What Day is This?

I think that I live in a veritable vortex of time and space. It's Friday. Pay Day for hubby and that means running errands for me today. Yuck!

I am still battling Entergy over our electric bill. They have billing issues, which somehow put us a month behind and they have conveniently gone up on their rates. I am so angry about the whole deal. Is it my fault that they did not process my payment for almost 4 weeks and they didn't send me a bill at all for September? When I finally recieved a bill it was for over $400.00 and with a cut off notice! I have been going around and around with these goobers for 3 months now. Bottom line, I am a month behind and will probably stay that way for a while. (Mostly out of principle and stubborness!) So, I am going to pay on that today.

Another stinker is the Sam's Club bill. About a month ago, my DH went in to pay it completely off for me. All $700.00 of it. But the next month, lo and behold, they sent me a bill for $15.55. I called up and they said, "well, it was late when he paid it. So, that was a late fee you incurred." Well, ok, fine, but why didn't you tell him it was late so he could pay the late fee. "Well, did he call for a final balance?" No, he was at the store and paid there. (You would think the store would have this information, right?) You would think the final balance would be right there on the records so we could pay you. "OH NO. He is not the primary card holder and not authorized to access that information." HUH?! Ok, I had to repent from this next comment I made for being a potty mouth and thinking hateful things. I said,"Not authorized? Well, you sure as hell took the $700.00 as payment from him. You would think if he had the authority to make that kind of a payment you would disclose that there was a $15.00 late fee. Ya'll are idiots and dishonest. You'll get your $15.55 and I better not get another bill or late fee from ya'll again." I got a very cold, "Is there anything else you need help with today." "NO!" I all but yelled, "you have done QUITE ENOUGH for one day!" and hung up. Yeah, I felt ashamed of myself for it. sorry ya'll...but grrrrrrrrrrr!

Then there is groceries and the P.O. and the Library. I know there is something else, but can't think of what. I'll remember after the day is done, we are finally home and I am frazzled. LOL

All in all though, I can't complain. The budget is tight right now and will be for Christmas, but I have my health, my family, a roof over my head and things can only get better.

I have been knitting like crazy lately. I have made several scarves with that lovely fluffy stuff and giving them away as gifts as soon as they are off the needles. Yesterday I dyed a whole mess of wool. Itried something very different. I actually washed part of a fleece in the washer machine on delicate/cold water. I am seeing if I like this or not. I used Dawn dish detergent to cut the grease and dirt in the wool. I didn't do the whole thing because I didn't want to ruin it but it seemed to work pretty ok. I know of a lady who washes her WHOLE fleeces like this. I then took the wet, cold wool and dyed it purple and another a pinkish color. The pink looks like strawberry and cream, because of the variations. And the purple looks varigated as well, some of it is a blue purple, some is a little reddish and some is a royal, dark. It will spin up beautifully. I'll take pics so you can see what I am talking about.

I need to go check the fire in the wood stove (also where my wool is spread out nearby to dry). We let it burn down over night to coals,but keep it stoked during the day to knock and keep the chill off.

Gotta Go and have a great day. (I'll post those pics in a while)
katcha