Autumns Past Plus Drama & A Headache

 

As Promised I'm revealing my Haul from the Antique Mall Binge I went on Saturday with The Man in tow.  The Trio of Vintage Photos with Taxidermy mounted on them is Creepy Cool and right up my Alley of Weird and Wonderful Oddities Collections I Decorate with, not just for Halloween either.  *LOL*  Either you like it or it Creeps you the fuck Out, but so long as you FEEL something, that's the Point when I'm Decorating.  Nothing more Boring than walking into a Home that looks like American Furniture Warehouse or Ikea just Decorated it FOR you and you can almost smell it being uninspiring, impersonal, and Pedestrian Copy & Paste before you even walk thru the Door!  If I can't tell who you even are when I see your Home, which is your most Personal Space and reflection of your very Essence, then I don't know whether you even know who you are?  *LOL* 

 All kidding aside, I find it to be Tragic when folks just Copy everything their whole Life to whatever they think other people will find acceptable or permissible and suppress who they really are.  Fuck what anyone else thinks, be authentic to yourself.  Even if I don't like your particular Aesthetic, it's not all about me, it's not all about anyone else how you Style yourself and your Personal Spaces either.   It's about YOUR personal expression and your every Right to it.  I can appreciate something done well even if it's not my Taste or Aesthetic, perhaps I'd never Style/Decorate like that, but I've seen some Amazing Spaces done Well in all kinds of Styles that are Visually Stunning and I can fully appreciate.   My criticism comes more from a place of people compromising their preferences to please random people who don't even live there or have any Investment in their Life.  

There are so many different Styles and Preferences out there, it's Nice when you can indulge in your own.   I was Surprised when The Man was the one who picked out the Tie Dyed Caftan and said, Honey, look at this Vendors Space and this particular Maxi, he really liked it and thought I would to, I did.  When I saw how inexpensive the Vendor's Fashions were, I bought this piece, it's Cotton, comfortable, and not too long.  I like Maxis but I'm Short, only 5'2", so sometimes they just make them too long for me and it would drag on the Ground and have to be altered and hemmed up.  I don't want a Project, if I can't wear it off the Rack then I'll take a Hard Pass.  *Smiles*  I don't wear a lot of Dresses anymore, I don't even own many Midi or Maxi Length Tops that could pass as being a Dress.  *LOL*  I usually wear Leggings under them anymore too.  But this did appeal to me and I Loved the Tie Dye Design on it, which is on the Back too.

I have some Bangle Bracelets in Lucite Multi-Colors that I got at a Bagged Lot in SAVERS for Three Bucks that I can wear with it.  Originally I bought them to Resell, but they are something I'd wear and I liked them and decided to just Keep and wear them myself.  The Margins would have been good on Reselling them, and I always can later if I change my Mind about Keeping them.  In a Dozen different Colors I just really fell in Love with them and was waffling on which Colors to Sell and which to Keep, so, fuck it, Keep them all Dawn.  Why not?  *Ha ha ha*  Anyway, so that was my Retail Therapy Haul and didn't dent the Budget too much to feel Guilty about splurging some on myself exclusively.  Hey, if I don't Deserve it, who does, Right?  *Winks and Laughs*  I also got the Mushrooms Retro Coffee Mug Below too, not that I Need another Mug in this Lifetime, but for $2 I wasn't leaving it behind either.  *Smiles*

I'm sitting here drinking a Vanilla Coffee in it, while waffling about whether to even get Dressed and go to the State Fair or not?  I just feel quite worn out, wrung out, and tired lately, so motivating myself to do anything Extra is just hard right now.  We had a Full and Fun Day Yesterday and sometimes having Two Full Fun Days in a row is just a Bad Idea from a Physical Standpoint anyway.  *LOL and Le Sigh*  I WANT to, but do I have the Bandwidth to is the Million Dollar Question?  My Energy Levels and Stamina seem finite lately even when having a Good Time.  I haven't even made it to The Gym for too long now and keep reminding myself that would be helpful to increase my Strength and my Stamina.  I enjoy going once I get there and I know it's really Good for me, so is having a Me Day and not having anyone in Tow to have to consider or look after while out and about.  It's not a matter of Questioning the Benefits, it's a Question of if I have it in me at the Moment to DO it?  I'm totally lacking in Motivation and Energy right now.

