My week in a nutshell

Why does anyone say that? Nutshells are small.
When anyone says 'To make a long story short' you know you're in for a long drawn out version of whatever. I once had a conversation with a girl that said this 7 times. I counted.

This week in a nut shell.

HOT, HUMID

That's really all you need to know.

To make a short story long. . .

In no particular order. . .

Thursday
We didn't go to Thirsty Thursday at the Diamond. I bought peanuts and invited my kids. When we got home BH asked if I had my heart set on the game. That meant it was too blasted hot to go. We didn't.

Friday
My baby's birthday.
8:30 am I hustle over to the Albertson's where I pick up a pack of fresh baked cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. The bakery ladies will write Happy Birthday on them for you. This is my favorite birthday thing to do, better then a cake, I think. Then I bring them to the house. My X's truck is there. Why isn't he working? And his girlfriends car is there. Why isn't she working? I give sleepy son a hug and a kiss and cinnamon rolls. I smooch Frank (the pug). I try to keep Boz (pit/lab) off my feet. He steps on feet. Why? I giggle at the thought that X and girlie will be eating the cinn rolls I brought over with their morning coffee. I wonder what X has planned for sons b-day. Did they take the day off to do something with him? I hope so. I doubt it.

I have a question. X is on the worship team at church. He says when girlie stays over they sleep in separate beds. There's a mattress on the floor to prove it. He says they are not having sex. So the question is, does anyone believe that? My boys don't. Do you really expect anyone to believe that you spend the weekend together and not 'do' anything? Here's the thing. I've known him way to long to believe him. Way too long. If he were smart he'd not spend the weekend with girlie so that people could pretend to believe him. But it's just his personality to convince people to believe the ridicules. Trust me on that. I have another question. What do you think of someone in a worship ministry capacity that is blatantly sleeping with their girlie? How do you feel about those in leadership ministries that do not set good examples?

If any of that sounds bitter, it's not. I am happy that he has found someone to spend his life with. I pray that he can be happy with her. I pray that she can be happy with him. And all of this means he doesn't harass me.

Tuesday
I did a little shopping for the 4th. Some buns, beer etc. I'm in line at the store. Long line. And behind me pull up this guy. He's wearing sunglasses. I'm wondering how he keeps them on his face. He has no nose. He has no nose. No really, he has no nose. There is a little tube where his nose should be. There is a scar that runs to his mouth. He has no top lip. The upper 4 (maybe more) teeth are missing. My first thought after I choke is, how do you ever leave the house when you look like that? I strike up a conversation. Because when your face looks a little like a Hannibal Lector mask you know people must be uncomfortable around you. He's probably in his late 20's, early 30's. And he's so nice. We talked about our gardens and how we curse the squirrels and bunnies. I wonder about his face. Was it cancer? An injury?

Wednesday
4th of July was quiet. We stayed home. We didn't watch the fireworks from the porch. It was hot and we stayed inside where it was cooler. I was still thinking about Hannibal and I asked my son, who works at the grocery store where I was, if he'd seen the noseless man. 'Oh sure, he comes in all the time, nice guy.' My other son said 'Oh yeah, I forget his name. He's a friend of Amber's. Botched suicide. Gun.' As he put his finger (you know, gun like) into his mouth pointing up towards his nose. I said 'oh'. This makes me so sad. To be depressed enough to try to kill yourself. And looking that way for the rest of your life. I pray that he has a supportive family and friends. I pray that he is happy with his life.

Today is looking to be cooler. The humidity is up and it looks like a summer storm is brewing. We are planning a trip to Newport Beach, or Costa Mesa to the swap meet. We plan to do it early and be in and out of there before it heats up. It'll be cooler there.

Now all I need to do is get all of this into a nutshell.