April 1, 9:30 pm - Happy April Fools' Day!!!

April 2, 5:52 am - I'm having a really bad day. There are certain people who make me feel like no matter what I do or how hard I try, it's never good enough. It's like I'm just another burden that they have to deal with. Granted, I may not be a totally independent person yet, but I've come a hell of a long way from where I used to be. Instead of giving me credit, these people choose to make me feel like a loser who should be doing so much more. I feel like I can't "depend" on them at all anymore because it would give them another reason to resent me. Sigh...

April 6, 11:49 pm - I had a terrific weekend! Mom played hookie from work on Friday (what a rebel) so that we could hunt for new living-room furniture. She was never happy with the quality of her first set, so we saw the weekend as a perfect opportunity to find a better one. Needless to say, the "new and improved" stuff is being delivered on Tuesday!

April 7, 5:20 am - I had an interesting experience on the route this morning. An ever-so-friendly raccoon decided it would be fun to stalk me. Normally I would have just ignored him and gone about my business. However, I recently read an article about how aggressive they can get if threatened or provoked. This, along with the fact that he was following me instead of running away, had me on high alert. I wasn't about to get out of my car and deliver to doorsteps as usual. Instead, I ended up throwing two or three papers from the window until I felt safe enough (read: no sign of the little bastard) to get out again. Call me a "complete and total wuss" if you like, but at least I'm still alive to tell the story dammit!

April 9, 7:43 pm - I paid a visit to the dentist this afternoon. As it turns out, I have a very advanced cavity on my second molar. It's also badly infected. Pleasant picture, isn't it? Anyway, I have to have a root canal to save the tooth. The procedure doesn't scare me, but the price sure does. My mom's root canal ended up costing her upwards of two grand...and she's insured. That being said, I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now.

April 11, 12:31 am - I'm sad and lonely this morning because "Kitty" isn't here. I took him to the vet yesterday to get declawed. I don't believe in it, but he's my cat and it's not right that he tears up my mom's stuff. By the way, he's having the new laser procedure done. I get to bring him home on Saturday!

April 14, 6:09 pm - I am happy to report that "Kitty" is recovering wonderfully from his surgery. He's already back to his old self, sleeping all day and eating us out of house and home!

April 20, 11:27 pm - Happy Easter!!!

April 22, 5:24 am - Happy Earth Day!!!

April 29, 6:36 am - My mom is turning 49 years old today. Please stop whatever you're doing and take a minute to send some extra good birthday wishes her way!