What I Did Today

[INTJMom]

• researched and ordered key fobs for my keyless entry car that I just bought that the used car dealer didn't give me the key fob for
• called my dental plan to find out if we already maxed out on our yearly allowance... we didn't... thank God.
• called my homeowner's insurance company to put in a claim for the flood in the kitchen on Saturday
• called the used car dealer to make sure they're still planning to send me my Title... don't want to fall through the cracks
• went to Wal-Mart to buy some Rubbermaid bins for the continued de-clutter project... got some windshield washer fluid, too... the pink kind that beads up water
• wrote a question on my niece's Facebook wall
• changed the batteries in my outdoor thermometer
• exchanged emails with people who used the f-word at me and called me an idiot... I apologized for forgetting who they were... they apologized to me... they're giving me a $500 spinet!! Yay!!
• ordered my son's school pictures
• transferred money from savings to checking and balanced my checkbook
• researched high temperature aluminum tape online, but couldn't find any
• went to a hardware store that sent me to their maintenance department... asked the guy behind the counter for high temp aluminum tape... he says how much do you need... I say about 12 feet... he hands me a 322 ft roll and says, why don't you take this home, use what you need, and bring it back when you're done... I go out to my car and weep uncontrollably... just thankful I live in Maine where people still do stuff like that!
• went to pick up my 15 year old son at school... picked up his friends at another location... took them most of the way to their favorite parkour spot
• filled up my washer fluid reservoir with the pink stuff
• took all the old sooty aluminum tape off the flue... put new aluminum tape on the flue... should have worn gloves... GooGone got the soot off my hands.
• went to the grocery store to try to decide what I could possibly feel like eating for dinner... finally decided on a quiche that the son who requested quiche ended up sniffing and refusing to eat
• cried on the phone with my cousin
• cried all day long... about 10 times
• watched some House
• wrote in my blog

Busy day. Tired now. Sunshine made me cry (happy tears). Gloominess depresses me. Love my new sunroof in my new car!

 

[INTJMom]

So the guy who gave me the aluminum tape? It's possible he might have a FREE replacement motor for my power venter! He's gonna check and see if his motor is the same make and model as mine and call me tomorrow! I am just totally overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers!

 

[Falcarius]

^ He sounds cool.

 

[INTJMom]

Yes. Very nice man.
Unfortunately, his motor was not the same model as mine, so I am still going to have to come up with a different solution.

 

[WoodsWoman]

HUG!!! Lists are wonderful - I don't think I could survive without them. We are very very fortunate to live in Maine - so many wonderful people! I don't think I could have gone through all this (last 8 months) anywhere else.

Another hug for good measure.