Fun and tears on a rainy day (Warning)

This afternoon went by quickly as I put the finishing touches on The Palace Press and got it sent e-mailed to my neighbors. Only one man needs it printed off as he has no computer so I did that. As it printed I went into the bathroom to put on some lipstick and fluff my hair so I could deliver my newsletter to Gus. You never know who you will encounter in the elevator or at the mailboxes, to say nothing of saying "hi!" to Gus, right?

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Just as it finished printing and I stapled it together, I heard a funny noise from the kitchen. The door? Maybe the wind pushed it open---after all, it's been storming most of the day. Then I heard footsteps in the hall and my door pushed open----Justin! Poor Lynx freaked out and flew under the bed for safety. We were not expecting him so early and I was delighted! He remarked that his stomach was bothering him so I coaxed him to sit in the recliner while I went downstairs to give Gus his newsletter. As I went outside, he came right behind me, remembering he had something for me in his car, so we went down together.

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I wasted my lipstick because Gus was not home and no one besides Justin was in the lobby. He brought me a gizmo for my laptop to help with reception for in the family room, the wireless connection I use. My mailbox was empty yet, nuts!, so upstairs we went. Mom would be so proud of me, checking the mail now every day as I await my money awarded by the Court. Still nothing. Nuts! To make me feel better, Justin told me he ordered some flowers for me and they will arrive next Thursday. Guess the suspense was killing him, because he blabbed!

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When we got back up here, he made himself comfortable in the family room where he had the TV set up to watch "Seinfeld". He is a convert! His choice used to be "Frasier" but he began watching a segment here and there at his place and is now hooked! Justin's biggest problem with the show is Kramer, who he thinks is just the worst possible neighbor or friend you could have. Today we saw "The Roaster", one of my favorites, and the one where Kramer finds himself cooking for a Jewish singles group but does not know what he is doing. I warned Justin that I have them pretty well memorized and laugh ahead of time, but he is used to that anyway. When it was done, we watched the outtakes portion of the DVD where Jerry is trying to talk to Kramer who has taken up smoking and made himself look even more hideous. I just roar and hoot in that episode, and now, so does Justin! He made the remark, "These are the ones you are always talking about!". Yeah, that's right!!! That was good, I really needed the laughs today...

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After we were done watching, and he was contacted a couple times via cell phone, we went into the back bedroom to dig around in "the closet". The V-PK at Victory is looking for certain types of toys and there just happens to be some Legos in the plastic bins in "the closet". Justin pulled several bins out to sort through and gather the Legos together, and I did really well with that, as Lisa's boys only last summer played with many of these same toys. A cardboard box a bit deeper in, however, I did not fare as well. I pulled out a large plastic bag, unsure what was in it. I set it on the floor and then continued pulling stuff out. An ark! A yukky ark! It looked like melted candy or something all over it and sort of moldy looking to boot. We both went "ewww!" and I put it aside to wash.

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Justin's giant checker set from Cracker Barrel was in the box as well as the board from his Jumanji game. He said he had recently thought about the game because the movie was on TV not long ago. He had me put it back into the box, with the large plastic, noisy vacuum cleaner his brother loved so much. I was struggling to get stuff back into the box in tight quarters and Justin said, "Let me do it." I stepped out and he put his arms around me, saying, "I think you need this" as he saw the silent tears rolling down my face.

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He wrestled the toys and such back into the box, but we forgot the bag. Cautiously he peeked inside, determining these were the birthday presents I had bought for Timmy but never got to give him. There was a V-Tech carry along computer to help him learn to read. A pair of Dragon Ballz slippers, with what Justin described as cool toes. A Scooby Doo towel, wash cloth and soap dispenser that was shaped into Scooby Doo. Oh, man! At first I had him put the bag away but then stopped, thinking the VPK at Victory could use the computer thing, or maybe I should give it to Manny for his birthday at the end of the month.

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Wow! This was huge for me!! Why not give the whole works to Manny, a special special birthday present for a sweet little guy!? Not really hand-me-downs because they have never been played with, still with tags or in the boxes. Justin said there is a Dragon Ballz movie coming out soon so the slippers will be perfect. He wondered, though, if we should get Gabe a matching pair.....don't know if I am up for that or not................