haha started a new thread so we can leave the C word behind.
Second post!
:ugly:
Thanks, Jenn. I was tired of the "C" word. :smirk:
This feline only likes sardines if you take out the bones. Nobody does that though.
I'll stick with salmon. They include the bones with that too, but they are easier to pick out.
Haha Sandra it was time. We were at almost 70 pages on that one!! :o
:pound: :pound: Outlaws.
And you put "cats" in the title. I hate cats, and I might point at that it too, is a "C-word". :pound: :pound:
So. Anyhoo. While y'all were being rebellious, I was working. On my day off. Built a small rack for the church sound booth, worked on my "smokeshack" and built a shelf for it, mowed the yard and cleaned up some stuff, took Chey's vette in to my brother in law's shop to address an issue that I didn't feel like trying to fix,and did a small bit to Sam. I'm tired and I have not made near the progress on Sam that I would like. And I gotta go back to work tomorrow. :pound:
Shaping up to be a busy week for me.
I was by myself in the sound booth during the 10AM session Sunday so had to juggle the ProPresenter and following Pastor with the video camera when he started running around while preaching. Thankfully Pastor Gothra's preaching style tends to give warning of when he might start moving around. Bro. Carson preached during the 11 AM session Sunday. Bro Joseph told me later he looked up from the ProPresenter to realize Bro. Carson had disappeared off camera without warning and he had to figure out where he'd gone to get him back on camera. Both services were awesome.
I ended up working an hour over in Electronics today trying to get the rest of the new release movie sections set since the new movies come out tomorrow. Guess that means I'll be working a shorter shift on Wednesday since I'm not allowed to have overtime.
Wednesday and Thursday I'm back in the sound booth for midweek service and praise team practice. Then Saturday my church is doing a tenderloin dinner so I'll be at the church all day helping out with that too.
We've had rain off and on for a couple days. We needed it. It had been raining well all spring then just stopped. My flowers were glad for the drink.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 06, 2023, 08:23:03 PMWe've had rain off and on for a couple days. We needed it. It had been raining well all spring then just stopped. My flowers were glad for the drink.
So that's where it has been going...
Every morning when I pull into the parking lot I check the weather forecast to see if I should roll my windows up before I leave the car. Every day there is a 20% chance of rain for every single hour of the day. I think in some circles that is known as hedging your bets. Every day we don't get a drop.
Now I know where the rain is. And you can keep it. Makes the grass grow, which means I have to mow.
Talk about grow. We have some of that Bahia grass and it's a mess. Shoots up a foot or two in no time flat
Had a storm come through south of us last night. A bit of rain tonight. I had indigestion all night last night, and as a result took off today. I've literally done nothing today but rest.
Urgh. Back at work. Thankful for a job that does not require a lot of physical work. I just realized, if I can get through today, tomorrow and Friday, I've got all next week off... :clap2:
You just now realized you have next week off?
I was counting down days when vacation was more than five weeks away. More than a week out, I was counting hours.
You must either have a lot more patience than I had or be much less tired than I was. Given how much more you do than I, I'm betting on more patience.
I got off work earlier than usual tonight since I worked an hour over on Monday. Now I just have to make sure I don't drop off to sleep before service tonight. I'm scheduled in the sound booth tonight and Bro Joseph would probably needle me about it for a while if I dropped off to sleep and didn't make it to the service.
Urgh. Bible study went well. Slept good last night. So why am I dragging this morning? :pound:
I think I always drag in the morning...
Yup same. I've been so swamped with work this week. Two meetings at the office this week.
I honestly don't know how I ever got up, got ready, and went to an office in the past. It absolutely drainssss me now. I literally will have no energy for the remainder of the evening.
I'm out mowing my yard today in spite of the air quality warning from the wildfire smoke. Its drying my airways out a bit making me cough, but today is the only day I have available to mow yard.
:hi:.
Been busy. Just got in from home visits. Oh, and little move on the church's part...we've been wanting to get our name out a bit more for lack of a better term. Haven't been able to afford a billboard or the like, but they just put up these new electronic billboards in our town. The ads rotate through every 30 seconds or so, and it is located on THE main road in our town at a stoplight, so it'll be exposed to the typical driver at the stop light three times per traffic light. (It's also across from our ONLY steak house, and the ONLY way to Walmart, so if they have ANY Apostolic inclination at all we will snag 'em. :lol: )
So today I took a big step and rented a spot for one month. We will see how it works. Way I see it, it's another way of watering and waiting on Him for the harvest.
So this is how it looks- kinda. The camera and the digital media doesn't always play the nicest..
(https://i.ibb.co/jkWSR9N/20230609-133257.jpg)
You can click on this for a clearer pic, but in person the billboard looks like the clear pic...
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Anyhow. Now. If I can make it until 6pm...then prayer at 7....then vacation!!!
Last day of work for this week unless working at the church most of the day tomorrow counts.
And it's next to the Dollar Tree... Well, the Dollar And A Quarter Tree, now. Anybody with any Apostolic inclination will be there.
Been a fun day. I was the door greeter and part of the clean up crew for the Tenderloin dinner. We had 2 mishaps... One end of one of the dessert tables fell and dumped some stuff onto the floor. Then during cleanup I accidently dropped a glass bottle of cleaner which shattered and went all over the place.
That woulda broke my heart. I can't stand to see good homemade desserts wasted.
Back @work again.
Had blood lab this morning before work. Follow-up appointment for that and my blood pressure logs is next Monday. I had a really good reading on Saturday, but back to a little more elevated yesterday. I'm still overall doing better than I had been originally tho. Trying my best with exercise, low sodium eating, and meds.
Going to Arkansas this weekend for Fathers Day.
We will have a dog in the home in... 2 and a half weeks. I'm nervous hahaha.
Switching out boy grandkids for girl grandkids this week.
Relaxing in the motorhome on Petit Jean
Have chey and her cousin with me.
Wish they were at home and lou was with me with the furbabies.durables.
But alas, Lou has to work tomorrow..
Been rainy all morning. So, of course I've been sneezing my head off.
I don't wanna adult today.
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Been busy day. Walked through the swap meet, then came home and got my tools. Purchased and installed the second (and last) monitor at the church, complete with HDMI splitter and cables. NOTHING at my church is square. The first mounting, the studs were 18 inches apart. Just like you would expect.
This one- studs were 25-ish. I had to make a mount to mount the mount to. :laughhard: Ethan and I picked it up and down about five times before I could in good conscious say close enough.
Now the rest of the week, I hope to do a bit of social mingling with brethren of like automotive desires...
@Work.
That's really all I have for now..
Grandkids want to eat constantly. ;)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 14, 2023, 07:44:17 PMGrandkids want to eat constantly. ;)
I can't say anything. I'm 45 and I want the same thing.
Same... lol
Ditto. Even more so now that I'm trying to eat no salt hahaha.
@Work.
Just got back from the dentist getting my permanent crown put on.
Hoping for a quick rest-of-the-day!
Gotta go home, pack, get the cat ready for her long weekend with her dad (I'll be away).. etc. I need to take an hour and do some housework lol. I really need to stay home this weekend and work on the house for the dog's arrival, BUT I don't want to miss this time with my dad.
:hi:
Dashing in to remind yall there is an all seeing eye watching...
Well, kinda.
This particular eye is reliant on internet capabilities which are bad close to nil on the mountain.
We've been beaten up hy hailstorm the last week. I've been fortunate in that it hasn't damaged my rides or home but I'm feeling kinda like a target.
Hot springs, about an hour south of us had BASEBALL size hail. Imagine the pop knot that would put on ya head....
Anyhoo...:hi:
Be back soonish...
Quote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2023, 01:22:16 AMHot springs, about an hour south of us had BASEBALL size hail.
(In a stuffy British-regal accent)
I say old boy, do get with the times. Baseball size hail is SO last century.
https://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2023/04/11
Quote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2023, 01:22:16 AMHot springs, about an hour south of us had BASEBALL size hail. Imagine the pop knot that would put on ya head....
Hopefully that's not near Eureka Springs. LOL
Headed there on the 26th for vacation with the hubbs and my parents.
Yesterday was a BLEEP of a day.
A water line burst and started spraying the production line.
Almost half the people were mad at someone. Fortunately everyone was mad at someone different, so the mad was spread around.
I slid up beside one guy who is usually fairly laconic and said, "Hey who are you mad at today?"
"I ain't mad at nobody."
"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be mad at someone. Get with the times dude."
Days like this, I'm glad I'm not a manager.
Then there's the days when I wish I was a manag... Wait, no, I've never had those days.
Our electricity is out and it is muggy. Gonna have to get generator running soon to save food in freezers and fridge.
Shew. What a week. I feel wore out, and this was "vacation".
But I had a good time. Enjoyed visits with my uncle and aunt, then Mini and his lovely bride came over. We spent all day yesterday tormenting each other, and he tried to kill me by forcing me to hike down and up the mountain.
Then I took them to a place I had neglected to take them before. We have a beautiful bed and breakfast, modeled after an antebellum plantation, in the middle of 5,000 pecan trees.
They fell in love with it.
Then today- they brought me 7 brew, and lawd, did they minister to our church. Absolutely amazing....
Now, tomorrow, I get to clean up some of the storm damage, and tomorrow will be recuperation day..
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 16, 2023, 04:10:20 PMQuote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2023, 01:22:16 AMHot springs, about an hour south of us had BASEBALL size hail. Imagine the pop knot that would put on ya head....
Hopefully that's not near Eureka Springs. LOL
Headed there on the 26th for vacation with the hubbs and my parents.
Eureka Springs! Where are you guys staying? We stayed at the hotel downtown. It was neat, but I'd like to stay at Crescent the next time we traipse through or maybe even an alternative place. Crescent has a resident kitty. :)
It's cute up there, but plan out your food LOL. I felt like I was going to starve. I expected my brother (who had been there before) to have more ideas of things to eat and whatnot, but it was so chaotic b/c of no pre-planning. I enjoyed the availability of breakfast places tho. I had a delicious breakfast bagel sandwich at one place. I can't remember the name.
We finally got electricity back on last night. I'm so thankful for an air conditioner. Some folks still don't have power in our area.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 20, 2023, 03:28:26 AMWe finally got electricity back on last night. I'm so thankful for an air conditioner. Some folks still don't have power in our area.
I'm a little behind the times, but I have seen many people from your state posting about no electricity. Is it because of storms?
Quote from: Nelle on June 19, 2023, 02:23:58 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on June 16, 2023, 04:10:20 PMQuote from: Roscoe on June 16, 2023, 01:22:16 AMHot springs, about an hour south of us had BASEBALL size hail. Imagine the pop knot that would put on ya head....
Hopefully that's not near Eureka Springs. LOL
Headed there on the 26th for vacation with the hubbs and my parents.
Eureka Springs! Where are you guys staying? We stayed at the hotel downtown. It was neat, but I'd like to stay at Crescent the next time we traipse through or maybe even an alternative place. Crescent has a resident kitty. :)
It's cute up there, but plan out your food LOL. I felt like I was going to starve. I expected my brother (who had been there before) to have more ideas of things to eat and whatnot, but it was so chaotic b/c of no pre-planning. I enjoyed the availability of breakfast places tho. I had a :o delicious breakfast bagel sandwich at one place. I can't remember the name.
Isn't the Crescent the "haunted" hotel there?
:o
Urgh.
Back at work after 11 days off. Doesn't feel like I had 11 minutes off.
Bah.
:pound:
Left over 7brew from yesterday , bang energy drink, and abiding dislike for the world in general are fueling me this morning.
Not exactly pastoral, but hey, I haven't punched anyone yet. :laughhard:
Quote from: mini on June 20, 2023, 11:46:45 AMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 20, 2023, 03:28:26 AMWe finally got electricity back on last night. I'm so thankful for an air conditioner. Some folks still don't have power in our area.
I'm a little behind the times, but I have seen many people from your state posting about no electricity. Is it because of storms?
yes, we had storms
The Crescent IS the "haunted" one, hahaha. I think the other one is also haunted esp due to its age, but Crescent puts itself out there more for its 'hauntedness'. haha
@Work.
Sleepy is my dwarf name.. I can't seem to kick it. Doc didn't hold out much hope on me getting out of that side effect of my blood pressure, but if it gets to where it's not something I can handle, I guess she'll change it. My WBC count was slightly better since the last time I had bloodwork (Jan). I still have my hematology appt next month, so we will find out the details on that from them.
Jeremy leaves eaaaarly in the morning. Still got lots to do on the house, but it's not all getting done for sure.
We're staying in an AirBnb on Holiday Island. lol
We're gonna do the train ride. Hubbs and I are gonna traipse over to Rogers (or Bentonville whatever the lady decides) for a food tour on one night. I'm excited! :clap:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 20, 2023, 07:30:48 PMWe're staying in an AirBnb on Holiday Island. lol
We're gonna do the train ride. Hubbs and I are gonna traipse over to Rogers (or Bentonville whatever the lady decides) for a food tour on one night. I'm excited! :clap:
You are gonna be close to my area when you head up there! And close to Roscoe when you stay up there!
And yet, we shall be neglected. :lol:
Hi all. Plugging through the day. Received a blessing today, unexpectedly. Got my evaluation and a 4.5 % raise. Thank you Lord.
Ready to go home, but first- bible study.
:hi:
Another work day. And in interesting sharing, some of you might get a giggle...I have an offender who I've supervised pretty much the entire time I've been here, with breaks due to his stints in prison. (He is a "can't get right".) :biglaugh:
So, day before yesterday, he comes in to see me, is in full compliance, we joke and as he is leaving he says "Hey, I know you are a car guy- would you want to buy a Charger ScatPack?" He explained he'd bought it before going to prison, had hydroplaned and wrecked it so it needed some bodywork, but was drivable. He gave me a very good price.
I politely thanked him for the offer, explained that I could not purchase anything from an offender even if I wanted to as it would be a conflict of interest, and wished him well selling it.
Yesterday morning about 130, I got notification my guy was in jail in an adjoining county. Charges? Altering a VIN and Theft by Receiving. Yes. The car he was arrested in- was the car he tried to sell me. Yes. It was STOLEN out of Texas. Probably not a good career move to try to sell your P.O. a stolen car.... :laughhard:
Haha wow Bobby he really cant get it right LOL
T-minus 1 day till vacation. :clap:
Wow, maybe he just wanted to go back to jail. :eyebrow:
Bobby I have heard of that happening in fiction, but never in real life.
It happens.
Hi, all. Glad it is Friday!!Ready for the weekend.
Got a house full this weekend. Dina & Alex and kids.
Storms. They are walloping us again. One of our saints went home from church to find a tree had crushed her back room and her deep freeze.
Over it.
@work.
Jeremy ended up coming home early on Friday evening with Athena (Belgian Malinois). Our cat Tabby does not appreciate this new addition and is making that abundantly clear to her little sister. Athena has been very kind and ignores her, but I have to find a way to get Tabby to stop. Hopefully she grows out of it, haha.
Athena is at work with me today (and every day after this until paperwork clears back) until Jeremy can take her with him officially. She's doing fine, but I hate that she's stuck in her kennel with limited interactions.
I'm so happy that I got to see all my grandkids this weekend.
All left now, except one. I'm tired.
It was my step sisters 60th birthday.
I don't really have anything to say, so I'm trying to not say it. But I'm still here.
I'm here too. Been busy week. I did enjoy an extra day off this week, chasing old cars. Had to play catch up today. Looking forward to next week and another four day weekend.. :lol:
I've been too exhausted this week to post much. My life has been work, crash nap in the afternoon since I can't stay awake, then barely sleeping at night. Hoping I can stay awake for church tonight since I'm on ProPresenter duty.
It's been too hot in the afternoons. I know why some countries have siestas.
It has been warm no doubt. Got a sister that broke her hip yesterday and is in the hospital. A saint that is back in the hospital. And no time to get there to check on them until possibly this weekend, unless I can slip down this evening.
Lawd.
Finally managed to get my yard mowed before the next batch of storms roll in. I'd let the yard go for a couple weeks because of being sick. Then Tuesday when I had originally planned to mow, the wildlife smoke drifting in from Canada was thick enough to burn my eyes.
Observation on the way home...
There's nothing quite like the hilarious sight of a guy in a flashy neon yellow sports car, trying to make a big deal of his acceleration power, in a 30 mph speed zone. Yes we are very impressed.
Quote from: Lynx on June 29, 2023, 09:57:15 PMObservation on the way home...
There's nothing quite like the hilarious sight of a guy in a flashy neon yellow sports car, trying to make a big deal of his acceleration power, in a 30 mph speed zone. Yes we are very impressed.
Sounds more like the way to get an impressively expensive ticket.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on June 29, 2023, 10:15:53 PMQuote from: Lynx on June 29, 2023, 09:57:15 PMObservation on the way home...
There's nothing quite like the hilarious sight of a guy in a flashy neon yellow sports car, trying to make a big deal of his acceleration power, in a 30 mph speed zone. Yes we are very impressed.
Sounds more like the way to get an impressively expensive ticket.
Nah... Like one guy said about a friend of his who liked to show off, "there's a law about how fast he can go, but there ain't no law about how fast he can get up to that speed."
But when the top speed is 30, it looks really silly.
Now if the speed limit was naughty it would be really impressive how fast he could take off.
I said if the speed limit was 90, but I think I'm going to leave that speech to text typo because it seems oddly fitting...
It's alot of fun to play with those sports cars....no matter the speed limit until this guy shows up. :copcar:
Thank de Lawd it is Friday, even if it is hot enough to grill a steak to medium rare on the sidewalk.
I heard tell that Gabriel asked God what he was cooking. God told him "Arkansas". Gabriel told Him "I think you've burned it". :lol:
Well, the last of my company left this morning. That was too many weeks in a row for an introvert.
:hi:
Been busy few days with much of nothing going my way. LOL.
And now for the second night in a row, sleep evades me. SO I sit in a recliner, wide eyed, and browse the world wide web...
Maybe I can get some sleep later and get up and do some work tomorrow on Rusty and Sam
Quote from: Roscoe on June 30, 2023, 02:17:28 PMIt's alot of fun to play with those sports cars....no matter the speed limit until this guy shows up. :copcar:
Hmph. You used to BE "this guy." Traitor!
What would past you think of future you if past you had to pull future you over for speeding and give you a ticket? :nono:
It's too early for my brain to process all those "past you and future yous"
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 03, 2023, 02:50:46 PMIt's too early for my brain to process all those "past you and future yous"
My brain didn't process them at first either.
The Pop social at church got postponed because of storms which gave me time to get a few more roped into some shenanigans we have planned. Since there's already going to be a water balloon fight, a handful of us plan to show up with loaded super soakers and go after Pastor.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on July 03, 2023, 09:03:51 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 03, 2023, 02:50:46 PMIt's too early for my brain to process all those "past you and future yous"
My brain didn't process them at first either.
The Pop social at church got postponed because of storms which gave me time to get a few more roped into some shenanigans we have planned. Since there's already going to be a water balloon fight, a handful of us plan to show up with loaded super soakers and go after Pastor.
Wait, what? Y'all plan to get wet and make others wet, but a little rain stops the show?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 03, 2023, 02:50:46 PMIt's too early for my brain to process all those "past you and future yous"
If police officer Bobby pulled over parole officer Bobby for speeding, police officer Bobby would be sadly disappointed in parole officer Bobby. Police officer Bobby would have to give parole officer Bobby a speeding ticket.
Or in either Bobby's own words, he'd win an award. :teeth:
Quote from: Lynx on July 03, 2023, 10:23:32 PMWait, what? Y'all plan to get wet and make others wet, but a little rain stops the show?
Was the lightning that stopped the show. Didn't want to chance having someone get hit by lightning.
Quote from: Lynx on July 03, 2023, 10:25:40 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 03, 2023, 02:50:46 PMIt's too early for my brain to process all those "past you and future yous"
If police officer Bobby pulled over parole officer Bobby for speeding, police officer Bobby would be sadly disappointed in parole officer Bobby. Police officer Bobby would have to give parole officer Bobby a speeding ticket.
Or in either Bobby's own words, he'd win an award. :teeth:
Welll......since I 1) became police in part so I wouldn't GET those awards...and 2) have always been a speed nut, and 3) RARELY wrote speeding tickets, the past me would probably challenge the present me to a race to see if my 'vette is faster than the squad car.
Not that I ever found that out with a coworker..:hypocrite:
Rusty is giving me a headache.
Also managed to get Sam's fender's somewhat lined up. Tomorrow, I might bolt them down for good and begin some more sanding, with an eye towards paint within the next month or so....
I've got to get one of the trucks on the road. Before I do something real stupid like go buy a normal truck/car.
*sigh
And here all this time I thought you became a police officer just to be a stalwart upholder of the law.
Y'know all those ways I said you were like my uncle Fred? That's one way you're not. He still calls me Batman, because of how (he thinks) I drive.
I have done come up with a new tradition I'm gonna call Hidden Horn Day. It'll be July fifth.
All the people what couldn't sleep July fourth will instead go crawling through the bushes hiding noisemakers. These noisemakers will be set to go off about 6am on July fifth, or some maybe 6:30 or 6:45.
This could be more or less personal - some might hide the noisemakers in the fireworks shooters' houses, depending on how upset a person is about being kept awake and how much a person knows about the offending person's personal security system. Probably won't have to worry about the fireworks guy's dog though. He's off hiding in the basement.
July fifth the noisemakers go off and the fireworks people gotta get up and find and silence them. This could be a whole subcategory of fun, depending on how easy or hard it is to reach the hiding places.
After it catches on we'll have the usual amazon.com choice - do we want a few high quality, VERY loud noisemakers or do we want a lot of cheap chinese so-so noisemakers for the same money?
:biglaugh: :biglaugh:
:hi:
Lord. I am OVER today. Bipolar Clients are puching my buttons. I need God. And when I walked into the church a few ago to turn the air on for tonight- He was there. I didn't want to leave...I hope that spirit lingers until tonight. I need that.
No church tonight here. We're doing the pop social/cookout tonight.
Quote from: Roscoe on June 30, 2023, 02:17:28 PMThank de Lawd it is Friday, even if it is hot enough to grill a steak to medium rare on the sidewalk.
I heard tell that Gabriel asked God what he was cooking. God told him "Arkansas". Gabriel told Him "I think you've burned it". :lol:
So in Arkansas we stayed on Holiday Island - Near Eureka Springs. Holiday Island has like a golf course and a rec center. Where you can do mini golf, tennis, the pool etc. We went to ask about tennis and the lady was like are you sure? It's sooooo hot. We were like we're from Texas...this is normal heat LOL
Arkansas was great btw. We loved the mountains.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 05, 2023, 08:21:38 PMSo in Arkansas we stayed on Holiday Island - Near Eureka Springs. Holiday Island has like a golf course and a rec center. Where you can do mini golf, tennis, the pool etc. We went to ask about tennis and the lady was like are you sure? It's sooooo hot. We were like we're from Texas...this is normal heat LOL
Arkansas was great btw. We loved the mountains.
I hope y'all didn't wear long sleeves. That would be just showing off.
