When it rains, it pours. My Granny used to say, “If it ain’t one thing, it’s something else.” That pretty much nails it.

Yesterday morning, I dropped my laptop. It was in the padded case I carry it in, but apparently, it hit just right and hard enough on the kitchen floor to whack the corner. It didn’t seem like it hit very hard, but now when I open it, the lower right corner pulls away from the screen. The laptop still works but I have to leave it open for fear of making matters worse. I can’t afford to buy a new one or have someone repair it. Geez. I just purchased it June of 2023 so it’s virtually new.

This morning, Dad went to take our trash up to the dumpster. The damn car won’t start. I had to cancel my curbside order. I may have to cancel my vet appointment for Alice’s checkup tomorrow afternoon. We have AAA but Dad’s so damn stubborn. Instead, he decided to try to charge the battery himself with his handy battery charger. I hadn’t heard anything in a little while so I went outside to check on him. He was standing by the car with the hood up and charger in his hand, just thinking. He said it wasn’t going to work because the charger won’t plug into the extension cord. I saw right away what the problem was. He had the male end of the extension cord in his hand and the charger cord was also male. I told him he needed the female end of the extension cord to plug the charger into. I switched that up for him and then it worked. Poor old guy. He thinks everything will be so simple but he just can’t think through the process so it ends up being a big hassle. Anyway, the car is charging. We’ll see what happens. 

If that’s not bad enough, Dad has put us in a potentially critical financial conundrum. I guess that would actually be worse than any of the other problems we have going on right now. Dad’s a wreck about the whole thing and I’m pretty damn stressed out, too. When the solution or end of the situation has arrived, I will write more about it. Until then, please wish us luck! 

Well, that’s all for now. I’m headed to the shower. With any luck, I’ll make it out of there alive.