Mixed Bag

Today's kind of a mixed bag...

The weekend's water fiasco is well behind me. I was really stressed Friday, while in the midst of all of the water. I didn't thoroughly unwind until early Saturday afternoon. The dishwasher is still on the blink because the part hasn't come in, but washing dishes by hand isn't such a big deal. I recognize my dishwasher for what it is... a convenience. Of course it's a convenience that I will more readily appreciate once it's up and running again.

My older kid is home sick. Mrs. Evan and I think she has strep. Sore throat, white coating on the tongue, low-grade fever and body aches. All signs of strep. We'll know for sure a little later today after I take her to the doctor.

I was supposed to work today, and since I'm a part-time employee, no work = no pay. Fortunately, I can work tomorrow... no harm, no foul. The downside of this is that the weather tomorrow afternoon is supposed to be spectacular... almost 60 degrees. I had planned on taking my bike for the first ride of the year. In fact, I had planned to ride out to J&P Cycles to purchase some saddlebags for the bike. I figured that I'd look at some bags, find the ones I liked, pop 'em on and ride home. No such luck now, and it looks like we're going back to cooler Wednesday, who knows how long until I ride again. Judging by the forecast, it will be at least two more weeks.

On the good side, I was pretty sure which saddlebags I wanted. I did some more internet research today and found the set for $30 less elsewhere. I called J&P to see if they have any sort of price matching guarantee, but got nowhere. I ordered the set online and my new bling should arrive in a week or so.

Maybe the kid's being sick is a sign from God (or fate, or whatever) that I wasn't supposed to ride tomorrow. Either way, I guess I'll have a chance sometime this year, and I did get a good deal on the saddlebags. Maybe I should have called today's post "Mixed (Saddle)Bag."