Well no, we're not crazy!! :pound:
:lol:
Had a great time last night at the church cookout. A handful of us ganged up on Pastor at the end of the water balloon fight and completely drenched him with super soakers and buckets of water. He says he knows now what he's preaching on Sunday. :laughhard:
:hi:
Nearly friday...... :clap: :clap:
Quote from: Backseat Radio on July 06, 2023, 02:47:40 PMHad a great time last night at the church cookout. A handful of us ganged up on Pastor at the end of the water balloon fight and completely drenched him with super soakers and buckets of water. He says he knows now what he's preaching on Sunday. :laughhard:
Unity, right? LOL..
@Work.
This may be my last few days at work with Athena if Jeremy's meeting next Wednesday goes well! Or at least, I hope that means it'll be my last few hahahaha. I love her, I do. Just want her to do what she was trained for instead of being in a kennel behind me all day.
Headed to Arkansas tomorrow night. Tabby & Athena will be alone on Saturday at the house. Hopefully Tabby doesn't bully Athena while she's trapped in her kennel.
This week of work has been bliss with no boss. So easy. I'm thankful.
Still waiting on a message about a second interview. I'm dying over here. For context the position is on Aetna and they're hiring 15 people for the position. I have a friend who is in the department and she gave me an internal referral. I also referred my sis in law. She lost her job last year and finally got a job but she has to go back to an office now and she literally does nothing. Sits there all day. This position we've applied for is fully remote. She and I both got the first interview request at same time. It was a video/questionnaire type interview. She got the second request for the in-person (via video chat lol) last FRIDAY. And I haven't. So yea....seriously doubting everything at this point.
Finally followed thru with my "I need to talk to someone about my church trauma so I don't keep all of this anger" promise I made to myself. I had my first session today and it felt good to start to talk about it. I really like my counselor.
So glad it's Friday. But also sad cus that means the boss comes back Monday. LOL
Just found out the lady doing the hiring for the job I'm waiting for is on PTO this week!! I feel so relieved now. That's probably why I haven't heard from them for the second interview!! :clap:
Hopefully you'll hear soon, Jenn.
:hi:
Good luck, Jenn.
Fixed Kim's car tonight- she was complaining of a sloshing sound when she turned. Her a/c condensation line was clogged. A couple of minutes and a burst or two of compressed air and the problem was fixed.
My issues are never that easy.
In fact, while mowing tonight I discovered a water leak I have to fix..... :pound:
If you didn't water it, you wouldn't have to mow it so much...
Quote from: Lynx on July 08, 2023, 09:59:22 AMIf you didn't water it, you wouldn't have to mow it so much...
Definitely not an intentional watering. Fortunately it's not bad right now, so I can "schedule" a time to work on it.
Because a "right now" thing is nigh impossible. :pound:
So, got a bit so far today. Did a bit of work on Sam that had to be done while I could, and more important, got the church bus back in service. Had the help of my bus driver and one of my most faithful saints...couldn't have done it without them. Stupid Ford engineers.....did NOT make it easy.
Sigh. I was filthy after that so I came back to shower and change. Still need to go check on a sister in the hospital, turn the air on at church, prepare for tomorrow night, and pick up a couple of items.And it's already 4pm.... :pound:
Got another storm coming through. It's blowing like crazy.
So... A human, a twi'lek and a wookie walk into a bar.
The bartender looks up and says, "Wow, people are still playing KOTOR?"
I mean yeah, it's two decades old, but it's still fun. And my party is a human (lead character, can't ditch him for somebody more useful) a twi'lek (great at disarming mines, opening security locks, etc.) and a wookie (never make a wookie mad... He can totally wreck face) and we just walked into Javyar's Cantina.
I just feel like there should be a bad joke somewhere in this...
Monday again. It was super gloomy this morning, but still no rain.
Played around with my new power washer this weekend. Did laundry. Got in my pool. Grocery shopped.
Def. not ready for it to be monday but anxious to hear about the job. Sigh :updown:
Beautiful today. Not too hot, sunny, actually springlike weather. I did a little work on Sam, mowed the lawn, fixed the water leak, cooked dinner, test drove a potential vehicle purchase, paid a lot of bills, figured out a budget plan for the rest of the year (family) considered some improvements (church), went by the insurance office and upped the house insurance as we were underinsured, and handled umpteen phone calls. Much more to do. I have no time in my life to spare. :pound: :pound:
Oreo Mocha Frappe. It is what fuels me this morning. And some of my wayward children are intent on making me work..... :pound: .
Back at work today instead of yesterday. Got sick overnight and didn't make it in yesterday. Got lots to do this week!
Leaving Saturday for Wisconsin for one of Jeremy and Athena's dog events. Should be interesting. Hate that I have to leave Tabby at home alone, but I'm hoping she enjoys the Athena-free house. Thankfully I can check on her unless she hides from the cameras, hahaha.
Had a good, but quick time w/ family this last weekend.
Good morning everyone.
Today is my daddy's 85th birthday.
My mother passed away early this morning :sadbounce:
Oh I'm so sorry. Sending lots of love and prayers. :cry:
I'm so sorry. Will be praying for you and your family!
Sorry to hear Tia. Praying for ya'll..
Oh, Tia! I'm so sorry. Sending hugs.
Morning. Stumbling through the morning. Totally not motivated.
Had a guy come over and look at the motorhome last night. Not exactly convinced that I need to part with it, but we are not using it much- and he wants to trade a 1930 Ford Model A, one of my bucket list cars, for it, which is more temptation than I can overcome. He's thinking about it. If he does, I'll smile and wave in my 93-year-old ride and be way happy- until Lou gets mad at me, because I won't have a doghouse to run to anymore.
But if you don't use it much anymore, you're not in the doghouse much anyway. :smirk: :teeth:
I got in trouble today for sighing when my boss called. I told her why I sighed and why I was feeling very stressed. She proceeds to say "okay well you're not in the right headspace for what I need so I'll let you go" and hangs up. Then proceeds to text me a few minutes later "I'm sorry but no one should pick up the phone like that. Unacceptable. I'm not asking for you to do anything outside your job description. I am very disappointed."
Y'all I'm at my tipping point. I've been trying very steadily for 6-8 months to move internally in my company. I've worked there 21 years. Since the age of 16. I have almost 7 weeks of paid vacation. I don't want to lose my tenure. My husband thinks she's blocking every internal position I try for. But I can't cant confirm that. But I'm at a loss what to do now. I'm applying externally too.
She's completely awful. We have not one, not two, but three ethics line complaints out on her. And nothing is happening.
I just don't know what to do. I'm trying SO hard to keep my mindset right until a better door opens but I literally don't know how anymore. I don't.
Jenn,
I'm praying for your situation.
-mini
Maybe God will take her out of the way or something else will work out. Praying for you.
Praying Jenn. I know what it is like.... and I know God can make a path for you.
It's raining today, nasty out. And I just got word that a friend and former supervisor, who was aways funny and extroverted, waited until his wife was gone last night and committed suicide. Totally a downer.
Otherwise, I'm plugging through the day.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 13, 2023, 02:48:44 PMMaybe God will take her out of the way or something else will work out. Praying for you.
This is what we're all wishing. But the waiting for it to happen will break me. I'm at a breaking point now.
Thanks for all of the prayers ya'll. I need them desperately.
For anyone with the McDonald's app, free fries today.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 13, 2023, 03:41:02 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 13, 2023, 02:48:44 PMMaybe God will take her out of the way or something else will work out. Praying for you.
This is what we're all wishing. But the waiting for it to happen will break me. I'm at a breaking point now.
Thanks for all of the prayers ya'll. I need them desperately.
Do other people have trouble with her?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 13, 2023, 05:12:10 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on July 13, 2023, 03:41:02 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 13, 2023, 02:48:44 PMMaybe God will take her out of the way or something else will work out. Praying for you.
This is what we're all wishing. But the waiting for it to happen will break me. I'm at a breaking point now.
Thanks for all of the prayers ya'll. I need them desperately.
Do other people have trouble with her?
Oh yea our whole team does. It's why 3 people called the ethics line on her.
It seems like three different people would get their attention.
My mom's viewing is on Saturday. Going to be a tough weekend.
/me *hugs* Tia
We had clouds today that made the temperatures much better.
:hi:
Been busy. Traded for the A...drove it about 50 miles yesterday. I'm kinda liking it very much.
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The straw-colored wheels not as much but they'll do. I'm tormenting the fire outta Min 'cause I know he'd love this thing.
Had church today. New first time visitor this morning, followed by a different couple of first time visitors this evening. Preached heart out tonight, good response. Had elderly saint have to go to the hospital in Conway again, so I'll probably head that way sometime tomorrow too.
Drove it about fifty miles... So it DOES run. That was my first question.
Fifty miles for that car is like three hundred fifty for a modern car. You trying to give the poor thing a heart attack?
I think the thing is trying to give Roscoe a heart attack. My wife is already planning Roscoes demise so she can get ahold of the A.
:ugly:
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 13, 2023, 11:58:04 PMIt seems like three different people would get their attention.
You would think. But those happened in May and still nothing.
Quote from: Lynx on July 17, 2023, 09:00:10 AMDrove it about fifty miles... So it DOES run. That was my first question.
Fifty miles for that car is like three hundred fifty for a modern car. You trying to give the poor thing a heart attack?
Nah. The old girl seeme to like it
actually. The more I drive it the better she runs.
Quote from: mini on July 17, 2023, 01:44:39 PMI think the thing is trying to give Roscoe a heart attack. My wife is already planning Roscoes demise so she can get ahold of the A.
:ugly:
I'm gonna have to specifically exclude Kim from my will in regards to the A. For my own protection. :laughhard:
Morning all. Back at work. A ton to do today... and a *ugh* gathering, work potluck this afternoon. I shall do all in my power to keep from having to attend....
Back @work.
I guess I've got the post-time-off-work-blues. Cranky. :)
Quote from: Roscoe on July 18, 2023, 12:08:04 PMMorning all. Back at work. A ton to do today... and a *ugh* gathering, work potluck this afternoon. I shall do all in my power to keep from having to attend....
I thought you were off on Mondays.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 18, 2023, 02:57:28 PMQuote from: Roscoe on July 18, 2023, 12:08:04 PMMorning all. Back at work. A ton to do today... and a *ugh* gathering, work potluck this afternoon. I shall do all in my power to keep from having to attend....
I thought you were off on Mondays.
I am. Unfortunately, over here, it is Tuesday. :sadbounce:
I was SO confused yesterday thinking it was Sunday still. I even texted a friend (who normally has to do Amtrak northbound to chicago on Sun evenings) if he was on the train that blew by me. No.. b/c it was Monday already haha. It was confusing missing my normal Sunday schedule.
My days have run together. :lol:
Quote from: Roscoe on July 18, 2023, 12:08:04 PMMorning all. Back at work. A ton to do today... and a *ugh* gathering, work potluck this afternoon. I shall do all in my power to keep from having to attend....
"In appreciation for your performance last month, tonight we will have a company potluck dinner."
"Sir we hate doing stuff as a group after work when we don't get paid for it."
"Yeah, I wasn't very happy with your performance last month either."
- Dilbert
It's about to storm here. Athena's terrified of storms. Thankfully I still have my ipad with me from the trip, so I have the ipad in front of her crate playing Paw Patrol. Hoping it distracts her from thunder/lightning.
Morning. It's hotter than the devil's armpit here. :pound: I'm chugging through the day...slowly. As in if I were an auto, my model A would outrun me. :biglaugh:
Yep. I think we're under some sorta excessive heat warning.
Yea we are definitely under a heat warning. I keep getting those notifications from my weather app. :o
Update to my work saga. Our ethics calls are finally getting somewhere. An official investigation has been opened and the investigator has started reaching out to people to get information. :clap:
wheels of justice are often slow, but hopefully effective.
@Work. Hardly any sleep last night due to a ferocious dog who is terrified of storms, haha. Poor kid.
Quote from: Nelle on July 19, 2023, 05:52:08 PMwheels of justice are often slow, but hopefully effective.
@Work. Hardly any sleep last night due to a ferocious dog who is terrified of storms, haha. Poor kid.
Is this a dog (can bark and scare away deer) or a "dog" (can bark and deer just look at the critter like, "Pfft! What?")
Quote from: Lynx on July 19, 2023, 07:14:22 PMQuote from: Nelle on July 19, 2023, 05:52:08 PMwheels of justice are often slow, but hopefully effective.
@Work. Hardly any sleep last night due to a ferocious dog who is terrified of storms, haha. Poor kid.
Is this a dog (can bark and scare away deer) or a "dog" (can bark and deer just look at the critter like, "Pfft! What?")
She's a Belgian Malinois and she can be literally ferocious, but only when requested to be by her peoples. She protected her dad last night (in our own yard) from a neighbor's pit bull who aggressively approached him. Unsure why their dog was unsupervised and unleashed out of their yard, but thankfully Athena was there to deescalate the situation.
She "failed out" of police line of work due to her liking kids and small pets too much. (and I don't mean the "I want to eat them" liking hahaha.) When I come home from work and she's already home w/ Jeremy, her growls/bark often intimidate me, and I live here.. LOL.
Definitely a real dog.
Ever have anybody argue with you that she is a german shepherd, and won't accept that she's any other breed?
Not yet! We've only had her since around mid-end June. Her service dog status keeps most strangers at bay.
This should be her last week coming to work with me every day. I feel like a broken record b/c I've said that for two weeks, BUT she was able to show what she can do yesterday morning. Hopefully they can get her through all their stinkin red tape and completely cleared asap.
@Work. It's raining - again. We had flooding here and even worse flooding down in KY from yesterday's lines of storms.
My blood pressure has been so elevated the past month. I've got to get strict with my diet & exercise again, so that hopefully all I have to do is some minor tweaking to the meds.
It's hot here. No rain. I hope I'm able to cut my lawn when I get off tonight- it's growing up on me. So much to do, so little time...
Ugh. Tell me about it!
I was going to mow Tuesday, but it rained. Of course it rained. It's been raining every day, just enough to get the grass good and wet. Then the sun shines the rest of the day to make the grass grow.
Finally got a break in the weather and got it mowed yesterday. It done growed three inches between Tuesday and Thursday. Looked like I was baling hay.
In local news, this morning I've been baking chocolate chip cookies for a church homecoming dinner.
You can start lying to yourself a lot when you're making cookies...
"Gotta test one, make sure they didn't get overdone. They get doggone hard and crunchy when they get over... Mmm, nope, that's perfect."
"Oooh, what about this tiny one? Gotta make sure cookies that size don't get overdone either... Nope, that's perfect."
"Whoops, this one is falling apart, it's so good. I mean... Um... Oh that's just in terrible shape. Can't send that one to church."
I mean even the Bible says you shouldn't bring a sacrifice that is imperfect to God, right? (We ministers can quote scripture for our own purposes just as good as the devil.)
When you mix up chocolate chip cookie dough it should rattle. If it doesn't rattle you're being too stingy with the chips.
And...now...rain. I rushed home last night and mowed at least the front yard. As fast as the grass has been growing, it nearly could've been baled. And I guess I can share here. In addition to the Model A, something else followed me home Monday.
I've been known by most of my friends to have just antique vehicles, other than my state car. Since we began pastoring more and more I find myself in need of a more modern vehicle with A/c, especially since Papa Wilson passed. Last week, in addition to having everything I had torn apart, I had two saints in the hospital and had to borrow Lou's car twice so I could at least arrive at the hospital not smelling like a goat.
I told Lou I HAD to do something. The Model A was a trade, no money involved so it didn't impact the budget.
I've been looking halfheartedly for the past couple of years. When I began looking seriously last week, I got sticker shock. Everything that was available cost nearly what I paid for my house 20 years ago. And I'm not talking new....we are talking 75,80k miles, five- and ten-year-old trucks.
But the local Ford place had something. The most beautiful blue 2018 F150 I've ever seen and I'm not a Ford guy. It had been on their lot a month, 86k miles, so they were willing to deal. Apparently, it had two flaws for most people around here. It was two-wheel drive, not four-wheel drive. And instead of a crewcab with four full doors, it was a supercab with the back two doors being the little reverse hinged doors. Since I truly don't need 4x4, that didn't bother me. And it would be rare anyone would need to be in the back, which was spacious enough anyway.
I prayed about it, counseled with friends and laid a fleece before God. If they accepted my offer and the bank gave no kicks, I would buy it. They called Monday and I made my offer. An hour later they told me I could come get the truck at my price. It has the most beautiful two tone gray leather with black tooled leather insert seats I've ever seen.
And in one more act of showing God's approval...It had big mudgrip 4x4 style tires that were getting worn. I'd told a close friend I was looking at it, and he went by to see. When I texted him I'd just bought it he came over to see- then made me cry.
"Bobby, I need you to tell God I'm a wee upset at Him, He just cost me money". Puzzled, I asked how. Keep in mind my friend is a backslider.
" I've watched you for 20 years put your wife and family first and keep them in nice vehicles. Most of what you've driven in that time, other than your antiques has been junk and I hope that doesn't hurt your feelings. I asked God this morning- and yes I do still pray occasionally-, if it was His will I wanted Him to bless you with that truck. And if He did, I told Him I would buy you a new set of tires. I just ordered a new set of factory street tread tires like you said you would want. They'll be here Thursday"
I cried like a baby. Tried to tell him it wasn't necessary. He simply said, in the way that only brothers can- "Shut up. You aren't robbing me of my blessings. I take care of God's man, God takes care of me"
Last night I went and got my new tires. And his son in law, who I married to his daughter in April- works at a tow service. He told me Monday, I am to come and he will install the tires. Free of charge.
I am not worthy of His blessings, but I so thank Him for them. And for my friends, who I am confident will return to God soon.
And yes, those that have found out locally- have been amazed. "You bought a MODERN NORMAL vehicle?!?!"
"You bought a FORD?" Apparently this is out of character for me. Who knew? :laughhard: :laughhard:
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That's just about the sweetest story. I'm glad I read that this morning.
I've been out past midnight the last 2 nights at Indiana ALJC camp meeting. Planning to go back again tonight.
My pastor would be glad to hear another convert has been welcomed into the fold. He's a Ford fanboy, always making jokes about Chevy during his sermons.
Quote from: Lynx on July 21, 2023, 05:42:04 PMMy pastor would be glad to hear another convert has been welcomed into the fold. He's a Ford fanboy, always making jokes about Chevy during his sermons.
I ain't fully converted yet. :laughhard:
And we've entered the next phase of reaping the harvest in our town, or at least in our efforts. Now, for a first-time visitor, we are delivering to their home address a gift bag with a $5 gift card to the local coffee trailer, and a loaf of our church baker's homemade banana nut bread, along with a welcoming note. Let's see if it bears fruit. Having had some of the banana nut bread- they may be willing to put up with subpar preaching from me just to get a crack at the bread. :laughhard:
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/me kicks everyone soundly in the shins.
Hi, Seth. :hi:
I'd like a crack at that bread. Uh... For quality assurance purposes.
Wow. Turn my head one day, and Seth sneaks in. :biglaugh:
Shew. Lord, I ain't had time to say "boo" this week. Saturday, wound up road tripping a couple hours to get a primer gun, then back to church to do some church work. Made an appearance at a gender reveal event, exited that, went by and visited a backslider friend. Got home about 930. Church Sunday. God moved mightily and gave me some confirmation and answers. Got numerous calls after service Sunday night...it seemed several felt the message had been just for them and wanted to thank me. Next Sunday we have a 2pm service with a guest minister, and I've got one baptism for sure, maybe two....
And today, I DID get to primer Sam a bit, got my new tires mounted on Big Blue...and then it was off to the races- Little Rock to check on a sick church kid in the hospital, then back to pick up a church member without transportation and take them grocery shopping- Lord. None stop. I'm REALLY looking to Lou and my getaway in September.. :laughhard:
Love that story Bobby.
Had a five-day weekend for my birthday.
Talked to an ethics investigator today about the open case they have on my boss. :clap:
Have an interview this afternoon for an executive admin position I applied for two weeks ago.
Funny part is they are based out of Bentonville AR. And i was just there for vaca!! haha Bobby know anything about US Faster Payment Council? :question:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 25, 2023, 04:28:56 PMLove that story Bobby.
Had a five-day weekend for my birthday.
Talked to an ethics investigator today about the open case they have on my boss. :clap:
Have an interview this afternoon for an executive admin position I applied for two weeks ago.
Funny part is they are based out of Bentonville AR. And i was just there for vaca!! haha Bobby know anything about US Faster Payment Council? :question:
No, but Bentonville is amazing, although pricey to live..
Urgh, Morning is once more assaulting me. Busy day ahead.
Quote from: Roscoe on July 26, 2023, 12:43:16 PMUrgh, Morning is once more assaulting me. Busy day ahead.
What's this about needing salt for your morning?
I'm anticipating my Mint Mobile SIM card arriving today. (T-Mobile MVNO, buys from T-Mobile, sells to you... like Cricket is an AT&T MVNO.)
I recently found out my "landline" internet is no longer really landline. It still comes through a wire into the house, but they no longer maintain their own entire network. Somewhere inside of two miles from here, there's a little box on their phone lines that communicates with... AT&T. No wonder my phone and "landline" data connections dropped out at the same time.
That's right. Brightspeed "landline" service is now just another AT&T MVNO.
I figure if I switch my phone to a service that uses T-Mobile, I will at least have two avenues for data again. If Brightspeed (really AT&T) is out, at least my Mint Mobile (really T-Mobile) might still be working. Or vice versa.
I cannot process life at this sluggish level of energy. Reaaaaaaaaaaally hoping I can find some way to not want to fall asleep all the time.
No dog today since she's with Jeremy (on his day off) in St Louis with his mom for a follow up appointment. Athena also has a vet appointment this afternoon. Hopefully they make it home in time for that. We didn't know/remember about MIL's appointment today when we made the vet appointment.
Just made a peach pie with sugar substitute for Chel since she's supposed to stop by tomorrow. Hope it turns out ok.
My interview yesterday went great. I think she liked me a lot. They currently do not have an admin for any of the four executives. So it would be a new role for their team. I think I could crush it and show them what it means to have a great admin and to have an admin period. They're all individually doing their own admin work. She said I would know by the end of the week if I get the next interview (would be with the other 3 executives). So here's to hoping!! :cool:
I cannot stop sneezing today though good grief. Been going since 8am. Had to send an early morning report to my boss. Then jump off for quick run to the dentist to have a crown re-cemented. It fell out last week eating a Starburst!! :o
MJJ - Honestly, without knowing any details - it sounds like a perfect situation. They wouldn't have to help you navigate what an admin would do since you already have such great experience of doin that very job!
I hope so!! I have an "admin portfolio" that has visuals lol of what I do/have done. I have been doing admin work since 2007. So I think I could be a crazy good fit. Just told God if it's the right door have them offer it to me!! If not, slam the door. Even though I don't want anymore slammed doors. :noo:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 26, 2023, 07:44:32 PMI hope so!! I have an "admin portfolio" that has visuals lol of what I do/have done. I have been doing admin work since 2007. So I think I could be a crazy good fit. Just told God if it's the right door have them offer it to me!! If not, slam the door. Even though I don't want anymore slammed doors. :noo:
Slammed doors are never fun, but they've saved me a time or two. :biglaugh:
Hi, all. Went and got license for Big Blue today. Stumbling through the day. Taught bible study last night.
