Wow. Today didn't really happen, did it? I'm trying to convince myself it didn't, but it isn't working. It's been a weird one, to say the least. It really started yesterday, and carried into today. I just hope it stops here! If tomorrow follows the course of the last two days, I don't want to get out of bed in the morning!
Monday started off so horribly wrong. I went through my normal "get ready for work" routine, as always. I fed the cats, as always. I got in the truck to head off to work...that's when it got bad. As soon as I started the truck, I knew....there was a kitten under my hood. So, my day really started off with having to deal with a dead kitten. I did, then sat there in the driveway and cried. There's no telling what the neighbors thought...an almost middle aged man sitting in his driveway crying. But I didn't care then, and I don't really care now. It must have looked strange, though.
Once I got myself together and headed out, everything seemed to change. A day that started out so badly ended up being a great day. Everything went pretty well. It was a fairly light work day. I had a couple of personal errands to run. I did the work I needed to, got the personal stuff out of the way, and was even able to get some things done around the house that I've been avoiding doing. I went to my baby's house that evening. I cooked dinner for her and the boys. It was probably one of the worst dinners I've ever made, but nobody complained...and the boys ate all their food, so, oh well. After dinner, the boys and I went for a walk. We went to the fire station down the road. One of the firemen gave the boys a plastic fireman's hat, one for each, and I got a few good pictures of them. One inside a firetruck, one in front of a firetruck, and one sitting on the step-up of an ambulance. We walked back home, threw a few sticks we found in the road on the way, and all was good. After their bath, I helped them finish brushing their teeth, read "Green Eggs and Ham" to them, and tucked them into bed. It was a great evening.
Once the boys were asleep, Baby and I were able to talk. That's always good! She fed Emma, and I held Emma...I can't get enough of that! I stayed way too late, but it was all good. I drove home thinking about how I'd just had one of the best days I could remember, even though it started so very badly. I slept well.
Then Tuesday came. It didn't start nearly as badly as Monday. And it really wasn't such a bad day. Work went fairly well, although it took me longer to do what I needed than I think it should have. It just felt like a bad day, after how Monday seemed so good. After work I brought my lawnmower over to Jeff, because theirs is on the fritz. I also gave them my weed eater, since I can get another for next to nothing. I felt like an idiot, because the main reason I came was to blow out the A/C drain line, but forgot to bring the blowgun attachment for my compressor. As it turned out it didn't matter...when Jeff and I went up in the attic, we found that the drain pan was in need of replacing. So blowing out the line wouldn't have made a difference anyway.
So, I played with the boys for a while...woohoo, two days in a row!!! Then I got to hold Emma... again, two days in a row!!! I changed her diaper once, and she belched real big for me once. I think only a grandparent can enjoy such seemingly mundane things! But she's my princess. As gross as it sounds, I know the first time she pee's on me will be a day I'll never forget! Love is weird!
All in all, it wasn't a bad day, but when I left... I felt there was something wrong. The whole way home I kept thinking...what did I do wrong? Did I say something I shouldn't have...did I not say something I should have? Did I do, or not do, something? Was it that I gave Jeff my weed eater? Was it that I forgot the blower for my compressor, or that I didn't realize the drain pan was shot the night before? Was it the fact that I was there two days in a row? I don't know, and I don't know how to ask, or if I even should. But something was wrong. So, I didn't sleep well.
Then came today. It was like I was in the Twilight Zone. I went through my usual "get ready for work" routine. I fed the cats. I started the truck. And before I was out of the driveway, the drive belt broke. For any who don't know what a drive belt is...it's the belt on a motor that runs the A/C compressor, the alternator, the power steering pump, and the fan which cools the water in the radiator. Oh, fun! So, off to the auto part store. It took about 5 minutes for the truck to overheat. And the auto parts store is about 8 minutes away. But I made it, bought a new belt and after much pain and consternation got it installed. Then the day went downhill.
I got to the job I was starting today. Ok...powerwash the outside of a house. Easy enough. Oh, hell no! One of my hoses broke...actually, it was a coupling that broke. SO, a trip to Home Depot for a new hose coupling. Then, the hose blew in a new spot. Not a big deal...when I went for the new hose coupling I thought I was being smart and bought two. So, 10 minutes later I was up and running again. Then came another blowout, then another. So, another trip to Home depot to buy a new hose, just to finish power washing this house. It took 3 times longer to make the runs to Home Depot than it did to finish that last bit of work. It was a terrible day.
So, if tomorrow continues the trend, I may not have any hair left! I just hope I get to sleep well, but I doubt it.
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