So, today we stripped the roof. Tomorrow we are hoping to re-paper and shingle it, so that it doesn't rain in. We are also praying that it doesn't rain overnight, or we will literally be sleeping under the stars when the whole damned roof caves in.

So, tonight we had a happy ending. I was helping clean up when I hear meowing. So, upon investigation, I find this tiny calico kitten. Well, not tiny, maybe about 6 months old, good sized. It's under my truck, and it's coming to me when I call. So, it decides that it wants to be on my side of the chain-link fence, and squeezes itself through the fence! No bones in cats, I tells ya. So, it lets me pick it up. I end up putting it in one of the cages, and we are going to call animal services in the morning, I don't want the poor thing roving the neighborhood and either getting hit by a car, eaten by a pitbull or starving to death. I give it some tuna and water and it gobbles it. Well, it got out of the big cage, so I come back to get it, it runs up to me, and I find a smaller cage for it. Escape artist. I'm dreading taking it to the pound tomorrow, it's so sweet and tame. It just wants to play. So, my husband sees it, and says that his cousin has one just like it, and calls to see if he wants it. Well, all-in-all, the wife ends up taking it, it loves the kids, and they have 2 other calicos at home. So, happy ending to be had, and tears avoided. Good news.

Other than that, it's been a reasonably quiet week. But a good one.

Cheers, and here's to happy times.

~R

Oh, now that I've caught up on my messages I have "It's the End of the World as We Know It" & "Welcome to the Jungle" somehow combining into one song in my head. Thanks Anah.

Anyway, so this week has been a weird one for dreams. Saturday I had one that I didn't want to wake up from. Honestly, 8 hours later, I was still pissed it had ended.

Now this morning, I had a strange one too. Only this time, I managed to wake up halfway through getting out of bed to do what I had been told to do in the dream. As in, someone in the dream told me to go do something (something to do with plugging in a camera battery, which we don't have.), and I got up out of bed to do it, at 2:30 in the morning. I was out of the bedroom and in the hallway before I fully realized that I was out of bed and had been only dreaming. That was kinda scary. Hopefully I don't end up doing something I regret like that. I don't normally sleep walk either...and no drugs (sleeping pills).

So, the roof is leaking. Really bad. Inside the house. It stormed yesterday, and here was me with the towels and buckets trying to stop the water from running everywhere. It could have been worse, but honestly any time water comes in the house it isn't good. Especially when it is running behind the wall and out the light switch. Oh, and taking most of the paint off the wall.

The battery on the security system died. It took me since Thursday and 4 phone calls to get someone out to fix it. Didn't think it was that hard to figure out honestly. And we'll be out $60 because it's not covered under warranty. Nice. Needless to say I was spitting mad this morning...

Anyway, I'm not really complaining. Things could be worse, but it's the bumps in the road that make me hit the roof of the car that make me just a bit upset.

Anyway,
Good books, Love and Lemon(ade)!

Ok, well, things have been going ok. Nothing too horrible <knock on wood!!!>, nothing to wonderful...fairly mediocre. I can handle that.

Last week, there was someone who was angry at the world. He called the library, and cussed at me for 20 minutes. I almost got in BIG trouble for not telling anyone until the next day. The boss was busy, it was 5:30, I just wanted to go home. Not the best idea in the world. But eh. Apparently, we got 3 different doozy complaints within 1 week. People are getting cranky. I had someone yesterday think I was being rude and condecending when I was actually trying to make a joke. And it wasn't at her expense. She apologized and took back what she said. People are getting cranky and loosing their sense of humor. Fun.

The roof on the house is leaking. Well, it's been doing that for quite awhile now. At least it isn't inside. We should be able to fix it. <roceeds to stop knocking on wood, and crosses fingers.>

My hubby's best friend is coming to town in about 2 weeks. He (the hubby) is very excited and trying not to show it. If you know my hubby, it's almost comical to see. He (the best friend) will be staying with us for a few days over the weekend. Now we have to clean out the back room. I've been wanting to do that...now I have to. Great motivator!

Taught a computer class this morning. It was difficult, but that's ok. I do love a challenge. Though, I kept forgetting what different punctuation marks were called, and they kept having to help me. I told them, for the ones who don't know me, Monday morning is not my best time. I will stumble, but that's ok. We can get past that! They laughed, it broke some ice, all went great. What fun.

So, basically, life goes on,
The world is still spinning, and though I'm dizzy at times...that's quite alright.

Till laterz,
Love, lemons, and good books!

So, so far this week:

I've dealt with vomit in an unused trash can. Who knows how long it was there?

This morning someone stuck their library card in the A drive. Thank gods for tweezers.

Someone came in and got mad that we didn't have a meeting room available. He's known for a week, he should have called earlier anyway. Plus, he told 4 other people that he already had one.

Had someone try to weasel out of getting more than 2 1/2 hours on the internet. She wanted more time.

This morning there are hoardes of screaming babies all around me. (Babytime program this morning.)

And it's only Wednesday. At 11 am. Bring it on!

1. Minty Blueberry gum does NOT in fact, taste good at all.

2. If you sit in the front of a store for any amount of time, you are apt to notice some of the strangest people combinations.

3. Cell phones really are rotting people's brains...they're the new tv.

4. Txt spk drives me absolutely crazy. Grammar apparently has died, a horrible, slow lingering death.

5. There is WAY too much communication in this day and age. There are so many different formats in which to tell people what you at for breakfast. Example: Send them an email, add it as a status update on MySpace, Facebook or Twitter, blog about it, post a picture about it, photoshop and post a hilarious picture about it. The ways in which people can annoy others is endless.

There will be more, but I'm rather sleepy, and can't think straight.
Peace...as much as can be had in this day and age.



***Edit*******
6. I distinctly remember when I was in Kindergarten, we were taught that when we got up from sitting, we pushed in our chairs. Apparently, I am the only on who remembers this lesson. I spent most of Saturday repeatedly pushing in the same 3 f***ing chairs!

7. People are nasty. They turn in water damaged books for us to sell. They turn in videos and cassettes and dvds with living roaches growing in them (yes, I had one of those last Thursday!). They smell, they are just gross. I hate the general public and their unwashed selves.

8. Chocolate is a dieters Kryptonite. Current score: Chocolate: 5, Rica: 0. Dammit.
So are homemade frosted brownies with walnuts....Chocolate:7, Rica: 0. I hate my coworkers...