Wow. This blog has gotten so boring that even I don't want to read it anymore. That's kind of sad. My headblogs are really interesting, though. Too bad we're kind of missing some key steps involved in getting them from my head to this blog.

Maybe I will just abandon this blog and start a new one. That should remedy the problem, because of course, having a new blog would make me a more consistent blogger. Just like moving into a bigger house made me an excellent housekeeper, getting new shelves in the schoolroom made me an organized homeschooler, finding a new church would render me a mature and godly Christian, and of course, getting a new husband would turn me into the perfect wife.

Right. Well, I am going to switch to blogger at some point, because I have wanted to for a couple years now anyway, but I don't think now is the time. What would be the point of starting a brand new blog to neglect when I am doing perfectly well at neglecting this one? Methinks I need to begin blogging regularly again before I start anything new.

Ceasing to work 32 hours a week might help me be a more consistent blogger. That is already in process. (The ceasing to work 32 hours, I mean, not the consistent blogging. Don't get too excited.) It's a seasonal job, remember, and the season is nearly over. Work is dwindling and even if it were not, I would be cutting my hours, because I just haven't been able to devote enough time & energy to my day job. You know, the one I don't get paid for. The important one. The one I usually think I am crazy for doing but have been doing for going-on 18 years nonetheless (or 22 years, depending how you look at it). Yes, that one. And, huh... who'da thought that working 4 pm to midnight 4 nights a week would have even the remotest effect on our homeschool days? I sort of expected that it would, but I didn't realize how much.

I am rambling again, which is all I know how to do lately.

Here is another sad thing: there have been no madding hordes clamoring to know "the rest of the story" from my last post-- that is, what exactly happened a few weeks back to render my van temporarily undriveable? Apparently you are all "suffering from a deplorable lack of curiosity" (to quote a line from one of my favorite old movies). Although I can think of a few other explanations, not all of them flattering...

1. Nobody actually reads this blog anymore. Although that would be perfectly understandable, it can't be true now that I think about it, because I did actually get some comments on that post.
2. Like me, everyone reads blogs on google reader and is too lazy forgetful totally enraptured by my posts lazy to click over and comment. Then again, see #1, so this can't be true either.
3. Most of my blog friends are now my facebook friends as well, so they already knew what happened long before reading it here. This one gets my vote.
4. Nobody really cares. I don't really like this option, but it's quite possible.
5. Everyone figured it was pointless to ask, since my blogging history (recent and otherwise) reveals a distinct tendency to not get around to posting those rest-of-story things regardless of how many people ask. Sad but true.

Well, be that as it may. My van is once again driveable and in better shape than it was before its unfortunate run-in with odocoileus virginianus stupideus. Too bad we can't say as much for our wallets, since we had no collision or comp on the van. That wasn't my decision, but we're not going to go there now, or ever, thankyouverymuch. Besides, the same day that we received the repair bill, we received notice of a settlement ("internet purchase gone bad") that had been pending for a couple years. That was money we never expected to see again and it will be about the same amount as the van repair bill. And then there is the new unexpected high-efficiency woodburner funded almost entirely by homeowner's insurance, which we have greatly enjoyed every day since its installation and will enjoy even more when we get our rather diminished heat bills this winter. So it all works out, because God is good.

And yes, I was behind the wheel during that unfortunate run-in, and yes it was a horrible experience. thank you for asking. I pretty much bawled all the rest of the way home, partly from shock and partly out of sorrow for the poor creature. (I didn't have kids in the car, so I didn't have to get a grip.) Then I felt like bawling again when I saw what the stupid thing did to my van. Oh well. All's well that ends well.

Enough about that. Totally random fact: today is Rich Mullins' birthday. I miss that guy immensely. I mean, not that I ever knew him in the first place, so I guess what I mean is that I miss his wonderful songs and musings and concert presence and all that stuff.

Another totally random fact: My nutty bar stash has been replenished, and I ate four of them tonight. Well, you know, two 2-packs. Nutty bars are pretty much the meaning of life, you know. Especially now that Rich Mullins is gone. Hey, that was a pretty clever and spontaneous tying together of unrelated random facts!

I suppose that's enough from me tonight.