Ugh

How was this day crappy?.....Let me count the ways! Okay, it wasn't a totally crappy day - but it sure seemed like it was one of those days where anything that could go wrong did!! I spent most of the day feeling like I totally got up on the wrong side of the bed and stayed there.

First of all, I overslept. Now, that in itself is an oxymoron since we're in our "premature retirement" and I don't get up to an alarm. But in my mind, I know what time I want to roll out of bed. And I overslept because I was having an absolutely horrid dream, one of those where you wake up upset with everyone who was in the dream! What a way to start the day.

Mom had trouble getting through to us on her morning phone call (we ditched AT&T several months ago for another phone system that runs through our wireless router)....when we finally connected, I had another call ring in. I could see who it was, but I opted to stay with Mom. So by then I'm running even more behind my self-imposed schedule.

I shower, get dressed, and get ready to do our morning podcast. then hubby realizes our wireless is running at a slow speed, which means our recording could bail out on us partway through the podcast. We shut off the computers and he reboots the wireless router (remember the earlier problem with the phone call - could be connected).

We turn the computers back on and have absolutely no connectivity. After trying several things, we finally decide to shut the computers down, unplug the wireless, and let it set for 10-15 minutes. I had two things I wanted to accomplish today - put clean sheets on the bed, and dust. We sat outside for awhile and enjoyed the morning. I picked the last few peas and laid them in the kitchen. I got the bed stripped and threw the sheets in the washer, then started dusting.

As I dusted the piano, I knocked a photo of us on a boat in Branson (in a cardboard folder) off - again. It fell behind the piano, which is in a corner of the living room. I got my flashlight and a yardstick, moved the sofa to give me room to get down on the floor under the piano, and started working on it.

In the meantime, hubby got the internet working, so we did our Big Band podcast. That went well. Then we started our other podcast - a strictly odd-news-oriented podcast that lasts around three minutes. We got everything lined up, and just before we turned the mic on I made a somewhat off-color remark to hubby. I thought he'd be fine, but he was laughing as he turned on the microphone....and he couldn't stop, which meant I started laughing and couldn't stop. We actually went through the entire show....which was over five minutes with our laughing and meandering! We knew that wasn't good, so we recorded it a second time.....only to get sidetracked again. Third time's the charm! We got through that relatively well....no giggles, no meandering, just one mispronounced word by me. We published it!

We had a wonderful walk in the park. It was a good stress reliever! With all the tech issues of the morning, it was close to 10:45 when we got home. I finished maneuvering that photo out from behind the piano and found a new home for it in another room! I finished the dusting, made the bed, folded the laundry that had dried while we walked.

By then, it was almost lunchtime. I told hubby I'd throw together some salmon patties (yum!) and heat some leftover corn on the cob. I decided to throw those few peas in the microwave and enjoy them too. Big mistake. By the time I got the table set, the salmon patties going, etc., I smelled something hot/burning. I thought it was maybe something on the gas burner.....nope, it was incinerated peas in the microwave. I had them in a small Pyrex container with a plastic lid, everything microwave safe. Safe until I got hold of them, that is!!! The lid was melted and dripping into the container, the peas were totally black and petrified. I grabbed my potholders to get the container out of the microwave, all while muttering and trying to get a window open to eliminate the smell. I got the container to the back porch and decided to take the lid off our metal trash can, turn the lid upside down and set everything on there....you see, by that time the heat of the container had melted partially through the potholder, so I knew I couldn't set it on anything flammable! As I set the entire mess on the metal lid, I felt the Pyrex container crack into smithereens. Luckily, it didn't completely break apart, it held its shape.

Surprisingly, the salmon patties and corn were both really good. My only other issue was when I was cutting the corn off the cob for hubby and ended up spilling a good bit of it on the floor. I'd tell you what came out of my mouth by then, but it might make you blush!

You'll be glad to know that the afternoon was better - probably because I wasn't really attempting to do anything! While hubby went to the dentist, a wasp he had been hunting came out and flew all around the living room. I let him go - he hasn't shown himself since hubby came home.

Mom also went to the dentist this morning - between Mom and hubby, one brought home a $2,000 quote and the other brought home a $3,000 quote. Why not? Just adding to a "perfect day, huh!! Luckily, both dentists have a Plan B, and the decisions in both camps were to go with Plan B!

Supper is over, the dishes are waiting for me, and I'm hoping for a quiet evening. Perhaps I've really lost my sanity, but I'm sitting here with a smile on my face! Tomorrow, as Scarlett would say, is another day - and I have confidence it will be a bit more positive than today!!

p.s. And I still say that, even after accidentally deleting this entire post and having to re-type it!!