There’s nothing like losing a nice, long entry to really make you RAGE. That’s what happened a few days ago. I was so angry! All because I was trying to insert images just I had a bunch of times before and somehow it all just… went away. Thanks bunches, WP, for not saving THAT draft where I needed it… Now to try and remember what all I had tried posting about.

Since the husband and I moved to a new apartment, my dad had asked on a couple of occasions if I had gotten my birthday thing in the mail. I told him I’d let him know if & when I got it. I assumed it would the normal birthday card with a check or cash in it. At one point, when getting the mail, I noticed a AAA mailer. I’d received them before, offering a membership with a temporary card and decal in case one decided to go ahead and sign up. I almost just tossed it to the side, however, I felt that there was more than just one card in the envelope. I opened it up and lo-behold there were two membership cards, one with my name on it and another with the husband’s name. I knew I hadn’t paid for a membership so I was kind of baffled as to how I now had one. Then I remembered the conversation(s) with my dad. He never mentioned exactly what they had sent me so it was a very pleasant birthday surprise!

My parents have been members forever, it seems. On top of the road-side assistance they provide, I know they also provide for some good discounts for lodging, transportation (Amtrak, for instance), and random things here and there. We’ve already used a perk of our membership! Apparently, they provide DMV-like services, and on the now! We’ve been over-due with our vehicle registration and they were able to give us tags after paying and giving them the information that the DMV needed and it didn’t take the God-knows how long it would have if we’d finally mailed in the check and proof of insurance.

Now I’m looking forward to my LA friends (Marinara) coming down and spending a weekend with us! I still have quite a bit of cleaning up to do in the living room, along with laundry¹. I really wish we had our living room furniture out of storage… Bah.

Now for another edition of…