Up and down
That's where my emotions are going these days.
Up and down.

The Upside:
So I went to the broadway performance of Rent last night
And it was totally AWESOME! 
My sister and I went together, which was unusual as Katie had seen the show on video before and i had no idea what I was in for.  Several times she leaned over and asked if I knew what was going on and I answered yes.  She couldn't believe it because she had seen the movie and still didn't know what was going on.  We were both laughing because the show ended around 10:30 and we were both exhausted and couldn't believe it was so far past our bed time.  We are sad!

The downside:
My dog is still in a lot of pain and when I got home I sat outside with her while I gave her time to go pee pee.  But her knee hurts so much that by the time she got down the stairs she sat down because she was tired.  When I brought her inside I laid a blanket on the floor beside my bed and she laid there all night.  I didn't sleep very well because I kept waking up to check on her.

The upside:
I stayed in bed a little too long this morning, but I must admit it felt wonderful.  We all had to rush around a little bit, but the kids kept up the pace just fine and we were off to school and work on time.  I had my usual Friday morning meal at Mr. Bean's and started wading through my emails.

The downside:
One of my support staff "wanted to talk to me about an issue."  That's never good!  So I waited all day to get my talking to which didn't come until about 1:30 today.  I had messed up some paperwork and she made sure to knew it...over and over and over.

The upside:
The dog had a second opinion vet visit today and she does have a torn ligament that does require surgery, however the cost of it is 1/3 less than the original quote.  Plus, they can do the surgery on Wednesday which is the same day we meet with the surgeon at the other place.  I'm so happy that she can get this taken care of sooner than later.

The downside:
Worried about the cost of her surgery.  There goes the extra money from Bush's new plan.  The last payment for my kids preschool was made this month...my baby's are growing and ALL of them are costing more and more.  There are some things I wanted to buy for new experiences and I'm afraid to spend the money.

The upside:
Tomorrow is a new day and I never know what the world can offer me then.  Maybe more ups...maybe more down's.