One and Done … Not

Daughter-in-Law — Twin 2’s wife, called to let me know how much she was enjoying having cool air again.

Thank the Lord, because I was holding my breath that the plumber boys did right by them.

Very right, she tells me. The workers were there all day and replaced the entire unit.

Turns out one of the young workers knew Daughter-in-Law — was a friend of a relative of hers, which didn’t hurt in their getting top notch service.

So that’s done.

This being Pride Month, I’ve been sporting my colors in support of the LGBTQ community.

Straight But Not Narrow #ally

When Twin 2 stopped by to pick up the check for the plumber, she noticed my top and said something that made me feel really good about my parenting skills. 

She smiled at the words on the tee and said, “You’ve always been an ally”.

That’s true because, as I’ve indicated in prior posts, my position in life has always been to live and let live, not be so tightly wrapped.

Twin 2 came out to me, via text, a few years ago, saying something to the effect that I’d probably figured out (because I somehow always knew things without being told) that her female roommate was not just a roommate, but that they were in a relationship.

I don’t know how I missed that one, because I generally did sense and know what secrets the girls were keeping from me.

Though this secret escaped me, wasn’t a big deal in my mind, so my reply had been, “No. Never entered my mind, but okay” and that was that.

Daughter-in-Law’s deeply religious family had a difficult time accepting, some members of that side of the family still do, though they like Twin 2. They've were, and some still are, curious as to how Twin 2’s family — her mom (me) in particular reacted to her coming out, feel about her lifestyle and the relationship.

Twin 2 tells me her response, to these deeply religious individuals, is that no one in our family thinks anything about it because we have some of everything (meaning devils, angels, cops, criminals) and “We were raised to love everyone”.

That “We were raised to love everyone” made me so proud of ME, the seeds I’ve sown which have taken root.

It’s just too bad the boys (mainly Middle Grandson) have soil I cannot seed — that Roadside Soil … hard, can’t get under the ground.

Today was planned to be a one and done for me.

I had three different Macy’s orders, and planned to pick them all up this morning.

Driving to my favorite mall in Rancho Cucamonga, I picked up one order, but was told I’d somehow sent the other two to two different malls.

Holy Crap!

I must have been in the midst of a Senior Moment when I ordered the second item, and again in a Senior Moment, when I’d ordered the third.

So, this morning’s one and done one-hour errand, turned into a four-hour tour.

All three malls had a See’s Candy Shop.

I passed up on the first, I passed up on the second but, by the time I arrived at the third mall, plum tuckered out, I relented and brought myself a late lunch.

Walnut & Pecan Bud, Dark & Light Caramels

My gut will hate me later — because I’m not supposed to be eating candy, but right now, I feel satisfied and relaxed, after a long day on the road.