In a Rut...

Erica has taken a mental health day…Will return tomorrow!

Ok, seriously…it’s been a rough couple of days.

1. Finally got the modem in today to fix the internet…it was like pulling teeth to get it working! It resulted in a mental breakdown with hysterical crying. (see In My Shoes…)

2. Dad-in-law’s surgery is scheduled for next week, not this week. Changed some plans for no reason… (see In God We Trust…)

3. Justin had to pay $200 for a ticket he DID NOT deserve! An additional turning lane was taken away from an intersection. Justin turned in it unaware and got a ticket. He had no idea the change had taken place. No one else was around, except for the cop of course! Therefore, no one got hurt, except us! Shouldn’t this constitute a warning??

4. The Wii is not broken. It simply required unplugging to restart it. It seems that all of that yelling was for nothing. That was definitely the devil’s work! (see In My Shoes…)

5. Watching The Duchess was heartbreaking… Keira Knightley is The Duchess of Devonshire wed before she is 18 to Ralph Fiennes as The Duke. He is rather boring and unfeeling and is cold to her because she doesn’t bear him a son. He’s a jerky cheater, who ends up stealing her best friend away to his bed. Then, he slaps The Duchess in the face by allowing his mistress to live with them. The Duchess asks for a lover of her own and is raped by The Duke. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son. She has a short-term affair with the man she truly loves. She becomes pregnant with his child but is forced to give the child up once she is born. The Duke threatens The Duchess with the promise of taking all of her children from her if she doesn’t obey him. The Duchess is forced to return home to The Duke and his mistress with no allowances for love of her own.

6. My back still hurts from the stupid Pilates… (see In A Pinch…)

On the bright side:

1. The internet’s working.
2. Dad-in-law has not had a heart attack.
3. There is no bright side to the ticket!
4. The Wii is not broken.
5.The Duchess has 5 children who love her!
6.There is no bright side to the back pain!

Thank God I have a sense of humor...