I really HATE rainy days!

I know, I know, April showers bring May flowers! But it also brings mud, leaves, and lots of pain! Out of the past 2 weeks, only 2 were sunny! I hate this time of year! The dogs go out and then come in covered in mud, which of course dries and then becomes dirt/dust on the floor, and EVERYWHERE! This house is so bloody dusty, it's driving me batty! I have to dust almost every day (thank heavens for Swiffer dusters!!), it's really a pain!

I haven't gotten a lot of stitching done this past weekend. Sunday was Stacy's (son's gf) birthday, and since I figured her parents wouldn't be doing anything for her (they never do), I baked her a cake and made her favorite dinner--15 bean soup!! She was so happy!

She is doing very well and quite happy to be out of jail and here on home confinement. She is getting some much needed rest and is able to be less stressed now. Today is her day for checking in with the HC (home confinement) office and let them know what her schedule will be for the next week.

It took us forever to find the phone number for her dr's office! But, we finally succeeded only to find out her appt was yesterday! The jail sort of "forgot" to tell her that in the huge paperwork mess on Friday. So we rescheduled her for next Monday. She also made an appt with WIC for Wednesday. So, we know those 2 appts for sure, but she still needs to get to the DMV (for a new ID), DHHR for medical card (I need to go there anyway and see if we can get some food stamps since we have so many people here now). So, we will be asking HC people how to do that, since we can't guarantee how long it will take.

She also wants to see about being able to volunteer at a food/clothing pantry at my church on Tuesdays. She and I both thought that would look really good, wanting to do some type of community service. Of course, my son (who is a total jerk about religion) will probably say something really stupid about her helping at a church, but she needs to do what she wants and not what he wants. If she wants to go to church, then she should be able to go without him having an aneurysm over it.

I'm freezing to death right about now! It's only 45F and rainy, so I'm cold and hurting! Supposed to be as low as 38F tonite! What is up with this weather?!? But, after Wed., it's supposed to get up to 80F!! Hip hip hooray!