God and Rick Astley

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you;    never will I forsake you.”

That’s Hebrews 13:5 (NIV). And it is exactly what I needed to hear today. Plus it makes me think of Rick Astley and 1988. Good times.

My TO DO LIST was wide and varied today. 

• We’ve set up an appointment with our financial planner to stem the financial hemorrhage that is 2 mortgages. 
• I talked on the phone with a great friend and resource in Portland about medical care, public schools, and adoption support groups for about an hour. 
• I had good-bye coffee with another dear friend. 
• I completely spaced lunch with Kristin, which turned out to be okay since she spaced it too. (Lesson: no lunch plans should be made after 9:30 pm.) 
• I went to Costco. (No surprise there. It is a day that ends with Y.) 
• I went to Walmart, a necessary evil, where I ran into Andy. We caught up, said good-bye, then watched a possibly drunk lady back into the car next to us then drive away. So I got to call the Albuquerque police. 
• I also left messages with the Corrales police concerning disposal of some ammunition that we can’t take with us. It is amusing that the Corrales police have an answering machine. If they don’t call back, I guess I’ll just flag Walter down in the carpool lane at the school in a few minutes.
• I drove back and forth to SOTV from Corrales twice.
• I talked to our Corrales Realtor for about 30 minutes and set up an open house.
• I reviewed the radon inspection results with our Portland Realtor. 
• I learned that Realtor should be capitalized.

And it’s only 3:37!   

Tonight, after the kids have eaten, done homework, showered, brushed teeth, been read to, and gone to bed, Gerry and I plan to make the real TO DO LIST.  

But first, I have to walk the dog.