Today is GrumpyBear's 17th birthday! Lord, it doesn't seem possible.
Now, if I can get through the day, mow the grass and take Chey for the dinner of her choice tonight...
I made 2 lemon pies today. One for a friend and the other so hubby won't eat the one for the friend. ;)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 27, 2023, 06:03:25 PMI made 2 lemon pies today. One for a friend and the other so hubby won't eat the one for the friend. ;)
I do that sometimes. Easy enough to double a recipe, and it solves the problem of temptation.
Of course it solves it the way legalizing marijuana solves the problem of so many people breaking the law by smoking it... But at least this instance is a lot more tasty. Especially when I know I will be the one facing the temptation. ;)
Morning. It's Friday. Thank the lord. Hopefully, I can rush home and get the yard mowed before it gets dark. Got a visiting minister- from Lynx's area, no less- coming in Saturday afternoon for Sunday service and I am sure that this means my Saturday night will be booked...
Has to be a good one then. Anybody I know?
Quote from: Lynx on July 28, 2023, 05:53:21 PMHas to be a good one then. Anybody I know?
Good one, yes, I think.
You may not know him- Doug Raynor. He's ACJC, Scott's Hill area.
My church has missionaries to Russia speaking this Sunday - Jordan and Lindsay Stumbo.
Hi.Been busy. Gonna go to church in a bit for service potluck and baptizing.
Shew. So, church was GREAT. Terrific move of God, wonderful sermon, great food. Baptized two, which, while great, hurt me. Physically. The last one was a big ole boy, and while I was overjoyed to finally get to do it, when he went down in that watery grave, he nearly took me too. I hit my left lower rib cage on the baptistry HARD, and I'm not sure that I didn't break a rib. It's sore as a rising and I won't be overexerting myself for the next few days. :pound:
It's worth it though, seeing people hungry for God and obeying the word.
One said "I've felt I needed to do this since I first came in this church" The other said " I'm 30 years old, was raised Church of Christ which is very different. I knew I needed this and I thank you so much!" I told him I was overjoyed to baptize him and that if he would continue to study and follow God, he'd see God do so much more...
Kinda got the blahs today. Head uncomfortable and tired feeling. For no apparent reason.
Good afternoon everyone.
I got the blahs too. Work is well work.
I sat for OVER an hour this morning at the doctor AFTER seeing the actual doctor so they could do labs. Like really?
On top of the almost $200 it cost me for the actual visit. So expensive to see a doctor and then read her paperwork that says you're "morbidly obese" :nono: :noo: :mad:
Slammed since I got home trying to recap something that was due at 1pm and it's now 2:09pm and still missing a districts info. I just am over it.
Still havent heard from the US Faster Payments job either.
Our CEO just sent an email about 5,000 layoffs coming now too. Love that.
/me *hugs* Jenn
That's a lot, MJJ. :( Praying today goes better!
Haha oh it's def. not. My boss is an idiot. She's already reamed me for a "double booked" on her calendar this morning when she's the one who told the person to book the call at the same time as the other call. :frustrated:
:hi:
Rib aching. Done paperwork on removal of two thorns of the flesh, had one removed today already. Ready for next weekend(10th & 11th). I'm burning holiday and employee birthday and taking two days, which works out to 5 days off.
:hi:
Hope everyone has a good day!
I'm drowning in paperwork.
Don't have too much fun with that paperwork!
I'm currently at work, tired of people, dreaming of a day when I don't have to work anymore. At current rates, it should be when I am 936 years old.
Sames Mini. Sames. Sigh.
Or you could just quit and be poor like me. ;)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on August 02, 2023, 06:05:37 PMOr you could just quit and be poor like me. ;)
Well, I'm half way there. Got the poor part covered. :smirk2:
Yeah, me too. No sign of being able to quit, but I got the poor part nailed down. I'm a past-master at that.
Sames on the poor. And in too much debt. Working on it. S l o w l y.
:noo:
Working on debt is hard, but we, too, are doing it. My recent truck purchase didn't help, but sometimes you have to do things that counter the ultimate goal temporary. At least I didn't buy a $40k+ new one. :smirk2:
Bible study went good last night. Having a carpet cleaner come in today and try cleaning the sanctuary carpet. The water issues we had last year had stained it pretty badly, so last ditch effort before paying mega bucks to have it replaced is to see if they can get the water stains out.
Hope everyone has a great day. I'm in my usual morning mood- irritable and not fit for human consumption.
Hmph! When I have to use a cable clamp for a stupid piece of rope...
My dog got loose four times in the last three days. One time was when his old rope wore out. The other three times were when his new rope wouldn't hold a knot.
I don't know what this stuff is made of. Feels like plastic. May be nylon? But it's worthless as a rope. You're supposed to be able to tie a knot in a rope and it STAYS there.
So I tied a new, more complex knot and this time backed it up with a cable clamp I had lying around.
But you're not supposed to have to use a cable clamp with a rope. Sailors would be looking for little nuts all the time if they had to resort to cable clamps.
Complaining about modern rope...
Holy cow! I'm getting old! NOOOOOOOO! :noo:
:lol: @ Isaac
I finally finished making up the peach jam last night.
Speaking of old, I have to do things in stages now that I used to do just as a side task. :smirk2:
Quote from: Roscoe on August 03, 2023, 12:28:11 PMI'm in my usual morning mood- irritable and not fit for human consumption.
Same. Except it's progressed into the afternoon. :mad:
TGIF!!
Hi, y'all
Always so happy when Friday finally comes.
I've been grumpy since the start of work. Cus my boss is an idiot.
I wish I understood how executives get where they are with NO basic computer/Microsoft office skills. She can't even send Outlook invites properly. :pound:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 04, 2023, 04:47:19 PMAlways so happy when Friday finally comes.
I've been grumpy since the start of work. Cus my boss is an idiot.
I wish I understood how executives get where they are with NO basic computer/Microsoft office skills. She can't even send Outlook invites properly. :pound:
I'm always grumpy in the am, even though I have terrific bosses at this time. Cus I don't like mornings. :pound:
And Jenn, I've come to the conclusion that people in power usually rise due to WHO they know, not WHAT they know. Every once in a while, God smiles, and the worker gets someone who knew the right people and who is actually competent at their job- I find myself enjoying this now- but most often it's the idiots that rise to the top. Someone needs to get a skimmer and remove some of 'em. :laughhard:
In sharing, now that I'm awake- coworker's boyfriend is semi opening a food truck catering business. The man can COOK. Last week, it was the most delicious grilled pork chops I've ever had, including my own, and all the trimmings.
Today was something I'd never tried- German Burgers. Oh Lawd. I'm in love. Sooooo good, and so filling.
My hubby fried fish for lunch.
All I got is lasagna from Food Giant, but it was leftover and half price. I'll take it.
I put in a late night last night. Rode my bicycle to praise team practice since we're usually out around 8:30 PM. Didn't count on the fact that Pastor picked up a new peice of tracking equipment for one of the media team cameras. We spent the evening setting up and playing with our new toy. Even had a couple of us doing laps across the front of the auditorium testing the tracking system. Also set up a tripod camera for the keyboard. By time we got all that done we didn't get out of there till around 10:30 PM which meant I had to ride my bike home after dark.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on August 05, 2023, 12:02:03 AMI put in a late night last night. Rode my bicycle to praise team practice since we're usually out around 8:30 PM. Didn't count on the fact that Pastor picked up a new peice of tracking equipment for one of the media team cameras. We spent the evening setting up and playing with our new toy. Even had a couple of us doing laps across the front of the auditorium testing the tracking system. Also set up a tripod camera for the keyboard. By time we got all that done we didn't get out of there till around 10:30 PM which meant I had to ride my bike home after dark.
Tiny bike lights are getting insane lately. Probably because LEDs don't take up as much power.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MG7677G
Bright enough that I could fly down the highway at flank speed, in pitch black, with no fear.
No I'm not getting paid to advertise that. I was just impressed.
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HI!!
Anyone miss me? :couch:
Quote from: MelodyB on August 07, 2023, 02:29:20 AMHI!!
Anyone miss me? :couch:
Let's see... The standard answer is "Yes, but my aim is getting better with practice."
What's been going on with y'all lately?
Hi! Good to see Mel repent and sneak in. :laughhard:
We had a bit of a God moment this week with Mel Mel connections.
The church bus needed freon. While we were installing it so the older saints wouldn't experience hellfire, we discovered the alternator was going out. I was ticked. Bellyached a bit..." Tryng to grow the kingdom, why does this always happen. Blah blah." Enjoying my pity party, I headed for the local parts store.
Young man there I'd met a couple times...when I mentioned it was for a church bus, and mentioned the church name he lit up. " Apostolic? Ever been to Biloxi? Or Pascagoula?"
I admitted I had, and my wife and I had a good friend from there
" I went to the Sanctuary when I lived there" I asked if he knew Mel. He lit up. " Oh yeah! She's good friends with my wife!" To prove it he called her. :laughhard:
Mel had mentioned a friend a few years ago potentially moving about 30 miles away but I never heard anything more.
Now, here they are in my own town.
And I'd have never know if it hadn't been for that alternator.
He fo so had an invite before I left and I will be following up.
Never know what God is up to.....
And today I am at the Dr with Lou. Just got the gut punch that her copay hasn't been met and in order to run the lung test she needs they want 400 bucks. That was NOT in the budget...:sadbounce:
:waving:
Urgh. Morning. Rainy and stormy here- I'd say we need it, but my grass, which I have not had much opportunity to cut, is getting high.
We desperately need rain. Everyone is under burn bans.
Our grass is crispy.
Rain would indeed be nice. It's actually quite overcast here today which is nice. lol
It's just a teases though cus there isn't any rain on the forecast.
Rough day yesterday. Had my mid-year review and my boss proceeded to tell me everything I'm doing wrong even though I'm literally doing more than half of what she said I'm doing wrong. Really stinks to feel like and know you're doing your job well but to be told you basically aren't. Really covet ya'lls prayers on my work situation. I'm applying everywhere now. I have to have a change or I'm going to be sick. I'm already dealing with stress sickness. I'm at a loss what to do.
Anything new on her ethics charges?
'Something Has To Break' by Kierra Sheard immediately popped in my mind. I will be praying for a way to be shown! He's the Waymaker, so He can do it!
@work. eating leftover cheesy chicken and rice quesadilla leftover from last night. Jeremy's birthday is tomorrow, so I talked him into going somewhere wheN I got home from work last night. (He took today and yesterday off to coincide with his day off on Wed for his birthday.) We ran to Carbondale and got Athena some toys to replace the toys she destroyed this weekend, grabbed Tabby some new food (the food we have was really for her brother and is too hard for her) and a new crinkle toy (her FAVE), grabbed us junk we don't need from TJ Maxx & Home Goods, haha. Then of course we had to eat.. I may have had to sleep half sitting up to not die overnight from reflux, BUT I enjoyed my food and slept all night until a little paw kept smacking my face this morning, hahaha. I love her, I do... but she's not an alarm clock and better stop it! hahahaha
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on August 08, 2023, 04:47:51 PMAnything new on her ethics charges?
Well....we think she has her call with the investigator today. Obviously we don't know for sure, but she has a private appointment that popped up on her calendar our of the blue today at 2pm. And that's how those invites get sent. As private. So you can't see who they're from. Sooooo.....we're hoping lol
Wouldn't it be nice if you could get rid of her but keep your present job.
Im good. Been busy busy. Just took my Radiology exam to obtain my state license for limited Rad Tech.
Been attending Celebrate Recovery and dealing with all my pent up lifetime trauma and issues. Its been a great experience. Hard, but its helping.
Quote from: MelodyB on August 09, 2023, 04:54:21 AMIm good. Been busy busy. Just took my Radiology exam to obtain my state license for limited Rad Tech.
Been attending Celebrate Recovery and dealing with all my pent up lifetime trauma and issues. Its been a great experience. Hard, but its helping.
Ooooh, radiology is so rad!
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The electrons in radiation therapy hit you at 99.8% of the speed of light. According to calculations the radiation used in a 90 second therapy session could, if fired with less precision, kill a horse. (They did not let me test this theory.)
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It's stormy here today. And man, the last week... Trying not to complain, but broke ribs hurt! Told God this morning- "You gotta do something. I can't hardly walk because of it". :pound:
Had to mow the yard last night and bouncing on the tractor nearly did me in. 'bout ready to convert to sprinkle baptizing. Full immersion is gonna bury ME! :laughhard:
Make it through today, and bible study, and I'm off until Sunday. Well, except tomorrow night school orientation for Chey. And Friday Prayer meeting. And Saturday- prepare for Sunday. But Monday- mine. Maybe.:lol:
Quote from: MelodyB on August 09, 2023, 04:54:21 AMIm good. Been busy busy. Just took my Radiology exam to obtain my state license for limited Rad Tech.
Been attending Celebrate Recovery and dealing with all my pent up lifetime trauma and issues. Its been a great experience. Hard, but its helping.
Also, Mel, Radiologist is something Chey is looking at as a field. She has just about changed her mind on nursing, afraid she's not people person enough. I told her she can speak with the guidance counselor at the local college for assistance in deciding what suits her...
That's why I never wanted to be a nurse... at least one of the reasons.
I've applied for 15 more internal jobs today alone. Even in customer service. Mostly on Aetna side.
Plus about twice that many since Monday on the external side. I think most of me wants to just get into something new. To learn something new. Even as daunting as that is. Rather than wait it out to see if anything "happens" to my boss. Ugh. I just need one door to open. Please Lord. One door.
You know, sometimes we've got to be miserable where we are to make any big moves...
Well I'm sure trying LOL - can't make a move with no open door.
I did the first hirevue interview for an operations analyst position I applied for yesterday.
This is a video/questionnaire type interview where you answer some multiple choice/short answer plus 3 video questions where you record your answers on video. This was an internal position on the Caremark side of CVS.
Then got a text this morning for one of the Personal Assistant admin jobs I applied for externally this week.
Movement helps with the staying hopeful!
Happy birthday, Bobby! :partyballoons: :birthday:
Aww Happy Birthday Bobby FiVE OHHH :sing:
That time already? Huh...
Happy birthday you old motorhead.
I thought I heard bones creaking when I logged on..
Happy Birthday!
Thanks all! Except Nelle. :pound: :pound: :pound:
But, sadly, true. I would not doubt that she heard my old bokes creaking all the way north. Forty-Seven is getting to the wrong side of old...
Enjoyed the day. Gonna go tomorrow and get some work done for the church, pick up a 6 volt battery charger for Clara the A, and generally try to get caught up on some stuff before prayer meeting...
HEY! 47 ain't old.
It can't be old...
I'll be there in a year and a half.
Surely that's not THAT old.
:-\
Haha I was about to say...if my bones creak I KNOW Bobbys do :hypocrite:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 11, 2023, 05:19:03 PMHaha I was about to say...if my bones creak I KNOW Bobbys do :hypocrite:
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Shew. Went and did all I planned to. Did some extra- some work on the church that needed done. And it was like 97 degrees. I'm wiped out..
Quote from: Roscoe on August 12, 2023, 02:30:56 AMShew. Went and did all I planned to. Did some extra- some work on the church that needed done. And it was like 97 degrees. I'm wiped out..
You forgot the part about the humidity. Last couple of days it has felt like Florida out there. This heat in Arizona would be nothing. This heat with all the moisture feels like being smothered by a hot, wet blanket.
Hi. Church done. Church van's NEW alternator went out. Going back to talk to my and Mel's mutual friend...
Too hot to breathe outside. I so want to do some work on Sam, but I can't. Too hot. :pound:
Good morning everyone.
:ugly:
So they're moving region admins from 1:1 to 2:1 for supporting an RD. This is my role.
So instead of supporting one RD - I would have to support 2. But I would have to apply, interview with whoever the 2 RD's are and hope I get chosen over a peer.
Feeling so frustrated and left out to sink when it comes to my job.
I just want to quit and rest for a while. But we literally can't afford it - with student loans coming back up in September.
I'm sorry, Jenn. Hopefully something will work out soon.
Morning all. Back at work after much needed time off. I can't say that I did anything I really had planned to, but I DID get some stuff done that needed done...so there's that. Also, it is Chey's first day of school- her last first day. Doesn't seem like the little bug should be a senior but she is. And when she gets off of school today, she has to go to work. I told her welcome to adult hood. You never really have time off; you just change jobs.
Ooooh... If she complained about that, she's REALLY gonna hate it when she gets to the part about paying bills. Seems like every month they add another one you gotta pay.
Yea adulthood is wack. Send it back. :pound:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 15, 2023, 03:04:26 PMYea adulthood is wack. Send it back. :pound:
I agree...but at least now I can buy the junk food I wanted as a kid.
However, the junk food I ate as a kid now sticks to me in ways I do not appreciate. lol
Good morning everyone.
Quote from: mini on August 16, 2023, 01:27:48 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on August 15, 2023, 03:04:26 PMYea adulthood is wack. Send it back. :pound:
I agree...but at least now I can buy the junk food I wanted as a kid.
However, the junk food I ate as a kid now sticks to me in ways I do not appreciate. lol
Good morning everyone.
You don't have the time to go out and play the way you did when you were a kid.
For that matter, I notice it's sticking to kids a lot more than it used to when I was a kid...
Morning all. So I get home last night- to discover one of my best friends had purchased a new four-wheeler. And, since I wasn't home and didn't have a four-wheeler, left me a gift. A nice lifted '05 Honda 350 4x4 four-wheeler. Yes,I called him. Yes, I cried at what he said. Yes, I got defensive when he laughed at my treasures, telling me I have a large amount of junk. :pound: My treasures...junk. Funny though- he's scheming for my Model A which he shan't get,. He wants to violate it by making it a "rat rod". :pound:
Humbled by the love some folks have for me. I am not deserving.
And Chey called last night sobbing. They were very busy, and a coworker was pushing her buttons. I gave her a pep talk, then eased up to the bbq restaurant 'cause I wanted a sandwich. Well, truthfully to provide support for my little girl. Lou laughed and told me she was definitely a Daddy's girl. By the time we got there, her personal storm had passed and she was happy.
Even more so when she called on the way home at 9 pm- "Dad! I made $75 in tips!!" Lord. At that rate, I'm thinking I'd make a good waitress. :laughhard: Needless to say she is motivated to continue work.
Finally hump day. I spent all of yesterday thinking it was Wednesday when it was only Tuesday. :updown:
$75 for a night's waiting tables...
Are they hiring?
The days go by so fast for us anymore. I guess that comes with getting old.
Quote from: Lynx on August 16, 2023, 02:22:42 PM$75 for a night's waiting tables...
Are they hiring?
That was my thoughts. And that's not counting the salary he's paying her. :pound:
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on August 16, 2023, 02:23:40 PMThe days go by so fast for us anymore. I guess that comes with getting old.
Yes. I don't have a minute to turn around it seems...the days fly by
Feeling like I got ran over today. Got to work to discover my coworker called off leaving me by myself most of my shift. Management did send me a cashier to help me.
/me *hugs* Tia
Morning.
Beautiful day. I wish I were wealthy instead of so darn good looking. :ugly: I could really get some stuff done
Ah well. Play the cards God dealt ya... :laughhard:
Some money sure would be a relief right about now. Sigh.
:hi:
Good morning. It's Friday. Thankfully. Got a list of home visits to do, then tonight will be a youth night at the church.
I finally got the fuel filter changed on my tractor and mowed the yard last night. Got done with that, headed for the AC... boom power went out and stayed out until 130 this morning. I'm dragging a bit because my phone was nearly dead and, paranoid I'd oversleep, I stayed up pretty much until the power came back on, because I kept waking up to check. :pound:
Lawd. Everybody backslid. :pound: :pound:
Hotter than the devil's parlor here. My church A/c can't keep up. Got the unit outside being sprayed with a water sprinkler and it's still 82 degrees in the sanctuary.
Yikes!
Been an adventurous day here. After church Pastor's family and some of the choir went to visit a sister thats in a nursing home and unable to communicate well from a stroke and have a time of worship with her.
Quote from: Roscoe on August 20, 2023, 07:38:38 PMLawd. Everybody backslid. :pound: :pound:
Hotter than the devil's parlor here. My church A/c can't keep up. Got the unit outside being sprayed with a water sprinkler and it's still 82 degrees in the sanctuary.
This is about what my house sits at by time we get to 5pm. These 105+ days are getting old!!!!
I have TWO interviews this week for internal positions!!!! Prayers please!!! :clap:
The depression over losing my Mom is kicking in and making me want to withdraw from church attendance and involvement. My church leadership and family is aware of this and already told me if I start skipping services they will be showing up at my house looking for me. Sunday morning I was feeling down so I showed up at church just minutes before service started rather than my usual hour and a half early. As soon as I stepped into the building, my media team leader Bro Joseph confronts me and says "you're 7 minutes away from me showing up at your house."
BR.. Do you have access to support groups even outside of church? They may seem 'too much' at times, but I'm thankful you have people in your corner looking out for you! I want to say good job for going to church even in the middle of not really feeling like it. Those are difficult, but big steps. Praying for you.. virtual hugs!
Quote from: Nelle on August 21, 2023, 06:35:32 PMBR.. Do you have access to support groups even outside of church? They may seem 'too much' at times, but I'm thankful you have people in your corner looking out for you! I want to say good job for going to church even in the middle of not really feeling like it. Those are difficult, but big steps. Praying for you.. virtual hugs!
The only grief support group that I know of off hand (if it still exists) is at a Church of Christ and I'm trying to stay away from Church of Christ. I do have some friends outside the Apostolic faith that I keep in touch with and share the grieving process with.
Bro Joseph's comment was said in a teasing my sister tone. At the same time he was dead serious about being concerned about me.
Morning. BSR praying for you. Jenn Jenn praying for your job situation. And Nelle- I'd pray for your heat but I don't want Him to think that I should have it in your stead. In this case I am respectfully preferring you.
Currently I am mad at my department's IT folk. They are blocking nearly every site I go to ...Don't know how they've missed this one. It's department wide though, not targeted at me.
This week, and next week are gonna be an eternity long. SO ready for the first week of September for Lou and my getaway...
One more day till my interviews. Couldn't sleep last night thinking about them.
Thanks for the prayers Bobby.
Poor Athena is so ready to not be coming here to work with me. She just wants to chase squirrels and I make her stay inside with me except for potty walks, hahahaha. She's leaving with her dad in the morning for the event in Wisconsin until Sunday, so I think she'll be ecstatic tomorrow. I'm goin to miss them while they are gone, but hopefully Tabby, me and mom can find the strength to have fun anyway. I'm taking off Friday so that I can go to my follow-up hematology appt but also to shop. I'm feeling like Goodwill in every town near me will be seeing us.
I've been VERY careful to not mention how hot it's been outside.. for fear Jeremy will murder me in my sleep, hahahahaa. I am so thankful for an indoors job! I would NOT make it with no a/c in these kinds of days. I was washing dishes last night and started sweating, hahaha. Our kitchen a/c vent does not do so hot in the far corner (where all the air seeps into the next room instead). But I survived thanks to a fan!
