July 21: Test, etc

Well, it's over--Thank God!! The test was, as billed, comprehensive. I didn't study too much, and there were things that I knew were in my notes, but just couldn't remember. And then there were other things that I wasn't going to know regardless of the amount of stuff studied. The results won't be sent out for 2-3 weeks, but I'm pretty sure I passed. But it's not official until the official notification comes in.

So since then it's been trying to recuperate. Went Saturday night with a friend to Les Miz, OK production, but not as good as prior ones. Their way of making sure the show was finished in three hours was to speed up the music, which just sounded wrong.

During the performance my phone went off twice with a Virginia area code. It was Carol, my cousin Mark's daughter, to tell me she would be in the area and wanted to come over and see me. My delight was somewhat dampened by how horrid the house looked--really. I vacuumed and cleaned the bathroom Saturday, and was going to start picking up over the next week or so, but this put it into high speed. Lots of things in bags in the basement, but the place looks terrific! It was good to see Carol, especially since the usual family vacation didn't happen this year.

So now it's time to try and catch up on all the things I've been putting off. Need to find some fast-growing trees and start getting more privacy between me and my neighbors. The lots are very narrow, and since I live entirely on the first floor you can be on the walkways of either flanking house and look right in on everything.

Long day at work, so it's off to the couch. And thanks to the person who castigated the first anonymous in the comment section: I appreciate the support!

Thanks for checking, Laurie