Happy Sunday

Woke up early this morning, was going to sleep in, but my body clock woke me up at 3am anyway. Too many decades of being an early riser have taken their toll.

Haven’t heard anything from Brad. He’s camping out at a "friend’s" house in the neighborhood. The friend is a druggie of course. He texted me on Thursday asking how much I would make him pay me to buy the pickup truck. Not for sale to him, it was bought as a reward/incentive to stay in school and off drugs and he did neither so no truck. Brian told me last night that Brad threw a fit about it, and that apparently there are drugs hidden n somewhere inside it. So I guess I need to search it out now.

I’m not happy that things came to this, but he was told many many times this would happen if he didn’t stop what he was doing, and he chose not to listen. I’ll hear from him as soon as he runs out of options and the same cycle starts to repeat itself beginning with apologies, how he’s changed and ready to do right etc. The difference this time around is that I may not like having to make the hard decisions, but it’s still the right decision and he can’t come home again to stay.

I went yesterday and took a class to carry a concealed handgun, because Brandon signed me up to go with his wife and paid for it as a gift. I have no need/desire/intention of carrying a gun around with me. I don’t have any objections to the law or people who want to carry a firearm for protection, but it’s not for me. I have a gun for home protection, and that’s it. It disturbed me how much discussion there was about shooting an intruder over property rather than just self protection. I don’t own anything worth shooting someone ovre.  If they steal from me, let the police find them, insurance will replace stuff>  Nothing replaces a life, however debased that life may be. Now, if you come here attempting to harm someone, that’s a different story, but I won’t shoot another human over a laptop or television . I have very good home surveillance in place for burglars, that’s good enough for me. Break into my home and find yourself on face book and YouTube until the police catch you, lol.

Brian spent the day with his girlfriend, treating her to lunch at a place called Coonican’s. It’s mexican/cajun food which is a strange combination. I’ve only been once with my wife a year or two before she passed, and the food was horrible. Brian said everything was perfect yesterday. Either the menu has improved, or he’s blinded by puppy love, lol. Personally, anyone who puts chile powder in etouffe has real problems. I was raised on cajun and creole cuisine and to me it’s like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa.

Getting clothes washed for church this morning, then three tattoo appointments this afternoon so it will be a busy day.

And lastly, thanks to all of you for all your words of support and encouragement, it helped me to know I was making the right decision for everyone involved here.