Yes, we've had a long streak of days over 100*. Right now my thermometer on the porch says 102* but some days it'll get up to 111/112*. :o
It's still kinda early today.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 22, 2023, 03:42:47 PMOne more day till my interviews. Couldn't sleep last night thinking about them.
Thanks for the prayers Bobby.
praying your interviews go well.
Thanks Sandra! I have a third interview next Tuesday too!! It's for the Aetna job I've been trying for since July!! :clap: Finally getting somewhere. I feel so revived!
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Lord have mercy. I think I'm getting carpal tunnel from all the typing I just did, One of my wayward children came and saw me yesterday in a good mood. Twenty minutes later- arrested. Five new felony case files, totaling around 9 new felony charges from dispensing pharmaceuticals without proper licensing, to deciding he did not care for police company and wanted to enjoy a bit of a race.
And they went back to get them- offenses were from the first part of 2022. I suspect he will not be going anywhere for a good bit.
Got a busy weekend ahead... church tonight, choir practice tomorrow night, ladies conference Friday and Saturday, church again Sunday morning with me scheduled on the ProPresenter
Shew. Another 100 degree plus day. Church air was out completely in the sanctuary. Nearly 90 in the sanctuary. Cancelled bible study tonight. Got an A/C company out and found it had a bad condenser. Replaced, now we have air, but it can't get cool enough to be comfortable in just a couple of hours. Lord, I am ready for a little less maintenance and a bit more church growth.
Two of my three interviews done.
I feel good about both. They're both senior coordinator jobs. Ones for product safety area of CVS, and ones for temp alert team (so when pharmacy fridge/freezers fall off of their defined temperature that's bad cus then drugs can be ruined so there is a temp alert team).
The product safety one I actually feel like could be pretty easy. I wouldd have to learn some stuff obviously but. It seemed pretty straightforward. I think they liked me. Lol one of the interviewers was 100% in her pajamas. Silk collared shirt that was a pajama lol.
And the temp alert one I knew a LOT more about and that impressed the guy. He was like oh yea you already know we don't even have to keep interviewing.. he liked that I did my research. Butttt.... This temp alert one is every weekend. :smirk2: :smirk2: my days off wouldn't be sat/sun.
They said hopefully by end of the week they'd make their decision. But my worry is everyone is rushing towards a deadline we have for our job platform. It's changing to a new one so open job reqs have to be closed by what I thought was the 28th. Bu the third interview I have next week isn't until the 29th. So now I'm unsure lol
Praying you get the best one for your situation.
I always pray that my kids make the "best right choices" because some choices aren't wrong, they're just not the best for you... so I'm praying for the best outcome for you.
Urgh. Back at work. About to embark on a trip to West Memphis to pick up one. That'll be a most of the day trip. And I need coffee.
Today's my Friday!
Boss got Long John Silver for lunch, so I'm eating two pieces of chicken, a hushpuppy and some fries. Leftover sweet tea from Wendy's breakfast. I really do enjoy their tea, haha.
Tomorrow I have a followup hematology appointment and then I'm FREE until Monday. I think we are going to Paducah tomorrow after that to shop at some stores. I want rolled ice cream, haha.
Jeremy's in WI until Sunday sometime. They found a BAT in their hotel room last night. Athena knocked it down and Jeremy had to do away with it. Ugh. Glad they found it before anything crazy happened. I'm also thankful I didn't go - because I would have probably passed right out in a heart attack, haha.
Husband just found out today there is a possibility he could get promoted soon.
To Lawton, Oklahoma. eek
Would the positions you're interviewing for be WFH?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on August 24, 2023, 07:49:46 PMWould the positions you're interviewing for be WFH?
Yes they're all WFH. I already am 90% wfh, but I've been applying into fully remote ones for this purpose. Cus he's been trying hard for over a year to get promoted. My intention was to get fully remote so we can move if needed.
Oklahoma? Score! I hear the people in Oklahoma are pretty nice folks.
Urgh. Morning. Thank the Lord it is Friday.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 24, 2023, 06:15:37 PMHusband just found out today there is a possibility he could get promoted soon.
To Lawton, Oklahoma. eek
I know where that is! And I hear there is an incredible burger place right outside of town that's on my bucket list of places to visit.
Hi. My weekend is disappearing way too fast..
Thankfully we finally got a little rain tonight.
We got a little rain yesterday morning. Mom left yesterday afternoon and Jeremy/Athena came home last night! Our worlds are back in their normal orbits for a while.
Back @work today. We had a good visit this weekend. went shopping on Friday & Saturday, church on Sunday!
Countdown to vacation....
Got a bit done today in spite of everyone else. Got Rusty running, got the last bit of primer sprayed on Sam and partially mounted his rear fenders. I may spray his final paint coat this Saturday...
Ready, however, to roll out to Gatlinburg. Probably Sunday morning but maybe Saturday night..
Best thing I saw in Gatlinburg was the pinball museum.
I like the nature there. And there is a muscle car museum nearby, and flea markets.
Morning all. Dragging, trying to avoid coffee ad sodas for their calories, and my diet mountain dew does not have enough caffeine.
I miss the mountains!
Quote from: mini on August 25, 2023, 01:00:20 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on August 24, 2023, 06:15:37 PMHusband just found out today there is a possibility he could get promoted soon.
To Lawton, Oklahoma. eek
I know where that is! And I hear there is an incredible burger place right outside of town that's on my bucket list of places to visit.
ooo good to know. we love a good burger spot.
We got the rain too Sunday!! It was soooo lovely.
Quote from: Roscoe on August 29, 2023, 12:37:58 PMI like the nature there. And there is a muscle car museum nearby, and flea markets.
Morning all. Dragging, trying to avoid coffee ad sodas for their calories, and my diet mountain dew does not have enough caffeine.
Best thing I saw there was a thrift store that Lou had obviously never been to. I got so many CDs...
We went there for a chat meetup last year. We all just lived our lives in Pigeon Forge for a week. My friends saw me listening to big stacks of CDs I had bought for a few hours to see if I liked them.
My third interview went so well yesterday. This is the one I really want I think. It's on the Aetna side.
I connected so well with my interviewers. They both told me if I get the job to connect with them because they wanted to help me any way they could. I almost felt like the one girl straight up would fight to get me on her team. All offers are locked down until 9/5 cus of our transition to a new hiring platform etc. So I won't know anything for another week or so. Waiting is so hard lol.
Awesome, Jenn. Hopefully you'll hear something soon.
Hi.Church tonight. Work now. That is all. :pound:
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Today...and one more. Then it is glorious vacation!!!
Then it'll fly by so fast you'll wonder what happened. ;)
So excited for Monday off! I love a free day off.
@Work. I got to work early by like.. 10 minutes. Finished payroll so this guy could pick up his check. THEN my computer literally just basically shut off on me. Restarted and seems to be running fine now. Thankfully I already had payroll done. Then I went to Wendy's and grabbed breakfast b/c I was starving. Now I'm trying to re-motivate.
Yesss Nelle. So excited to have another short week. I was off this past Monday too. So excited to have another Monday in a row off LOL.
Got declined for both jobs I interviewed for last week. Plus I had another interview set up for Sept 12 and it got canceled yesterday too. So strange. I have to believe God has a plan - which hopefully means the Aetna job!! :'(
Husbands out of town in Wichita Falls this week and the next two weeks. And he is so beat down. They just really do not want him to succeed or have his own store. Makes me so grrrr. Just wish he could get a win. :sadbounce:
All in good time Jenn. I remember when I applied for my "dream job". Interview was amazing, and the interviewers even told me that. But they still went with someone else- someone who had academic qualifiers but ZERO experience. As in straight out of college. I was hurt and upset.
Within six months, this job came open and it has been blessing upon blessing for the past 7 years. I love my job, have terrific bosses, better pay, better hours, and great coworkers. Every few weeks, there is something good that comes my way in it.
That "waiting in the hall" between doors was so difficult and stressful, but it was 1000% worth it when I made it through the door God wanted me to go through instead of the pretty painted door I wanted to kick off its hinges. :lol:
And- motivational speech over, I'm still the same lovable grump who is not a morning person at all this morning. Thankful it is friday, especially since it is the last day of work before I am off for 10 days...
Over here today is a BLEEP of a day. Friday, first of the month government checks and Labor Day weekend.
By the grace of God and with the power of Moser Roth 85% cocoa bars I shall prevail!
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Now in Cookeville, TN.
About 2 hours away from Gatlinburg...we've been stopping and lous been shopping. New Ford did decent t...average 21mpg, much better than I feared for a v8 full size truck.
Our son and his 3 boys were here this weekend. They left this afternoon. Had a blow out on the trailer on the way back home. Thankfully, some nice folks helped him get another tire since he just got the trailer and didn't have a spare yet. It's hard to do everything when you've got three kids by yourself.
Lord
Lou has located the Zadie B's in Sevierville. I may never actually get to Gatlinburg :laughhard:
And you were so close!
There's more than one thrift store in that town. Beware!
Good morning everyone.
I have absolutely no motivation today to work. lol three-day weekend was boring but nice to not be at work.
I wonder if Lou left Roscoe in one of those thrift stores? ;)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on September 06, 2023, 10:06:40 PMI wonder if Lou left Roscoe in one of those thrift stores? ;)
He's a good bargain. She'd have to go back for him.
I can't remember if I mentioned a week or so ago.. I shopped online at Goodwill & Goodwill Finds? My stuff came in yesterday! I'm THRILLED! I got some brand name purses in excellent condition for a mere fraction of the gigantic retail price. Like I paid $39.99 for a seemingly brand new (minus tags of course) Kate Spade purse on the Goodwill Finds site! I also won an auction on the regular Goodwill site for an iPad Air 2 for my mom to replace her old ipad mini I gave her a decade ago. She can't play her bubble pop game anymore on it due to not getting any more updates. With taxes, shipping, and price, I paid $70. I got it up and running last night, so I'll be taking it down to her in a few weeks when I go visit! I feel like I robbed a store LOL.
I didnt even know you could shop Goodwill online. lol
Waiting to hear about the Aetna job is excruciating. Sigh.
Hubbs has his first recruiter interview for the Lawton store director position. Everyone seems to think he's gonna get it but again, more waiting.
I thoroughly enjoyed my shopping experience, hahaha. You pay shipping of course, but the prices are good for the brand name items.
I got a few wallets, two purses, and one dress. And then an ipad from that auction-based site of theirs. Love it.
I love a Goodwill trip, store or online. :)
@work. Starving so I guess I'll eat lunch. I need a nap.. story of my life, haha.
Hi. I yet remain.
Been busy...posted a bit on fb but otherwise I've limited online time.
The Smokies are beautiful.
Lou has shopped her heart out, and my wallet out.
The concerts were amazing.
Had a God moment tonight of confirmation directly to me from a man who had never met me before Tiesday, lives in Georgia, and the only thing he knew was that I had told him I was a pastor from Arkansas.
He came up to me tonight, told me some things that confirmed what had already been told me, that I had been praying about, and the power of God hit and we both stood to one side in an autito full of people, speaking in tongues and praising God.
Amazing when God does things like that. So glad He has people that obey Him, too. Been fun. But I'm ready to head home and kiss my baby girl and cuddle with my sweet baby dog..
Friday finally. :clap:
Interview Monday for a hybrid position in Dallas.
Have another request for a Fidelity position interview. Again hybrid though.
Desperately waiting to hear back on the Aetna job. :smirk2:
So tired. Couldn't fall asleep until after 2:30am.. had to be up at 6am for work.
Wedding shower for a girl in our church (her last service w/ us is Sunday :() at 10am tomorrow about 40 minutes away and then at 5pm we are having her a personal shower about 20 minutes away from me. lol. THEN it's our weekend to clean the church, so we will be doin that after the party - unless it's super nice Saturday, then I might go between parties and do some of the cleaning so I won't be there all night long.
Shew. Left Gatlinburg at 6 this morning. Ran backroads all the way to Dickson, TN, to avoid big cities. Thought about running down to Chattanooga and calling Mel, but was so tired of driving, with another 10 hours ahead, we didn't.
Stopped in Smithville and visited a minister friend who took me on a tour of their church, then back on the road. Finally got home at 730pm. Of course, we stopped for Lou to shop occasionally, but 13 hours in the truck proved that the truck is fairly comfortable- and I'm not made out to be an over the road trucker.
I just can't do those extended drives anymore.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 09, 2023, 02:05:48 AMShew. Left Gatlinburg at 6 this morning. Ran backroads all the way to Dickson, TN, to avoid big cities. Thought about running down to Chattanooga and calling Mel, but was so tired of driving, with another 10 hours ahead, we didn't.
Stopped in Smithville and visited a minister friend who took me on a tour of their church, then back on the road. Finally got home at 730pm. Of course, we stopped for Lou to shop occasionally, but 13 hours in the truck proved that the truck is fairly comfortable- and I'm not made out to be an over the road trucker.
Are we talking about back roads as in they don't have a highway number and you will probably see signs advertising farm fresh chicken eggs? Or are we talking about back roads as in highway 100, instead of taking the freeway?
Hi.
Isaac, sorry I haven't answered. Been trying to get caught up. So much has happened here, I can't begin to tell it all. Seems to be good though. We ran back roads as in two lanes, instead of the freeway. It was an enjoyable vacation.
Looks like I get to add to my frequent driver miles Friday- a saint lost his mother in law, and while I don't think he is overly saddened, the deceased didn't have a home church. So I got tagged to drive to Claremore, Oklahoma to do a graveside service for a lady I never met. My least favorite type of speaking, but it's part of the calling.
That doesn't sound like fun.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 11, 2023, 10:34:47 PMHi.
Isaac, sorry I haven't answered. Been trying to get caught up. So much has happened here, I can't begin to tell it all. Seems to be good though. We ran back roads as in two lanes, instead of the freeway. It was an enjoyable vacation.
Looks like I get to add to my frequent driver miles Friday- a saint lost his mother in law, and while I don't think he is overly saddened, the deceased didn't have a home church. So I got tagged to drive to Claremore, Oklahoma to do a graveside service for a lady I never met. My least favorite type of speaking, but it's part of the calling.
Whoa. Claremore is where my former pastor was pastoring for a few years until the last 1-2 years. They're now in Iowa.
@work. We had a special church service last night with the missionary to Israel (they were also with us Sunday AM), and now I'm thinking it's Thursday over here, hahaha. I'm gonna have to keep reminding myself it's only Tuesday!
Nelle, who was your former pastor?
Quote from: Nelle on September 12, 2023, 02:23:42 PMQuote from: Roscoe on September 11, 2023, 10:34:47 PMHi.
Isaac, sorry I haven't answered. Been trying to get caught up. So much has happened here, I can't begin to tell it all. Seems to be good though. We ran back roads as in two lanes, instead of the freeway. It was an enjoyable vacation.
Looks like I get to add to my frequent driver miles Friday- a saint lost his mother in law, and while I don't think he is overly saddened, the deceased didn't have a home church. So I got tagged to drive to Claremore, Oklahoma to do a graveside service for a lady I never met. My least favorite type of speaking, but it's part of the calling.
Whoa. Claremore is where my former pastor was pastoring for a few years until the last 1-2 years. They're now in Iowa.
@work. We had a special church service last night with the missionary to Israel (they were also with us Sunday AM), and now I'm thinking it's Thursday over here, hahaha. I'm gonna have to keep reminding myself it's only Tuesday!
Was the missionary blind? If so, he was just at the church one of my friends, Bro Huling, attends in Smithville, Tennessee. Bro Huling said they were awesome.
I am so dragging today, trying to catch up from the break. I loved the vacation but lord the catch up....
Quote from: Roscoe on September 12, 2023, 03:04:31 PMQuote from: Nelle on September 12, 2023, 02:23:42 PMQuote from: Roscoe on September 11, 2023, 10:34:47 PMHi.
Isaac, sorry I haven't answered. Been trying to get caught up. So much has happened here, I can't begin to tell it all. Seems to be good though. We ran back roads as in two lanes, instead of the freeway. It was an enjoyable vacation.
Looks like I get to add to my frequent driver miles Friday- a saint lost his mother in law, and while I don't think he is overly saddened, the deceased didn't have a home church. So I got tagged to drive to Claremore, Oklahoma to do a graveside service for a lady I never met. My least favorite type of speaking, but it's part of the calling.
Whoa. Claremore is where my former pastor was pastoring for a few years until the last 1-2 years. They're now in Iowa.
@work. We had a special church service last night with the missionary to Israel (they were also with us Sunday AM), and now I'm thinking it's Thursday over here, hahaha. I'm gonna have to keep reminding myself it's only Tuesday!
Was the missionary blind? If so, he was just at the church one of my friends, Bro Huling, attends in Smithville, Tennessee. Bro Huling said they were awesome.
I am so dragging today, trying to catch up from the break. I loved the vacation but lord the catch up....
He is! He's got such an incredible testimony. Very sweet couple. Their puppy was also a big hit at our church, hahaha.
Quote from: mini on September 12, 2023, 03:04:17 PMNelle, who was your former pastor?
John & Bonnie Chance!
We are finally getting some much needed rain. Cooler temps, too. :)
Cooler here too. Down right nice. Taught/preached tonight. Moving closer to weekend...
:hi: Is everyone still alive?
I'm still here.
All of you are still there.
That is all.
We might not be All there. :freaky2:
I'm not all here either, so whatever works.
:hi:
Shew lawd. So- made it through the day yesterday. Today-Drove 3 and a half hours over, preached the funeral, drove back. Intended to sit down and was notified one of my parolees got stupid and was arrested for a crime that required a trip to town and a report to my supervisor. Just got back home a few ago. Been a long day.
Anyone alive out there?
Hubbs comes home tomorrow finally!!! 3 weeks without him has been awful.
Hoping and praying I hear about the aetna job this week.
I'm still here. Just nothing worth talking about.
Unless you want to hear about playing fallout 4 on survival mode while I wait for Grandma to make a pee mess for me to clean up.
No?
Okay. Nothing to report then.
I'm here. Anyone want any roosters? I have about 15 to get rid of.
Well, I'm around. My life has gotten much busier as of late. Difficult to check in here, unless I am at work- Ironically, since I'm on the computer all day, I can check in and chat then.
Got the church bus back in service, finally. The alternator had been out and somehow a wiring harness got jacked, so the shop repaired that. If half the people who have asked about it will utilize it, we will be in the 60s instead of the upper 30s. LOL
I'm really enjoying my bible study on Wednesday night- going to be the second installment of five on Nehemiah. I'm really liking that book more now that I've slowed down and analyzed it preparing for and teaching this bible study. Alot of good stuff in it.
Been a crazy busy day here. I was scheduled to work 7AM to 4PM but didn't get off till 5PM. That left me just barely enough time to grab a combo from McDonalds and rush over to the church to spend the evening helping with the first night of pork rind frying and packaging. My back was killing me before the night was over but we had a lot of fun. I'm on vacation from Walmart the rest of the week so I can be at the church in the evenings Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to help do more pork rinds. Then Friday and Saturday mornings I'll be helping sell them at the James Dean Festival. Proceeds are going to help the youth get to the ALJC national youth convention in November.
Homemade... er, churchmade pork skins as fundraiser?
Eh, why not? Has to be better than the store junk.
Good morning. The pig skins sound like a great fundraiser. We going old school and starting our traditional peanut brittle making in October. I hate the stuff and can't fathom why people want it, but it is generally sold out as fast as we can make it.
I'm back at work.
If you made any pecan brittle I would buy it before you finished making it.
Peanut brittle, not so much.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 19, 2023, 12:27:26 PMGood morning. The pig skins sound like a great fundraiser. We going old school and starting our traditional peanut brittle making in October. I hate the stuff and can't fathom why people want it, but it is generally sold out as fast as we can make it.
I'm back at work.
I wouldn't be able to help out if my church did peanut brittle....I'm allergic.
I wish peanut (or pecan) brittle would be less.... painful to the dental budget, hahaha. I like the super thin patties if I eat any at all.
I like peanut brittle but without the peanuts lol
but yes, it's hard on the teeth!! :cry2:
Morning. Overcast, and a bit of rain here today. It's needed...
And today is crawling by......
I'm cooking meatloaf for lunch. I never ate meatloaf until I got married. I still don't really eat anyone else's. I know what's in mine. ;)
I feel you. I'm super picky and don't like onions in mine. We really like these mini cheddar meatloaves and I love the sauce (ketchup, dijon mustard and brown sugar). I didn't enjoy meatloaf days growing up, but I would've torn these up!
@Work. It's lunchtime, but I had a snack not too long ago, so now I'm not hungry for lunch.
We got a huge storm last night. Sun is shining today though.
Hubbs is home finally :clap:
Still no word on his promotion or the Aetna job for me. Sigh.
Patience is hard.
I LOVE meatloaf, if it's made right. Unlike Nelle, I love Onions. Not crazy about those folks' recipe that includes bell peppers, but I won't leave it untouched even with them. I love it even more if it is a smoked meatloaf. And the best part of it is- the next day Miracle Whip, cheese and meatloaf sandwiches. :fork:
And yeah, patience is hard. It's something I have little of and don't really want to have to learn. :biglaugh:
Quote from: Nelle on September 20, 2023, 04:15:42 PMI feel you. I'm super picky and don't like onions in mine. We really like these mini cheddar meatloaves and I love the sauce (ketchup, dijon mustard and brown sugar). I didn't enjoy meatloaf days growing up, but I would've torn these up!
@Work. It's lunchtime, but I had a snack not too long ago, so now I'm not hungry for lunch.
Someone said cheddar so here I am.
:surrender:
Urgh. Back at work. Mucho dragging. Have coffee. So far, it no work.
Good morning :hi:
I'm off to the doctor's office this morning for a routine physical. Then back to the church tonight for another round of frying pork rinds.
Quote from: Lynx on September 20, 2023, 08:31:51 PMQuote from: Nelle on September 20, 2023, 04:15:42 PMI feel you. I'm super picky and don't like onions in mine. We really like these mini cheddar meatloaves and I love the sauce (ketchup, dijon mustard and brown sugar). I didn't enjoy meatloaf days growing up, but I would've torn these up!
@Work. It's lunchtime, but I had a snack not too long ago, so now I'm not hungry for lunch.
Someone said cheddar so here I am.
Mini Cheddar MeatloafIngredients1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound ground beef
2/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Directions1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2) In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, cheese, oats and salt. Add the ground beef, mixing well, and form this
mixture into eight miniature meatloaves. Place these in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
3) In a separate small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Stir thoroughly and spread over each
meatloaf.
4) Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
I rarely get eight of them anymore, but I do shape them a little like a football. We often double the recipe for our home. I was able to share this recipe with my parents as well. Dad doesn't eat sugar, so we were able to use sugar-free (sugar alternative) items for him. They of course sometimes add onion to theirs, because they're pretty normal, LOL.
This morning I'm working on payroll. I wish I could've taken off today! I did NOT sleep well nor feel well, but I think I'm on the mend for the day. I have a doctor's appointment at 4pm to check my blood pressure progress (it hasn't done well lol) and at 5pm I have a dentist appointment for a cleaning. Hoping the first doesn't make me late for the second. I'm not sure what I was thinking having these both in the same day.
