Multiple Memoir Day

Jak ate uncooked microwave popcorn today.

While I was in the shower this morning Jak helped himself to a bag of microwave popcorn that was still in the wrapper. There were only a few kernels and part of the bag left by the time I discovered it. Hopefully there won't be any ill effects from it.


Good hair day; must be raining.

I really wanted to get my hair cut this week, but Beckie, who cuts my hair, is on vacation so I'm having to suck it up until next week. What this means is that pretty much every day this week I have not liked the way my hair looked, except for this morning. This could mean only one of two things, it was raining or we were having gale force winds. Today it's the rain and actually it's pouring. So much for my good hair day.


Mechanic says, "think about new car."

My car went for an oil change yesterday and that was the report when I went to pick it up. Bringing my car to a mechanic that doesn't double as my father is a new experience for me. Yesterday was actually the first time in my driving career that someone other than my dad even changed my oil. Dad has gotten to a point where there aren't enough hours in the day to do the things he needs to do so working on my car is way down the priority list. So the mechanic I'm going to now is a friend and is very honest. His suggestion of a new car was out of concern that my car will fast become a money pit. I appreciate his candor and will give the situation some thought. In the meantime, I've asked him to fix the things that need fixing to buy me some time until I can figure out what I want to do long term.


Just started carrying insulated lunch bag.

Another sign that I must be growing up, or growing old, not sure which?! In my teen years I carried a paper lunch bag to school. In my 20's, if I bothered to bring lunch, I just threw whatever it was in the tote bag I carried to work and often ended up with a slightly mangled lunch. Now that I'm in my 30's, I have done the sensible thing and started using an insulated lunch bag. I even put a cold pack in the bottom to keep my yogurt chilled. The next thing you know I'm going to be starting sentences with phrases like, "Kids today don't know how good they've got it..."