Well, yesterday ended up sucking quite a bit by the time all was said and done. One of my friends got laid off of his job yesterday, another friend is still having a very difficult time after the passing of her partner (actually, I have two friends who fit into that category at the moment), and I found out that the infant son of two of my other friends has some serious and scary health problems. Not a good day.
There were some more cheerful moments, however. Susan dropped by with Robert and Allison, and we hung out by the pond a little bit and watched the fish. Those kids are pretty fun, and they'll make you smile even when it seems like the world is just looking for ways to kick you around (and Susan is pretty cool, too, I guess. ;) ). After the departure of Susan et al, Mandy and I caught a quick bite at The Central Market Cafe and did a little shopping.
In another small bit of good news, it rained pretty heavily last night for a short period of time, but the patch job that I did on my roof (under the direction and tutelage of John Lastovica, the guru of cheap ass home repair) seemed to hold fast, and I didn't seem to get any water leaking in. I'm still not 100% confident in the patch job, but it seems to be working, so I'm happy thus far. Muchos gracias, Lasto. It was also nice to be able to go to sleep during a rain storm without having to worry about a tree falling through my roof.
Well, that's it for now.
You guys hang in there, and for heaven's sake, take care of each other.
Peace.