I need to call my hematologist's office to see if they got pre-authorization for this genetic blood lab they want me to have done. It's $1500 if I don't get my insurance to pay for it.. and I'm just not that interested in paying that large amount when she thinks I don't have anything major haha.
I didn't sleep too well either. And I've been soooo tired. That thing they say about how you sleep better with your spouse cus the dopamine hits or whatever is sooooo true. Hubbs has been home since Tuesday and I just want to sleep all day. Him being home makes my heart feel at rest. And apparently my body too.
And yea you were brave making both appointments back to back Nelle LOL
I had a dr appointment at 3 myself. Waited until almost 345 before I saw her. :roll:
Welppp husband didnt get the Oklahoma job. But the DM wants to pay him an extra 5k plus relocation expenses to transfer to the Wichita Falls store. And revisit the promotion in another YEAR.... Sigh. Honestly he just needs to get away from the DM. The DM is the issue. He had several coworkers who are on special products tell him about an opening in an Indiana store. They would pay relocation but no raise. It would put us 2.4 hours from my family in Indiana. Idk what the answer is but bleh. I would need this Aetna job (or something else remote) to come thru though for either option.
Appointment timing went okay. I made the bad decision to get my flu shot yesterday while I was there. Now today I'm feeling like a painful zombie, but hopefully that'll mend itself soon. I didn't make it into work until almost 11am because I kept falling asleep and this horrid headache. My whole face hurts, haha. I'm supposed to leave tonight for Arkansas for a wedding tomorrow.
Glad it is Friday. Cranky. Sleepy. Mean Spirited. All describe me. Chey should be happy. Her new Iphone 15 came in today. I can tell no difference from the one she had.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 22, 2023, 08:29:18 PMGlad it is Friday. Cranky. Sleepy. Mean Spirited. All describe me.
Same. lol
Quote from: Roscoe on September 22, 2023, 08:29:18 PMGlad it is Friday. Cranky. Sleepy. Mean Spirited. All describe me. Chey should be happy. Her new Iphone 15 came in today. I can tell no difference from the one she had.
Your perception is accurate. We have temporarily stalled and there is nothing really new in phones right now. But that doesn't make money.
And her peers would disparage her if she was behind the curve.
On the bright side, at least the status symbol is your phone now. Cheaper than a car.
Been an interesting day. I was originally on the schedule to go to the James Dean Festival early this morning to help out but we had a memorial service at the church that ended up with more in sound and media than Pastor could keep up with by himself. I volunteered to stay in town longer and run the ProPresenter for the service so he'd have one less thing to juggle. Ended up being a 2 hour service and we had a camera die on us 3 times. I did eventually make it to the James Dean Festival but not till around 3 pm.
:hi:
Is it wrong that my human side is really ready for church to be over tonight so I can rest? I don't know, my mind just seems so tired....
They finished painting the church sanctuary yesterday. Bought a new storage shed from a saint who'd bought it a year or so ago and doesn't need it. Gotta figure how to move it- the church has needed one for a bit. Down to remodeling fellowship hall, buy new commercial ice machine, update lady's bathroom and my office. One step at a time.
All the while keeping an eye peeled for property because a local developer has expressed interest in our building. I'd not be opposed to moving to a move visible location.
On the other hand- "I's tired, boss". :lol:
:hi:
Howdy.
Chel is supposed to come over tomorrow and go with me to my heart dr. So I have a special gluten free, sugar free meatloaf in the oven for her.
Hi. Today went by too quickly. Feel like crud but having taken off the Friday before last and the week previous to that, I'd feel guilty to call in tomorrow. Got very little done today unfortunately. Went and bought a new twin bed for Ethan-
Chey's 17-year-old cousin we've basically adopted due to family issues beyond control. He's 6'2", bed is about 6'4", but it's about all there was room for in the hamroom/ library/storage room that he is turning into his room. I couldn't get to my radios if I had to now.
:hi:
:waving:
That emoji always reminds me of John (Newsman)
It does me too. I sent Jerm a message this morning- my local weather watcher's fb page posted "3 months until christmas". I told him that John's jacked my local weather watcher page from heaven and would be playing Wham's "Last Christmas" next. LOL.
Sure miss that nutcase. :sadbounce:
Urgh. Dear Lord, it's morning again. :pound:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 26, 2023, 08:14:08 PMIt does me too. I sent Jerm a message this morning- my local weather watcher's fb page posted "3 months until christmas". I told him that John's jacked my local weather watcher page from heaven and would be playing Wham's "Last Christmas" next. LOL.
Sure miss that nutcase. :sadbounce:
I do too.
I think of him often.
Good morning everyone!
Howdy ya'll.
Well I got a decline on the Aetna job. The feedback I got was basically someone else who got laid off got ahead of me. If I try for the February intake...I would be at the top of the offer list.... except my current role ends 12/30.... sigh.
Also update is that we're moving to Wichita Falls....hubbs didn't get his promotion either. But got an offer to move in his current role but with a raise and relocation to W. Falls store. Soooo.... to avoid being black balled on his job we're moving.
The Lord is just going to have to work out my job details. I've been applying both internally and externally over and over. Idk what the answer is.
January is a miserable month anyway, the best month of the year to just stay home.
Quote from: Lynx on September 27, 2023, 09:35:09 PMJanuary is a miserable month anyway, the best month of the year to just stay home.
haha I don't disagree with you there.
Back at work. In my usual none-morning mood. On the bright side, church last night was, as they say, "off the chain". God showed up and I didn't get to teach our bible study. A sister who had missed several services and who has been going through some things came, and before church even started, had prayer warriors gathered around. A roar was going through the building and His power fell. 'Twas great. I needed it.
But now I'm back at work and spiritual thoughts have been limited to my morning prayer drive and going by the property I've claimed for the church and reminding God of the claim as I do every morning. :biglaugh:
Can you claim me a job too? :hypocrite:
Last day of work this week. Taking tomorrow off. Hubbs and I are going to W. Falls to hopefully find a house.
So many of these listings wont reply back though. SO strange.
Covid is going through my church. Some of the ones I was hanging out with during the James Dean Festival tested positive so Pastor talked me into testing since I've been sick... I tested positive too. My brother tested shortly after and also came back positive.
Been feeling unwell for a couple of day snow. Had to take our pup to the vet today. Our pup has kennel cough and unfortunately it's super contagious. Sooo that means I guess she'll be with me for a while instead of walking his route with him. I am testing tonight for covid to appease my husband, haha. I have no idea if I've been around someone with it or not, but it'll be nice to know if I do or don't.. esp since ~I~ was around a lot of people last weekend.
Quote from: Nelle on September 28, 2023, 06:02:04 PMBeen feeling unwell for a couple of day snow. Had to take our pup to the vet today. Our pup has kennel cough and unfortunately it's super contagious. Sooo that means I guess she'll be with me for a while instead of walking his route with him. I am testing tonight for covid to appease my husband, haha. I have no idea if I've been around someone with it or not, but it'll be nice to know if I do or don't.. esp since ~I~ was around a lot of people last weekend.
You may have kennel cough too. :hypocrite:
Wait. I DID NOT mean to just call you a bow wow. :o :lol: :lol:
And in sharing- this next hour and a half needs to roll. I got T-bones to put on a grill.
It's hard to cook when nothing sounds good. Or if it sounds good, I shouldn't have it.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 28, 2023, 09:37:09 PMQuote from: Nelle on September 28, 2023, 06:02:04 PMBeen feeling unwell for a couple of day snow. Had to take our pup to the vet today. Our pup has kennel cough and unfortunately it's super contagious. Sooo that means I guess she'll be with me for a while instead of walking his route with him. I am testing tonight for covid to appease my husband, haha. I have no idea if I've been around someone with it or not, but it'll be nice to know if I do or don't.. esp since ~I~ was around a lot of people last weekend.
You may have kennel cough too. :hypocrite:
Wait. I DID NOT mean to just call you a bow wow. :o :lol: :lol:
And in sharing- this next hour and a half needs to roll. I got T-bones to put on a grill.
LOL. I actually jokingly blamed her for my sickness. It IS possible to transmit to humans, just doesn't happen super commonly. Now I have to somehow keep the cat and the dog from sharing too many surfaces and their fave water fountain.
Good morning. I was accused by a boss of having woke up full of sunshine and unicorns.
Methinks the lady's sarcasm meter pegged out. :laughhard:
(Our department has instituted a new program called "Papercut" which is aimed to prevent misuse of the printer, I guess. You have to log in to print anything or scan anything) After the third log in trying to scan a report, when I sent said report, I told my boss, with whom I am close and consider a friend, my feelings on the moron(s) that caused us to do this, prompting the sarcastic response.
Otherwise- my work sistah is off today, rendering my normal Friday cruise nearly none existant. I'll dash to Conway and drop off some paperwork but I'm pretty much here all day. :pound:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 29, 2023, 03:24:32 PMGood morning. I was accused by a boss of having woke up full of sunshine and unicorns.
Methinks the lady's sarcasm meter pegged out. :laughhard:
(Our department has instituted a new program called "Papercut" which is aimed to prevent misuse of the printer, I guess. You have to log in to print anything or scan anything) After the third log in trying to scan a report, when I sent said report, I told my boss, with whom I am close and consider a friend, my feelings on the moron(s) that caused us to do this, prompting the sarcastic response.
Otherwise- my work sistah is off today, rendering my normal Friday cruise nearly none existant. I'll dash to Conway and drop off some paperwork but I'm pretty much here all day. :pound:
Reminds me of a Dilbert comic strip. Ratbert is hired to cut costs and increase office efficiency. He starts making comments like, "Hmm, looks like those words in boldface are sucking up the ol' electricity."
Tired. Not alot of sleep last night. Church tomorrow. Went with Lou to some Goodwills. Came home and did about 20 minutes of work on Sam, and put a pork loin in the smoker because it was thawed and needed to be cooked.
Gonna wander to the church in a bit...
:fork:
Morning. Here it is, my day off and I am up and moving this early. It is 815 am here and I am in the waiting room of the local Ford dealer having my truck serviced.
It's just as cheap to have them do it.
I just can't believe I set the appointment this early. :pound:
Good church last night.our former piano player, backslidden for many years, came to both services yesterday. Maybe God is drawing her home.
Got a few things to do today...
We found a house in Wichita Falls!! We signed the lease today! :clap:
In other news the AC at the current house is acting bad today.
So, when do you move, Jenn?
Urgh..
I remember passing through Wichita Falls several years ago. Looking for a motel for the night, I pulled up next to a parked police officer and identified myself as an officer from Arkansas. Not only did he direct me to a good motel, he tried to recruit me into a job. I actually consider it for a minute, but I'd have had to go back through another academy and we'd just had Cheyenne, so the timing wasn't right.
Back at work. Went last night and picked up a small truck from a friend of mine, for a saint that is battling a ton and has no vehicle. Itamazed me- been sitting a year, and I put a new battery and 3 gallons of gas in it, and it spun over about ten times and fired up. Ran so quiet and smoothly you'd have thought it wasn't running.
Only issue is the brakes stuck momentarily on the way home. this morning they were free. I imagine a few drives and there will be no issues..
Welppp we slept with no AC. And in separate beds lol. Adam is a furnace so he made me sleep in our bed with the extra fan and he slept on the guest bed.
The landlady told me to turn it off so we don't like burn it out. AC guy is supposed to come today between 9-12.... sigh :smirk2:
The movers come on the 26th Sandra. They come 26 to pack. 27 to load. 28 to drop off at new house. Adams job paid for relocation so this is how it has to be. I can't even pack. lol and I hate it. I am so apprehensive about these strangers packing my life up. Except they wont take any liquids, my record collection, any paint or lumber (i have a nice little lumber pile going lol) and my 100+ plants lol... plus my 3 kitties.
And Mr. Potato. The fish. lol
I'm sure you can pack anything you consider special.
It's gonna look like a rainforest on the move when you load those plants. :laughhard:
And three kitties and a fish sounds like a dinner party for the kitties.....
Quote from: Roscoe on October 03, 2023, 01:55:23 PMIt's gonna look like a rainforest on the move when you load those plants. :laughhard:
And three kitties and a fish sounds like a dinner party for the kitties.....
I'm thinking more about what all those animals will leave in all those plants...
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 03, 2023, 01:50:12 PMI'm sure you can pack anything you consider special.
Yes I full intend on doing this also. They recommend you pack any paperwork type stuff also. Laptops. Personal items. Jewelry etc. We're getting a u-haul truck for all of the stuff they wont move. I need the u-haul alone just for plants lol
Quote from: Lynx on October 03, 2023, 02:06:30 PMQuote from: Roscoe on October 03, 2023, 01:55:23 PMIt's gonna look like a rainforest on the move when you load those plants. :laughhard:
And three kitties and a fish sounds like a dinner party for the kitties.....
I'm thinking more about what all those animals will leave in all those plants...
And they surprisingly for most part leave all of the plants alone. lol they don't use bathroom in them.
The only one I have to watch is the black crazy tornado one. He is the only one who has messed with them. But none of them have ever used the bathroom in them. Thank goodness.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 03, 2023, 01:55:23 PMIt's gonna look like a rainforest on the move when you load those plants. :laughhard:
Haha jungle is what I call it. I have this huge ikea shelf that's those square type bookshelves in a row? It's a 5 square by 5 square. My plan is to lay it down in the u-haul and fill each cubby hole with plants lol
Well.... I hate to say this, but I fully enjoyed my covid quarantine. I tested positive Thurs evening. I did have to watch Athena by myself during the days when Jeremy was working, but we managed. I loved having NO responsibilities other than staying alive and keeping my pets alive, hahahahaa. I wasn't too bad sick either. Just have congestion still, had a sore throat a couple of days with sinus pressure two days, and then an elevated temp two nights. Otherwise - I just enjoyed watching Murder She wrote and cuddling with my cat. LOL. I needed the mental break from work stress. Now I have to wear a mask for 5 more days, but at least I can go back into civilization. Work was getting busy and doesn't stop for anyone, so glad I came back today. Athena will hopefully be cleared to go back to work with Jeremy soon. She has her follow-up vet appt tomorrow, and she hasn't coughed in a least one day or so. Fingers crossed!!!
Nelle I fully believe when we need rest and we dont do it our bodies are like "ha ha jokes on youuuu cus nowwww you're sick" :laughhard:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 03, 2023, 05:34:04 PMNelle I fully believe when we need rest and we dont do it our bodies are like "ha ha jokes on youuuu cus nowwww you're sick" :laughhard:
I chuckled to myself over the weekend because JUST last weekend I quoted basically the same sentiment to my home pastor from AR. He's been so sick and was even sick over his vacation. I was like "Well, didn't I enjoy that meal of crow." LOL..
Urgh. Morning. Bah. I'm hungry; fat; and trying to lessen my calorie intake. But I'm leaning strongly towards a breakfast run. Sonic burrito would be nice. But if I wait another hour and a half, it'll be lunchtime. What I really want is dark chocolate. Of any type.
Ever thought about telling Sonic you deserve a commission? I haven't been to Sonic in years because the local one has been cruddy - literally - but a distant relative recently got put in charge of it and they say it should be better now.
Think I know what I'll have for breakfast tomorrow. I'm blaming it on Bobby.
My pastor was trying to torture his ProPresenter operator tonight. He gave me a huge list of scriptures to put in for his lesson. Then he had the audacity to tease me by telling the teams in the pre service meeting "pray for Sis Celestia, she's got her work cut out for her tonight." During the lesson he skipped one of his points jumping a whole 11 passages down the list. Had me scrambling to figure out where he jumped to on the scripture list.
:lol:
Ohh Tia I dont think I ever knew your full name. That's beautiful.
Roscoe I saw this lady prep breakfast burritos and freeze them. I added all the things to my cart so I can do it for myself to make breakfast in the am easy lol
I prefer a breakfast sandwich from Sonic though. YUM that toast.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 05, 2023, 01:42:58 PMOhh Tia I dont think I ever knew your full name. That's beautiful.
Roscoe I saw this lady prep breakfast burritos and freeze them. I added all the things to my cart so I can do it for myself to make breakfast in the am easy lol
I prefer a breakfast sandwich from Sonic though. YUM that toast.
Lou does that sometimes. But she has a habit of sneaking stuff I can't stand into them.
Morning all. An offender has caused me to need to repent already. No, I didn't yell at him or get a wrong spirit. No, I have to repent for envy and lust.
He pulled up in a Ram TRX with Hennessy package. Yes, I know that means nothing to you. But- It's a $100k truck even used, maybe a touch more and it makes over 1,000 horsepower.
I made good choices. And I ain't driving that. He made bad choices. And he IS.
Lawd...the drool. And it was bright orange too...1,000 hp. Oh the fun I'd have....
Hennessy package? The boys at w*rk talk about Hennessy sometimes, but it is referring to something from the liquor store. I'm guessing this Hennessy package is more automotive than alcoholic.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 05, 2023, 01:59:00 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on October 05, 2023, 01:42:58 PMOhh Tia I dont think I ever knew your full name. That's beautiful.
Roscoe I saw this lady prep breakfast burritos and freeze them. I added all the things to my cart so I can do it for myself to make breakfast in the am easy lol
I prefer a breakfast sandwich from Sonic though. YUM that toast.
Lou does that sometimes. But she has a habit of sneaking stuff I can't stand into them.
LOL what does she add? Vegetables?
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 05, 2023, 03:34:31 PMQuote from: Roscoe on October 05, 2023, 01:59:00 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on October 05, 2023, 01:42:58 PMOhh Tia I dont think I ever knew your full name. That's beautiful.
Roscoe I saw this lady prep breakfast burritos and freeze them. I added all the things to my cart so I can do it for myself to make breakfast in the am easy lol
I prefer a breakfast sandwich from Sonic though. YUM that toast.
Lou does that sometimes. But she has a habit of sneaking stuff I can't stand into them.
LOL what does she add? Vegetables?
Yes. Lol
Well, if it's bell peppers, they are nasty.
I loveeeee bell peppers/sweet peppers. But I prefer them raw not cooked lol
And I prefer the yellow/red/orange ones. Not the green ones.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 05, 2023, 01:42:58 PMOhh Tia I dont think I ever knew your full name. That's beautiful.
Thanks. I rarely use my full first name online which is why you've not seen it before.
:hi:
Thank God it is Friday! Been a long week.
Super glad it's Friday also.
Hubbs left yesterday and won't be back until next Friday. Working in our new city. :smirk2:
T-minus 18 days until we start our move. Still waiting on his relocation money so we can pay first months rent and our pet deposit. We've signed our lease and paperwork though and put down our deposit.
Back in the office. Did home visits, saw a Camel- in Arkansas- ate ribs, and got Seven Brew. Tired of coworker emailing every ten minutes for me to give a drug test. Ready for the day to be over.
We have zebras, llamas, some fancy deer, different types of goats, mini donkeys, emus etc around here but I've never seen a camel.
I'm wondering if maybe he saw a cigarette someone saved from the 80s.
Nope, he posted a picture of it on Facebook.
Morning. No, Isaac it was a real live breathing camel. Two actually, munching grass in a field of cows.
Sorry I didn't get back on here before now. Yesterday was church yard sale and peanut brittle making. I was busy from get up to get down. :pound:
Today is a break though. Bro Clayton will teach and Bro Huling, my friend, will preach tonight.
T-Minus 14 days until moving starts. We got our relocation money and paid first months rent and our pet deposit. So we are finally settled in all of the house arrangements. I cleaned out my potting bench and stuff over weekend. Went thru stuff I don't want them packing or taking. Started taking stuff off of walls. So many things to do, but then I cant' do everything because they have to pack it for liability reasons. So unsettling lol.
Hubbs scheduled got changed so he came home last night and is here off today. Yay. I hate going a day without him!! Let alone a week+!
Well. Glad things are moving along Jenn. I took care of some church business, and sprayed what I hope is the final coat of paint on Sam. Still some wet sanding to do, but it's within eyesight of finished for my purposes. Work tomorrow. Bah. :pound:
Jenn, what do you plan to do about your job when you move?
Morning. :waving:
Morning all!
Jenn, we were about 80ish miles from where you will be last week. Got to experience some first rate storms that started down in Texas.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 10, 2023, 12:31:03 AMJenn, what do you plan to do about your job when you move?
Well for my current boss is going to let me commute for the like maybe 2 meetings we have left for the year? Otherwise I'll just at home like normal.
Buttttt....the Aetna job I've been trying for since July emailed me last week. I will be getting an offer when they open the next round for the February intake. AHH so excited. And it's fully remote!!!!
Quote from: mini on October 10, 2023, 01:19:08 PMMorning all!
Jenn, we were about 80ish miles from where you will be last week. Got to experience some first rate storms that started down in Texas.
Our new house in W. Falls has a tornado shelter on one side of the garage lol. That makes me worry the storms will be awful. SO many houses also have carports for hail. :noo:
Hopefully it'll just mean the former homeowner was acting in an abundance of caution or feared storms very badly.
@Work.
Dentist visit today at 430. Really hoping that this visit will mean an end to the pain I'm getting when I eat anything. I'm not sure if my gums are angry, if the tooth is in pain, or if something "broke" from a previous visit.
Haha Nelle he was a security guy in Army. That's why he moved out actually. He got send elsewhere. So could be a precaution. lol
Totally wishing I was rich. Bible study tonight... I don't know if I'm coming or going anymore. Pretty sure this Friday is Prayer Meeting, Saturday a dinner at Chey's school, Sunday Church, and I had something for Monday, but I can't remember what it was.
Shoot, that makes me tired just reading it! Good luck Bobby.
When the kids at w*rk complain about life being so boring, I just have to laaaaaaaaaaaugh.
Yes indeed. Monday- is to be Chey's tour of the local college and trying to get her registered.
Been a day. Had to go qualify on firearms...qualify another officer.... then try to talk to people and mediate issues. Sometimes I wish I could focus on MY issues and not everyone else's- but the job, calling and being Dad means I gotta help others. On the bright side- when you can't focus on your issues, they tend to melt off for the most part.
And last night built my faith a bit. I told God the other day, to the point of being nearly angry, that I was ready to see an increase at church. Told Him it was enough to be promised. Increase NOW. Last night 40 people were at bible study. We've been running 25 ish...
And the folks- someone who once came long ago, and had walked away from God and church.
Now, 20 plus years later, they have came back with their family...
Another young couple, with two babies- came Sunday, said it was by accident, they were going to another church, but were running late, and knew someone that went to our church so they stopped. They liked it and came back Wednesday night. During worship, I looked back- mama and dad were clapping and worshipping...but those babies. The little girl around 3, was standing in the seat clapping, singing and dancing. The little boy, around 18 months would be my guess, had his little blonde ringlets flying as he danced and shook his rear down the aisle. I nearly fell off the platform laughing.
My week has been made. Now, please dear lord let them stay.
Everybody got quiet.. I killed GP. :biglaugh:
I just got home from garage sales.
Ouuuu fun Sandra. Did you find anything?!