Basing it off solely how I FEEL at the Moment, after taking Care of Business this Morning and my Routine of Obligations of keeping everyone and everything around here Alive and Well... I FEEL like just crawling back into Bed and Sleeping a few more Hours.  Even tho' I got to Sleep In with everyone being off Work Today.  And, that's precisely why going Today to the Fair is my best Option since I don't have Transportation Obligations to anyone right now.  And, I do have the Budget right now at the 1st of the Month to actually afford a slight Indulgence to pay for the Entrance Fee and mebbe some Indian Fry Bread and a Mexican Specialty Drink while there.  Which, I'm a Creature of Habit and that's what I usually do when I'm there, Walk around to enjoy the Sights and the Atmosphere of a State Fair.  Then have Fair Food Fare to eat and drink, and when I'm Tired, leave.  *LOL*  Prices some Years have been High so you never know what anything will Cost from Year to Year tho'.  But the Memories from Year to Year we've attended are always Priceless.

But, even in a shitty Economy it seems to attract the Crowds due to the Escapism Factor everyone desperately Needs right now.  I couldn't Imagine taking a Family to the State Fair these Days and how much Money you'd have to drop to do it tho'!!!  When my Kiddos, both Generations of them, were little, it was doable on a Modest Budget, now it's definitely NOT anymore.  Princess T doesn't even ask Rusty to go now, the last time any of the Kiddos even went was with me and they Paid their own way coz they were Grown.  Timmy came with us, the most Memorable part was that he and Princess T got stranded on the big Ferris Wheel coz it malfunctioned and that was so Terrifying they've never been on one since.  And when you think of the Carnies that put together all that Equipment, well... you should be Terrified even if it's appearing relatively Safe.   The Carnies are a Motley Crew of questionable Characters to be sure... and their level of Expertise and Safety Measures is equally questionable IMO.  I guess the Danger is what's most Thrilling on those Rides tho'?!  *Bwahahahaha*

Of coarse during the Pandemic they suspended all kinds of things that would attract Crowds and made it forbidden to Host them, so we all got out of the Tradition and Ritual of going for Three Years too.   We did things with less Crowds or didn't do anything around People at all and got rather comfortable with that switch it seems.  Now, even looking back fondly of State Fairs of the Past and still enjoying going, I can hardly Motivate myself to attend now.  And I'm struggling with that ambivalence right now in this Moment and just may lay down and take a short Nap to see if I Feel differently afterwards and have the wherewithall to even go?   I do intend to attend Solo if I go at all coz there is absolutely no Budget for an entourage or trying to herd everyone back together when I'm ready to leave, which is like herding Cats.  I did enjoy perusing some Photo Archives from Autumns Past.

I Smile when I see the Old Photos of everyone and remember all the Good Times memorialized in Imagery taken, but, I tend to Live in the Moment of Here and Now, not the Past.  Things are different now in good ways and not so good ways and we deal with it One Day at a time around here.  I didn't feel so good Today due to the Wind whipping up some Allergens and so I did opt to go back to Bed and Sleep a few Hours and feel better instead of pushing myself to go try to have Fun out there in it and perhaps make myself worse off.  I think it was the Right thing to do and I do feel better for having done it.  The State Fair will be here until November 1st so it's not like there won't be other opportunities to go later in the Month when perhaps I'm Physically feeling up to going.  I didn't wanna feel like I had to Power Through having a Good Time and have it potentially impair the experience becoz I wasn't feeling 100%.

The Kiddos looked after The Man and fed him so I could Nap, then fed me when they woke me up to eat, coz I'd Slept later than I intended to, it was almost 3:00 p.m. before they Woke me up!   They've been tidying up the House too and I never got out of my Jammies and won't now.  My "Halloween Wars" is on Tonight so I've got that to look forward to.  It's still such a blustery day out there that I'm just staying inside so the Allergies don't flare back up badly.  The AC Tech had changed all our Filters for me so we have clean ones.  With all the Construction around us it really has stirred up a lot of particulates and then Storms have too.  Usually I don't have bad Allergies or have to take Medication for such things, so if I'm having Respiratory Issues, those with Fragile Respiratory Health must really be suffering. 

