It’s a kinda funky, overcast day here in Katy. However, I find myself in a really great mood. My house is still a mess and I still look like I’m wearing a pair of jodhpurs, which I’m sad to say that I’m not. Nevertheless, it’s a good day. I recently submitted an article to Constant Comment. It’s an online company where you write articles that other people have ordered. I guess they’re writing challenged. Anyway, I just got my first submission back. It had only 1 error! It was an error in punctuation. The editor at CC didn’t agree with what my computer said was correct. At any rate, I’m pumped. It’s not like I’m going to get rich doing this. However, the writing will help keep the wolves away from our door.
Doug and I were just hired to do kids activities for a local outdoor festival being held in 2 weeks. The spring weather in the Houston area can change in an heartbeat. However, we’re being paid by the hour so even if it rains, we still get paid. Life is good.
Our neighbors two doors down are gone. Hooray! They were horrid people. The mother was gone all the time, leaving the teenage boys home alone to run rampant in the neighborhood, which they did. (They’re also the people that let their pit bull run loose.) The kids were in a war with my next door neighbor’s daughter. One week, the cops were out here every day, sometimes twice a day because of all those teens. They’re all gone now. Now the whole block is just a bunch of old geezers like Doug and I. Peace reigns again. (I do like teens. I just don’t like the ones that stand in front of my house cursing and threatening each other.)
When I was in my 20′s, I never would’ve thought that such little things could make me so happy. Who knew?