My day has been absolutely slammed. Boss won't leave alone. lol
But about to clock out now. Going next door for girls night. :waving:
I got stomped on at Walmart. We had no delivery tonight so my department worked on our list of resets. I had to pick one that was more complicated than it looked at first. Was 2 hours late getting off by time I got it done.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 13, 2023, 09:09:10 PMOuuuu fun Sandra. Did you find anything?!
My day has been absolutely slammed. Boss won't leave alone. lol
But about to clock out now. Going next door for girls night. :waving:
Yes, actually. I bought a lawnmower, a mini tiller and a bunch of battery operated tools without batteries but we have some of those batteries already. The lawnmower looks nearly new but has carb problems which hubby can fix, the tiller needs fuel line which hubby can also fix. I only paid $30 total for those items.
wOw!
These days you would think anybody could look up a Fix-It video on YouTube for that stuff. Good thing they didn't.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on October 13, 2023, 10:49:05 PMI got stomped on at Walmart. We had no delivery tonight so my department worked on our list of resets. I had to pick one that was more complicated than it looked at first. Was 2 hours late getting off by time I got it done.
Reset is where y'all scramble everything up so I can't find anything now.
Quote from: Lynx on October 14, 2023, 01:45:05 PMQuote from: Backseat Radio on October 13, 2023, 10:49:05 PMI got stomped on at Walmart. We had no delivery tonight so my department worked on our list of resets. I had to pick one that was more complicated than it looked at first. Was 2 hours late getting off by time I got it done.
Reset is where y'all scramble everything up so I can't find anything now.
We can't find anything either for a week or two
:waving:
At church. Do not feel the best....hopefully God will keep it together through service and use me.
Yesterday, Lou and I had the pleasure of having lunch with Mini and his wonderful bride. Also, got the church's storage building moved and set up, and spent time with a backslider friend. Tomorrow- tour college. Do work on Sam if I ever make it to that point. And I've got so many people scheduled Tuesday I'll have to feel better and go to work.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 14, 2023, 07:08:01 AMQuote from: MsJennJenn on October 13, 2023, 09:09:10 PMOuuuu fun Sandra. Did you find anything?!
My day has been absolutely slammed. Boss won't leave alone. lol
But about to clock out now. Going next door for girls night. :waving:
Yes, actually. I bought a lawnmower, a mini tiller and a bunch of battery operated tools without batteries but we have some of those batteries already. The lawnmower looks nearly new but has carb problems which hubby can fix, the tiller needs fuel line which hubby can also fix. I only paid $30 total for those items.
Wow you made out with a great deal!! lol my bff and i share my lawn mower currently. cus we live in a duplex. she's in one side im in the other. but with me moving... she's gonna be out a mower lol.
Well, he fixed it to sell. ;)
:hi:Finished the college deal. Only about 5,000 things left to do. Still feel like crud- to the point that I'm in my recliner while it is 70 degrees and sunny out. I did get the yearly mums set out in their spot, including in the little stake bed truck on the mailbox. So many things to do. So exhausted.
:waving: At work. Totally not wanting to be here, but I had 13 people scheduled. :pound: :pound:
Grandma about scared me to death!
She was sitting on her porta toilet, hollering she needed help. I looked in and she had blood ALL OVER both hands. I thought she had sprung an "issue of blood" style leak.
Turned out she had been picking at a wound on a knuckle until she got blood all over both hands.
It looked like something from a TV murder scene.
"Working" but wish I wasn't. Although, I am getting paid and not doing anything but sitting here. So, shouldnt complain lol.
T-minus 7 days until we start our move. Eek.
I'm so sleepy. Fighting to keep my eyes open at my desk. I need to be doin SO much here, but I cannot find the motivation! It's payroll day too.. so I'm about to get a flood of phone calls, haha. :(
Sames Nelle. Sames. so sleepy. Hubbs left around 430 to drive back to w. falls. so i was awake for a bit after he left.
Urgh.... Back at work. Fortunately, I feel somewhat better than I have for the past week. Ready for the weekend.
:hi:
:waving:
Pack pack packing things. my house is a chaos.
Two weeks until vacation... :clap:
I've been doing my Friday garage saling.
Ouuu find anything good today Sandra?
I've been working. But did get a bit of a blessing. We are remodeling an approximately 500 square foot "mother in law" apartment, with an eye towards Chey having a place to be independent while in college, yet still close enough for Dad to be there for her. I've been gathering lumber, etc, and getting things together- a man in our church in construction has a huge stash of building materials he's collected from jobs over the years and is now liquidating much of it. I got a couple doors I needed, a heat and air unit, an amazing small kitchen island, a sink, and other assorted things from them at a HUGELY reduced price. Nearly free. :clap:
And I really have minimal plans for tomorrow...for once.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 20, 2023, 06:14:32 PMOuuu find anything good today Sandra?
Well, I found a 3 burner propane heater for $15 and a toaster oven that hubby had been wanting. I also found some scrub tops for Chel at $1 each.
I just now found (munch) chocolate chip cookies at a (munch) good price. Some assembly (and baking) required.
Grinding oat flour took the longest time. Had to wait for the little stick blender to cool off before I finished. Those "immersion blenders" are cool, but limited.
I've never had an immersion blender but occasionally wish I did.
They are pretty cheap these days. The Hamilton Beach blender I got from Walmart outperformed the more expensive one I got off amazon.com. If you get one you won't regret it.
Running in to wave. :waving: Lord, been so busy, I don't know where to turn. And Re: immersion blender- I know not what they be.
God is good. Evidence of His work is showing among people connected to and occasionally attending our church.
Had a church member who is a recent convert send me a card recently for pastor appreciation that caused me to cry- then, when we went to Waffle House yesterday, where she works, further made me cry by giving me a monetary gift she had not wanted to send through the mail, and telling me that the value of what I had given to her in messages, teaching and example far dwarfed the monetary gift. I know it was a sacrifice for her...and yes, I bawled like a baby, in the middle of the Waffle House.
Then one of her coworkers came over and requested prayer, RIGHT THEN. So we prayed for her in the middle of that crowded restaurant. And before it was over, we had people asking for cards and saying they would like to come to church. And as an added bonus, we sold the extra peanut brittle we had made. :lol:
Immersion blender - spinning blade on a stick.
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Always has a button that you have to hold down to keep it spinning. Hopefully has a guard around the blade.
When I got a new one, i was unprepared for how powerful they are these days. My last one had been running for more than a decade. I got a new one and the "low" button was as powerful as the old one's "high" button.
I don't even wanna talk about the new one's "high" button. All I'mma say is, milk clashes terribly with our ceiling color.
I may look into getting one. They seem small enough to not take up much space.
Urgh. Back at work. Coffee..is all that keeps me moving.
@Work as well.. Why do these people insist on my continued attendance to give me money? LOL
I really need this week to be productive at home AND work.. hopefully I can manage, hahaha.
The past week has been interesting, starting with getting my toes stepped on Thursday night. I'd been planning to play hooky from my church last Sunday and go hang out with a friend at her non apostolic church. I hadn't told anyone at church because I knew they'd try to talk me out of it. Towards the end of practice Thursday night, my team lead pops back into the sound booth and asks me when I was planning to show up Sunday so he'd know when to get worried - since I wasn't scheduled in the sound booth Sunday. It's like he sensed I was about to get into trouble because he's never asked me that before when I wasn't scheduled in the sound booth.
Morning.
Bible study tonight. Peanut brittle was last night. Dragging this morning. My caffeine isn't working. And it appears my weekend is compromised with a harvest festival/church party. I totally hope to be brief in my appearance there. LOL
I love my peoples...but I wanna be away from people for the weekend..
Here I be. Where is everyone? I assume Jenn is still moving, but lawd. Everybody done forgot us
Quote from: Roscoe on October 26, 2023, 06:55:17 PMHere I be. Where is everyone? I assume Jenn is still moving, but lawd. Everybody done forgot us
I haven't forgotten you guys. Been out trying to mow my yard one last time before winter weather sets in.
I'm here.
(Insert random stuff from Fallout 4 here.)
(Insert random stuff I heard from a comedian on youtube here.)
(Insert exultation about only a week and a half until vacation here.)
That's all I got.
I'm here. I just experimented with a can of crescent rolls. I rolled it out, topped with cream cheese then homemade peach jam then rolled it up and cut like cinnamon rolls. They were pretty tasty.
Good morning everyone!
@Work. Drinking (cold) caramel cappuccino. It'd be tasty if it was still warm, haha.
Urgh. It's 4:15 and I'm STILL not into today.
Did home visits. Ate at Freddie's Frozen Custard. Couldn't help but think Freddie is full of himself. Every square inch of that store has pictures of the founder and his lifestory. I half expected a sign in the bathroom to say "Freddie used THIS very urinal in 1958, after coming home from the war and starting his first custard stand"
Then again it IS possible I am just snarky and cranky today.
Get to the important part. Was the frozen custard good? As good as Culver's? Better?
Quote from: Roscoe on October 27, 2023, 09:17:02 PMUrgh. It's 4:15 and I'm STILL not into today.
Did home visits. Ate at Freddie's Frozen Custard. Couldn't help but think Freddie is full of himself. Every square inch of that store has pictures of the founder and his lifestory. I half expected a sign in the bathroom to say "Freddie used THIS very urinal in 1958, after coming home from the war and starting his first custard stand"
Then again it IS possible I am just snarky and cranky today.
I love their burgers and fries!
Been a fun day for me. Went to a party at a church members house tonight. Pretty much all the adults in the church was invited. Had a bonfire, basketball, corn hole, and lots of good food and fellowship. The party was just a couple blocks from my house so I rode my bike over rather than trying to find a parking spot for my car, although balancing the bike while carrying a lawn chair was a bit tricky.
Rained today and was colder. Did nothing of value other than go to church's fall party which was a bit of a bust due to being moved inside due to weather..
:hi:
Howdy Mel.
"I slept like a baby. Woke up crying every two hours."
Well, not crying really... But I was struggling to get back to sleep a lot. And when I did get some sleep, it was shot through with the most ludicrous dreams.
Today will be brought to you by our sponsor Caffeine.
It's raining here. Sleepy weather.
Hey, Mel. Where you been hiding?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 28, 2023, 12:10:33 AMQuote from: Roscoe on October 27, 2023, 09:17:02 PMUrgh. It's 4:15 and I'm STILL not into today.
Did home visits. Ate at Freddie's Frozen Custard. Couldn't help but think Freddie is full of himself. Every square inch of that store has pictures of the founder and his lifestory. I half expected a sign in the bathroom to say "Freddie used THIS very urinal in 1958, after coming home from the war and starting his first custard stand"
Then again it IS possible I am just snarky and cranky today.
I love their burgers and fries!
Me too. Yum!!! Their cheese curds are way better than the fries though. Even though I do love their cheese fries. Not actually sure I've ever had the frozen custard though LOL
And yes I was moving. We're all moved in. Mostly. Things went awry every day it seemed. But we're here and alive and all 3 kitties and 7 fish and 1 shrimpy. lol
I need to try Freddies. They're everywhere around here these days and I've never had it. Your take is hilarious Roscoe, hahaha.
@Work. Tired. What's new there huh? LOL
Last night around midnight, I woke up.. realized it was 30° outside (and trending downward) AND I had cans of ginger ale in the back of my vehicle for Jeremy. I got up, threw on coat & shoes, tromped outside to rescue them before they could possibly freeze and explode. I did not want to clean up that mess in my vehicle, hahaha.
This will be Athena's FIRST truly cold day working with Jeremy. Lucky for her, he has an appointment at the VA this afternoon so it'll only be a partial day.
There are some people tryin to get Jeremy in trouble with his dog. These are the same people who have harassed, bullied, and tried to get him fired since he started the USPS. I feel like it's time they move on to another office or another employer. I don't know if that's harsh or not, but it's quite a bit nicer than what I feel like I want emotionally, so.. lol. SO I'm goin to pray specifically that God moves Sherry & Emily to another office, or that they find Jesus and He changes their heart. Every time Jeremy has a positive situation they seem to manage to mess it up since Day 1. I worry one day he's goin to snap and say or do something he will regret. I'm not sure why anyone feels like it's a good idea to push buttons of a PTSD veteran (who qualified for a service dog b/c of all of his issues).. but people have made unwise decisions in the past with this office AND a different veteran who had even more extreme PTSD than Jeremy. We think about Jose often. He's Jeremy's coworker that passed away from the ATV accident a few years back. He was getting scary at work. He really liked Jeremy and they had become close thankfully.
:hi:
It's cold here. I am NOT a fan. It was like 27 this morning. :pound:
Been a busy weekend, what with church, the harvest party (that got semi-rained out); and then Monday, I went to Memphis to meet up with a couple of minister friends for an informal Ministers' breakfast. Memphis is about the halfway point for us. Highly enjoyed it, then stopped to visit a saint in the hospital. Honestly doesn't seem like I had much of a break. Next week is a trip to Tulsa for a friend's wedding, and church...
I'll admit that the 10th, which is Veteran's day- that weekend, I am planning NOTHING. And may very well popped someone if they plan something for me.
And Hi Mel! Lest you think I forgot you. Nelle, praying for ya'll's situation. I've never understood why some folk enjoy drama. :pound:
Frosty must have gone on a bender. He done barfed all over the yard.
Poor Frosty. LOL.
Morning all. It's cold. I'm not a fan. My next-door coworker is in full steam. Loud. I'm not a fan of that either. I need to repent for my thoughts towards both situations. I'd ban winter forever....and lord, I don't know that there's a way to silence the coworker. It'd be worse if she wasn't a sweet person. Or perhaps easier to imagine how to shut her up,but she is truly kind. Just louder than a steam locomotive in full shriek. :pound:
Holiday mayhem at Walmart starts next week
I'm not looking forward to the time change. Also, it's been colder than my body appreciates.
Gotta start planning ahead for Thanksgiving, all the kiddos are supposed to be here.
I was surprised that there were quite a few garage/yard sales today.
Am I the only one able to get on here?
We're BACK!!!!!
Yes, apparently you were the only one that could, Fuzzy. :teeth:
Been a long day. Going to Oklahoma for a wedding tomorrow...then church Sunday. Hoping for pretty weather Monday for final paint work on Sam. I'm beginning to think I'll never have him done. :pound:
Been a day here. Was going to go home for lunch and get my Amazon package inside. When I got to my car I discovered I had a flat tire. Drove around the building and put my car into Tire and Lube for repair instead of going home. From what the guys in tire and lube told me, I ended up with a bolt in the tire. Had to get a new tire.
Quote from: Roscoe on November 04, 2023, 02:00:24 AMWe're BACK!!!!!
Yes, apparently you were the only one that could, Fuzzy. :teeth:
Been a long day. Going to Oklahoma for a wedding tomorrow...then church Sunday. Hoping for pretty weather Monday for final paint work on Sam. I'm beginning to think I'll never have him done. :pound:
It's not the destination, it's the journey. Or so I've been told.
8 hours 25 minutes until vacation.
:hi: Tia, that stinks. Been there though- with a tire that had less than 2k miles on it.
Just got back in about an hour ago. Went over and enjoyed meeting Mini and his bride for a ride the rest of the way to Tulsa. Went to a friend's wedding- then we skedaddled to the nearest Olive Garden, followed by a trip by 7brew. Enjoyed company and Godly advise/discussion. Tomorrow- church. Then Monday. Then work for two days and I'm off for five. :clap:
I wasnt able to get on either!! But so glad it's back. :clap:
Spent Saturday doing much of nothing.
Sunday I did house projects. Started painting my kitchen. I was up till 2am.... 745 alarm was NOT welcome. :'(
Ran most of today...got the paint on Sam done, definitely not professional but it'll have to work. Now to put him back together. Paid property taxes which were obscene. Titled and licensed the Model A finally.
Had a good service last night. A friend we've tried to get to come to church for 5 years came for the first-time last night. She ran to the altar. God touched her greatly and she told us she would be back, she had never felt like that before. Then today on fb she tagged me in a post stating God had really used me and touched her in ways I couldn't imagine. Made me cry.
Now- to get through the next two days....
It's been beautiful out for the last few days. Love this weather,
Urgh. Morning, once more is being unkind. I wanted to sleep in....
Today and tomorrow. I can do this. :biglaugh:
I echo Bobby's morning sentiments. :mad:
Weather is okay here too. Was like 88 yesterday though haha.
Urgh. Good morning all.
:hi:
I think we need to ban work. lol
I really want to be home doing nothing today.
Yes lets ban work. I don't wanna do it either.
Yellow! Er, Hi.
Plugging through the day. Closer and closer to quitting time...and tomorrow is MY day... Going to enjoy being off.
@Work.
Technically I have the day off tomorrow for the holiday, but I'll be at work anyway. Too much work stacking up and this will help me feel better mentally going forward if I can get some off my plate.
Jeremy's leaving tomorrow morning early for a Wisconsin dog event. My current plan is to work from home on Saturday. I was goin to work from home tomorrow as well, but I wasn't able to get enough prepared to use for both days. Hoping it'll be silent at work (with everyone else off) so I can focus anyway. I just want to make SURE I'm home on Saturday even if I'm working from there haha.
Sunday afternoon is our church "fall party" at someone's house. Hopefully it won't be raining or TOO cold. I love a good sweater at those events, so I don't mind it not being too warm.
Well. I was off. Got up early anyway to get the kids off to school. Went and had new tires put on the rear of the Corvette- that was an ordeal that tried my patience. Had to get Jesus to put His hand over my mouth....
Came home, rainy, cold....so I cooked. Now I'm sitting here relaxing...
We've got a nice rain going on and cooler temperatures.
Sunny and cool here. Ran errands, delivered first time visitor gift bag, took lou to lunch, visited Bro Wilsons grave to make sure it was tidy, and picked Chey up.
Now im an hour from home at her volleyball game.
Tomorrow- Senior pictures....
I'm still here, just vacating at the moment. Catching up on online stuff because I got bored. Seems like I do that a lot, getting bored when there are about three days of vacation remaining.
When I left last Saturday, I left most of a big ole bowl of homemade pimento cheese...
Well... back up. I recently found out Walmart carries 4-pound blocks of sharp cheddar for $14 a piece. :freaky2: So I made up my mind that homemade pimento was going to factor heavily in my diet while on vacation. I used one of those 4-pound cheddar blocks, a block of velveeta and a block of white velveeta. Also used a lot of mayo... Ran out of mayo, so I added a little buffalo mayo for a kick... Need more mayo, um, uh... Say, here's some horseradish sauce!
I filled up a cool whip bowl and quart yogurt container with pimento cheese, with multigrain crackers and rye bread to use it on. I left the rest of it at home for dad while he's staying with Grandma in my absence. I am now firmly convinced that all homemade pimento cheese should include horseradish. It was the best thing I brought with me. Dad liked it too.
Well... except if you make homemade pimento cheese for a church dinner or something. Some folks are allergic to unexpected things on the dinner table. Gotta do the same old boring thing every time or they come unglued - don't use cream cheese or pureed bell pepper in the deviled eggs, don't sweeten the tea with honey, for heaven's sake don't try anything new. But I wouldn't take this stuff to a church dinner.
That would be me. I can't stand bell pepper and I don't do spicy. I'm not very adventurous on food.
Quote from: Lynx on November 11, 2023, 08:29:52 PMWell... except if you make homemade pimento cheese for a church dinner or something. Some folks are allergic to unexpected things on the dinner table. Gotta do the same old boring thing every time or they come unglued - don't use cream cheese or pureed bell pepper in the deviled eggs, don't sweeten the tea with honey, for heaven's sake don't try anything new. But I wouldn't take this stuff to a church dinner.
Shew. Chey's senoir pics took most of today. I'm whupped. Gotta gwt aonething together for tomorrow..
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 11, 2023, 09:03:47 PMThat would be me. I can't stand bell pepper and I don't do spicy. I'm not very adventurous on food.
Quote from: Lynx on November 11, 2023, 08:29:52 PMWell... except if you make homemade pimento cheese for a church dinner or something. Some folks are allergic to unexpected things on the dinner table. Gotta do the same old boring thing every time or they come unglued - don't use cream cheese or pureed bell pepper in the deviled eggs, don't sweeten the tea with honey, for heaven's sake don't try anything new. But I wouldn't take this stuff to a church dinner.
I'm pretty sure you're too nice to come unglued about it though.
But, point taken.
Nope, I'd just not eat it. I'm picky on whose food I'd eat anyway. I need to know who made it, ;)
I'd eat anything Sandra makes but prob not Lynx LOL his foods be crazy :hypocrite:
The Aetna req opened today!!! Here's to hoping the offer comes soon!!
:bigcheese: That's funny, Jenn, but I understand. I'd want ingredient info from Isaac. :freaky2:
I'll have you know, I brought chocolate chip cookies to church ONCE and the pastor asked multiple times if I was bringing cookies for the fall festival. So there! :nono:
But at home, at a family dinner... Yeah, probably better ask what's in it.
:hi:
I'm adventuresome with food to an extent. If it looks good and smells good, I'll probably try it. But I am a texture person so that could derail me.
Did very little today- a bit of work at the church, took the daughter and her ensemble to Hobby Lobby...where I found a small metal truck that looked like Rusty, so it came home with me along with some Christmas present decorations and a small (8 inch or so) Christmas tree that will go in the bed of it,,...oh, and a exactly the right size Grinch doll to sit looking out the window. All this will go on top of the mailbox, as if ol' Grinchee is haulin' them off. It made my inner Grinch laugh. I'm "decorating" AND showing my grinchiness...
Back to work tomorrow...
Quote from: Lynx on November 14, 2023, 12:18:02 AMI'll have you know, I brought chocolate chip cookies to church ONCE and the pastor asked multiple times if I was bringing cookies for the fall festival. So there! :nono:
But at home, at a family dinner... Yeah, probably better ask what's in it.
Now, chocolate chip cookies sound good. :fork:
:hi:
Work. Bah. So over being poor. :laughhard:
Quote from: Roscoe on November 14, 2023, 01:26:17 PM:hi:
Work. Bah. So over being poor. :laughhard:
Samesssss... sigh
Read a meme that said "what's your dream job. What? No, I don't dream of working." LOL
I ended my vacation a day early. Just got bored.
If that's all the peace and quiet I can stand, retirement might really stink...
Vacation is about doing things you enjoy. Sometimes that is just resting, other times it is DOING something.
Oh I did enjoy it for about six days. Then I started getting antsy.
Good morning. Work. Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. Let's see how it goes...
I'm just not a morning person. That is all.
Work.
I went to bed early last night and managed to not sleep well, haha. The air has been SO dry. Hopefully the humidifier running today and tonight will help me out. At least Monday evening I could get my ear situation handled. I can hear again! lol
Church tonight.
I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving.
Quote from: Roscoe on November 15, 2023, 01:06:53 PMGood morning. Work. Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. Let's see how it goes...
We can fix that.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 15, 2023, 03:04:41 PMI'm just not a morning person. That is all.
I'm not a morning person either, but I seem to have a bad habit of signing up for things that make me get out of bed early. I have the 7AM shift now at my job. I'm also on the church media team which means getting to church around 8:30AM, even though church doesn't start till 10AM.
Quote from: Nelle on November 15, 2023, 04:01:15 PMI can't believe next week is Thanksgiving.
I know. It's crazy. I have so much to do before the kids get here.