 The Man and Princess T both do so they've decided to hunker down inside and not go out, even tho' she'd taken extra Days off to attend a Party that she decided not to go to after all.  A Friend of Matthew's was turning 21, Princess T knows the Girl, not well tho', and said a lot of drinking would go on and she just didn't want to be around a bunch of Drunk Young People as a Non-Drinker.  I think that was a Wise Choice and told her so, she said Timmy was also invited and Opted Out, he chose to do something with his Grandmother instead that she invited him to do with her.  He figured his Gramma's invitation would be a better time too and had told Princess T that Matthew would understand why they both would decline the invitation.  I don't even think Matthew drinks actually, but this Girl is a very good Friend of his and she is turning 21 so he was more Obligated to attend.   This Gal won't even Notice if Timmy and Princess T aren't in Attendance, she doesn't know them that well.

  It's a Shame IMO that Alcohol has to be such a Big Thing and Focus about turning 21 as it is.   Non-Drinking Youngsters say everyone Pressures them to have a Drink when turning 21, AS IF it's something they want to or even should do and has to be some Right Of Passage to becoming a Legal Adult without restrictions on your 21st Birthday.  I remember the same Pressures that I resisted too as a person who chose not to Drink, due to the Alcoholism Risks that run in our Family as a predisposition to have it become an Addiction and problematic.  The best Cure for Alcoholism and preventing it: DON'T DRINK!   Princess T is pragmatic and Mature beyond her Years, always has been.  And she's not one to cave in to Peer Pressure or do something just coz everyone else is doing it.

 So she simply told everyone, Listen, I've been an Adult now since I was 18.   I chose never to Drink before it was Legal for me to and I have still no desire to Drink just becoz it's Legal for me to now.  If I wanna be around some Drunks I can just stay Home and be around my Mom and my Uncle who are Alcoholics... and frankly... I don't want a Future for myself like that!   Bravo.  Why complicate Life further, it's already complex enough without getting the Monkey on your Back of dependency upon something you become Addicted to and end up with Substance Abuse Issues thruout Life to then have to Battle and try to conquer and get Sober from?!   Best to avoid it by never starting it.   She is in Agreement with me that you don't have to Drink Alcohol to have a Good Time, we have a perfectly Good Time as Sober People.  And, we don't like being around Drunk People, we both loathe it in fact and have Zero Tolerance for Drunken Behavior.  Some of the nicest folks, when Drunk, magnify how much of an Asshole they CAN be and what terrible decisions they can and often do make under the Influence.

Well, The Daughter already has a New Boyfriend, Nate, she introduced him to me Today.  She's known him for a long time, even when she was in a Relationship with Mando, and always liked him.  He knew Mando and didn't think that Relationship was Healthy for The Daughter, pretty much nobody did, Family or other Friends.  He's a Diesel Mechanic and was a Trucker, but with the cost of Diesel now he gave up his Rig and now just works on them.  I told him several Truckers I know have taken Early Retirement due to that and he said the Industry is and will lose a lot of people if the prices don't come down coz Rates aren't going up to offset the additional Cost of Transporting Merchandise.  So, it's not keeping Pace with the added Costs of doing that for a Living.  And hearing from Truckers that their Rates aren't going up, then I'm wondering to myself, humnnnn, then how come Stores are gonna charge more for the Merchandise citing Transportation Costs if those Transporting it aren't getting more?  Things that make ya go humnnnn...

