Well. Today started out as usual. My husband woke me at 7am. I stumbled out of bed, as is my way in the morning, bumping into the hallway wall and then into the bathroom doorframe on the way to relieving my self. This is an everyday occurrence. You'd think I would know where the damn wall is after living here these 30 some odd years. But nooo! That wall gets me every morning!

Thank you God a nice hot shower I'm thinking to myself. Argh! Cold! "What is going on?" I yell loud enough to wake the dead. My hero pops his head in and says: "Sorry. I was fixing the hot water heater and turned it off." He grins sheepishly. But I know he is enjoying himself.

Okay. I am all dressed now and I go into the kitchen, open the frig to get something for lunch. I don't like to buy lunch everyday. Nothing!? How can my mom and husband eat everything in one evening? And where is the tuna fish I made last night for my lunch today? I ask my hero if he knows what happened to it. "Oh! Was that your lunch?"

Okay, I'll buy lunch.

My day at work? First. Let me say I work for a group of doctors, a very eccentric group of doctors. But that is another story.

When I finally find a parking spot, I happily march into the building where I work. I punch in and I am smiling until my supervisor spots me in the hall and informs me I am alone at the desk. Now mind you this is a desk that is manned by four women. Everyone that wasn't on vacation called in sick with the flu, but not to worry the new girl that was supposed to train at our desk will be there so I can train her and run my ass off at the same time! I try to remember all the truly wonderful things in my life.

Note to self? Win Lottery.

Lunchtime: Yes! I transferred my calls to my counter part in another section and run out the door of the building and hop into my car. I drive to the drive-in window at Burger-King because I want it my way. Drove back to work and headed to the employees lunch area. I sit there at the table getting my food ready and by this time I am salivating, I am so hungry. SURPRISE! I didn't get it my way. I ordered two hamburgers and a Pepsi. What I got was two cheeseburgers and a 7up. Damn, damn, damn! Okay I can do this. After scraping the cheese off the burgers and giving away the 7up, I finally got to eat lunch.

Meanwhile back at the desk: All the phones were ringing; patients were lined up in four rows of 5 deep. Some of them were very understanding, and some were yelling their bloody heads off. The new girl has a terrified look in her eyes and I can tell that she won't be back tomorrow. Hell. Maybe I won't be back tomorrow. I try to remember all the truly wonderful things in my life.

Finally the day is over. It's 5pm. I shut my computer off and turn off the phone. I've made it thru the day. I'm going home. Happy, happy, happy! I live about ten minutes from work and the traffic is pretty good. I pull into the driveway and thank the Gods that I am home. What a lousy day! Just want to sit down and do absolutely nothing.

In the house I go and what greets me? The first thing I see is my Hero sitting with his feet up on the coffee table reading his newspaper very content with his lot in life. See, he retired this year and I want to kill him right now! "Hi, Babe. What are you making for dinner?"

I reply? "Reservations!" I march into my room. Yes my room, because I am throwing him out of our room!

Well, reservations turned out to be take-out Chinese food that my hero went out to get. It is my favorite take-out food. He has won a stay of execution! With dinner over; so is my bad mood and I once again thank the Gods for all the truly wonderful things in my life. Yes, even my Hero.

"Hey, Babe! Come to bed. I'll give you that back rub I promised you"

Okay. He can sleep in our room one more night!

The End