One hell of a week

And it ain't over yet sister

Well Monday I realize the local JC hasn't told me when I can register yet but they haven't contacted me about registering. So after trying to call multiple times I get the Dean of Admissions and he says come down to work it out but we will work it out. I knew it would be a madhouse and I have a ton of stuff to buy for UMCOR So I go and oh 2-3 hours later all is supposedly good and I am setup to take a friggin English comp exam cos I guess my bachelors degree just isn't good enough for them. Prior to that I had been to the church, to the bank and basically sat on my hands while the bank took 20 minutes to find out they could not get me a Visa check card which is the EXACT opposite of what they told the church. Then I had a client whose computer I was bummed to find out was so hosed that there wasn't much I could do besides make it a bit more stable so they could reload it. The I went to the college. Then I started my shopping spree. I started at a Walmart across town and started buying the items for what I hoped would be 400 healthkits for UMCOR. The kit consists of:
" 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27", No kitchen towels)
" 1 washcloth
" 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
" 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
" 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
" 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
" 1 large tube of toothpaste (expiration date must be 6 months or longer
" 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages

and we need all BUT the toothbrushes. Between Monday and Thursday I went to 4 walmarts in 2 states and 3 counties at least twice each and at least 2 of them 3 times. I went countless dollar stores, Kmarts, drugstores and grocery stores trying to fill the list. The clippers and combs were the hardest part.

Tuesday I went to the college, took the test and started shopping again until I got a call from a good client. So I spent a total of 4 hours with him before some more shopping and finally getting home. Yes I skipped the FSG meeting It was just too much.

Wed back to the college the freakin registrar says I cant register AFTER I WAITED IN LINE OVER AN HOUR!!!!! If I had known I would have seen the Dean of Admissions in the first 10 min I was there. He straightens it out and I HAD TO WAIT AGAIN!! for the registrar I guess the Dean couldn't register me. So she registered me and I got all that done then MORE SHOPPING!!!!!!! At this point I had about 200 of everything except the combs, handtowels and clippers. I am sick of shopping so people in my Wed night Bible Study decided to go shop. One found clippers in I swear the only store in town I had not been too (and it was cash only). 2 more went to Sam's Club to get the hand towels, I knew they were cheaper there but I don't have Discover and couldn't afford the cash. I stayed at church with 3 others and sorted the combs since the packs I bought came with 2 unusable combs in each pack. While shopping Wed I get a call from an irate customer who thinks I did not fix his PC, well I did but in saving the OS it did lose some functionality since his wife did not want it formatted. I calmed him down let him know I would take care of it, scheduled time to pick it up Wed. After church I pretty much finished the shopping EXCEPT those pesky combs. Oh yeah and I ran the choir rehearsal in there too.

Thursday was an easy day compared to Wed. I got up and went to WW on the way I stopped at Walmart and they had refilled the combs I had previously pillaged so I pillaged again. Went to WW weighed in I am just 2 weeks from lifetime. WOOHOO!!!! Go out to clients house in BFE and wife is not home, so I wait, still not home. I called him, he had her call me and she said she will be back in about an hour and a half. I turn around and go to the church drop off the rest of the goods give everything one last once over. I could not think of ANYTHING else to do to prepare SO I go out to lunch. I ate very slowly then drove BACK out to BFE she is still not there. I had some Bible study to catch up on so I sat and read. 45 min later STILL not there. I really didn't want to make a 3rd trip out. So I call her she says she is 10 min away so I wait. She finally showed up I grabbed the PC and left. Got home and thankfully it was a beauty to reload it all went perfect! Great!!

Fri I SLEPT IN!!!!!!!!! I got to sleep till 9 and a lil after 10 I called the client, took my time dropped off the PC, went to WALMART (I swear they should know me by now) bought me jeans that fit. WOOHOO!!!!! Drove to base did my shoppin at the Com-misery and came home. I was home by 2 and I did jack the rest of the day, some Bible study some posting but just relaxed.

Tomorrow I have to getup at 6 and be at church at 7:45 to make the kits. Then I have to finish my Bible Study before class Sun evenin. It is still all a lil crazy but it could be worse :)