Apparently this plumbing service can come out the same day, yet they can’t make a previously scheduled appointment. The worst part was we had a 1-4 time frame in which we sat home and I couldn’t do any laundry, since the water would have to be shut off, and 4 o’clock came and went without a peep. Joe called the place and got the answering service which was no help at all. The plumber ended up calling us after 5 pm to say he was on his way. Joe told him not to bother. We have the kids here and we couldn’t delay getting dinner ready any longer (we wanted him to look at relocating the gas pipe to the stove among other things). I don’t get why businesses feel they can treat people as if their time isn’t important. Had they at least called earlier in the day to let us know they’d be late, we would have been annoyed, but we could have rearranged our schedule. We definitely won’t be contacting them again. And now we have to locate another service and schedule another call. What a pita!
Category: Life
Lost Gosling
When we were leaving the house this afternoon to go grocery shopping, Joe spotted this little guy hanging out by a tree next to our driveway. He was all by himself looking lost and scared and kept making this little chirping noise. Joe put on some gloves and I helped him round the little gosling into a box. Figuring he couldn’t have wandered too far from his group, we took him across the way to the golf course. We dropped him off at the edge of a pond nearby other geese and their babies. I hope he finds his family.
Sleepy
I think I jinxed myself last night when I wrote how I was looking forward to getting all cuddly in bed and getting a good night’s rest. I was up at 3 am with stomach problems and didn’t fall back asleep until 10 minutes before the alarm went off. Don’t you just hate that? I wanted to snap the heads off the birds outside the window (not really, of course, but they were really pissing me off) because I was so tired and frustrated not being able to get back to sleep and they just kept chirping non-stop.
Luckily my boss is cool and she let me leave early. I came home intending to take a nap, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. My stomach is still flip-flopping and the concert is in a few hours. Good thing I’m off tomorrow and can sleep in!
Coming soon in my life
My philosophy has always been that in order to be happy, you always have to have something to look forward to. Yes, I know, you’re supposed to “live in the moment”, but isn’t living in the future fun? You can imagine how cool things are going to be, and it sure as hell beats living in the past.
So here’s the things I’ve got to look forward to in the coming month.
The Depeche Mode concert tomorrow night – I can’t wait to hear Precious live!
A three-day weekend (although I’m not looking forward to the fact that it’s supposed to rain from tomorrow until the end of time).
A week or so off work the week before Memorial Day. Originally we were planning on visiting Pittsburgh but after budgeting the trip, well, let’s just say that spending $800 on a 4-day, 3-night stay isn’t really a bargain in my eyes. Don’t even get me started on how difficult it was finding a hotel under $100 a night that wasn’t in a seedy area or lacking the amenities we wanted. So we’re thinking about visiting Milwaukee Zoo to see the new big cats exhibit, the Shedd Aquarium (because who doesn’t love that place?), and Millennium Park instead. Close to home, but still fun and full of photo ops! Plus we might finally hit the Melting Pot, and visit one of those trendy Northside restaurants they always mention on the Food Network.
Game Night at my place. Believe it or not, I think I’m looking forward to this one more than the concert. After my recent e-mail convo with Kevin, I got really jealous that him and his wife have game night with their friends, so I decided to start my own. With Memorial Day coming up soon, I scheduled it for afterward, so I’ve got to wait a month, but I know it’s going to be fun because I only invited the bestest people ever!
So that’s what’s on my plate in the next month. For now, I look forward to crawling into bed and getting all snuggly and having a good night’s rest because we’ll be up late tomorrow hanging out with Joe’s friend after the concert.
What are you looking forward to?
Lazy blogger
I am sooo lazy sometimes. Have you read that Stephen King book, The Tommyknockers? I wish I could write entries by just thinking them; that would be so cool. I am always thinking of stuff I’d like to talk about, but when it comes down to typing it out coherently, I usually don’t bother because I don’t feel like it. It’s like all these plans I have when I’m stuck at work. I think “when I get home I’m going to do this, and this, and this” and then I get home, read some blogs, eat dinner, watch tv, and go to bed to start the whole process over again. Maybe my laziness is hereditary. Yea that’s it, I blame my parents.