I would have written this yesterday evening, but I’m afraid I just wasn’t in any emotional state for it.

Since I’m all about school now, guess what readers! POP QUIZ time. Ready? I’ll make it easy on you. K. Here we go:

Please choose the letter that most corresponds with the following question: In the past 24 hours, what has happened in Barbie’s life:

A. The Jock refuses to fade away in the sunset. 4 txts l8ter wit no better grmmr, he just. Won’t. Quit. DESPITE no response from yours truly.

B. Barbie interviewed former FAMOUS boy-bander for hometown newspaper story.

C. Barbie totaled her beloved car of 7 years, on Main St., on her way to cover another story for hometown newspaper.

D. Took a ridiculously hard A&P exam, that she had stayed up pretty much all night studying for, and then early the next morning, but to no avail, handed it in with tears in her eyes.

E. All of the Above.

If you answered “E” folks, give yourselves a gold star. I swear, this is the story of my life. I finally get one step forward, and then it seems I then take 3 bajillion steps back. As my father sat with me and I watched as the smoke billowed from my dear old girl’s buckled hood, and she lost control of her bowels and was leaking fluids everywhere, I buried my head in my dad’s shoulder and said:

“No job. No money. And now…no car.”

It was at that point he looked at me in the eyes…and we just started to laugh. That deep, guttural laugh when that’s really the only thing you can do to get through. I still have a lot of financial things to figure out here within these next couple months, but last night, after I sent my story off to my editor, and crawled into bed with baby boy B by my side…and my parents came in to kiss me on the forehead goodnight, I realized just how blessed I am.

In the accident, no one was hurt, and that’s the important thing. Metal can be replaced. I suppose my guardian angels were looking out for me, and I’m just happy that it happened here at home, rather than stranded along the highway somewhere.

As for The Jock and all you AWESOME READERS who commented? Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. He sucks. But on the flip side, I do have four more texts to share with you all to give you a good laugh. Man-atus? Continue.

As for school…I’m working hard. Harder than hard. And it’s been recognized by not only my parents, but my educators as well…so, we’ll see how things play out. Time will tell.

It’s been a pretty emotional past couple days, but the sun is shining now, and I’m off to go walk to the streets with my mother for the craft fair that’s taking place today as it’s hometown festival time yet again. And then, I will solemly remove all my personal items out of my dear old girl, and kiss her dashboard one last time before she is taken to the salvage yard.

After all, you can take the Acorn Queen out of the town…but you can’t take the Acorn Queen out of the girl.