So, anyway, Nate came over to meet the Family, his Friend Brian came with him, she's done Work over at Brian's House and they've let her stay there before.   That way she's not always having to ask me for Rides to and from places that are giving her Work and are over there by the other Mini Farms closer to The White Tank Mountains, West of here.   The Man and I were at The White Tanks Yesterday tho', after we went Shopping we went up there to the Mountain County Park, it's all Natural Desert and was a gorgeous day to be out there.  Lots of people were there Hiking the Trails, the Waterfall Trail might even have Water running from all of the Storms we've had.  Some of the Dry Washes have Water in them, a considerable amount of it.  I haven't Hiked the Waterfall Trail in Years, harder for me now to do the last leg of it up to the Waterfall where you do have to climb over some Boulders at the very end.  I'll want to do it again while I still can tho', becoz there will come a day when I can't anymore and it won't be accessible to me in my Older Age.

I don't know how many of these Alfred Hitchcock Vintage Magazine Books I kept?   I'm Hopeful I did Keep some, coz all had great Cover Art on them for Halloween Vignette Display, but I remember Selling some of them and only just came across the Pixs I had taken of some.  I haven't gone thru all of my Halloween Decor in Storage to see what I've retained and haven't Decorated with?  I've been Purging some Seasonal Decor each Year coz I don't put as much up as I used to during all of the Holidays.   Purging what isn't being used is ongoing, coz it Sells well... especially Vintage Halloween.   The whole Alfred Hitchcock Soft Cover Book Collection I Scored in several Bagged Lots one year at a GOODWILL near a Retirement Community, for a pittance.   The ones I put up For Sale had Sold for $10 each and looked good in a Showroom Halloween Display that Year, they Sold Out easily.  I don't have it in me to go looking for them to Display this Halloween.

So, anyway, now I've pretty much seen what all the various places have in the way of their Halloween Merchandising.   This Month's Theme at "Sweet Salvage" will be "Bountiful Market" and may still have a Harvest Theme to it for Autumn... it runs from October 15th thru 18th.   Sneak Peeks are up, they should have done that for the Halloween Themed Event and didn't, so I'm glad to see they're back to utilizing their Social Media more effectively again.  It was a huge Mistake not to for the most Popular Themed Event and I'm sure it hurt Attendance and thus Sales.  You simply cannot rely on something having been Popular in the Past to do nothing to Advertise it for the Present or the Future.  That failure will Cost you.  I know it hurt them badly at the Halloween Event, Attendance and Sales were Weak and I personally felt the lack of Social Media Advertising and Sneak Peeks they usually do, was precisely why.

I have enjoyed just gellin' rather than pushing myself to go do something, even if it's something I definitely want to try to do while it's here.  I do want at least One Day to attend the Arizona State Fair coz I missed it last Year and I do enjoy going, even tho' I keep it Simple and don't spend much while there.   Military Admission is $12 and Seniors is $14.  I think now you can use your Military Discount on any day of it, it used to be One Day they reserved for Military Discounts and it was never on a convenient day for most people.   It's Open Thursday thru Sunday so I may ask Princess T if she can get Rusty to pick her up from Work on a Thursday or a Friday so I can go Mid-Week instead of a Weekend Day when it's gonna be more crowded?   It's Noon to 9:00 p.m. most Days and to 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.  I go early when it Opens and generally stay mebbe 1-3 Hours tops.  I can see and do everything I want to in that time frame and am usually tired by then.  I Park at Encanto Park nearby, for Free, and Walk in thru the Historic Neighborhood between the Park and State Fair Grounds.  Coz it's a nice walk and avoids the Price Gouging they charge for Parking.

I actually don't mind attending Alone, coz then I can do exclusively what I want to without having to consider who I came with or brought with me.  I can leave when I want to and usually spend a lot less Solo anywhere I go.  Traveling in Groups tends to always Cost more coz generally they wanna do more than I do and are inclined to spend more than I would.  I'm one of those folks who can have a Big Time hardly spending anything and just enjoying Simple Pleasures that don't even Cost me anything while there.  I don't require Winning anything on the Midway or playing the Carnie Games now, it was Fun when Younger, but now I don't even NEED to Win some Big Plush Toy or Goldfish!  *LOL and Winks*   And I went on all the Rides when Young and wouldn't risk getting injured on one by going on it too Old.  *Ha ha ha*  As a Custodial and Adoptive Grandparent who Raised some Grandkids, I had to go on a lot of them well past the Age I should have anyway and Take One for The Team doing shit Old People shouldn't even do anymore.  *Winks* 

