Maggie--I absolutely cannot believe that! How frustrating! But I agree with HH: if you can't get the gas turned back on in time before your party, then I'd go with grilling.
HH--do you think when the weekend rolls around you'll be able to catch up a little on your sleep? Maybe just kind of recharge your batteries? I know what you mean about the heat and rain thing, too. It's so frustrating here because I live near-ish to the Gulf of Mexico, so it's almost always going to rain at around 2 p.m. But it only rains for 6-10 minutes, and then it's done and moves along. Fortunately, though, the other day it rained and dropped the heat from a steady 96-99 degrees to a much better 89-90 degrees, and the humidity from 100% to 70%. So now it's starting to feel a little more bearable and less oppressive. I hope you guys get your break in the weather soon!
Misty--I don't think it's stupid to be concerned about how you're going to eat at the fair. I mean, you're on this plan to make a lifestyle change, so of course you're going to be concerned. Is there a way that you can pack some food just for you and stow it away in a small cooler or even just a brown lunch bag that you could put in a large purse or something? At least that way you can still eat
at the fair, but you won't be obligated to eat their deep-fried stuff.
Well, yesterday I did well as far as staying OP. I used only 3 Flex points, which is pretty good, considering I went out to dinner with my sister and dad (he's in town working on a consultation). I kind of feel bad for my dad. He told us last night that he had to leave a little earlier than he expected because he had a bunch of work to do. He had to go back to the hospital he was consulting with early in the morning (which is about an hour and a half away), then go back to his hotel here, pack up, drive back to Atlanta (two and a half hours away) and dump the rental car for his own, drive back home (which is another hour away), then on Friday he has conference calls all day and in the evening, after Mom gets off of work, they're driving back down here (two and a half hours). Saturday we celebrate his birthday. But seriously...that's a lot of driving in just a couple of a days, and a **** of a lot of back-tracking, isn't it? *shakes head* Poor Dad. I hope come Saturday he'll be caught up enough with work to enjoy himself. At least he gets a vacation on Monday--he and Mom are going to LV for his birthday for the week, hehe. Of course, they didn't invite the kids.
I didn't read as much of the
Confessio Amantis as I wanted, so I'm not sure I'll make my Friday night completion goal. Which is fine, considering this sucker's in Middle English, lol. Today I'm just going to try to power through it and just see how far I get. I wanted to clean the apartment today in preparation for the parents' arrival, but then again I have all of Friday...and if I do it Friday, that's one day less for it to get messed up again. Ah, the logic of procrastinating.
I can't believe it's already Thursday. I feel like August is flying by, which isn't entirely fair, considering school starts back up in a couple of weeks!
That must be why it's flying by.
Then again, I'll be happy to be working and getting a paycheck again, haha. Bills are hard to pay when you're not getting paid every month!
Well, I better go. I'm going to have some breakfast and get started on Gower.
Have a great Thursday ladies!
~Amanda