Tmw nite I fly out from LaGuardia airport to Portland, Maine. I cannot wait to see Ronnie! Its been way too lunch and almost feels surreal. This morning in her email she wrote "It f
eels like a set-up almost...I'm going to really see you?" I couldn't agree more. We have tried in the past year like 4 or 5 times to make a visit happen, be it here or up there. Each time it fell through, usually do to money or conflict of schedule. I know I'm gonna have a blast. I have never not had a great visit up there. I hope to see her Dad. Her Dad is like Paul Buyannan, looks gruffy but has a BIG heart!The other day as I was taking out the trash, someone in my building must've just moved out and left several boxes of clothes and household items by the mailbox area. I was able to snag a Bass Co. backpack, free and in excellent condition. As well as a pair of nice pants for teaching in the fall during colder weather. There's nothing like freebies! Ironically the road to hell is paved with good intentions. You see, I was telling Jack one day how I wanted a toaster or toaster oven. He mentioned having a few extra ones and would bring me one shortly. But then I got a free working toaster when I went to a moving sale, the woman had items she planned to donate and one of them was a toaster in excellent shape. I took it home and showed Jack but somehow a week or two later he brought over a toaster oven. Which was very sweet of him but I have no room for it as its a MONSTER size, as big as some microwaves are! And if you seen my kitchen, you know there's no room. Now its sitting in a box in my living room, blocking my closet. I will ask Jack to remove it this weekend while I am in Maine. Or else I am giving it away to the first taker. I am a strong believer in recycling and re-using items. I don't mind wear and tear. Afterall we too age, why should inanimated objects be any different?