I was Glad to mostly be Raising Two or More Kiddos at a time so that there was only a brief Time of having an Only Child.   At the beginning of Parenting before I had a 2nd Child, and at the End of Parenting when only Princess T was left to Raise.  *Smiles*  Otherwise they want YOU to do everything with them if they don't have a Sibling or an Uncle still at Home to do it with them.  The Son took One For The Team often with his Nephew and Niece so that I didn't have to when Raising Generation No. 2 coz he was still a Teenager when I became a Custodial Grandparent.  Then The Young Prince would for his Little Sister until he was Grown and moved out.   When I was a Single Parent with The Daughter, my Firstborn, and before I had The Son, she always had Friends to do that stuff with and many of their Families invited her to do stuff with them and their Kids, which helped me out a lot.  After The Young Prince was Grown, some of Princess T's Friends and their Parents invited her to join them too to do stuff and go on Vacations, also Helpful.

I had very Demanding Careers, so rarely got Vacations or went on any during my Corporate Lives.   And then when I took an early Retirement and became a Full Time Unpaid Caregiver, it was out of the Question to take this Show on the Road and go on Vacays.   So, I can count on only one Hand, not even using all my Fingers, how many Vacations I've taken in my Lifetime.   It is the One True Regret I have, not having taken more Vacations, especially to destinations still not checked off my Bucket List, like Bora Bora.  I did have our Honeymoon in Hawaii and we were supposed to return to Kauai or go to Maui for the first time on our 25th Anniversary, but by then The Man was too Sick and too Disabled to Travel.  We're closing in on 40 Years together and likely will never now go as a Couple, it Grieves me, but I can't risk it.  Nothing would screw up the Dream Vacation quite like someone you Love having a Medical Emergency or Dying on it! 

Irrigation came at Midnight, The Son forgot to tell me until the last Minute.  He had to Work early so was relying on the Girls to Help me do it and said he'd told The Daughter and The Niece.  He hadn't told Princess T so she wasn't even Home.  Well, both Girls forgot and so I was doing it alone and he got up to use the Bathroom, saw that nobody was helping me, and went Postal.  I've fallen before doing Irrigation so he doesn't even want me doing it at all with 3 Generations living here.  He'd had too much to drink and so had his Sister, so Alcohol, Rage and Mental Illness is a Bad Combo tho'.  He banged on the 5th Wheel Door 'til she Woke up, she'd Passed Out.  They got into a Verbal altercation about it, a bad one, and then it got physical, and both of them got hurt fighting.  It was like a Cage Match and I Raised him better, he knows not to lay Hands on a Woman, but, her Crazy Ass came for him, she will and has Fought a Man, and then I knew, fuuuuck, it's ON!

I was unable to break it up, Two Mental Adults losing their shit is not easy to Mediate and they were throwing Fists hot and heavy.  I knew if one landed one on me I'd pick up a Metal Pipe or something and end the whole thing in a way that would get me catching Charges.  So, I was trying to Referee it as best I could without getting hit and without hitting anyone.   She busted his Mouth and Eyebrow, he knocked her Bad Tooth out, well, now she doesn't need it extracted at least!  I knew if I called Police, when I finally got them broke up, coz her having a Tooth knocked out took the Fight right out of her, that they'd both go to Jail, both had injuries.  She had put her Hands around his Throat first when he got up in her Face being verbally abusive.

 

Both of them were under the Influence of Alcohol so Judgment was totally absent.  I told him to leave and told her to leave, she was arranging to go somewhere to Cool Off coz she didn't want everyone getting Arrested so didn't want me Calling Police.  He didn't wanna get Arrested but didn't have anywhere to go, and resisted leaving, which was winding both his Dad and I up, he couldn't stay here now, he'd Crossed the Boundaries of being Unsafe.   So then his Dad got involved, Old Marine with Dementia, that wasn't gonna End well and The Son was provoking his Dad and I told him, he's a 74 Year Old Man with Dementia, what the fuck is Wrong with you?  Knocking your Sisters Tooth out by punching her in the Face was already a Punk Move for a Man, so I kicked him out.  That damn near sobered him up coz he realized he'd fucked up Royally. 

