Snow Day

Well, we actually got snow here in my part of Virginia. Usually my county is right on the snow/ice/rain line. But it started after 9AM and has been continuing since then (its 11:30 AM now). I was supposed to leave for work at 11:30 because its my late night and my boss called me at 10AM to say we were closing. My nephew is still at school. Apparently they waited too long (takes a while to mobilize the buses) so they are keeping the kids in school for now until VDOT has a chance to take care of the roads. My sister drives a bus for another county and she is sitting in the bus along the side of the road cause it is not safe for her to drive right now. I am a little worried, but there is nothing I can do. I don't drive well in bad weather. And my car is this 12 year old hyundai which is definitely NOT a winter weather car. I know people who live in the north are probably laughing hysterically at our reaction here, but we don't DO snow in Virginia. At least I know I don't. So I will just sit and worry, and monitor the weather and school closings.

Peace and quiet

My sister and nephew, along with my sister's boyfriend moved into their own place a week ago. Luckily it is only two doors down from me so I can still see my nephew. But my house is very quiet. Just me and the two cats. I think if the cats weren't here, it would be too quiet even for me! The house has also stayed clean for the most part. Now if I can get them to take the rest of their clutter, I will be a happy camper!

My house has new pipes! My water pressure has returned! Unfortunately, the floor under my water heater is rotting from the last time the water heater was replaced (and leaked) several years ago. The plumbers said it should be fine for now, but when I replace the water heater (with my water that will be sooner rather than later) he said I might want to get that taken care of. Its most likely been that way for a while, but my paranoid and anxious little brain is interpreting this as the water heater is going to come crashing into the basement! My dad told me that if it was an emergency then they wouldn't have left it that way. But still I worry. I am getting an estimate to see how much it would cost to move the water heater into the basement, but I am broke. My home equity loan will be taken up by my credit card bills. And I don't want to put anything else on it. I am hoping that all will be well til I can get a tax refund. I know everyone will be shocked by this, but I tend to worry a lot :-)

I have been reading, but titles escape me at the moment. I have so many on my "to read" pile that I need a year off to catch up!

Is it the full moon?

I know there is a full moon at the end of the week. Could that be causing my anxiety? I am much more anxiety-ridden than usual. The car, the weather, messing up a notarization? Just worrying.

So far so good with my car. It has sputtered a bit but has not stalled again. I've been trying to baby it. And I just have tomorrow to get through.

The weather: They are calling for winter weather again tomorrow. Normally I would be a bit nervous, but I am supposed to work til 9PM tomorrow. And I hate driving at night anyway.

Notarization. This is not really a bit deal. I did not mess anything up. I followed my state rules. I helped this sweet old lady with a real estate closing today. Just notarizing her signature. Basically, I check her ID, put her under oath, and watch her sign. Well the title company messed up some things on the docs and put the wrong date, etc. Since I am responsible for the wording on the notary statement (ex: sworn and subscribed before me this___ day of ____.....) I changed the date to the correct one. And she changed the date in the document to the day she signed it. Exactly the way it should be, right? So why am I worrying? OY! I get so annoyed with myself!

I just finished a fun book today. It is called King Dork by Frank Portman. High school student Tom Henderson is a self-described dork. He is in a band, he's trying to learn how to play his guitar, and trying to deal with teachers who give dumb assignments like copy out the first chapter of The Catcher in the Rye. When he finds his deceased father's copy of the book, he attempts to discover more about his father all the while trying to survive high school. The best part of this book is Tom's trying to survive high school. The extreme torture of gym class, the embarrassment in front of the opposite sex, the ridiculous homework assignments...we've all been there. The language is a bit frank, but overall, a great read and one that adults will especially appreciate.