The Manic Mechanic

Apparently the "captcha" problem I was having was a (increasingly typical) LJ glitch. It has not reared it's head today. So, I guess I'll stick around a while longer. *grump* ;)

Today was a good day. I took Jeff to the cardiac clinic to return his portable heart monitor ("Holter") that he had been fitted with for the prior 24 hours. Since I had some banking errands to do, we headed from there to my credit union then stopped into Mimi's Cafe for a nice little lunch. We had Kodi with us to get him out of the house, once we returned from lunch Jeff was greeted with a dog laying in the passenger's seat next to a big pile of doggie puke and a sad look on his face. We cleaned that up, we couldn't be too hard on the dog given some of the stress he's been through lately, then headed home. After dropping off da KodiPooch we decided to through all caution (and sensibility) to the wind and head to Columbia Mall to do our (now delayed) Xmas shopping for each other. We took our time, the crowds were not too bad in the mid-afternoon, and we successfully buoyed the economy with our gift purchases. After a little break among the increasing crowd, we headed home. The mailbox held a nice little surprise in some unexpected (and expected, thanks guys!) well-wishing cards for Jeff, as well as a check from work along with a letter wishing me well on my recovery and an explanation for the check. This was not unexpected, as it was payment for unused vacation time for the year of which I had quite a bit left. I had simply forgotten about this standard payroll procedure, and although it was a simple form letter, the words and the tidy sum of money made me feel better about work than I had for months.

Jeff and I spent some quiet quality cuddly time on the sofa together watching teevee, we were soon accompanied by both Kodi and Pinky, our apparent new family member. This was also a first, all four members of Team Mayhem curled up together, and a milestone for Kodi in the "acceptance" department. I was enjoying the warm schmoopie feelings for a while until the phone rang, it was rockybear02 calling to wish us well and catch up on all the latest dish. More good times.

Our efforts to decorate for the holidays have unfortunately been futile. The wind and weather thwarted my attempts to hang out the too-cool LED icicles on the house for the past couple weeks, and Jeff's sudden medical crisis put the brakes on completely. So, the new lights and other decorations go back into their boxes and up into the attic for next year. For a tree, we literally have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree I picked up at Sears a while ago, complete with the single red ornament and wooden base. We wrapped a light blue dish towel around it in lieu of Linus' blanket. How ironic that this unassuming little Christmas tree stands (well, bent over is more like it) proudly for my best Christmas ever. I have my honey with me, and thanks to the efforts of so many wonderful people from all over, that's all I ever wanted.

Happy Holidays, everyone.

So much bile being vented across my LJ friends list for some reason.

Can't say it's undeserved.

I hope Pat Robertson is next, along with Donald Wildmon, Fred Phelps and his klan, and their ilk. And soon.