The day’s plans really consisted only of homework. Unfortunately the day was sliced apart as
Mags had a birthday party to attend in Citrus Heights. The meeting place was inside the mall at See’s
Candy. No offense, but blech….That ain’t
chocolate. We headed out in the glorious
rain…my stupid 2-wheel drive shimmy-ing and shaking like a diva at a
disco. I need to get a 4WD – We went to the
market so I could get her friend a gift card while Mags got her a card, but the
gift cards all charged money to “activate” the damn thing, which is ridiculous,
so I got 3 bottles of San Pellegrino, got money back and stuck cash in the card, instead. As we exited on hazel, I noticed people
standing in the rain and a car flipped over.
The car had gone off the embankment and EMTs weren’t on the scene yet,
so we headed over so I could determine if I could be of any help. The woman had already been extricated from the
car (which I had seen from the freeway) and an umbrella was over her as people
cared for her. As I approached, I
noticed the man who had been driving had scrapes and cuts and was in a daze, by
the look in his eyes, but he was taking care of Self by talking to someone on
the phone. I usually have a first aid
kit in my car with bandages and gauze, but he was ok… I walked over to the woman and the people there had blankets and knew what they were doing, so I went to the vehicle
passenger who had no idea what was going on – a dog. She looked like a dingo – long, big ears, and
she was very scared. The owner had been
trying to get her while talking on the phone, but she was terrified and kept
running off, so I talked to her, and kept her in an area. Eventually, a man headed me some rope and I
managed to get the rope around her, being very careful as I didn’t know this
dog and know how they can react when scared. The EMTs took about 10 minutes
getting there, but they finally did, so I made sure someone else would hold the
pup and off Mags and I went.
I brought her to the mall and we managed to find a few of
her friends walking around. It’s been a
long time since a mall was in my life, but I think I am almost at the point again
with my daughter. It would be a waste of
time driving home only to have to turn back again, so I came prepared and
brought my “office”, sitting in the car doing homework. Olivia called – that was awesome…we spoke
about business and kids. She will give
birth to her son soon. I hope I can be
in Midland when she does. <3 Time to
pick Mags up again, only this time across the parking lot at the roller-rink. I saw a group of moms sitting together at the
table…I feel like such a dork. It is
difficult for me to sit around with people I do not know very well and make
small talk. As we drove home, my
daughter assured me the first step to getting to know them better is by going
through the pain of small talk. <wise
offspring>
Had a few
moments of more Mario with the kids – yesterday started a fad and we may be seeing
more of these two little dudes in the future. I still have papers to write regarding group which I keep forgetting to do and then tomorrow begins the beginning – but it’s a good kind. School is also drawing to close – a have a
few more papers in Assessments and a BIG one in Transitions that I’ll work on
this weekend. The light at the end of the
tunnel is still fuzzy, but Things are Happening and I know it is there.
Pictures: The shot Mags took while I was helping out; A bumper sticker I saw on a truck while we were picking up the gift card.
Pictures: The shot Mags took while I was helping out; A bumper sticker I saw on a truck while we were picking up the gift card.