Everwhere is walking distance if you have the time

[ClingingToHope]

Feeling better and I'm sure it's a mix of a couple of things.

My sister, who is paying me to write a blog for her company, needs a bookkeeper and is going to pay me to do it. I handled the books for our mom's business 15 years ago. It isn't much, $75 a month, but that's another $910 a year. Every little bit helps.

Plus, there were just four tickets left to D9's dance recital Saturday night and XW bought all four and then offered me one -- since I didn't have one yet. She says she'll sit with her mother and I can sit with D13.

As soon as I found out what the tickets cost I'll send her the money. Plus, in all honesty I'm relieved I won't see XW's boyfriend. I'm guessing I got his ticket.

I still want more time to get used to that before we have to start sharing events together.

Umpiring going well. Did one game last night and have two more. I am very, very confident I will have ample money to enjoy all three summer weeks off with the girls.

That developer friend of mine had a dream date, he said, last night with a doctor in D.C. I looked up her photo online. She's very pretty. I'm happy for him. I asked how he met her and he said mutual friends.

I texted him. "I need your mutual friends. My friends haven't helped me at all." At least not with hookups. They've been very helpful with helping me fill the time.