 I don't know where he spent the Night, he did go to Work and I let him pack his things after Work.  He wasn't sure if he should give Notice at Work and lose his Job?  But, he can't stay here, his Drinking is out of Control.   I don't want him being Homeless again and risk over Six Years of being Clean from Drugs, or Suicidal, both of which he's been vulnerable to before, but I can't and won't have a DV Situation in our Home, Period.   He and The Daughter made up already, she didn't make any excuses for what he did, since it's Wrong and she knows how I feel about a Man hurting a Woman or a Child, he should have been Man enuf to Walk Away when I told him to and not escalate it to where she was gonna put Hands on him when she goes Mental... but, he did, coz he was impaired and his Autism makes it so he doesn't Read the Fucking Room at all either and won't pump the Brakes on what he says or does. 

 It was just a mess, a messy mess.  But she wasn't so Crazed she didn't realize that by the time you're Losing Teeth, you're Losing that Fight!  And she knows her Brother can Fight, so you'd have to be Crazy to Fight him or try to Strangle him!  Her Tooth is somewhere in the Gravel beside The RV Garage Mahal.  At least I got The Irrigation done, and nobody had to go to The ER coz The Man used to be a Field Medic in the Army and a Paramedic, so he triaged them both after the Fight.   Sith The Niece just making sure I didn't take a Senior Fall doing the Irrigation after we got both Kids off the Property for the Night.  She doesn't know how to do Irrigation and she's too Big a Woman to Walk those Narrow Planks where the Gates drop and then have to be lifted.  

 She has an Alcoholic Family who suffer from Mental Illness and Fight a lot, so she's used to the level of Crazy.  In fact, her Dad got Shot once.  Nobody is sure whether his 2nd Wife did it or he Shot himself, either is possible, he's a total Head Case.  Anyway, so The Niece said at least our Family tries to resolve our Issues, her Family don't even try.  You gotta do what you gotta do... far as I know The Lord has never Cured a single Seriously Mentally Ill Person and this is our shitty Hand Dealt until such time as He does.  But, we remain up by Faith and know it HAS to Hold and rely upon Grace and Mercies.   I probably shouldn't walk the Planks either, but, whaddya gonna do?  We'd had enuf Fun for the Night so Honestly, I just wanted both of the Crazy Spawn gone for the rest of the Night coz I had to do and focus on Irrigation.  The Water comes regardless of whatever Life is handing you at the Moment.  I did Irrigation 'til 2:00 in the Morning but I had the Adrenalin Rush of Smack Down 2026 so I could stay Awake.  *Eye Roll* 

 The Niece commended me on staying Calm thru the Chaos.  The thing is, both my Kids know when I'm that Calm, I'm the MOST MAD and prone to Snapping, which is why the Calmer I got the quicker they got the fuck out of the House and off the Property.  If I am still Yelling, you're probably Safe... when I have Zero Emotion and am eerily Calm, you're probably NOT.   He's going to try to go Cold Turkey and quit Drinking and if he gets the DT's I'll take him to an ER.  Docs will often tell you it's dangerous for them to just quit, but tapering off is still Drinking and doesn't really Work.   He quit once before and didn't Die from the DT's so rather than wreck his Relationship with Family, and since Rehab hasn't ever Worked for him... or those Meetings... and he can't get the Time Off Work to go into Residential Treatment even if they will take a Medicaid Insured Person... he'll have to try this.  His Sister doesn't want me turning him out onto the Streets and I know why.  Sometimes an Addict with Substance Abuse Issues has to hit Rock Bottom before they Climb out of it and get Well.

