The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly - Vol. 2

The Good: As soon as I hit the highway for my morning commute "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins came on the radio - (I was tuned in to my favorite country station of course WCOL 92.3). What is it about one of your favorite, upbeat songs coming on the radio while driving that turns you into a completely different person? I'm singing at the top of my lungs, spirits are high, not caring about the bumper to bumper traffic that awaits me. Such a mood enhancer. Music is my anti-drug.

I have so many new pumpkin foods to try thanks to everyone's responses to my last post - I'm so excited! Thank you :) Any additions are welcome, of course.

I found out by a stroke of luck yesterday that my dad and I both made my student loan payment last month. Yipee! Nothing is due for October. This in itself would be good news, but what makes it even better is that I'll have more money than planned for our trip to Nashville!

"Nashville?" you're asking (yes, I can read minds). Final plans are in the works for our trip at the end of the month. I am stoked. It was originally supposed to be a guys' trip and when Clancy asked me to join I was a little hesitant. Then I found out at least one other girlfriend is going so now I can officially be excited! A trip to two different whiskey distilleries are planned (did I mention this was originally a guy's trip?) but also one to the Country Music Hall of Fame! This is like a dream come true. I'm sure I'll post about this down the road in all it's glory, but now that I've brought it up I need your advice. Is there anything else we must see while in Nashville?

The Bad: I noticed a weird freckle-like rash on my forearm yesterday that was still there when I woke up this morning. Everyone keeps telling me it's nothing, but the hypochondriac in me is dying to rear its ugly head. I get hives sometimes (because I am allergic to everything), but it's nothing like that. Then when I was shaving I noticed a weird bump on my leg that sort of looked like a bug bite. Normally would've thought nothing of it, but these things in combination are making me worried. Do I sound like a crazy person yet? Riiight, I know what you all are thinking - I can read minds, remember. Take that girl to the loony bin!

The Ugly: Let me start off by telling you that "ugly" doesn't even begin to describe what I came home to yesterday. I set the mail on the counter, kicked off my shoes and as I was walking up the stairs to let the dogs out I crashed head on with the worst. smell. ever. You've probably already guessed it. The dog(s) had a few several accidents all over the carpet. I'm not talking about one little couldn't-hold-it puddle. I don't want to gross you out, so I won't go into detail - let's just say it was NASTY.

We don't cage them up while we're at work because they're usually pretty good about waiting until we get home to relieve themselves, but yesterday was an exception. (Clancy reminded me when he got home that it may have had something to do with the leftovers we had given them the night before, so then I felt guilty for getting upset with them.) I spent the next half hour cleaning the carpet in the spare room - I would not even wish this task on my worst enemy. I came pretty close to losing my lunch two different times and began to seriously question my future mothering capabilities. If I can't clean up this mess, how am I going to handle several dirty diapers a day and the properly-named "diaper explosions" I've heard so much about?

At least the good seemed to outweigh the bad this time - I LOVE when that happens!

Previous "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly" posts for your reading pleasure: Vol. 1