When it rains, it pours

It's one of those weeks. I'm in the midst of a remodel job in our spare room, that will include new carpet, and I've got to get the old out by this weekend to get to the side of the road with all the other junk in the house and garage. Our town does a "spring clean up" where you can pile anything you want to by the road, and they come pick it up for no charge: old carpet, an old fridge or couch, those boxes of junk you've been collecting for years-- anything and everything can go. It's an awesome sight , seeing these big piles all through the neighborhood all at once each year.

So I've got to get the carpet out without fail, but of course we have to get other things out of the way first-- quite the project. So I'm in the midst of this, and I realize I still haven't gotten that hole in the siding fixed yet (it's in a hidden spot, so easy to put out of mind), and the bees are all around trying to find a new home. I went to the neighbor to borrow a ladder to get it fixed, but he had left it at a worksite. That was when the weather was nice; now it's cold and rainy outside, but I've got to get it done.

Then once I'm in the midst of the big job upstairs, still only half done, the garbage disposal locks up. I keep trying it again and again, hoping it will magically fix itself, but surprisingly (and disappointingly), it doesn't, so now I need to fix that right away too. And just to make matters worse, the dog has gotten real stinky and needs a bath! (So far, trying to pay off the kids to wash the dog hasn't worked-- time to up the ante).

I hope you're having a better weekend than I am!

If I write enough about it, do you think that will help it magically fix itself?

I'm waiting... I guess not-- no magic is happening yet. I guess its time to get to work...

(Life's that way too, isn't it-- when it rains, it pours, and sitting around hoping it will magically fix itself doesn't work on the real life front either-- ya just got to get to work...)

Blessings all around-

Jim