The past few months at church we've been talking about restoration and prodigals coming home. Sunday we had an amazing service focused on breaking the chains of addiction. Tonight Pastor introduced a new text message devotional series talking about living in the freedom God has given us.
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Morning.
BSR, that looks like a tremendous idea...
Been putting out fires figuratively and trusting God. Ready for Thanksgiving vacation.
We've got a brisket cooking. Trying to get a head start since company will be here early next week.
Morning. I'm dragging, as usual. It is Friday, thank the lord. Off to do home visits today..
Dragging here also. I don't want to be out of bed. And I'm afraid I might be getting sick. :smirk2:
So glad it's Friday.
Well. Saturday was enjoyable. Did flea market crawls with the wife after a nice breakfast at the Waffle House. While at the "Awful Waffle" I enjoyed talking to the staff who over 50% of have came/ been coming to church. My spirit was encouraged, especially when one informed me that not only would she be back hopefully tomorrow, her son, who doesn't really believe in ANYTHING to do with religion, had watch our service online, and now had questions. I made sure she had my number to give the young man, and I'll roll out to talk to him one on one anytime!
Cooking, cooking, cooking...
It's been an interesting day here. Bro Joseph, the media team leader at my church, preached the 10AM service this morning. Before reading his first scripture, he had tease me from the pulpit by telling the church...
"Sis Celestia's back there by herself this morning and she's a little worried about following me with the cameras. I told her not to worry about it because I'm not as energetic as Pastor is so I think she'll be ok"
The camera didn't give me any trouble while he was preaching, but the slider camera gave him payback during the 11AM service by dying on him several times.
I don't wanna work today. I don't wanna work any day.
I have an interview tomorrow for a position on the Caremark side. Also, still waiting on Aetna. Sigh.
Turkey day is just me and the hubbs. Just making a few favorites. Tators, corn, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, ham, macaroni. lol bought a walmart punkin pie. gonna make lemon crinkle cookies.
Boss is off Friday so I'll "work" bahaha.
My parents are coming for Christmas so...
Shew. Day off. Rainy. Cold-ish. Spent the vast majority of the day cleaning out my shop and moving the Model A into it in preparation for an alternator swap. Tinkered a bit with Sam's grill. It's giving me heartburn- no holes line up. It keeps messing with me, I'll break out the drill bit set and MAKE it fit.
Cleaning on the house and about to make a meatloaf..
When no holes fit for me, either I'm putting it on upside down or I'm using the wrong part.
Considering what you know about cars, neither of these causes seems probable. But why would the holes not fit?
I have jury duty today
Quote from: Lynx on November 21, 2023, 10:52:49 AMWhen no holes fit for me, either I'm putting it on upside down or I'm using the wrong part.
Considering what you know about cars, neither of these causes seems probable. But why would the holes not fit?
The old trucks were assembled to a loose tolerance. While all parts look the same, there were variations- it wasn't computer controlled like now. Thus, parts can have holes a 1/4 " off- and that's before 70 years of abuse and grandpa ramming the barn by mistake. So basically, since I'm doing a 50 foot job, I have to make it look right, more so than focusing on exact to factory specs. While theoretically, the holes should be in the same places...they often aren't. Like Johnny cash said "when we put in the bolts all the holes were gone. But with a little help from an A-Dapter kit..." :biglaugh:
It's much different redoing a 70-year-old truck and redoing a 25-year-old car....
I'm back at work. I've seen 4 of my scheduled 17 people today...the rest of the day should go by quick. :laughhard:
Made deer chili and waiting for the first batch of kiddos to arrive.
Yay for deer chili!
Even picky people love it... If you forget to tell them it has deer.
I got eliminated in the first round of questions for potential jurors yesterday so I'm working the Black Friday setup at Walmart today
Shew. So over today. Ready to go home. I'm probably going to be totally antisocial and plead feeling poorly instead of going to family Thanksgiving with Lou tomorrow. I'm simply peopled out....
I AM going to throw a turkey on tonight and let it slow smoke over night.
I'm about to clock out early.
I was supposed to go back to my ceramics class today at 430 cus the bowls I made Monday cracked :'(
but since i'm off early i asked her if i could come sooner. waiting on a response.
hubbs is at work until probs midnight or one getting ready for black friday.
Might pull out the christmas trees.
hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
Decent day. Good turkey. Just got back from Little rock- had an elderly saint have an amputation and I had to go check on her..
Due to schedules of different family members, we are having Thanksgiving tonight.
I have to w*rk today, so I boiled the eggs last night and will mix up the deviled egg filling this morning. Cream cheese, a touch of blue cheese, a dash of vinegar and a sprinkle of basil... That will make a good deviled egg this time, I think.
Best part about deviled eggs - making a sandwich with the leftover filling.
I did my deviled eggs like Mom does: the yolk all smashed, dash of mustard, mayo, salt/pepper, splash of Worcestershire, and a splash of pickle juice. Delicious. :clap:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on November 24, 2023, 02:38:43 PMI did my deviled eggs like Mom does: the yolk all smashed, dash of mustard, mayo, salt/pepper, splash of Worcestershire, and a splash of pickle juice. Delicious. :clap:
That would also be good.
I do mine a different way each time.
I found pickled pepper juice is pretty good to use in deviled eggs. Only problem now is, what to do with the pickled peppers. I don't like them.
Deviled eggs sound good. My kiddos left this morning. I still have a little chocolate pie and sweet potato pie left. Everything else went with the kiddos.
Still got alot of turkey and dressing left. All else is pretty much history. Did alot of nothing today. Enjoyable..
Everyone disappear? Or just too full to speak?
Yesterday Lou and I enjoyed some Black Friday shopping. It may be black friday for retailers as they are finally making a profit, but for my bank account it's black friday for a different reason. Lawd. It's turned into a depression...
Got home, did some decorating- fancied up the window boxes with greenery, poinsettias and bows; put up the "M&M" cutouts that are our family tradition; and made a delicious banana pudding.
Today- taught Sunday school to a record crowd, since Bro Clayton was sick. Unfortunately, it was NOT the record crowd I wanted- it was a record low. Sixteen. From a church that usually has 35 to 40, and recently has been closer to the 50s.
I hope they come tonight.
I'm at the office, studying.
Just spent yesterday recuperating and today I'm trying to get things back in order. I've already washed 3 loads of bedding/towels.
Got all of my indoor Christmas decor up. It's been too cold to do the outside stuff. And I need payday cus I think I'm gonna need another extension cord.
Thanksgiving was quiet over here. Just me and the hubbs. And he went to work at midnight Thanksgiving night. They did 350k on black friday. With the normal average of other stores in his district doing 150k. lol The store here is always sooo busy.
Quote from: Roscoe on November 26, 2023, 05:26:50 PMEveryone disappear? Or just too full to speak?
Grandma dislocated her shoulder.
I have gone to w*rk and come home.
I have gone to church and come home.
Grandma averages 30 times per 10 minutes asking the same question over and over.
That's about it.
Ouch Lynx that sounds fun.
Taking a 1/2 day today to drive back to Dallas. I need to see a dr and earliest I could see one in new town was Jan 30th and I'm having pain/issues. So hubbs made me make an appointment with old dr to see her sooner. Bleh.
Morning.
At work. Got one saint in the hospital semi-serious; not a peep, sweet, God's will be done lady. Got one in for a gallbladder surgery, sweetly requested everyone remember her in prayer; Got one lady in the hospital for a laparoscopic surgery for a ladies issue, quite vocal, and about to die apparently. Funny how different people react...
Got a call this morning referring to a son of a saint who is about to take a wrong turn. I'm praying for him...majorly...but the report of what his daddy, who has not been in church in a few years, told them with a good spirit made me want to shout.
And I received a text from a new member yesterday that made me light up. in short- "I thank God for you and for my church. My wife and I held each other crying thanking God for leading us there. I LOVE yall." This from a man who once said he'd never step in a Pentecostal church.
We may have to hew out our revival from solid stone. But stone will last! I see God's Blessings being poured out...
Not so spiritual- I'm having to repeat my most used scripture in prayer today "Create in me a clean heart oh God, a renew a right spirit within me"
Cause one of the ole biddies working here trying to destroy my right spirit and dirtying up my heart. :pound:
Quote from: Lynx on November 28, 2023, 11:42:28 AMQuote from: Roscoe on November 26, 2023, 05:26:50 PMEveryone disappear? Or just too full to speak?
Grandma dislocated her shoulder.
Ouch! Were they able to reset her shoulder?
Hubby had that happen and was in so much pain. They had a hard time resetting his. It still bothers him sometimes.
@Work.
Eating leftovers from last night for lunch.
Is it Christmas yet?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 28, 2023, 04:44:56 PMQuote from: Lynx on November 28, 2023, 11:42:28 AMQuote from: Roscoe on November 26, 2023, 05:26:50 PMEveryone disappear? Or just too full to speak?
Grandma dislocated her shoulder.
Ouch! Were they able to reset her shoulder?
Hubby had that happen and was in so much pain. They had a hard time resetting his. It still bothers him sometimes.
Yeah they popped it right back in.
Good morning everyone.
Good morning :hi:
I survived the Black Friday sale and the worst of the post sale cleanup. Felt like all I got done Monday was cleaning up after the sale.
Went to a Mennonite service with a friend Sunday morning. The mennonite service seemed way too quiet and empty and that's coming from someone that's used to the super quiet services of the non instrumental church of Christ. Guess a little over a year back in an Apostolic church is enough to change what you're expecting in a worship service.
I didn't tell my church family I was going to a different church that morning since I knew they'd try to talk me out of it. I expected my media team leader would be checking on me when I didn't show up. Wasn't expecting my pastor to be texting me shortly after service started wanting to know if I was ok.
Good Morning.
Tia, looks like you have a real pastor- someone who cares about his sheep. That's a good thing in this busy day..
I'm working through the day. Had a good time with God this morning. Got a Bible study for tonight I need to finish my powerpoints on. Ready for the weekend..
Quote from: Roscoe on November 29, 2023, 04:36:23 PMGood Morning.
Tia, looks like you have a real pastor- someone who cares about his sheep. That's a good thing in this busy day..
I'm working through the day. Had a good time with God this morning. Got a Bible study for tonight I need to finish my powerpoints on. Ready for the weekend..
When I hadn't messaged pastor back by the end of service he was calling me pretty quick. Apparently this sheep isn't allowed to eat lunch before answering her pastor.
:laughhard:
Well I for sure won't be region admin next year. Got the decline for that yesterday. (This is the job I currently have that we had to reapply for, for 2024). So if the Aetna job doesn't come thru I will be severed at the end of the year. 22 years with the company down the drain. I'm not handling it well. I didn't want to be region admin again because I cannot handle another year with my current boss, but it also stings to hear "we selected another candidate".
I'm so sorry, Jenn. That stinks. Hopefully the other job will work out
I'm sorry MJJ. That does stink AND sting.. I can feel it for you over here. Praying that God opens the right door for you to be able to run happily into!
@ Work. Went to the doctor today right after I posted payroll. Don't have covid or strep, but I did get a script for a zpack (can't get until tomorrow - ugh) and some cough meds. Not really sure what's wrong, but hoping this clears it up! I was SO thankful not to be sick. Too much going on this weekend church-wise.
Sorry, Jenn. I pray that the ultimate outcome is a blessing for you.
Been busy today. And it's raining and nasty out. Woulda been a good day to sleep all day..
Quote from: Roscoe on November 30, 2023, 11:28:33 PMBeen busy today. And it's raining and nasty out. Woulda been a good day to sleep all day..
We just now got your rain and nasty. Why you gotta be dumping all your bad weather on us? Take it back!
Thanks ya'll - appreciate and welcome the prayers.
:couch:
Been a busy weekend. Enjoyed having a new couple in our church over for dinner. Today, church. Phenomenal move of God tonight, even though I felt as wrung out as a dishrag afterwards. Tomorrow, a trip to Little Rock to check on a saint, then hopefully some time to put the new radiator hoses on the Model A and button up the alternator swap, and maybe work on Sam's grill..
Something I woke up thinking about:
So if I prefer reece's pieces, and talk bad about m&m's and skittles... Does that make me a reecist?
Quote from: Lynx on December 04, 2023, 11:00:59 AMSomething I woke up thinking about:
So if I prefer reece's pieces, and talk bad about m&m's and skittles... Does that make me a reecist?
Yes.
Hi all. On the road most of the day. Need a week off.
Purple Skittles > Reeces. lol
ALL Skittle > Reeces.
Reeces is like the bottom of the barrel, re: candy, while Skittles and M&Ms are surely God's chosen candies. :hypocrite:
As long as they aren't freeze-dried. I was surprised- freeze-drying has become the current fad around here. Loving Skittles, I figured they'd be amazing. That's when I realized I am 1) a texture person and 2) THAT AIN'T A GOOD TEXTURE.
I'm stuck at work. Praying "Create in Me a clean heart and renew a right spirit."
I'm kinda like my Daisy Dog today- not a total grump but close enough a slight nudge might send me over the edge into a snapping, biting frenzy.
I like Reese's cup, but I don't like the pieces. Having said that... I'd grab that Tropical/Wild Berry Skittle duo package over a Reese's cup anyday.
@Work. Bit of a headache coming on. Hoping I can grab lunch soon. Everyone else went so I have to wait. :)
I love Reese's eggs, trees, pumpkins etc.
I'm not into the fruity candy.
Quote from: Roscoe on December 05, 2023, 02:50:28 PMI'm stuck at work. Praying "Create in Me a clean heart and renew a right spirit."
I'm kinda like my Daisy Dog today- not a total grump but close enough a slight nudge might send me over the edge into a snapping, biting frenzy.
Sames.
Quote from: Nelle on December 05, 2023, 05:17:55 PMI like Reese's cup, but I don't like the pieces. Having said that... I'd grab that Tropical/Wild Berry Skittle duo package over a Reese's cup anyday.
@Work. Bit of a headache coming on. Hoping I can grab lunch soon. Everyone else went so I have to wait. :)
Also mostly sames with Nelle too. Have a headache nudging. Except I prefer the pieces over the regular reeses cups.
But will grab the purple skittles first any day.
Lunch and some non-decaf tea seemed to have mostly cancelled that bit of a headache I had starting. I had the cold cut combo from Subway. I've started craving that sandwich combo occasionally. I got the footlong so I could have the other half tomorrow for lunch.
Jeremy picked up the chicken pot pie from Sams for dinner tonight. I'm still at work for now, but I assume I'll have a bit of that when I get home.
Lots to do.. not lots of time for it all, haha.
Quote from: Roscoe on December 05, 2023, 02:50:28 PMALL Skittle > Reeces.
Reeces is like the bottom of the barrel, re: candy, while Skittles and M&Ms are surely God's chosen candies. :hypocrite:
No argument here. I don't like reese's pieces at all. It was just a theoretical question.
I don't even like it enough to spell it correctly, and now I got all y'all spelling it the same way. Oops.
Man...I like Reeses in all shapes and flavors. And whoever is behind the marketing on Reeses is a genius. It's in everything!
One of my surprise favorites is the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups with Potato Chips. Tastes like a butterfinger.
Quote from: mini on December 06, 2023, 02:14:14 PMMan...I like Reeses in all shapes and flavors. And whoever is behind the marketing on Reeses is a genius. It's in everything!
One of my surprise favorites is the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups with Potato Chips. Tastes like a butterfinger.
Reeses peanut butter cups are different. Those are not bad.
Reese's pieces are very bland. They don't even have the chocolate that the peanut butter cups rely on. They should trade out the candy shell for a chocolate coating.
Also... You're a reecist! :P
I'm just not a huge fan of peanut butter in general. I think that's why I'm meh about Reese's.
My favorite candy bar is a Zero!
And Lynx I never can remember if reeses has an s or a c LOL so i just went with how you spelled it initially.
@Work.
So very sleepy. snacks are keeping me awake, but just barely.
Finally. Lunch. Ribs from Church Street. A tad disappointed, he overcooked them a bit for my tastes which is rare..he's usually dead on.
And again I find myself at odds with my desires. I do desire to be at home. I am, instead, earning my bread...
Hope everyone is having a good day.
Is it gluten-free?
It had better be gluten-free, peanut free, tree nut free and every other kind of allergy free, or somebody gonna get triggered.
:hi:
Urgh. Coffee....Must.Have. Coffee.....
Morning is NOT my friend. :pound:
Good Sunday morning to everyone!
So far it does seem to be, yes.
Earlier this week I did a pigs in a blanket test. I got beef Vienna sausages, Pillsbury crescent rolls and store brand crescent rolls. I tried half of each crescent roll brand with butter, garlic and basil, and the other half dry.
Turns out name brand does matter a lot with crescent rolls, and the butter made them soggy. So now I will know what I am doing when I make them for Christmas parties.
I refrigerated the leftovers from the tests and inadvertently found out they taste much better chilled. So this morning I made up a batch and they are cooling for the church Christmas party tonight.
Busy weekend. Got the A's alternator, fan belt and new hoses installed...it should be good to go. Installed my early Christmas present, a new to me ham radio in the Ford F150. Church Christmas party. Preached tonight. Gonna head to Memphis tomorrow for my monthly meet-up with fellow ministers...and this time I'll enjoy my ham radio on the way.
Quote from: Lynx on December 10, 2023, 03:54:32 PMSo far it does seem to be, yes.
Earlier this week I did a pigs in a blanket test. I got beef Vienna sausages, Pillsbury crescent rolls and store brand crescent rolls. I tried half of each crescent roll brand with butter, garlic and basil, and the other half dry.
Turns out name brand does matter a lot with crescent rolls, and the butter made them soggy. So now I will know what I am doing when I make them for Christmas parties.
I refrigerated the leftovers from the tests and inadvertently found out they taste much better chilled. So this morning I made up a batch and they are cooling for the church Christmas party tonight.
Oh no! Vienna sausage will ruin them.
Use little smokies.
I concur with Sandra. Don't use vienna sausages. Gross :pound:
Lil smokies are ten times better.
Praying so hard I hear from Aetna this week. Have to drive back to DFW for last work meeting/holiday party. Not at all looking forward to seeing my boss. It's just gonna be weird. Oh hi, you chose to not pick me so now after 22 years I'm being termed. Let's exchange pleasantries. Sorry no I dont wanna. :noo:
Lil Smokies, aka coctail weenies, are bleh.
On the other hand, I don't know what brand of Vienna sausages you were thinking about. Almost all of them are disgusting. There's only two or three brands that are actually good.
I'm usually adventuresome with food. And I grew up with Vienna sauages...they have their place. In the glovebox of an old pickup with a tube of saltines for a snack while on back road excursions, for instance. But never in pigs in a blanket in my opinion. Lol. I love Lil' Smokies. I'll sit down with a bowl of them in bbq sauce and make myself happy.
Back at work, hurting this morning.
GETTING MY AETNA OFFERRRRR. The recruiter just emailed me she got the info to go ahead!!!
AHHH THANK YOU LORDDDD!!!!!
And my offer letter start date will be 12/24 (sunday start of new pay period) so I won't be termed or have disruption to my pay or benefits!!! OR LOSE MY TENURE!!! AHHHHHHHHH
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks everyone for all of the prayers!!!
Tomorrow starts Event 4 at Walmart. Mostly Electronics and toys this time. Event 1 and Event 2 was the November Black Fridays. No clue what the missing Event 3 was supposed to be since we never got info about an Event 3.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on December 12, 2023, 05:21:59 PMGETTING MY AETNA OFFERRRRR. The recruiter just emailed me she got the info to go ahead!!!
AHHH THANK YOU LORDDDD!!!!!
And my offer letter start date will be 12/24 (sunday start of new pay period) so I won't be termed or have disruption to my pay or benefits!!! OR LOSE MY TENURE!!! AHHHHHHHHH
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks everyone for all of the prayers!!!
See God go. :lol: Goodbye old boss, hello new beginnings!
Quote from: Roscoe on December 12, 2023, 06:49:13 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on December 12, 2023, 05:21:59 PMGETTING MY AETNA OFFERRRRR. The recruiter just emailed me she got the info to go ahead!!!
AHHH THANK YOU LORDDDD!!!!!
And my offer letter start date will be 12/24 (sunday start of new pay period) so I won't be termed or have disruption to my pay or benefits!!! OR LOSE MY TENURE!!! AHHHHHHHHH
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks everyone for all of the prayers!!!
See God go. :lol: Goodbye old boss, hello new beginnings!
So sooooo thankful!!!
Quote from: MsJennJenn on December 12, 2023, 05:21:59 PMGETTING MY AETNA OFFERRRRR. The recruiter just emailed me she got the info to go ahead!!!
AHHH THANK YOU LORDDDD!!!!!
And my offer letter start date will be 12/24 (sunday start of new pay period) so I won't be termed or have disruption to my pay or benefits!!! OR LOSE MY TENURE!!! AHHHHHHHHH
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks everyone for all of the prayers!!!
I am excited for you! Congratulations JennJenn!
Quote from: MsJennJenn on December 12, 2023, 05:21:59 PMGETTING MY AETNA OFFERRRRR. The recruiter just emailed me she got the info to go ahead!!!
AHHH THANK YOU LORDDDD!!!!!
And my offer letter start date will be 12/24 (sunday start of new pay period) so I won't be termed or have disruption to my pay or benefits!!! OR LOSE MY TENURE!!! AHHHHHHHHH
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks everyone for all of the prayers!!!
:hyper: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Backseat Radio on December 12, 2023, 06:23:42 PMTomorrow starts Event 4 at Walmart. Mostly Electronics and toys this time. Event 1 and Event 2 was the November Black Fridays. No clue what the missing Event 3 was supposed to be since we never got info about an Event 3.
Another yay! I'm needing some toy presents for some of our cousins' kiddos. I'm so not prepared. I did NOT do a good job of keeping up this year! LOL.
Awesome, Jenn! :clap:
Quote from: Backseat Radio on December 12, 2023, 06:23:42 PMTomorrow starts Event 4 at Walmart. Mostly Electronics and toys this time. Event 1 and Event 2 was the November Black Fridays. No clue what the missing Event 3 was supposed to be since we never got info about an Event 3.
Comedian quote:
I realized just this year, when Black Friday came and went, that I finally have a thing that I can look at a kid and say, "You kids have it so easy. Back in my day, on Black Friday, you would get WRECKED! We used to fight like savages in the aisles, over a toaster. All you kids gotta do is go click, click, click, and the deals come to you."
Black Friday used to be the closest we as a society came to The Purge.
- Josh Johnson
Thanks you guys!! I am feeling so blessed. I've been so stressed for 6 months about my job!
This one is fully remote too. And it is getting me out of a toxic work environment that's really brought a lot of mental and even physical issues this year!!
Saw a meme yesterday that said "Your Christmas gift will be a new job. Keep going!" and I rejoiced!! :sing:
Today- is so slow.........
I've no one scheduled...and I don't want to do anything.
Urgh.
:ugly:
We had family come in from Kansas this week. So, I've been busy "hosting".
Got my official job offer yesterday morning. Got an 82 cent raise! woohoo! LOL
Drove to and from Dallas for work for the last time. Got to expense a hotel, dinner, mileage, and drive-time! Woohoo.
