06/18/01 - Today's horoscope: Positive mental stimulation helps you stay upbeat. Give up on plans that seem counterproductive. Go with the easy way and enjoy life's little diversions. Health improves with rest.

So, that rest part sounds good. I had a difficult time trying to get my nap before the graveyard shift last night. My bedroom was really, really hot. I would have hooked up a fan, but they were all in use elsewhere. I must remember to go shopping soon and get me a boudoir fan. I just rested a couple of hours and went off to work feeling not too bad. It was one of those nights, very busy; almost but not quite stressful. I guess I wasn't the only one who couldn't sleep. One call was a real winner. This woman calls about 1 a.m. She belongs to a home owner's association that allows their tenants to call in to report cars parked in red zones and have them towed away. It seems someone had reported her car the night before and it cost her $180 and so now she is out for revenge. She didn't report one, no, she had three cars she wanted towed. She kept asking me if I understood her motives, if I didn't think this was a cool thing to do. I told her that no one should be parking in the red zone. I think I disappointed her that I did not want any part of her vindictiveness. I will probably talk to her again tonight. She has pledged to do this on a nightly basis ... O joy!
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I returned home this morning to feel a sort of excitement in the air. More joy ... It's the last week of school. The older boys have been out a few weeks already. The youger two are mentally out, I could sure feel that. They both have minimum schedules the next few days. Friday they will be free. Summer vacation is a blessing and a curse for me. I will enjoy having peaceful mornings. I can get to bed as soon as I get home, no chauffeuring. On the mornings I am awake I can have peace and quiet ... Yes! The bad part will be when they encounter those moments of boredom. Then there will be those times where they will be laying around everywhere, at least everywhere I want to be. I will still be a chauffeur, but only when I have the biggest urge to stay home. Oh well, that's summer for you. There will be a more relaxed feeling in the air. The kids and I will have some spontaneous moments, those are cool. We got the schedule for the upcoming county fair today. The Child is agreeable to going with me. This will probably be the last year though. Our Foster's Freeze was just remodeled. I'm sure we'll make several trips there this season. In fact, today The Child and I got a slurpee craving and headed to the nearest 7-11. I lived it up, got creative ... green apple on the bottom, tangerine in the middle and topped it off with cherry. How exciting is that? Well adventure is adventure. And gee, summer is just beginning.