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I woke up this morning at 9:35am, quite shocked that I had not been woken by some small person in the house already. There hadn’t been a peep. Quite odd.

But, my unexpected bliss was short-lived, as Alex came in to let us know it was 9:37am. (Pronounced “Nine-Three-Seven”.)

So, with a little coaxing, Alex was able to rouse Mom and Dad, and soon the family began to awake. I took my morning shower, then collected the laundry to do a few loads today on my half-work day. I came down and had a bit of breakfast, and we planned to head out and do some thrifting today, since we had a few items we were hunting.

All of this went mostly as expected.

We didn’t find exactly what we were looking for, but a decent alternative. We returned home for lunch, and then put Kirstie down for her nap, and I headed out to get our oil changed, and then work on my book at the coffee house.

I was not expecting to be there for most of two hours.

It ended up our brake pads and rotors were toast. So, a twenty dollar oil change ended up being $450 worth of repair. Ouch. And, I was not able to get to the coffee house…. which I had been looking forward to all week.

One positive – I met a fellow musician from Fairport. Nice guy. Hopefully we will connect again in the future.

So, I came home a bit frustrated by my foiled plans, and had to do the dishes, switch the laundry and make dinner for the family. The reailty of a pregnancy-hindered wife is setting in. Time to hunker down I suppose.

We’re heading out tonight to get Kirstie’s birthday photos at WalMart (a coupon) and some other stuff. Though, I am not wanting to spend ANY more money today. Funny how an unexpected major expense can do that to you… 🙂

OK, I have to eat my dinner now… and then get on to the rest of the day. 🙂

I wonder what else I can expect from today?