Bug!!
I was reading today’s blog post by Dawn which, by the way, has the cutest pics of her kids lying in a bookshelf, and her son stumbled upon a ‘possum just hanging around by his bedroom window. The poor thing was terrified and it reminded me of a story…
When Aaron and Allison (the duo singing Who Let the Dogs Out two entries ago) were about 4 and 5, they were shacking up with their favorite aunt. Just to clarify — that’s me. One day, I heard the two of them screaming at the top of their lungs, ‘Auntie Gemma!!!! Help!! There’s a bug!!!!‘ I ran to see what was going on and, as I entered the room, I saw Aaron, Allison… and their dad (my brother) standing on top of their bed pointing with disgust at a spider in the corner. Sigh. My brother… a full-grown man. Sorta.
Unfortunately, after my adventurous weekend with the kids, I was feeling a little under the weather. I was out sick most of the week and missed a couple of days at work. Today when I came into work, my co-worker Glenn surprised me with the best get well present ever — a cookie from Hot Cookie! YUM. He and his significant other Armando had gone to dinner out on the Castro and, despite the rain, managed to head to Hot Cookie and hook me up! These guys are much sweeter — and hotter — than any cookie in this world. Thank you both for making my recovery speedier and my week brighter. It definitely made forcing myself out of bed to head back to the office worthwhile. Thanks to your little gift, I’m officially back at 100%. Well, today at least.
Kaye sent me pics of the family back home in Chicago. I swear, it always makes me extremely homesick to see how quickly all the kids are growing up knowing I haven’t been around. Speaking of growing up, my baby cousin Leny got married earlier this year. I’m so proud of her and Mike — they have a great future ahead of them, I can feel it. Oliver was a little overwhelmed with joy giving away his baby sister that he got a little err, how do I say, DRUNK. When he got home, he passed out about 10 feet from the door and 10 feet from his bed… in his uniform! America, I am very proud of my Marine! Talk about being an officer and a gentleman! Haha. Love you, Ollie.
After what I consider a great deal of procrastination, I finally filed my taxes. Woo-hoo, I can’t wait for that return! I’m getting closer and closer to scoring my new ride. I don’t want to jinx anything, so I’ll keep it hush for now. But let me tell you, no one will be disappointed. Except all my haters, maybe. HA!
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