Where Are My Wrenches

I woke on time, or just before 5:30am. The streets were dry but the threat of rain persisted. I did a full complement of exercises: sit-ups, push-ups, and curls. I felt pretty darn good. Ykraps and I headed out for our walk at 5:45am. Like usual, I fooled around on the PC before waking Mindy & delivering her coffee. While prepping Mindy’s coffee, out the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a giant bug (roach looking thing) scurrying across our ceramic tile floor. I must’ve leaped four feet into the air. I swear it was 2.5” long and ¾” wide, and that’s not counting its long tentacles. I wanted to find him and toss him outside but couldn’t locate him, which is the worst of all possibilities. I shared the bug sighting with Mindy. God forbid Bella has an encounter with it. I returned for more PC time afterwards, but just long enough to read the Daily OM. I did a meditation before an inside stretch. I dressed and left for a run at 6:35am. I wore long running pants and a regular, long-sleeved wicking shirt. It was 54 degrees. I was comfortable. There were a few spits of rain but no more. I considered myself fortunate given the forecast. By the way, are we in Oregon? There’s nothing but rain forecasted for the next week or so. But at least the temperatures will be hovering around 70 degrees. The biggest problem with the extended rain is the inability to get the lawn mowed and the rest of my dirt spread and tamped. The prolonged stretch of rain has potential to throw off my spring yard project schedule quite severely. Mindy had my fried eggs ready when I got home. She’s getting so much better at preparing them just how I like them. She and Bella scooted out around 7:30am. I showered and was back downstairs ready for work by 7:55am. Jacob headed out by himself. It began to rain. I watched him onto the bus from the porch. I left for work at 8:10am. The workday wasn’t bad at all. Steady but tolerable. I left for lunch around 1pm and headed to Home Depot. I bought a few things: a new blade for my edger, a new pair of yard gloves, and a 2-pack of fluorescent flood lights. They’re now less expensive than their incandescent counterparts, and they’re supposed to last at least twice as long and burn far less energy (about ¼). I spent $20. I wasn’t sure that I bought the correct blade, but figured if it didn’t fit I’d simply return it on Friday. Back at work I ate my lunch while working the afternoon away. I left for home just after 5pm. Things were well under control. I didn’t phone Mindy. Instead, I phoned brother Tommy. Haven’t talked with him for a couple of weeks. We talked about family, the YouTube Domino’s thing, business sales, and yard work. Things are going well, it sounded. We parted ways as I pulled into the drive. Mindy seemed surprised to have me home a little early. She was busy prepping dinner, hamburgers. I walked Ykraps while she toiled with the food. Meanwhile, the sky brightened enough that several neighbors rushed out and cut their lawns. I wished I would’ve, too. I saw a snapping turtle in the pond munching on a carp that some boys caught and cut in half. I wished I had my camera in hand for that. Dinner still wasn’t ready. I decided to replace the burned out floodlights out back. That was a snap. Next, I decided to try the new edger blade. That’s when I discovered that my 12mm and ½” combination box wrenches were missing. I began looking everywhere. It’s so unlike me to not put them back after each use. They have a specific place on the peg board. Dammit. I searched high and low. I remembered using them a couple weeks ago and seemed to recall placing them aside for later but couldn’t remember where. Anyone who knows me certainly must realize that I will obsess over such things. I just can’t help it. Something seemingly so small can turn my world upside down. It can alter my mood from good to bad in a hurry. That was the case in this instance, too. I couldn’t shake it. I was in a bad mood all through dinner. After dinner I looked around the yard, where I believed I used them last. Then I feared that I might’ve mistakenly thrown them away. I eventually surfed the Sears webpage to see how much it would cost to buy replacements. They are $7.29 each. Not exactly a catastrophe. Still, there was no denying that I was frustrated. And sadly, I obsessed about it all night long, even after I went to bed I laid there thinking about where I might’ve put them. I did get a temporary reprieve when I watched Office and 30 Rock. Both are quite funny. Mindy doesn’t care much for either and went to be around 9:45pm. I didn’t head up until 10:30pm.