Some bad days with some great things

Well, this has been a roller coaster of a week. On the bad side, I had a lot of trivial things go wrong that took up my little free time. I got a stomach virus with all the attractive events that go with that sort of thing, the nose pad on my glasses broke, my tub drain stopped up and I got a speeding ticket for going 38 in a 25 zone. Actually, the ticket was only a warning. My eyes teared up when the officer told me that. At that moment, it was just one thing too many. I was guilty, too, and was trying to figure out whether I'd be able to go to court for it. I usually drive like a slowpoke nerd so I don't have a lot of experience with speeding tickets. Work was also a challenge this week, which wasn't a surprise. I was trying to get everything pinned together before I left.

On the brighter side, I had a lot of good things happen. The folks in my department gave me a wonderful bagel breakfast by surprise yesterday, and I got a basket of my favorite candy bars (which I have had to hide from others.) Sue stopped by with some advance supplies for my recovery, too. And today, when I was really wigging out about trying to get the house cleaned and ready (as if I hadn't had months of warning about this) Jennie stopped by without warning and spent more than a few hours with me cleaning up the place. It looks so much better now and I feel equally better. Oh, and if you were wondering, I fixed the tub, had the glasses fixed and my digestion has settled down! I guess the impending reality of this is wearing a bit. As much as I'm not looking forward to it, I'll be glad when the show is on the road.