Pink Flamingo on Toast

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As many know my mom-in-law has been having some problems and fell and broke her leg. Last Wednesday she was transported to the doctor from the nursing home to get an update on her leg. The plan was for Jerry, Jerry's dad and me to all ride with her in the wheelchair transport to the doctor's office because we knew that the doctor was going to tell her that her leg needs to be amputated from the knee down We got there a little bit around 10am and knew that the transport would be showing up at 10:30-ish. Jerry's dad, Jerry Sr. wasn't there...Jerry decided that he would go with his mom as she would be upset about the news and I would go find Jerry Sr. (he is known to have car problems at the most inopportune times) I was a little worried but I drove over to the house and noticed the van wasn't really pulled into the drive well. It seemed crooked to me. I knew right at that point that something was not right. I went to the door and started knocking very loud as J...

So it's Monday. Apparently we are going to get some bad weather here as Fay passes by in the next couple of days. Because we will be to the east of the eye we will get the brunt of her rain bands. Go us! I'm not really worried about the rain, or the wind...I'm worried about how JEA hasn't trimmed the tree limbs in the area and we'll probably lose power for a few days. I did buy some extra batteries today. Not only because of the storm but because I just had to replace the ones in my Wii controller

It's been a wet day here today in Jax. I knew we were supposed to get some rain but today but not this much. Maybe it is because I wasn't expecting to be out in it today. Last night when I went to bed, I was thinking to myself that I didn't really need to leave the house today. Maybe for some milk but that was it. Life as a contract interpreter means never really knowing when work is coming. The 8am phone call proved that. A welcome noise though for this interpreter who was beginning to doubt her life choice again. Thank goodness for my guardian angel that shows me hope when I'm feeling down about things. I feel lucky and grateful! So being out in the rain to me was refreshing! Speaking of rain and fun, blip.fm is my latest obsession. You can share music with your friends/neighbors. I've been blippin' rain songs...hehe. I'm sure Jerry is thinking about removing my tweets from his SMS because of all the updates. I'll change it so it does...

So today while I was waiting for Verizon to waste my time not updating my phone, I headed over to Starbucks to try a Vivanno. It was, okay. I wouldn't get it on a regular basis. If I'm going to pay $4.00+ for a drink I want it to be yummier. The chocolate banana wasn't bad tasting..just not great. I don't know if it's the protein powder or what but it left kind of an aftertaste. Sure the 21 grams of protein and the 6 grams of fiber make it a great meal alternative (lunch for me today) but the taste/cost wasn't worth it. I'll stick to iced lattes or frappuccinos for a cool refresher from Starbucks.

Interpreting - Not much going on lately. I've been in contact with a few agencies and hoping to pick up some gigs soon. Have a few errands to run to open up some opportunities. Mom-in-law - She is still in the nursing/rehab home. Her leg isn't healing very well and the surgeon told her she needed to keep it elevated or she would lose it She has been a little depressed since that news. Don't blame her, gotta be tough to hear. Vacation - 2 1/2 weeks until we head to Seattle for PAX . I've never been to Seattle and am looking forward to it. I have no clue what the weather is like in the pacific northwest though. I'm thinking it's going to be a little cooler than Florida. Fine by me! It's been a hot one this year.

I think that I'm a rather polite person. I try to say "thank you" and "please". I let people "in" in traffic. I have had my downfalls though too. Jerry and have had many arguments in parking lots. His parking manners are very different from mine. I always look for something close to the door. He doesn't care, just pull into the first spot you see. I have learned a few things from him though. For example, pulling throw in a crowded parking lot can cause the people coming down the other row to become upset. I didn't know what he was talking about until this morning. I headed to the grocery store bright and early. Mostly to avoid the soccer moms and seniors. The parking lot was empty. Maybe a few scattered cars and there was a parking spot close to the door. JACKPOT! I was golden. That was until some woman in an oversized pickup decided that she needed to cut across the parking lot right there! No..she couldn't behave like ...