Mixed Signals..

Dave and I got about five hours of sleep before the alarm went off for church this morning. It just doesn't matter if I know I need to get to bed early.. by the time we actually get there it's already three in the morning. Apparently, after more than a decade of being a night owl, I will not be converted into a day bird.

Church was nice this morning for Father's Day. I got to pick up a couple more of Pastor Keith's sermons on CD for my great Gram. After the service we were supposed to come home for a family dinner with Mom, Wayne, Chris and Tina. I called to see if things were on track. Wayne answered. He was working a two to midnight shift tonight at the base.. that's why we were having an early lunch. Mom was outside mowing. Wayne told me that he didn't have to work now, so they were having dinner tonight instead of for lunch so I didn't need to rush home. Since our plans had changed, I decided to meet my other step-dad for lunch. A half hour later I get a call from Mom asking me where I was and why I was late. The meatloaf was in the oven and almost done, and she didn't want everyone waiting on me to eat. I was pretty upset. I couldn't figure out why Wayne would tell me we were having dinner, instead of lunch, and not to come home.. when it wasn't true. The family was already over, and dinner was almost ready. Mom asked Wayne why he told me that. He didn't know. Dave and I missed lunch completely, of course. It was like some bizzare episode of The Twilight Zone.

I had a nice lunch with Steve and Nancy though. Thank You for dinner, Dad. =) After lunch, we stopped by Steve's house to see the birthday present he said he bought for himself. It was an awesome four wheeler, and Dave and I got treated to a ride around town. It was so fun, and Dave had a blast. I can definitely see how those things could get addicting.

On the way home, I called my father. He was grilling out steaks ten hours away with my two sisters, the grand-kids, and my grandmother. I wished him well, and wished I could be there. Maybe some day. I hope my three Dads had a most excellent day today though.. as well as all you fathers and single Moms out there doing it all.

The rest of the night has been pretty quiet. We fixed family lunch left overs for dinner tonight, and watched Meet The Spartans. It wasn't as funny as I expected it to be, but it had some cute moments. An electrical storm blew in faster than I would have ever believed one could. It was completely clear one moment, black and ominous the next. The power went out for a minute or two, and when it came back on I wasn't happy. My computer monitor seems to have been affected by the surge. The top right corner is now permanently pixelie and there are faint bars of yellow and blue color where there shouldn't be. I don't know how it happened, or why.. but it's been bothering me ever since. I guess I'm a little too OCD for my own good, but now it's all I see when I look at my screen. I keep hoping it just fades away, but I don't know very much about LCD monitors.. and I'm pretty sure it'll be stuck like that indefinitely. I'm mad at myself though. I always unplug it during a storm. I just wasn't expecting a storm to go from nothing to alarming in two minutes flat.

My update is early tonight. I HAVE to force myself to go to bed by midnight because my rotten stepsister made my doctor's appointment for eight in the morning. I have to be there forty-five minutes early for paperwork, it's a half hour drive.. and it's supposed to be a two hour test. I'm not looking forward to it. I would stop by and get Starbucks on the way to wake me up.. but I can't imagine that would be very good for my heartbeat, lol. Hopefully, there's nothing serious to be worried about, but we'll see.

Thank You so much for joining us tonight, and until next time, Much Love, Many Hugs, and Good Night to You All.