Friday Wrap-Up

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Soooo ... do you ever have one of those days ... months ... YEARS ... where you feel like you just can't catch a break? Where you are really, REALLY trying to do the right things and then another challenge comes your way?

Last night, on the way to family night at Cam's school, we had an up close and personal meeting with one of Rudolph's cousins (not to worry kids, I didn't take out any of Santa's reindeer, your gifts should still be there on time). You know the saying, "She looked like a deer caught in the headlights"? Well, we had a deer ... caught in the headlight.

I saw the doe hit the passenger side - Cam had a really good view ...

... and then listened to her wrap around the side of the car ...


Rumor has it she was given the death penalty for her actions. I was talking about hitting a deer when one of my co-workers confirmed my "kill". He saw her on his way into work this morning.

In the grand scheme of things this was a "minor" deer collision. I've seen cars totaled - and people killed - from collisions with deer.

The good news? Cam and I weren't hurt, although we were both a little shaken up.

The bad news? My car is 12 years old and has - or had - a Blue Book value of about $1400. I was carrying full coverage on the car until LAST WEEK when I decided it was really silly to be paying close to $1000 a year for full-coverage insurance on a car that was barely worth that. Yeah ... it's been one of those years ...

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Cam has had a rough week at school which means I've had far too many phone calls and emails from the school. Most of the issues have been ... well ... IDIOTIC! For example, he and a female classmate were acting up in class. The girl crumpled up a piece of paper and flung it hitting Cam in the head. Cam grabbed it and threw it back hitting her in the chest and said, "I really wasn't aiming for your boob." Want to know what zero tolerance policies call that? SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Yes ... I'm serious.

I just got an email from the vice principal saying we need to schedule another meeting, and I explained that, although I support the efforts of the school, I will NOT sit in another meeting, listening to teachers tell me that Cam is disruptive, not completing work in class, a frustration for them and other students, then offer up the same solutions that didn't work the last time.

Although I'm not looking forward to all of Cam's unsupervised free time over the next two weeks, *I* need a break from all of the ridiculousness.

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And...here we go!

1. No, we will NOT hang your Grinch boxers from the Christmas tree and call them a decoration.
2. Many of the world's problems have been solved with Christmas cookies and eggnog at the old kitchen table.
3. I watched the steam rising from the hot cup of coffee (or tea) and thought: a shot of Bailey's would be really good in this.
4. Everyone keeps telling me it's going to be okay. (Most days, I believe them)
5. I'll take "Sexual Practices of the South American Amphibian" for $100 Pat.
6. No, deer hair is not a desirable car accessory, at least from my point of view.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to decorating my Christmas tree (seems I was artificial tree assembly challenged), tomorrow my plans include baking sugar cookies and going to a Christmas party that could get me in trouble and Sunday, I want to get laundry done early and spend the day watching sappy Christmas movies!

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