Has it been a week already?

wow.

time flies, then slows to a crawl . . .

only to start again.

it is lightly raining here today,

after a week of temps that exceeded 100 degrees

on more than one afternoon.

i said i would return, hehehe...

and here i be!

i have had a relatively good week thus far -

i spent less than 20 mins at the DMV for renewal purposes

(sorry judy! i beat your experience i believe)

I went to lunch with my pal on tuesday,

and rekindled a small flame of closeness between us as such.

i had my first deposition in my WC case against the former employer

that resulted in what appears to be a win for me afterall!

(see this story line at my other site: http://blog.myspace.com/bdvsteegh )

i was looking at at least another three to four months of legal

wrangling over it,

but in just an hour and half i apparently eloquently expressed my pain and suffering so much so that the defense attorney ended with the statement:

"i see no need for subsequent deposition statements, and see no reason to schedule a judicial review in this matter. upon reciept of a pending dr. review summary - our next meeting should be for

COMPENSATORY

(this being the only word i think i heard!)

concerns and the results for re-training of mr. versteegh in a career

to be determined."

at the same time i was hearing those words,

my pal was getting great and fantastic news of her own:

she recieved the accolades so richly deserved to date, and has been awarded a promotion to a top position with her company, and as such -

i expect her career now to soar!

when i called her to see if lunch was still a possibility after my depo (missed it anyway) she listened while i related my news, then asked if it was her turn to share... and related her promotion story to me.

we have had a "bridge" link like this for almost three years now -

psychically linked as such - emailing each other with the same questions or answers at the exact same time, calling each other on the phone only to have the other already dialing it seems, and to both recieve the good news at nearly the same time that morning

just fell into our routine that way, very gratifying and solid yet again.

so, today i sit here catching up, waiting for someone to come by and purchase avocados fresh from the tree

and at way below market value i may add, and playing with online jigsaw puzzles - one of which i share with you below.

the image is one of my own - taken a couple years back, but very fitting for how i feel today.

enjoy it, and i will return tomorrow with more news and stories!

if you wish to complete this puzzle at the site as opposed to on this page - please go here:

http://four.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=648942&k=11525895

otherwise, roll your cursor over it to speed loading!