All in a Day

·         Took Shelby out for brunch.

·         Got the oil changed, tires balanced, and an estimate for a tune up which will be just shy of $900 and a new axle for $200.

·         Drove over a set of railroad tracks and my window fell down into the door.

·         Was so distracted by the window I almost ran out of gas.

·         Plucked the window out of the door and moved it back into place while the car sucked down $3.17 a gallon gas.

·         Got to work totally prepared to spend hours repairing a printer.  It took 30 seconds.

·         Developed a massive nosebleed.

·         Woke up Nick, and dragged him into the barn through the slush and taught Shelby how to brush him and clean his feet.

·         Nose stopped bleeding but lost 80% of my hearing.

·         Bribed Nick to pay attention to Shelby by giving him a peppermint.  He gave me a big horsey “I love you” on my forhead.

·         Lymph nodes so swollen by this time I can barely move my neck.

·         Bribed Shelby to leave the stable with the promise of a Ramona Quimby haircut.

·         Forgot about the broken window and rolled it down in the Mc Donald’s drive-thru.

·         Hung out in the Auto Zone parking lot and fished my window back out of the door.

·         Dropped Shelby off at church.

·         Stalked my mom and found her at Marsh and grocery shopped with her.  Spent $80 bucks on nothing.

·         Called sickly Wayne to check on him and see if he needed anything but he didn’t answer.  He called me while I was leaving a message on his voicemail to make sure I was okay and see if I needed anything.

·         Stopped and got some Chinese takeout.  It was supposed to be beef, it tasted like beef, but it looked like chicken.  Ate it anyway.

·         Put the $80 worth of nothing away and cleaned the kitchen.

·         Stopped at CVS to buy Shelby a valentine and $4000 roll of duct tape and fish my window back out of the door.

·         Stopped at church to pick Shelby up and rigged up a duct tape repair to keep my window from falling down again.

·         Brought Shelby home, and watched her eat about two yogurts, a granola bar, and a bowl of cheese crackers.

·         Got desperate enough to make the lymph node pain go away to take a Vicodin.

·         Neck feels better but my hands itch and I can hear the people downstairs breathing.