I woke up about 2-ish, but that was okay. Around 4:30 we all took a trip to Menard’s (it’s a hardware store around here), and we got some supplies for the garden. It was kinda cool being outside today, because it was all overcast and stuff and ready to storm. I love the way that the energy in the air feels when a thunderstorm’s building. Everything feels more epic, especially music! We got some food on the way home, and I got a strawberry shake, and that was pretty damn delicious. Alrighty, now for some of the more awful news. Next tuesday mom has surgery to have her right hip (replacement joint) taken out. If the infection doesn’t clear out soon after they do that, they’ll end up amputating her right leg. So it’s time for me to conquer my fears about driving, I guess, and get my license.