eBay keeps me purty....

Another winning bid on eBay....a "professional" cosmetics case, sleek and shiny in silver. Gotta love that! I was using my poor, broken down Caboodles carrier that I've had for 10 years and it needed to be replaced. So, I went on eBay and found this baby....I got it today. Wee one was happy with it too....as she took the old carrier and is now using it to house her "makeup".  Even dh had to admit it was nice....

I won another bid today....I haven't been on eBay for months and all of a sudden I'm there looking and bidding. I got a cd this time. Wee one loves listening to my Amelie soundtrack every morning on the way to school, so I got another cd by the same artist. The reviews were good....so I'm looking forward to receiving it. I also had to buy John's books for school today....I got one at eCampus and one at half.com. Boy, that is the way to go. I got both books for the price of one. I'm sorry, but $100 for a paperback textbook is ridiculous. He will learn just as much from a book that has already been opened. Sheesh.

I'm keeping my eye on Ophelia, who is hanging out on the coast....a mere 150 miles south of us. Fortunately, the hurricane centers have said that she is turning slightly east and will be headed out to sea....but then, you never know when it comes to "mother nature". It's been cloudy and rainy here for the past five days, which has been wonderful....but the seven day forecast has us sunny and in the 90's by Monday. Yuck. How about some 70's? I will even take 75....

I am up waiting for Betsy to get home from work. She had to work until close tonight, which gives her a whopping 5 1/2 hours of sleep. Me too, actually, since I wait up for her, then get up to drive her to the bus stop. I just don't feel safe letting her walk, being that it's 1/4 mile, in the dark, on a main street with cars flying by....of course, she really isn't safe walking 25 feet to the bus even if I drive her. Why? Well....

You know the crazy lady neighbor who shares all her personal woes....well, her son is a sophomore this  year and she drives him to the bus stop. She is always there before me so I park behind her to wait. She used to be there after me, and would park crooked with her lights on, which would reflect in my mirrors and blind me every morning (common courtesy? Naaaaah.). Anyway,  every morning Betsy walks past her van to get on the bus. EVERY morning. You can't miss her. Well, normal people can't. Yesterday the bus pulls up, Betsy gets out and starts walking....mind you we can't go anywhere because the bus is blocking the street and there is a stop sign....crazy lady starts pulling forward, totally oblivious to Betsy. I'm thinking, surely she will stop because Betsy is right by her window. No....I'm about to lay on the horn when she slams on her brakes and realizes she is about to crush Bets between her bumper and the bus. I'm telling you, this woman is NUTS.

WooHoo! Betsy is home safe and sound and I can go to bed....nighty night!