Rush of Fools

I have just a few hours until it's time to literally haul butt, pick Mike up from work and start driving towards George, Iowa. The week has been a complete rush trying to get some business going and pack/plan for the rushed Iowa trip. While still in the beginning stages of trying to get your own business up and running to where it can finally take on a life of it's own, weekend trips can be a sure undesirable pause. However, this trip is not dipping into our pockets. Mom's turning 70 this weekend and she wants us there on her celebratory day.

Last night was our last personal PFS appointment for an agent that hasn't put her IBA in yet [for the week]. It was [so far] the most hilarious appointment Mike and I have done. I walked away laughing so hard. Oh, heavens! However this doesn't top my friend's appointment when they walked into a room full of nudests....nude. If I remember correctly they were all sitting at a glass table. Bizarre.

"Gabrielle" came over about 11pm or so to get some laundry done and dried since she doesn't have a working dryer in her new rental. We watched "Rat Race" which I ended up falling asleep halfway through. What a crack up of a movie. If you can set aside any of the vulgarity for an hour you can enjoy the moving picture with a couple belly rolls throughout.

I went home with Gabrielle because it was time to spend some "girl time" before disappearing for a couple days. Needed to get some heartfelt jibber jabber in. For the first time this past week she told me I'm her best friend. Wow, words like that can make the human heart pitter patter out of control...just to know that you've impacted the life of someone you admire and love like a sister. How nice was that? Very.

We fell asleep talking. It's hard to remember what my last words were....much less her's. Although, she did give me some further words of wisdom. Even though it's something I already know [of what needs to happen], I suppose it's good to have a friend who's not afraid to tell you what you need to already be thinking and working towards. However, my independant spirit can only hand so much of that.

One of the things I've recently observed is just how shallow "love" by Christians can be. It's so much easier to tell and "advise" each other on trusting God through the most trialsome moments, speak words of "tough love" [whatever!] and remind each other how we're suppose to behave as Christians. It's another thing to be able to literally stretch out your loving hands [and feet] where they are needed for a brother/sister in Christ that is struggling. I am also guilty for speaking without doing. But, as I watch hurting Christians be left by others to struggle on their own, it's become disheartening. If God's children are not careful, they do more damage by judging and teaching their children to judge rather than accompanying that "tough love" with genuine acts of love. Even though there is much debate over the man, his song comes to mind....."if you wanna make the world a better place, you take a look at yourself and make that...change". Mike's favorite song: Man in the Mirror. But really, thank God none of us our God, right? If it were up to any of us, there'd be no such thing as grace and mercy....limitless grace and mercy. Who has truly grasped what it is to love like Jesus? Hm.......

Hubby picked me up this morning from Gabrielle's house and I then dropped him off work. While driving into the neighboring parking lot of Costco the coolant temp light came on red. Sure 'nuf....the engine was starting to "burn". So, after a quick buzz from my verizon cell, Mike drove the station van down and we trotsy-ed over to Wal-mart to get some coolant. I got home much later than I would've like so the laundry for packing got started much later than intended. We're cutting it close as a result.

Panic is still a few yards away, but he's gettin' closer by the minute. Strangely enough I have time during wash loads to "hang" in my office nook and keep up with facebook and blogger. I'm afraid to get into my emails. I've been included in the swine flu pandemic forum group which discusses the gross and legal procedures. I guess the purpose of the group is to discuss how to help keep the general public aware of it's fraud and how they can hopefully avoid being bullied into a shit-loaded vaccine.

Somewhere in between all those wash loads a shower needs to be squeezed in for myself and all munchkins....all of which are grubby. The goal is be out the door no later than 6pm. I've got less than four hours.