do a weeks worth of laundry and return my car the next day. Living without transportation is all fun and games for awhile, it actually gave me an excuse to stay home for a few days, but it is not to be borne in the long run. I HAVE to have a car where we live. So we went car shopping this past saturday, Larry and I (and Gabby by default). I drove the Chevy Traverse which is the exact car that I want except that I want the Acadia, same frame same everything except for a few minor details on the outside. I LOVED it! Being the stubborn woman that I am, that is the car I am living and breathing for right now. I am crossing my fingers that we get it! Which puts me still in the unfortunate predicament of not having a car. (My Acadia is sitting in a lot in California waiting to be auctioned and sold to muah) So we rented another car for the week. Oh and somewhere in the middle of all of this mess, my bed frame broke. We are now sleeping on a box spring and mattress laid out on the floor.

But before anyone thinks my life has been filled with only the most depressing moments during these past three weeks I want to share with you the many blessings I have counted:

Laundry Mats~humankinds gift to women. Two hours of doing laundry and you are done for the week.


Air Sick Bags~ I didn't have to use one. YAY!


Rental Cars~ Seriously who came up with this idea? It's a great one!

Sleeping on a Mattress on the Floor~reminds me of being young, maybe what it would have been like if we were starving students in college. It's terribly romantic.

Kids Who Cooperate


My Knight in Shining Armour~ who drove me to church today because it snowed two inches in one hour and then picked me up again afterward.


On the count of three Exhale.