A friend

I'm so glad I could be there for Sherri today. She called at 7:30 this morning, crying, and asked if we could meet for coffee because she desperately needed to talk. It's the first time she's done that and I was so glad that she felt she could come to me. Nutshell: She's going through a really rough time with her pet sitting partner, as well as with a few clients. She's also having infertility issues. She has had two miscarriages (one of them was when she was already four months along). She has a bunch of tests next week to find out why she can't carry a baby to term. Poor Sherri. I feel terrible that she's having trouble with that, and I pray that she and Brian will eventually be able to have a child. They would be terrific parents. I talked through some things with her over French toast and scrambled eggs, and she said it helped. I hope it truly did.

Tomorrow morning I have a new client consultation. Bobbi. I've talked with her on the phone twice and she is NOT a pleasant person. WOW. Life must absolutely suck when you're bitter and pessimistic all the time. She needs someone to visit her golden retreiver, Ben, several days a week as well as many weekends and holidays. Um. My business is *very* small. And I do have a life and am not willing to be at this woman's ever beckon call. Especially since she's so.....mean. Plus, she lives 20 minutes away. I explained to her that I work for myself - I don't have a partner or employees and I simply cannot commit to that kind of schedule. I wanted to tell her that up front instead of getting both of us into something that would be mutually frustrating. She is hopefully going to find another pet sitter (one that has several people working different shifts who can give her the service she needs). And I am still going to have the consultation with her tomorrow morning because I am willing to be a "backup" for Ben if/when the need should arise. I am totally content with that, since I imagine it would not be often at all.
But yeah, I'm afraid. This woman is gonna take a magnifying glass to every word of my contract and ask me sixteen questions about each sentence. She's that kind of person. May the force be with me.

So I'm almost done with season three of "Gilmore Girls" already. What WILL I do when I'm done? Season four doesn't come out til September 27! LoL! I'll survive. Actually, it'll be good...cuz I wanna get some serious work done on the two blankets I need to have crocheted by the end of August. I've been spending so much time watching these DVD's that I've hardly been crocheting at all! Tonight I watched four episodes and during the last two, I was laughing so hard I couldn't see straight. It's such spontaneous, wacky humor and I love it!!

My head itches.

Goodnight!