Friday was one of those days that reminded my why I love doing the work I do and doing it for who I do it for. Such days can be few and far between, and when they occur I try to latch onto them for all they are worth. Unfortunately, by Sunday, I was feeling really down and thought all the brightness of my good Friday was snuffed out.

I started out Monday at the chiropractor–it was an early start. All I wanted was to go back home and crawl back into bed. But I couldn’t. I got to work and really had a lot to do, in part because I will be going out of town this Thursday for a seminar that I am really looking forward to. Two full days of geek-lawyer bliss!

Somehow all that brightness from Friday returned by midday Monday. And it gleaned on throughout the day. When I pulled into the driveway after work, I remembered to run to my neighbor’s to talk to the guy replacing her fence. We, too, need some work done on a fence that was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. You’d think 19 months would be plenty enough time getting it fixed. You’d be wrong. This particular fence cost us $1,500 to install a year before the storm. We called a company some many months ago to get an estimate and were told that they were not doing repairs (in other words, they were busy enough with full replacements not to bother with “petty” jobs) but would replace the fence for $1,700. Nice of them, huh? This was what all the fence places were telling us. So we’ve waited. And waited. And waited. But with the baby coming, it seems that now we need to just get it done. My sweet CS had already talked to the fence guy earlier in the day and arranged for the work to be done this weekend! The cost: $450!!! Can I get a big WOHOO???

Now, on some level, this really pisses me off. I mean, not this return to sanity, but the very obscenity of the complete insanity to which we here in the Katrina-zone have been subjected to. The contractors and electricians and plumbers and all other manner of such workers have our citizens over the barrel. And the rest of the country looks at us and says, “why aren’t you rebuilt yet?” Well, my friends, here’s one small glimmer into the reason why. Add to that the political issues, zoning issues, financial red tape, insurance issues, education issues, infrastructure issues, as well as the overall decline in the availability of medical and psychological treatment for our citizens, it’s a wonder we’ve come as far as we have.

But this isn’t a post-Katrina rant. This is a God-it-feels-great-to-have-a-run-of-good-days-in -a-row blog. Yes, I dipped over the weekend, but with the very loving support of CS I RALLIED against it. And I won. I don’t always win. When I do win, even a minor battle, I am very appreciative of the victory. Aahh.