My stomach is tied up in knots about the court hearing tonight. Mostly because of not knowing what to expect. That's the same reason it also gets all twisty every time I drive up the hill to the house. I almost had a coronary the other day when Desmond wasn't in his normal place in the front yard when I drove up. The air went out of my stomach in a big whoosh when I saw him slowly trotting around the corner of the house. That's as fast as he goes, slow. But it was good enough for me; happy to see everyone alive and safe.
I met another potential Mr on Monday and will meet another one tomorrow. It seems to come in waves. I have no interest in seeing Monday's man again (didn't really want to meet him in the first place), but am looking forward to meeting Mr Tomorrow, we had a nice phone conversation the other day. I drove by a Home Depot yesterday and felt almost a sense of revulsion - home construction projects are just not something I want to think about right now. I think it's OK to think about other stuff: fighting fires, finding a date, and canning tomatoes. The house and farm structures will have to wait until I can stomach it. Need to lay more track first.
I've painted 3 rooms including ceilings this spring/summer and cleaned carpets and replaced a light and have got at least one more gallon to go, then I hope to hang it up for a while. I'm not as happy on a ladder as I once was!
ReplyDeleteYou hang in there. Try not to be nervous; you suffered a loss because of another person's negligence/stupidity. This wasn't your fault, it was hers. You have nothing to be nervous about. She's the one who should be nervous.
ReplyDeleteI'll be thinking of you through this evening. Hope all goes well.
ReplyDeleteGood to get it done though, Karen Sue!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thoughts folks. Logically I know I have nothing to be nervous about - but it's like the dream when you know you're prepared for an exam and the teacher passes out a test on something you didn't study for! Here's hoping the judge doesn't say, "where's your attorney?" or something else I'm not prepared for. I think it's going to be pretty informal, but that thought is based on zero knowledge. Only thing to do is somehow make it through the next 5 hours or so! And then lay more track.
Thinking of you. Maybe you could call the courthouse and ask someone how it works. And perhaps see if you can cajole someone to come with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm ahead of ya on that one (part of it anyway)! Sue is coming with me, so the moral support quadrant is covered. Plus, she lives in this town and knows people - and - she was there that night and saw the goats' wounds. I'm SO thankful not to have to do this alone.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck tonight!
ReplyDeleteHow did it go?
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