Karmic Update

Well, the waters seem to have calmed a bit...

We managed to scrape together the moola to pay Unkie Sam, but it leaves us with pocket change for the next couple of weeks, literally. That's okay, though. We can stretch spaghetti pretty far.

The branch that fell out of the neighbor's tree and took out the light pole: The utility company fixed the light. Sort of. They reconnected the downed power line. It still doesn't work, but at least there isn't a live wire on the ground... Oh, yeah - the neighbors didn't bother cleaning up the branch, as, I suppose, it was on my property. I had to spend a couple of hours cutting it up and hauling it to the curb. Being as I had no power tool to do the job, and had to rely on a hand saw, this took a bit of time and effort. C'est la vie.

Sheeps and I both caught some stomach bug and were pretty much down for the weekend. Actually, we're still feeling kind of sluggish, but life must go on and work must get done.

In positive news, the replacement battery seems to be doing just fine in the Cheerleader Jeep, so more expensive repairs don't seem to be necessary.

So, life goes on and we keep rolling with the punches. We just wish the bell would ring and life would stop punching for a few moments...