The way the year's been going, I figured it wasn't going to be an
altogether great day.  But I didn't expect that the first thing that
happened would be yet another tooth breaking off :-(  Greaaaatttt.
And because I needed time to get over the trauma of the colonoscopy, I
asked for the dental work to be rescheduled, and they refused to do
it.  So now I am at the back of the list.  Since I started this, three
years ago, I think, two of the teeth they are to pull have broken off,
and another has developed a serious hole.  I am starting to think I
should just get them *all* pulled and get dentures.  This is getting
ridiculous.

So, I am upset, but I go out in the rain with my $30 in birthday
money.  Have to pay my P.O. Box fee first, then I'm going to drop off
the cameras from the party to be developed.  Only one problem:  their
equipment is down.  Of course.  So I get back on another bus, and go
to another CVS and drop them off there.

I go get my CDs, and while walking back to pick up the photos, several
idiots drive really fast in the close lane filled with rain (probably
on purpose), and get me soaked on my left side.  Thanks a lot, you
morons.

I do a couple of other errands (like pick up cat food -- GOTTA have
cat food!) and go home.  And my CD player won't play 3 of the 4 CDs I
just bought.  Sigh.

Well, I rented a couple of videos -- "Cold Mountain" and "The
Village".  Wanted to watch "Cold Mountain" on my b-day, and save the
other for tonight.  Put in the movie, and it won't play.  #$%$%^&**

I am so upset by this time, DH says he'll run down (on foot) to the
video store and get another copy.  He does, but they don't have any
other copies -- they try to clean the DVD.  When he gets back, we try
again.  It works.  Sort of.  Lots of spots where it jumps and spurts
and whatever so it ruins the enjoyment.

I did get a nice "Happy Birthday" call from Julie (waving!  Thanks,
Julie!), a lovely "Birthday Box" from my dear friend KK in Indiana, a
couple of other calls and a funny card.

One of the things KK sent me was a gorgeous down-stuffed pillow.
Wolfie decided, of course, that since *he* is the most beautiful cat,
it was only fitting that he be the one to sit on it.  Later, after I
got back, I cracked up because someone had placed a little catnip
pillow on top of the other pillow.  Too funny.

And I have to remember last year.  This year was bad, but not as bad
as last year, when I rescued Arthur.  Most of you may remember that
nightmare.

So yesterday was also Arthur's anniversary of coming to live with us.
And he is one wonderful birthday present!  I kissed him and told him
"Happy Anniversary!" and he snuggled me back.

Next year *will* be better!

Ginger-lyn
whining again ;-)

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