Yesterday was a GOOD day! Thank you everyone who emailed me and/or posted something on my Facebook wall. The weather was so/so but as the afternoon went on the sun sort of started to shine. Butler and I messed around during the morning and then a good friend from my old job stopped over at 1:30 to pick me up and off to Culver's we went for a long lunch to catch up on things. We then headed to Raccoon River Park so I could show her Mike's bench where we sat a while and then walked through the playground. Back to my house so she could meet Butler and see him in his shoes - and my tattoo. Her comments were, "it's big, it's pretty, I like it and did it hurt?" :) I then headed to my small group which was awesome from support wanting to know how my day went to what we are studying.
As I turned off 63rd Street onto Ashworth Road on my way home from small group - all the street lights went out which was kind of "interesting". It wasn't until I got to 4th Street to realize it wasn't just the street lights - it was all the electricity - period - for as far as the eye could see. And it was dark. As I approached the corner of 4th and Grand I wondered how the two cars on Grand would react and one just went on through the intersection like nothing was wrong, the other did sort of stop and then continue on. I'm slowly driving on down 4th to my house and it's eerie - no other cars out - no lights anywhere - it's like I'm the only person in the world.
I back into my driveway like I always do (which was a horrid job when I got into the car this morning and could see how crooked the car was in the driveway). For fun I had downloaded a flashlight application on my Droid and boy was I glad I had it last night. And it's a pretty bright light - so there I go from the car up the steps to the front door into the house. Then the small light guides Butler and me to the back door so he can go outside for the last time last night. Then up the stairs to my bedroom to go beddie-bye. Once I got upstairs I grabbed the two flashlights I keep by the bed for when the power goes out - turned them on and the batteries were really low - my flashlight app on the phone was brighter than the actual flashlights - note to self to buy batteries this weekend. I had hoped to read a little before going to bed - not last night. I turned my bedside lamp on so I'd know when the electricity came on (at around 11:15 p.m.) so I could set my alarm for this morning.
The interview I had this morning went really well. The lady won't be making any decisions for a week or so. I also have another interview Monday morning in Waukee. We'll see - God knows what's best for me and what I need financially.
This afternoon another good friend picked me up to do lunch and we hit The Tavern in Valley Junction. We had a nice time chatting and then back to my place so she could meet Butler and visit a little more.
Now.............how many of you will be getting up tomorrow at 3:00 a.m. (Iowa time) to watch the Royal Wedding live? I'm still thinking about it. I did it 30 years ago for Di and Charles since Diana and I were both born in '61. I'm more interested in Kate's dress than anything else because I thought Diana's dress was u-g-l-y. Dad will be getting here around 8:00 a.m. to work on the enclosed front porch (scraping paint and other things) so if I watch the wedding I'm not sure how "perky" I'll be at 8:00.
I've also emailed Dad that he has my permission to kill any and all snakes he finds in the front and back yards while he's here Friday and Saturday. All he must do after killing them is to place all snake parts into plastic bags and make sure the bags are securely closed and then place them in my trash bin. I told him I encouraged him to take many breaks during the two days to look for snakes :)
