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Dear Brian,

It's a week past all the holiday hullaballoo and it was a rough one.  Being without you hurt like hell.  I could always count on you stopping by on Christmas Day to break up the ... boredom.  You know how it is in retail, I have to work the day before and the day after .... so one day for travel and festivities is just too much to pack into one day on my own.

In the middle of the night, the flush lever on the toilet broke.  So off to Walmart to buy a part and cross my fingers that I could fix it myself.  I found that the nut wasn't righty tighty ... after about a dozen tries of trying to get it off.  lol   When it comes to these little home repairs I miss you !!!

I had lunch at Brown Bear Diner today with Helen, my friend from work.  She managed fabrics and crafts just like I did for many years, so we're two peas in a pod!!  It was good to catch up and see her again. 

Work is bad. My workload was double what it usually is in a week, and they chewed my out for having 30 minutes of overtime ... not even $20 on my paycheck. *smh*  So, it's back to making sure I take every single break, a full hour for lunch and extra work ?? Nope.  They get what they what.  Or so they think. 

Sis has been having trouble with Miss B -  telling lies and not following the rules.  Personally, I think their issues are two fold:  she's nearly 18 and has had issues with sampling alcohol, so maybe there are other things being sampled.  That can cause real issues when you're also dealing with all the raging hormones stuff they do.  Then there's the lies:  they all need lessons in talking and listening - maybe even more so the listening part.  Miss B got her learner's permit to drive and T never bothered to mention it.   I raised that girl to be independent, but there are limits!

Can't believe it's been 10 years since we first moved into the house... Time flies!!   I took your idea for quarter round boards to paint and put along the backsplash .... I painted them bright red and installed them today.  Looks pretty good!!

Anyways, son, there aren't enough words to tell you how much you're missed
with love,
Mom

Bianca

An unexpected day off work -- my car has been having issues, and I made an appointment with the dealer to check it out.  The "service traction control" light, along with the ABS light has been coming on every now and then, and the AC temp solenoid of some sort in the dash makes a clicking noise when the AC isn't running.  Irritating, but not a problem.  The other is.  So.  I loaded up a bag full of things to do to keep myself busy while I wait for my car -- and lucky me, they have a shuttle service to drive me home!  Which is a good thing, because I'm nursing a strained muscle in my back. 

My service tech just called with the bad news:  there's a wheel hub in the left front that deals with the traction control that's bad, needs to be replaced, along with that AC solenoid.   But he had some good news to share as well:  These repairs will be covered under my warranty!  w00t!  That's pretty darned awesome!!   They recommended a wheel alignment of course, for $99.  I figured as long as it was in there, and is close to 50k miles, to do the trans service as well, and change the oil.  Then I'm all set for a trip to California.....  yay!

Now I just wait for the repairs to be complete, and they send the shuttle out to pick me up.  This day has gone much better than I expected!   

Bianca.... you'll be good to go really soon!
(hehehe, that's what I call my car)