Here is the deal, when I consider all the things I have been through in the last week I am left wondering why I am not frustrated and irritated. Instead, I am thinking to myself "Dang, I make awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies!" Here's what has happened.
Thursday I came home to no internet or cable. Mind you my cable has only been on for a week because it took them 3 weeks and an extra $70 in service fees to actually get it working for me. I call them, "We are sorry ma'am you didn't pay your bill on time so we locked you out." I had paid my bill the Sunday before. Apparently something didn't go through with my bank and they didn't think about notifying me. "Please go online and check out your account." That would be great but you have locked me out of my service. I go to school early, go online, and find they have locked me out of my online account. Chat with an online service rep, get my account back and have to start teaching. I call again at lunch, no more help but 30 mins. down the drain. They tell me to go into the store which happens to be a straight shot from work...through 7 miles of construction. I pay it again, this time with my debit card. They turn on my service! Finally. All of this hassle is made up by one entire day dedicated to watching college football. I AM IN A GOOD MOOD.
Sunday, I go to church. Get TWO callings (I have only been in the ward 3 weeks). I deal with it-and am looking forward to it. BTDUB's I am the choir pianist and a gospel doctrine teacher. After getting set apart I head to my car. On the way I run into a little metal ring sticking our of someones bumper and give myself a 2 in. round bruise/welt on both my shin and calf. Then I get in my car, turn the key and nothing. No sounds. We jump start it and I get home but my battery is dead as a door nail. Thankfully the next day is Labor Day so I don't have to worry about getting to work in the morning.
Thanks to some help from a cute guy in my ward, a got a new battery and he got it installed. I was also grateful that he picked up the battery and I could just write a check to pay him back because when I went to the ATM later that day I found out my debit card was expired. After another long chat with an online CSR from the bank (it was Labor Day so of course the bank as well as the customer service line were closed) I found they had never sent me a replacement, or may be they had- there were some conflicting stories on their part. Guess what though, they couldn't verify my authenticity over the internet-even though I am telling them exact charges on my account that they can see on their computer. So, I have to call the bank tomorrow and talk to another CSR who should be able to help me out.
In the mean time today, I seriously ticked of one of my students as the bell was ringing (I told him he need to put his pencil sharpener away, awful I know). Everything about him tightened up and he was shaking with anger. He was also refusing to leave the classroom, and we have already had problems with him getting home on the bus. Way to end the first day back from the weekend.
Lucky me I had no meetings this afternoon. I also had my Seminary and Institute Preservice class today and I always enjoy that. I decided I would then make some cookies to thank the nice gentleman who helped me out with my car. Unfortunately, I don't really know where he lives and it is hard to find a place on Google maps when you are driving in the dark in North Tucson (We don't believe in street lights up here.) I will deliver them tomorrow when it is light out. In the mean time I ate one and it was still warm. MMmmm. Dang I make good Chocolate Chip Cookies! (They weren't actually chocolate chips but chunks of toffee almond symphony bar)
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