No Beggars Riding Here

1. Since it's not Friday, I'm not breaking out the bullets. So let's explore the world of numbered items. Numbered trivial items. My head is full of them.
2. Remember that LOVELY week I was determined to have? Well, I have had kind of a lovely week. I wanted it to be lovely. We had a few snags in the road, but that's life, isn't it? I have spent some of my free time (more than I should, of course!) feeling sorry for myself and wishing that I could just snap my fingers and make certain things change or go away. I could make a great long list at the moment of "I wish....."
   
3. "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
   
4. Wednesday morning we woke to the sound of rushing water. In our basement. A pipe down there decided to throw off the shackles that society has placed upon it. We quickly beat that rebellious pipe into submission. Spent the rest of the day going through wet stuff. Threw away a lot. Have a lot more to throw away. That was the main bubble burst-er of my week. It was like a sock in the stomach to me for some reason. So much mess created. So much time spent doing something that really didn't accomplish anything. And now the nice clean new room is piled high and the basement is in a state of chaos. And time I should have spent in the rest of the house or on mapping out our next quarter of school was spent down there. It seems to have drained the life out of me.
   
5. Ever feel like that cartoon character that has a cloud of rain about his head that follows him where ever he goes?
6. What do I have to show for my week off? Not much. Everybody was fed and dressed and bathed like normal. We attended practices and games and lessons. All the stuff that would be my life without the addition of home schooling was done. It wasn't like we had a vacation over here.
   
7. Why is your faithful Bell in such a foul mood today?
   
8. Lloyd Dobbler and Big E are at the Boy Scout camping thing. They won't be back until this evening. We have a soccer game after lunch for Sweet T. A friend invited us to her little fall festival thing in the evening and I think I may load up the three babes I have and go over there. I need to see people laughing and having fun.
9. The new Bible study began this week and it has already been a blessing to me. I think it is something that I need so much. Especially the spiritual fellowship. I need to be with others who are spiritually hungry too. I'm so tired of the status quo. I'm so tired of people who are only in it for themselves. I'm so tired of gossip and competition and shallowness. And money. I'm really tired of money. Ever get this way?
10. What a great encouragement and uplift this post has been, huh? Oh well. It's just the contents of my head at the moment. Some days are just like this, aren't' they?
11. It's a beautiful fall day. I just got an unsolicited kiss on the cheek from the cutest four year old on earth. I am going to go soak in the sunshine and get out of this house. Let's make it a good day, Dear Reader. I'll meet you back here and I promise to be in a better frame of mind.