Well, usually where I live I can monitor the price of gas between two interstate exits and choose to fill up at the exit with the better price. But this morning all the stations at both exits were showing $3.77 per gallon for regular unleaded. This daily climb upward is killing our budget. We have just paid off our car note and now it looks like the money that used to go to the finance company is going to be redirected to the gas companies.
Yesterday was my Monday. My days are a little out of whack, and everyone else thinks yesterday was Thursday. But yesterday was definitely a Monday.
When I woke up it was pouring down rain. I waited as long as I could for it to let up so I could walk the dogs, but it didn’t let up the entire morning. As I had to leave for work at some point, II walked them in the rain. The dogs don’t like to get their feet wet and they don’t like the rain, so none of us were happy about that morning walk.
Drove to work on half a tank of gas, thought about filling it up at the current rate of $3.62 but decided to get gas on the home instead. Of course, by then the price had gone up to $3.69.
Got all the way to the first stop before realizing that I had left my calculator at home. So I did all the adding of invoices on paper, by hand. Checked my math twice. I’m good with numbers but I do always check.
The employee breakroom has a new machine that just appeared out of nowhere. It uses little paper pods of coffee to make one cup at a time. Very cool idea. You can buy an assortment of different pods for a variety of coffee flavors and also tea, at the local grocery and drug stores or you can order from a coffee vendor who will deliver them weekly and keep you well supplied.
My favorite single cup machine uses K-cups instead of pods. The K-cups also come in a variety of coffee flavors, and you can now buy a refillable K-cup at the housewares stores to make your own particular blend of coffee, fresh ground, if you prefer.
I love the holiday, Mother’s Day. It is a great time to take some time out of your busy and hectic life and reflect on what your mother means to you, to thank her for what she’s done for you and to appreciate the sacrifices and efforts of mothers world wide.
My mother is a great woman with many talents and skills. She was always fashion forward and became an accomplished seamstress so she could wear the latest fashions and fabrics.
She believed strongly that everyone needs to start their day with a full, nutritious breakfast and she would rise early to cook for us every morning.
She also believed that the family needed to have dinner together every night. Dinner at our house was the most important hour of the day. we had to be home, cleaned up and ready to eat by 6:00 every night. We sat in the dining room and the best table manners were taught and expected. Conversation was restricted to pleasantries and discussion of news of the day. And we always had a dessert.
Thank you, Mother, for all that you’ve done for the family and for me! I hope you know how much I appreciate you!
Today was Vanderbilt’s Commencement Day. Traffic downtown was snarled way beyond typical rush hour. Vanderbilt’s campus is a huge part of uptown Nashville. It includes the colleges, dormitories, frat houses, the athletic fields and stadium, and both the regular hospital and the new children’s hospital.
Vanderbilt’s hospital is known for being a teaching hospital, with clinics for a variety of rare diseases. Their trauma unit is top notch – they have two helicopters for Lifeflight rescues and an unmatched emergency room.
Vandy deserves their excellent Ivy League reputation. Congratulations to this year’s graduating students!