Le Sigh ... GRRRR ... and Le Sigh Again - The Day Isn't Starting Well

It's 3:28 am and DH is up and playing LOTRO behind me on his computer. *sigh* I DON'T interact with people this early in the morning (except in writing with you, my friends). I have an EXTREMELY busy morning today, and absolutely NO time to spare with small talk or interruptions. So, I'm not super pleased at sharing the computer room when I need clear thoughts. But ... not much I can do. 

It's just going to be one of those days *sigh*. 

I've got my swimming, but from the time I get out of the pool, I'm in hyperdrive. I'll return home and drop off my swim gear, then head out to the auto dealership (I'll bring my "breakfast" to the shop with me because I might have a delay at the dealership. After dropping Minnion off for servicing (highly overdue - by more than a year - OOPS!), I'll take my free loaner car to the shop and get things going there. Once I'm at the shop I can breathe a bit - I'll be where I need to be for the day. It's getting there and knowing that I'll be OK until the end of the work day before fighting the traffic back to the dealer to pick up Minnion. I suspect I'll need four new tires, so this visit will be an expensive one. *sigh* 

I really need my swim today, because today will be a very 
expensive day and I'm not really sure how I'll pay for all 
of it. But I won't really know how expensive until after 
Minnion has been looked over. It's the new tires that 
will be the kicker, but the dealership pricing is equal to 
any of the tire shops I've checked. 

I got a good start on my topic for the latest writing challenge, but I have to double-check the deadline before signing off for the morning. I know it's tight, and I've got two very different essays going. I''ll have to make a firm decision about the road I need to be on as quickly as possible. NO time to waste on this. 

There's actually probably more than two roads worth of 
choice, but I'm hoping it will narrow itself down to one 
or the other for this story. I really hate it when things 
jell in two different and incompatible directions. *sigh*
If I was Salmon Rushdie, I'd probably just start different 
chapters, but I'm not he, nor is this a novel. 

Of course, there's also the question about how much Minnion will actually cost me when I pick her up this evening. Whatever it is, it will be a total ouch, but I'm really hoping I can get out of there for under $1000. It's money I don't have readily available, nor does the shop. Car repairs are usually paid by the shop because my car is a business expense. I'm not so sure I can do that this time. But ... one river to ford at a time. On that note, with scattered thoughts, I'm calling the blog done for the day. I need my swim to help calm my mind down. *sigh* Have an excellent day and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini. 

It Was and Up and Down Day Yesterday - Altered Plans and Stuff

The only thing that worked well yesterday was cooking and laundry. Everything else just dissolved into chaos. The dental appointment got cancelled - the dentist got sick. It's been rescheduled to Friday. I remembered to pick up my blouse from the tailor, but ended up having to drive there a second time because he had inadvertently attached a cuff button to the incorrect side of one cuff. That needed to be redone - quick and easy, but one more thing, 

It's pear season right now, along with the start of 
apple season. I adore pears, and they bake up 
so beautifully. I added plums to the cook yesterday  
and the combo is outstanding! 

I went to the grocery store, of course, and couldn't resist the ripe red pears. I also fell in love with some plums, So when I got home, I cubed those up and tossed them with spices, then baked them. They're absolutely lovely and in containers in the refrigerator. The other thing I cooked was a grouping of eight smaller stuffed peppers, which also turned out well. And of course, on Wednesdays I cook chicken breasts for dinner, so the oven worked quite hard yesterday. It was a cooler day, so that was just fine. 

I had a group of eight smaller peppers to bake, along with 
a batch of a new rice substitute that I bought to try. The 
rice substitute was excellent and the peppers turned out 
fabulous. 

I went to the garden and collected what probably will be the last of the ripe Tabasco and Jalapeno peppers. I also gathered the three ripest Banana peppers. They're not quite ripe, but they are edible, most certainly. I have the Tabasco and the sliced Jalapeno peppers in the dehydrator as we speak. 

I had never heard of "Right Rice" before. My local 
grocery store just started carrying it. It's a vegetable 
based rice substitute that looks and acts just like rice. 
It's very tasty, it holds it's shape, and I think I'm 
going to really like using it. 

Of course there was laundry - three loads of that. Plus my day was made a bit brighter by my weekly conversation with Aearwen, who is settling in nicely in her new "mobile" home park. She bought one of those all-in-one washer/dryer machines, and is very happy with hos well it works. There's still a lot of unpacking to do, but she's starting to feel comfortable in her new place, and over time it will truly become a home for her and her son. 

Himself was very moody yesterday, and being asked for 
the repayment of the property taxes (so that I could 
pay other household bills that have come in) just 
set him off. "Le sigh". 

DH and I had an argument last night, though, which left him steaming with the door closed. Total "le-sigh" on my part. He and I just don't think alike in many respects, and one of those aspect cropped up last night. So, he can stew all he wants, it won't change a thing. And I'll survive quite nicely, thank you very much. All of you have a wonderful day and think lovely thoughts for my friend Claire (Chickie Mama) whose birthday is today. I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.