When it rains....well you know the rest.

Our van has been a big ol' money pit since we purchased it. For the amount of money we have put in that stinkin' thing, we could have gotten something that wasn't a piece of crap. Anyway, that is what you get when 1. you buy froma "buy here, pay here" place and 2. you have lousy credit and limited financing options.
We are actively looking for a new (used) vehicle and have a couple in mind but as far as I am concerned car salesmen are the dregs of society and are not to be trusted. they just seem so icky, Like after you shake their hand you want to wash your hand really well.
On the way home from checking one out our van went caput. We walked home the rest of the way. So it's still sitting on the side of the road at the intersection of Midway and Lakeview if you happen by that way.
I hate that thing. But we may have to fix it in order to trade it for something else. Sigh.

David and his job have parted ways. There were politics involved. Every place has those few employees that love to build themselves up and kiss the buttocks of their boss. Unfortunately if you don't get along well with the favored ones, it might not bode well for you.  Poop happens. It is what it is.
He already has another place in mind and will be looking around. this next week after we sort out the van issues. Kinda need a van to get to work.
But on the bright side, this will enable be to pick up some more days and shifts on my schedule.

I am not feeling down or discouraged but David is.

The motto of our marriage has always been " It's always an adventure " so that is what I think of every little bump in the road. Not an obstacle, but an adventure of sorts. Why not?

BP is up :( But I am a legal driver again! :)

I guess you take the good with the bad. I am okay with that as long as there is some good somewhere.
Oy, had to see the Dr. to refill my Cymbalta and I happened to develop an ear infection in the couple of days leading up to the appt. Got some antibiotics but also found out my blood pressure is high..again. I guess I can't call it a fluke anymore because it seems to be high every time someone checks it.
weird thing is that I would assume that an elevated blood pressure would start out as a normal one and then creep higher and higher until , BAM!, you've got hypertension. Mine was fine, fine, fine, preeclampsia,.aaaaand never really stabilized very well after that. It seems so strange to me. I notice that when I can feel my heart beating and get hot and flushed my blood pressure tends to be up.
I am trying to stay calmer. Even got a prescription for Xanax to help me out. David is going to get me a BP cuff from the store on the way home from work so I can check it at home.
I hate to be one off those people obsessed with checking my blood pressure but I have a feeling I might need to keep an eye on it. It was 150/105 before I left work today. :(

But on the positive side. David was able to clear up my court fees from the speeding ticket I got last June. My license may or may not have been suspended since October because I owed $400 bucks. And I may or may have not been driving around with my fingers crossed driving under the speed limit during that time...mostly only to and from work though.
But all is good now. I am legal and insured.

Now I just need to get rid of this stinking ear infection. How do I end up with ear infections at 37 years old? What is this craziness?