Storms in the sky and in my head
Topic: People/Family stories
Today was one of those days that make you feel happy to be home with your laptop in your jammies. Let's call this post...just the facts please. You can fill in the 'blah blah blah' and 'yadda yadda yadda' that usually happens amidst the facts.

I got up at 7:30am
showered
dunked some gingersnaps in my coffee for breakfast
Picked up my mom at 8:30am
ran her to the beauty parlor
ran home to make lesson plan list
(one that would be deciferable for my mom)
she ran Maggie-school today!
picked up mom at 10am
brought her to my house to watch Maggie while I ran around
*like a crazy person*
Left to have my car's oil changed
asked them to check on what was leaking under the car
*tried to block out the Jerry Springer show blaring on the tv*
turned off the tv when the waiting room cleared out
Looked out the window a dozen times at the car progress
tapped my pen on calendar that was way too full
oil changing guy told me the oil pan gasket needed replacing
there are several other leaks in the undercarriage....
"major repairs" he said
*felt stomach clench*
Drove into downtown to the hospital to have 2 pre-op tests done
hysterectomy in less than 3 weeks
*eeeeeek*
waited one hour for first test...2 minute chest Xray
Those gingersnaps were not lasting
waited one hour for second test....5 minute EKG....*need food*
Got my car out of the parking garage
*9 minutes before the fee went from free to $3*
Noticed lack of edible materials in my car
Looked for fast food
found Sonic
got popcorn chicken and a strawberry limeade
*aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh*
saw 2 homeless people come by for cups of ice at Sonic
they were granted free cups of ice....
it was so nice
ate with the window down, no a/c
noticed it was a very nice day outside
watched pigeons walk on tables outside Sonic
vowed never to eat at an outside table at a fast food place
drove home in record time
visited with mom while I made dinner
monitored homework, chores and attitudes as older kids got home
served a yummy pork chop dinner
left in a flurry for husband's church league softball game
sat on bleachers yelling *woooo* and became skito-chow
watched thunderstorm moving in,
lightening is amazing
got drenched while huddling under overhang of snack bar
*with 27 other people*
game was called off
Our team won!
this was a first for our team
=)
no sooner did the ref leave than the rain stopped
went back to our cars in the stillness after the storm
looked at used cars online with husband
(remember leaky van?)
*stressssssssss*
....we can't do another car payment....arg
decided to think/pray on this a few days
and now I'm sitting on my couch, no shoes, laptop upon my lap
I need a little Word to calm my stress-out heart
and refocus my whirling mind


Psalm 119: 165
Great peace have they who love your law,
and nothing can make them stumble.

the storm is calming down inside
peace is on the horizon
but my head is still hurting
even after the storm is spent