Up and Down, Up and Down

Fio's day didn't start out that great, but she ended up on top of the world. First off, she finally finished off the acrostic she had promised to her mother's side of the family a couple of months ago, and today she will take it to Fed-Ex Kinkos to get fifteen card-stock copies of it run out to send to Ohio. 
     WAIT A MINUTE, FIO--did you say you will be taking the acrostic to Kinko's yourself? Does that mean you have one of your cars back?  
     That's where the top of the world comes in.  I harangued Caliber Collision on and off all day because they had told me the Mercedes would be ready today but I was hearing nothing, but finally, about four, I got word that the Queen Mary was about to set sail and would be delivered to me in the evening. Of course, I was ecstatic to have wheels again, but then I got a call from Mazda and learned that the pieces of Baby Car have been put back together and my darling would be coming home today On top of the world!
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Daughter and her beau will be visiting tomorrow to help with the house, and Fio is very grateful.  Maybe they can also tell Fiorella why she can't transfer photos from FB onto her blog anymore.
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Did you watch Nancy Pelosi on Colbert's show Thursday night? She was wonderful--so poised, so lady-like, so knowledgeable. Fio loves her 🧡🧡🧡
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Don't laugh, but Fiorella is trying to teach herself how to cook again. She used to do a fair amount of cooking when she and Husband lived in the city and the children were at home, but Husband edged her out of the kitchen when they moved out to the country.
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You won't believe this, but your girl, the same one who was complaining about the extreme heat for the past month, is now praying for warm weather so she can plant her Asian jasmines.