I made a new friend a few months ago. Very different from the type of people I usually end up meeting. He is younger (27), three young kids and an unemployed/hypochondriac wife, financially unstable and on the verge of getting fired and evicted. He has brought an interesting dynamic/perspective to my life. I feel like his Mom. But, I can't help myself. I adore him and his family. I keep threatening to kidnap the kiddos. My son gave them his old playstation 2 game console with all the games and controllers and my friend almost started to cry. It was so cool to see my boy so excited about giving and those kids (and Dad) so excited about receiving.

Anyway, they live less than three miles from me and their car broke down when the wife was taking him to work this morning so I went and picked her and the littlest one up from his workplace. I offered to drive him back and forth to work for the next few days until he gets his sh!t together. I know it was hard for him to call me to ask for help, but I am both happy and scared about it. I don't need five more dependents. But, if he has one more bad thing happen on the job in the next 50-ish days (including being late) he will be unemployed...that would be bad. I'm really happy to help out a friend in need, as long as it doesn't turn into a needy friend. Maybe I should ask for one of his way-too-adorable kids as payment for my services. I am pondering letting him use my car while I am out of town next week and borrowing my Dad's truck for my trip, if he can't get his car fixed by then. That may be going a bit too far, but I want to help him not lose his job.

Since I am having to get him from work, the gym is out this week and it looks like I will be in Wichita Falls all of next week. I guess we'll just have to pick it back up when I get back...