Whew

Well, the meeting wasn't about Stephen. Thank goodness. It did give me a big chuckle though. My car had broken down yet again...I've stopped counting. I was driving my sister's Ford Expedition - ah, must be nice to have one of those. That baby is loaded with ALL the extras, but I digress. Anywho, seems the church committee thought I had someone living with me. THAT'S why they had the lady member call.

I found this funny because...I mean, come on. If I was dating someone with a Ford Expedition loaded with every luxury item Ford could think of....would we really be staying in a rented home in a small town...I have no pool; I have no hot tub; I just have a simple house. I don't know. The irony made me laugh so hard!!

RMan is still around. Slowly I am figuring out he isn't much for verbally saying he cares but is actually kind of shy so he shows folks by the things he does that he cares. Which makes Bunny come to mind - Bunny is this waitress at a local Omelette Shoppe that, let's just say, "likes" RMan. RMan wants to be just friends with her. Fine and dandy, I say. EXCEPT - every few minutes she is texting him or emailing him or calling on his phone. Finally, this past Saturday I just looked up and said, "You know. Bunny is NOT the best of topics with me."

Now, I did NOT say - don't talk to her, don't answer her texts, don't be her friend. I just simply said what I said. RMan says, "There's nothing to talk about" and guess what? Text, text, text from Bunny. I didn't say a word. I just looked over at him. He didn't move. Didn't answer the text, didn't answer the call. NOW that's what I'm talking about. Showing some respect for the person you are dating....see, only 9 of his knuckles are dragging the ground now! (Just kidding, just kidding. He walks upright pretty well for a male!) And I am happy because we have reached an agreement about Bunny.

Well

RMan says I am a bit...um, high maintenance. I don't think I am but maybe I am. I am spoiled most of the time - not alot, just used to certain things being certain ways. Having doors opened for me, getting a compliment here and there, not spoiled with "things" but I guess spoiled with attention, maybe? I am working on it!

I don't understand yet what makes him tick. I really don't. Most folks I can analyze pretty well; I have a strong gift of discernment. But with RMan, I just don't know. Maybe I am too close to the situation? We are still dating. We go out on the weekend, usually a Saturday. I've met his children. I've met some of his family, here and there. Didn't care for the best friend and his wife too much but RMan doesn't hang with them very often so they are tolerable.

I am waiting now for the landlord to come down. I made the mistake of renting a great home but from a small, local Baptist church who wants to run my life for me. They are driving me insane. I HAVE a church. I am worried though because it is such a small, southern town and my son recently broke up with one of the girls at the church (actually, her mom and I made them break up, they were getting too "close") and I am concerned that is going to be an issue and I'll be told to move out. Yeah - that kind of stuff still happens in small towns, believe it or not. I am waiting now for the landlord to come. She had called earlier but I was eating supper and I can't reach her on the phone so I am sitting here worried.