A Spark of Hope

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It was three weeks yesterday when my brakes went out on the car, and three weeks today when I had it towed to my son's. That's three weeks of not being in the pool. Three weeks of eating eggs, and whittling away at what was in the freezer. I still have enough meat to make it to the end of the month and my next payday. Three weeks of watching my hair grow and look totally atrocious as I needed to cancel another hair appointment. My next is April 10th and I'm not canceling that one. Three weeks of waiting, and yesterday my son gave me a spark of hope. He called and we went over to AutoZone to return the flaring kit, guys will know what that is, and have the rental fee put back on my card, and returned home. He did tell me he will work on it today and I should catch that word there, should have it back this weekend. He also said his landlord is after him to get the car out of the driveway. There's hope coming my way finally. I know a lot of the reason he hasn't worked on it is because of the weather we've had in those three weeks. Mean freezing temps and then the quick thaw that flooded everywhere and closed schools and businesses because people couldn't get to work or school. Now the temps are cooperating. We haven't had rain in over a week now and there still isn't any in the next few days. I'm looking forward to seeing my little red car in my parking lot and being able to come and go as I please. If everything works out, and I really hope it does, I'll renew my membership with the Y next month and be back in the pool. I really miss it. However, I do have the hair to take care of and I need to order two more pairs of glasses. I have the bifocals and the computer glasses ordered. However, the doctor also added a fourth that I haven't needed in the past - sunglasses. He has the line marked as year-round and driving. So, I'm guessing it has to do with my cataracts and the glare that makes it hard to see to drive. My biggest complaint about night driving, which is why I don't drive and get rides if I need to be somewhere. So, I will be ordering my readers and sunglasses, which shouldn't be too expensive, but it's still an extra that I don't usually include in my monthly expenses. It's a good thing I still have three plus boxes of eggs. I'm still going to keep my food spending down, even though I know Easter is also coming. I just might go to my son's for Easter. I know he'll make a leg of lamb, even if I can't. I also found out something I hoped, but didn't trust, but am excited about. Buying food without money. Yep. I got my potatoes and bananas a few days ago without money. I used two $5 eCards for Wal-Mart earned from my Microsoft points I accrue every day when I open the computer. I need 6300 points for a $5 eCard. I wondered if the clerk would accept them, and she did. I was so happy. I've also had a busy week which is why I'm three days behind. I'm working on those 200+ notifications, but I also want to work on my book this afternoon, so we'll see what I can accomplish in the next hour. Thanks for reading. I hope your day and week has been a good one. Let me know.