So, that's been on my Heart and Mind all Night and all Day, but by 3:52 p.m. Danae is taking him for the Night and will take him to Work, so he has a brief period to have worked things out with his Dad and I.  The Man said if he's not Drinking, he can return, but he can't be Drinking, I am in Agreement with that.  Those are our Terms and they're not subject to Negotiation or compromise.   I HATE Alcohol.  I'm glad that Rusty and Princess T HATE it as much as I do and tho' they're in their 20's, choose not to Drink and lead Sober Lives.  Rusty's Dad is an Alcoholic, so he's had to live around it.  His Dad works really hard but now has a DUI to resolve due to his Drinking and Rusty had Warned him, this would be the Outcome eventually.

  It's Why The Son doesn't have Transportation, he has Driving Restrictions and requires an Interlock Device should he ever Drive again, which, he can't afford.  They're Crazy expensive to install and Maintain for the length of time you're required to have them after getting a DUI.  But, Drunk Driving is not tolerable for Society, too much Risk to Innocent folks, so, it has to be that way as punishment.   Since The Son and The Daughter couldn't get the new Toilet Seat on, Princess T had Rusty come over.  He's another Mexican MacGuyver and can fix anything, she TIMED HIM!!!   *LOL*  He had it fixed in 15 Minutes Flat!!!  Is that a Record, I dunno, but it was impressive since The Daughter and The Son are very handy at fixing anything too but they couldn't get that Cheap Seat off to put the New higher end Seat on.  Rusty Solved that Problem, now he's my Favorite.  *Winks*  I think it looks more Luxe and matches our Bathroom's Color Palette.  Eventually I'll Buy another one off E-Bay from the same Seller for our Bathroom next and Rusty will install it too.

 

And now for our "Longhorn Steakhouse" Food Porn.  I had Elote, Steak and Charred Brussel Sprouts.  The Man had Grilled Salmon over Rice Pilaf with a Loaded Baked Potato.  They also have a fresh Baked Loaf of Wheat Bread.  ~  I've got a big Nail in my rear Passenger Tire, so after Nurse Remi's visit for The Man, I'll have to go to 'Discount Tire' and get that repaired.  It's a big Nail so I do Hope I don't need replacement, don't have the budget right now for new Tire(s).  Still waiting on the Endorsed Check from our Mortgage Company to get the Roof Replacement started!  I've noticed all damaged Roofs everywhere still Tarped tho' and so nobody seems to be getting their Insurance Claims satisfied in a timely manner to even begin Repairs or Replacements on their damages.  Many have their Main Home with the damage too, and we're still having lots of Storms, so it risks more Water damage if the damaged areas leak and then destroy contents of any structure!!!  I think our Insurance Industry is in Crisis personally, too many catastrophic events nationwide.

The Niece helped me Price Pokemon Cards this Morning, we sat out Front on the Porch in the Cool of the Morning before it heated up and the Sun was direct, it was pleasant.  I have that Industrial Rolling Cart we sit at to Price now out there and it's coming in handy and can be Decorated later for Halloween or used for the Candy Bowls and Toy Prize filled Bowls for the Trick-Or-Treaters.  There's so much going on in October that I know the Month will whiz by in a blur.  I know I'll be Sad when it's over coz October is my favorite Month of the whole Year... and it never seems to last long enuf.  *Smiles*  At least this Season I was Economically ready to indulge in what I wanted to do during it, sometimes it's a lean Month but this Year I budgeted tightly and had funds for it Saved Up. 

And it's such a lovely Weather time of the Year typically, that I can finally spend lots more time Outside rather than Inside, which is always preferable.  I've loaded up the Truck with Inventory to take in to the Antique Mall and drop off before I leave my Truck to get the damaged Tire repaired.  "Discount Tire" is in the same Parking Lot as our Antique Mall, so I can Walk over from there and spend time on my Spaces while my Truck is in getting Work done.  Nurse Remi is usually out of here by around 11:00 a.m. so I should be Okay to get my Tire fixed before Princess T is out of Work, if not, Rusty may have to go get her for me unless she's okay with hanging around at Work longer 'til I can get there?  I didn't wanna risk trying to get the Tire fixed and Inventory into the Mall before the VA Nurse Visit for The Man, since nobody is here to cover for me, they're all at Work right now.

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Happy Autumn from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian