Got a lot Done today. First, the dining room needed to be finished. When we moved here, the room was mauve. I painted it dark blue and it was fine for about 6 months, then suddenly it was the wrong color again. I’m not sure when that happened, but things like that slip past me pretty often. Even though I bought the best paint out there (Benjamin Moore Aura), it still took three coats to make the blue hue go away. In order to save some time, I slopped over onto the lower moulding so that there were no drips on the paint line, so I needed to go through and re-trim the base and touch up the rest of the casings in the room. It looks great now. I cleaned up the room and put all the painting stuff away. Nice feeling to be done! [sidebar begin] I’m pretty sure I’m ADHD and one of the nasty side-effects is that you have problems finishing things. I mean like, really getting it polished-up done. Lots of little threads hanging around the ADHD’s life. I saw a video recently on this problem and am now looking to try to get some medication to limit the effects of this dealio. It might be interesting feel how the “others” live. [end sidebar]

Then, onto other more pressing stuff. Our insurance is weird; they only pay for certain stuff, so every time I, Shayna or the kids go to the doctor, I get like five bills for little things that the insurance will not cover. Annoying little bills because they just suck your time to fill out, pay and then ger reimbursed from the pre-tax account that you get with the insurance – it’s not the money because they’re only for like $5 – $50; it’s the time you have to invest in collecting the receipts and matching them up with the bills; then submitting the paperwork. Sheesh!

Okay, I got a ticked the other day because I didn’t get a Highland Park decal for my car. I spent the time and money getting the Illinois plates and thought that I had done my civic duty and responsibility – not so! If you have a car registered in HP, you have to buy a decal to BE in HP. If you are caught without one, you get a $50 slap on the ass. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD! So, today, I went and got the sticker ($40/yr) and paid my welcome letter. I called the cops about the ticket and they told me I should have called City Hall to tell them that I was new to the neiborhood. Most places I’ve lived, they couldn’t have cared less hat I was in the neighborhood as long as I wasn’t a pederast! Last time I checked, I’m not on the list! Life’s been good to me, so far.

Next, to Ela’s school: she enrolled in a cool after school program that involves a guest poet for six weeks with the kids once a week! Ela came home from that really pumped! She has been showing a really creative side that’s just blooming.

It’s bed time for the kids now and Benjamin is waiting for me to join him. Peace out!