I climbed in bed Thursday night with a huge sense of relief. Although I’m still working at getting the whole D.M.V./insurance fiasco straightened out, I had crossed enough T’s, dotted enough i’s, faxed enough paper work and payed enough $$ to finally re-insure my car. Well…that would have been to easy, and easy would just ruin this streak of bad luck.
My insurance agent (who, by the way is an Angel as far as I’m concerned) submitted the final paper work and without skipping a beat, all hell broke lose. DENIED!! Problems, again! Of course, this too can be fixed…in 4-6 weeks. I cried. Like a baby, I cried. My Angel told me not to give up yet, she encouraged me to make a few more calls, and she would do the same. Long story short, by Friday afternoon my car was once again fully insured. I must say, I have never experienced such above and beyond customer service. Thanks Angel!
My youngest son ran me around to get some last minute paper work done. We decided at the last minute to go by his dad and step-moms house so I could see the new hummingbird nest and eggs in their yard. Because we were in a rush when we left, I had no make-up on, my hair was up in a clip and I had clothes on that my son said weren’t “too bad.” To top that off, my eyes are broke out in Eczema again! When we pulled up I was kind of hoping no one would be home and I wouldn’t  be seen. Of course, not only were they there, they had their 2 young grandsons visiting. They introduced me to the little guys, explaining I was Rocky and Ryan’s mom. The youngest one, looking confused looked at me for a minute, then turned to them and said, “you mean their grandma!” Note to self: Never leave home again in a rush!!! LOL!
Other than pictures, I had never seen a hummingbird nest up close before. Picture a shot glass with a few Tic-Tac’s in it. So amazing!!!! There was also a dove’s nest, they are almost flat with just a rim around the edges. Seeing this whole process just tickles me pink!!
While I was there, I couldn’t leave without taking a few pictures. They have put a lot of time and money into their property, creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. It’s absolutely beautiful and I could spend hours there! (I am sure they will be thrilled to hear that! LOL) I left (finally) with a bag of freshly picked lemons, grapefruits and my new favorite fruit, kumquats! I do hope to go back for a few pictures once the eggs hatch….sans the grandma look.      (pics are click-able for a larger view)

Insurance- Fair
Headaches- Unlimited
Fruit- Free
Things kids will say- Priceless
(p.s. I’m out of kumquats!!)