Still no kitty

I made some signs today, but didn't have time to hang them up this afternoon.

I had a rough time of it with the Barbie car. I was supposed to meet the buyer in Brandon, but I found out all too late, that the car didn't fit in my trunk or back seat. There was NO way for me to get it to him after all that. I didn't think it would be a big deal that Keith was going to Jacksonville with the Rodeo because I figured it woudl still fit in my car. Nope. I told him if he would make the extra drive that he could just have the car for free. After not realizing, the car went for $56 and then I discovered the battery wasn't recharging, so initially I told him I'd sell it to him for $20 and he could get a new or used battery. He gave them the $20 anyway. Hannah was thrilled. She saw what a nightmare the whole thing was turning into and understood that we were just going to let the man have it. Whew.

Finished reading HP 6 this am. I called Elissa while I was driving back from the college with the signs I copied and "discussed it" with her. I am probably more disappointed than she was. She enjoyed the book. I did too, I really did.

It was a much lighter read than the rest and it didn't have a lot of depth to it. That's just my opinion. The other stories seemed to have more layers, probed deeper into character development, and worked more at creating a sense of relatedness in everything.

This book was just different to me. I was left hanging regarding a lot of the characters and I felt like JK Rowling just had them make "guest appearances" to show that they were still hanging around. In OOTP she created all of the new characters for the Order, but we didn't see much of them. We didn't see much of the other students or professors... or what was mentioned just seemed flat to me.

I won't go into details and spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it yet, but has plans to. Just know that I got through it in about 5 hours total and felt a little disappointed at the end.

We're heading to the beach tomorrow. Our neighbors are taking care of the pets. This is the first time we've left Lenny for more than a few hours at the house. Since we're really only going to be gone one day, I figure he would be happier here alone, than boarded at the vet's office in a cage or something.

My grades still aren't posted. I have a 99.85% feeling that I have 2 A's, but I would just have a lot of closure and happiness to see them in writing on my electronic transcript. I registered for 4 classes for the fall term and have only 2 more after that to complete my requirements for mental health. Since I have an additional 15 or so elective hours, that's where I will begin working on my second major of Marriage and Family Counseling.

I had considered doing Guidance Counseling (school counseling), but something about me isn't satisfied with the idea of working in the school system. Hannah's time in school here really had me looking at education in a negative way. Elissa and I had an AWESOME guidance counselor that followed us from 7th grade all the way through graduation. Elissa knew him even before that from soccer. I know that he lived to make an impact on the students he worked with. I think I would be frustrated with the limitations of the "system".

The other option is for me to do drug and alcohol counseling. Since addictive behaviors are genetically encoded in my family, I have found I don't have much patience for that either. Plus, if I'm going the mental health route, I've heard it's fairly easy to get work in rehab. It's not a separate license like Marriage and Family.

Who knows, when it's all said and done, maybe I will just struggle in private practice and do things on my terms?

I need to pay bills and clean clutter in my house. I wish I had someone to keep me company while I did stuff like that. I really do like cleaning, but I don't like being lonely. Cleaning is a pretty lonely job here. Keith gets worked up in a cleaning frenzy when he's mad or upset about something, so that's not really a lot of "fun". Other than that, I'm just plodding along. Ho hum.

I have a full TWO weeks off from school. I have plans to do a "fall cleaning" in my house. My wallpaper should arrive UPS on Tuesday. My new textbooks should be coming as well. Lots of "stuff" coming up. None of it stressful. Just enough to keep me busy.