Mom and Dad come from Indiana tomorrow. SO EXCITED!!!
Run, run, run. My day so far....
And now, I'm ready to go home, thank God it is Friday!
Man. Everyone deserted us.
So- Fridy finally ended. Saturday was a Lou day, a bit of flea market and eating out. Sunday was church, and Bro Clayton preached a great message which gave me a nice break. Today- mounted tires on Chey's C5, finished installation of a special ham radio antenna on the F150, along with wrapping up the two weeklong hf radio install.
Not planning on doing much work tomorrow, I promise that.
Nothing interesting happening here.
Nor here.
Nor here.
I have to take my inlaws to the airport tonight, then I have nothing planned for the rest of the week, except Thursday night. That night, my wife's Christmas gift will be delivered, and I have to set it in place and wrap it...
:ugly:
Well. Back at work. Today would've been Dad's 79th birthday...Hard to believe he's been gone 14 years. I've moderately scheduled myself today, but after today I've only got two people scheduled all week. Got some welcome news- a close friend who has been living in Kentucky/Tennessee the past several years are moving back. They will be coming to church, which is a boost in the arm. Oh, and they have a young man, a son, Chey's age who has already lit off "talks". Seems he's tall and scrawny just like she likes 'em, "handsome"; "is so polite" *swoon* and "DAD, HIS GRANDPA GAVE HIM A '91 CORVETTE"!
It's like God checked every box on her personal want list...LOL
He didn't seem too awful dismayed about spending time with her either. :eyebrow:
In fact they are making plans to bring his 'vette over for a bit of work, and hanging out in her corvette.
If I didn't genuinely like the kid, and the fact that I know how he was raised and greatly approve- I'd be concerned. He's got his head on straight and a career plan in place, and he WORKS. Total opposite of the last little, er, feller, she was enamored with.. :laughhard:
Work. At least I have a half-day on Friday!
We had our Christmas "party" last night at Red Lobster. I ate too much but it was tasty. Biscuits, brussels sprouts, steak, fries, potatoes, strawberry lemonade!
Quote from: Roscoe on December 19, 2023, 02:21:36 PMWell. Back at work. Today would've been Dad's 79th birthday...Hard to believe he's been gone 14 years. I've moderately scheduled myself today, but after today I've only got two people scheduled all week. Got some welcome news- a close friend who has been living in Kentucky/Tennessee the past several years are moving back. They will be coming to church, which is a boost in the arm. Oh, and they have a young man, a son, Chey's age who has already lit off "talks". Seems he's tall and scrawny just like she likes 'em, "handsome"; "is so polite" *swoon* and "DAD, HIS GRANDPA GAVE HIM A '91 CORVETTE"!
It's like God checked every box on her personal want list...LOL
He didn't seem too awful dismayed about spending time with her either. :eyebrow:
In fact they are making plans to bring his 'vette over for a bit of work, and hanging out in her corvette.
If I didn't genuinely like the kid, and the fact that I know how he was raised and greatly approve- I'd be concerned. He's got his head on straight and a career plan in place, and he WORKS. Total opposite of the last little, er, feller, she was enamored with.. :laughhard:
I'm behind on the gossip. I didn't know the "dad, he's not my boyfriend!" guy was out of the picture.
Quote from: Lynx on December 19, 2023, 06:05:02 PMQuote from: Roscoe on December 19, 2023, 02:21:36 PMWell. Back at work. Today would've been Dad's 79th birthday...Hard to believe he's been gone 14 years. I've moderately scheduled myself today, but after today I've only got two people scheduled all week. Got some welcome news- a close friend who has been living in Kentucky/Tennessee the past several years are moving back. They will be coming to church, which is a boost in the arm. Oh, and they have a young man, a son, Chey's age who has already lit off "talks". Seems he's tall and scrawny just like she likes 'em, "handsome"; "is so polite" *swoon* and "DAD, HIS GRANDPA GAVE HIM A '91 CORVETTE"!
It's like God checked every box on her personal want list...LOL
He didn't seem too awful dismayed about spending time with her either. :eyebrow:
In fact they are making plans to bring his 'vette over for a bit of work, and hanging out in her corvette.
If I didn't genuinely like the kid, and the fact that I know how he was raised and greatly approve- I'd be concerned. He's got his head on straight and a career plan in place, and he WORKS. Total opposite of the last little, er, feller, she was enamored with.. :laughhard:
I'm behind on the gossip. I didn't know the "dad, he's not my boyfriend!" guy was out of the picture.
Oh yeah, Several months ago. She can't stand his name now....apparently he had another little girl he was seeing when he wasn't around her. If she saw him now, I think she'd punch him. She does not have a calm, sweet temperament when provoked or believing she has been done wrong.
Good for her. Knock that goofy boy out if he's a cheater. ;)
Ouch...
In local news I was at the store buying some basics - bananas, eggs, etc. - and noticed some deli sliced ham and chicken on sale 99 cents for 9 ounces. Right next door on the shelf Hillshire Farm was 5.99 for 9 ounces. I bought one of each and took them home to try out. Then I went back to the store and bought all they had.
This will come in handy because Grandma has got to the point she won't eat anything unless it's in small bites that she can pick up with her hand (can't handle utensiles so well) so ham sandwiches cut into little squares is in season right now. So this good sale comes at a great time.
Good morning. Myself and a certain tall, goofy Galoot from Oklahoma are having quite the discussion.
I put it to you: Little Debbie's White Christmas tree cakes.
Is they is, or is they ain't, NASTY?
Ole stale grease covered things.... :laughhard:
Now the CHOCOLATE version that I got to taste before my stores ran them out of town- everything the white cakes WANT to be. :lol:
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes are the best you tasteless buffoon.
Quote from: mini on December 20, 2023, 02:43:19 PMLittle Debbie CHOCOLATE Christmas Tree Cakes are the best you tasteless buffoon. The originals are trash.
There. Fixed it for ya. :hypocrite:
I'm not impressed with Little Debbie products. About the only thing they made that I liked were those apple flips and they stopped making those.
Little Debbie cakes are just gross. I can't even stand their zebra cakes.
Buncha heathens...lol
:waving:
All the Little Debbie products are nothing but sugar and vegetable shortening. That's all I can figure. Even the chocolate isn't really chocolate.
Some of us like sugar and vegetable shortening.
Roscoe apparently is offended by anything that has short in it.
If I'm going to have sugar and shortening I'd prefer it in the form of home made snickerdoodles
Yeah yeah yeah yeah! That's the best use I know of for those.
Got any on hand that you could send me?
@Work. Just today and tomorrow is a half day!
Me at work too. :sadbounce: I'm at my lunch time, didn't bring a lunch, and a coworker has taken my car. :pound:
Ready to no people for a while. Last night was bible study. Felt like a failure. LOL. Saturday night we will have a service, then the three days following, I am doing nothing..
Friday.... Went and bought Lou's Christmas present, which I shamelessly admit I will benefit from. Earlier this year, we replaced our old faithful 16-year-old memory foam mattress. It was simply remembering too much. :lol: Being budget conscious- okay,I admit it, I was cheap- we bought what seemed to be a good value and paid around $700 for it.
I've gotten better sleep on the old wood pews in church. :laughhard: And since we bought it at a reduced price- no returns.
Today I broke down and we bought an Ashley hybrid memory foam mattress that Lou picked out. It hurt the pocketbook. But if it means a good night's sleep it's worth it. I was just about to head for Sleep number and spend a mint...
A good mattress makes all the difference when you get a few years on you. ;)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 22, 2023, 11:18:46 PMA good mattress makes all the difference when you get a few years on you. ;)
Also makes a big difference when you got lot of extra weight on you and some manmade body parts.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on December 23, 2023, 12:02:49 AMAlso makes a big difference when you got lot of extra weight on you and some manmade body parts.
We call those aftermarket mods. :thumbsup2:
New mattress wins the approval of my aftermarket mods. :)
Got in from church a few ago. Was supposed to be Christmas service, and God showed up and showed out. Tomorrow I have nothing I have to do. I may not get out of my lounge around the house flannel pjs. LOL
Merry Christmas to all!!
Merry Christmas
:waving:
Christmas 2023:
We came.
We saw.
We ate.
We talked.
We talked.
We talked.
We talked.
We talked...
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. The conversation is my favorite part of our family dinner.
Man, I didn't feel great and lounged around the house instead of going to family's. Today I felt a bit better and went to Conway, worked on Sam and drove the A about 10 miles round trip.. Totally not wanting to work tomorrow.
We've had some family pop in and out at random times. Good to see them.
:hi:
Morning. Surviving on the mercies of the Lord and His gift of caffeine in the form of a Dr Pepper.
I've seen no one outside of my house, and the Mcdonald's window yet, and I'm already primed to choke someone. Is that bad? :laughhard:
Quote from: mini on December 20, 2023, 04:53:27 PMBuncha heathens...lol
Mega heathens. I LOVEEEE little debbie cakes. lol zebra cakes, fancy cakes, oatmeal creme pies, starcrunch, the little devil rolls, swiss cake rolls, YUM!!! Love them all!!
Sorry I haven't been on. Was on PTO while Mom and Dad were here. WAS SO FUN. Miss my parents living close to me real bad. :'(
Then we went Christmas eve to Adams Dad's. He lives 15 mins from us now. First time hubbs and his 2 sisters have been with their Dad all at once for Christmas in probably 10 years. Wild. I can't even imagine.
Now I'm back to work yesterday - but in transition between the two jobs so not doing much haha. Not that I'm complaining. :hypocrite:
I'm so glad your new job came through for you. :)
We had Christmas at our house. The family all came over. Grilled steaks, and had a great time. Probably one of the best Christmases I have had in many years.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 27, 2023, 05:08:26 PMI'm so glad your new job came through for you. :)
MEEEE too!!! Holy moly I'm so glad.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on December 27, 2023, 04:33:47 PMQuote from: mini on December 20, 2023, 04:53:27 PMBuncha heathens...lol
Mega heathens. I LOVEEEE little debbie cakes. lol zebra cakes, fancy cakes, oatmeal creme pies, starcrunch, the little devil rolls, swiss cake rolls, YUM!!! Love them all!!
I'll happily remain a heathen if that means I don't have to eat zebra cakes. Unfortunately my Grandma and Aunt got me a box of Zebra Cakes for Christmas.
Tia that's funny lol but sad for you. Send em to me and mini we'll eat em LOL
Even my dog won't eat those things. I think he knows something humans don't know.
:hi:
Another set of kids/grandkids have stopped by. :)
Trying to get through the rest of these four days of work so I can go back to my parents' house Friday evening.
Cold, nasty and unpleasant.
In all honesty, I describe the weather AND myself with that description. :lol:
But mine is due to the weather and trying to not eat everything in sight. :laughhard:
I feel that Bobby lol. The munchies are coming at me hard.
Enjoying my last week of chilling before I officially start the new job!! :clap:
Hi, I'm Grumpy.
Last day of work before 3 days off.. trying to turn that attitude around.
Also - It's snowing here. Not sticking, but it's snowing.
Hi Grumpy. Me too.
And they say there are snow flurries here too, but since it's above freezing, no sticking. I HATE snow.
Dragging as usual...and pricing plane fare for a brief business trip I might be taking....
Thankfully, there's no snow here but still colder than I like. It's up to about 36* now.
Its 37° in my part of Indiana which is light jacket weather to us.
3 of my 4 photo lab printers were throwing fits when I got in to work this morning. One needed a new roll of paper and a nozzle clean. One needed the new replacement printer installed. And one needed the fusing unit replaced.
Just walked out of the funeral of a friend of over 20 years. Lots of good memories...lots of laughter. Probably 500 people there. Sadly- not one mention of God. Not one mention of anything to do with the hereafter. My heart hurts, knowing my friend didn't feel God was that important. I treasure the memories of someone who was truly a good man...tempered by the knowledge that there is more than just being good, and wondering did my life as a Christian ever speak to him?
:hi:
:waving:
Saturday night. Wife and kids gone. So quiet. I'm so tired. Me and the recliner...I'll probably be asleep within the hour..
Saturday nights ain't what they used to be. ;)
Another Saturday night
And I ain't got nobody
I got some money
Cause I just got paid
But how I wish
I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way
This year is particularly convenient for me because both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on a Sunday. My days off are Sunday and Wednesday. :teeth:
I will not deal with the madhouse that my job will be today, but I will be there tomorrow for the single most peaceful day of the entire year - everybody gonna be in bed with hangovers.
Quote from: Lynx on December 31, 2023, 12:12:54 PMAnother Saturday night
And I ain't got nobody
I got some money
Cause I just got paid
But how I wish
I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way
I just mentioned this song to hubby yesterday. Lol
Never did hear that song. Lived it though for a few years... :biglaugh:
So, at church all day today. Now, here it is 8:15 pm, and I'm in the recliner. Odds are good I'll be snoozing when 2024 rolls in...
Quote from: Roscoe on January 01, 2024, 02:17:53 AMNever did hear that song. Lived it though for a few years... :biglaugh:
So, at church all day today. Now, here it is 8:15 pm, and I'm in the recliner. Odds are good I'll be snoozing when 2024 rolls in...
Since I live in town, be rudely awakened by midnight fireworks if I go to bed before midnight.
I'm the first to post this year... :biglaugh:
I do NOT wish to go to work tomorrow. :pound:
Isn't that always the case? ;)
Well...yes. Kinda. Last night though, it was stronger. LOL
Down five lbs. Started day after Christmas... I may be a grump but I will lose some of this weight again.
Back to the grind of work...
Eating mom's peanut butter treats tho. So I'm finding all those pounds you're losing around here, haha.
I have GOT to start the deep cleanse of our home this week(end).
Came home last night from Arkansas. Thankful the smell of skunk is gone from my husband, the dog, and our home, hahaha. They got sprayed on Friday evening after I left for AR. I was SO glad I kept with the plan to leave Friday. I almost had decided to wait until Sat morning. Whew.. lol.
Morning, all.
Plugging along towards the weekend.... fretting about tax season. The first year of being Senior pastor is concluded as of yesterday. It was one year ago yesterday that I got the worse news of my life, when Bro Wilson slipped away. Made it through the day without breaking down, kinda. I had a couple of moments. Lord, I miss that man, his laugh and his wisdom. In retrospect, the church pulled together and has thrived, even registering a small amount of growth, although definitely not as much as I'd like.
And now I have to navigate the tax code- as a bi-vocational pastor, there are many snares awaiting. Thankfully, I have a friend that is an accountant.
I bet I can do what the music may be unable to tonight- get them to shout amen. We've spent the last several weeks going through one of Bro. Raymond Woodward's bible studies, slightly modified as I see fit, called "I will build my church". Really good stuff... Tonight we will conclude it- It's been a couple month series. I've really enjoyed it, and it's given a lot to think about. It's also turned to preaching a couple of times instead of me staying in teaching mode. :lol:
But first- I gotta get through the day at the job that earns my bread. Bread that I can't eat, 'cause it is so carb-laden. :pound:
But maybe some Church Street ribs and a small salad today.......
Ya'll have a fantastic day!
I'm trying to figure out what to eat for lunch. Sometimes it's hard to find anything that sounds good and isn't horrible for you.
I think I have developed a two-pack-a-day habit...
I found tins of smoked mussels at the salvage grocery for 49 cents. I bought 40... Then three days later they reloaded so I bought 30 more.
Two tins of smoked mussels is a lot of cottonseed oil in one day, even if you let it drain a bit. But it's delicious!
@work. little grouchy. I almost fell back asleep 10 times at least while trying to wake up this morning.
I miss the holiday season spirit some, but routine is going to be nice again.
Me, I'm glad that mess is over. Now if I could get this cold weather gone too, it'd be great! They are talking nasty white stuff in the forecast for the northern area of the state, and we might see some of it. Not a fan. Bring me my summer!
Cold. Snowed. Then melted, rained and sleeted. Totally not a fan..
I'm at work.
It's cloudy, cold... and no snow or ice yet like these ungrateful Southerners are getting.. LOL
Tomorrow is FINALLY my day off without plans. I really am hoping to be a little productive with laundry, dishes, general cleaning.. BUT not being presentable and not goin anywhere! Plus I think I'll take a nap. LOL.
I'm ready for Spring.
Indiana is finally getting snow that is sticking around. :clap:
Pease keep the snow up there. :hypocrite:
Yeah. What she said.
All of our beautiful snow melted before I got off work. :sadbounce:
They are forecasting extremely cold temperatures this next week, with possible winter weather a couple of days, including this coming weekend. It may cancel my planned week off...I can't drive long distances in winter weather, risking getting stuck somewhere, and won't waste my vacation time.
Not looking forward to extreme cold.
My area is expecting low temperatures in the teens and single digits the end of next week.
They are saying single digits here too....
Went to church. Spent all day there. I'm freezing to death. Thermostat shows 75.... feels more like 35 to me. Maybe I'm getting sick?
If the thermostat says 75 and it feels cold, and assuming you are not getting sick, you need more moisture in the air.
Mom keeps a humidifier going and the thermostat at 60 and it feels nice and warm. Her windows are always wet though...
Hi . Still cold here. Got propane, took care of church business, ran Ethan to work, grocery shopped- the smell of weed and body odor is an atrocious combination- and now I have chili in the crockpot. I'm chillin;
Quote from: Roscoe on January 08, 2024, 09:12:41 PMHi . Still cold here. Got propane, took care of church business, ran Ethan to work, grocery shopped- the smell of weed and body odor is an atrocious combination- and now I have chili in the crockpot. I'm chillin;
Cigarette smoke ranks up there on the list of atrocious smells in my book. Had a customer today that stunk horribly of smoke.
I've had two folks that I know pass away in the last couple weeks.
Well, that's not good.
Morning all. I felt 2023 manhandled me until I talked to one of my offenders. HE is one of my good ones, comes in once a year, has been completely rehabilitated...
Since I saw him last year, he 1) lost an adult son to a drug overdose. Had to go through untold amount of red tape to get his body transported 2) had a motorcycle wreck that nearly killed him. 3) after recuperating from the wreck, a few months later began having headaches. Gave up and went to the doctor only to get immediately put in the hospital for brain surgery due to a brain bleed.
Lord. I thought he had his own little thundercloud over him when he came in, and I tried to avoid getting any on me. :laughhard:
In spite of it all, he was in a good mood and upbeat...
And in other news- I'm grumpy as usual. Hungry, but determined to abide by the diet. And unfortunately, I'm seeing a 90% chance of my trip being cancelled due to weather. They are holding strong on the conviction that we will see single digits and winter weather this weekend...
Morning all. A brisk 25 degrees here this morning. Only 50 degrees off from my preferred temperature. :pound:
33 degrees here in Indiana. We go into the deep freeze this weekend and next week with temperatures below zero.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on January 10, 2024, 02:29:02 PM33 degrees here in Indiana. We go into the deep freeze this weekend and next week with temperatures below zero.
:'(
Hi all - haven't been around work computer much, and then I forgot to transfer the Godplace link to the new computer lol....
Starting to doing lots of shadowing on new job this week. The shadowing is def. going to set me up for success I think when the official training class comes. I'm excited.
Weather app keeps saying snow/sleet here but it's Texas so who knows. :roll:
The church media team leader is sick today so I got asked to run ProPresenter for the service tonight since he's stuck at home.
Our Walmart is very keto friendly. As in, they have no bread to sell. :laughhard: What is it about the south? People hear snow and rush to buy milk, bread and eggs. And I've never heard one person look at snow and say, "man that makes me want french toast!" :lol:
Taught bible study tonight. At home...dreading tomorrow.. :pound:
Makes me curious if snow storm forecasts clean out the bread in the freezer department too. I'll have to check next time major snow is forecasted for here.
If the power goes out, the milk will stay cold since it's already so cold. Bread can be made into sandwiches even if there is no power. Eggs... lots of foods to make if the power stays on but the kids stay home, hahaha. Those three ingredients make the world go 'round with several mouths to feed.
French toast sounds tasty right now.. with hashbrowns or just fried potatoes. yum.
I'm at work though so no days off for me. I don't really expect we'll get much in the way of wintry accumulation, but MAN it's going to be cold. I need to hunt up my hats and earmuffs and gloves and boots and winter socks for sure before the weekend hits.
Today though I have an appointment at 3:30 to get my sleep study equipment so that I can do my sleep study at home tonight. I'm probably going to be wrong, but I really hope I don't have apnea, hahaha.
Supposed to be 70 here today. And then drop to like 9 degrees by Sunday night. :roll:
Bipolar Texas weather. If it's gonna be 9 degrees I need snow please.
I'll believe snow when I see it.
They have accurately predicted eight out of the last two snowfalls I have seen. They just keep hollering snow every time it looks like even close to the right conditions, and eventually they are right.
Did my sleep study last night. Thank goodness for in-home options, because that "bedroom" they have setup at the clinic is scary, haha. I wouldn't be able to sleep for sure. It was unfortunate that it was hard for me to fall asleep even at home with wires and hoses attached to me, plus it stormed which upset the pup. For once, I was excited to see 6am on Friday, hahahaha.
I had to go drop off the monitor in the monsoon. My umbrella broke somehow this week and didn't realize until this AM. Then I went to the clinic and had my labs done. She got them first stick today - yay! I'll be headed to see my doc on Wednesday mornin to go over my labs and my blood pressure readings.
Grabbed some sustenance from Sonic, then hightailed it to work since the pup was waiting on me there. Jeremy didn't want her out in the downpour with it being chilly as well. We are trying to prepare best we can for the deep freeze coming.
I honestly don't know how they think anyone can sleep in their clinic for those studies. I wouldn't be able to do it either.
It was in fact 71 yesterday, and now it's a lovely 37. :noo:
37 sounds like a heat wave. 27 and very windy here. Cuts like a knife. I'm starving. Ate 4 sticks of cheese (total 320 calories) and one 140 calorie snack cake.
Fighting the urge to throw in the towel and go buy a double stack at Wendy's.
Prayer meeting tonight. Trip cancelled. Probably a weekend of doing nothing.
:shudder: It's too cold.
Hang onto your fuzzy blanket. It's about to get worse.
Texans are supposed to be dramatic when it's cold, I'm just upholding my part of the bargain.
One thing about sub-freezing weather: There sure is a lot less barking out there. :cool:
Hi. Twelve flippin' degrees when I left going to church. According to my truck, 14 degrees now..
Taught Sunday school. Did every precaution I know to keep the water from freezing at church. Backslid and ate a double cheeseburger from Wendys- the first in three weeks. It looked so good...and I savored every bite. Now I regret it, cause I feel over stuffed. :pound:
The forecasters are now saying, "Eh, maybe not much snow after all". I'd rather have a FOOT of the stuff and 27 degrees than none and single digits. :pound:
And in other sharing- I could not resist. I had to see if the 94-year-old car would start in 14-degree weather. It turned over three times and started. Without using the choke. I've had newer cars that were more difficult to start. :laughhard:
I bet I would start too if you promised to not choke me...
Church got canceled for today because of temps and windchill being below zero. Temps got down to -4 degrees. About 9:30AM my coworker started blowing up my phone for help with the main photo lab printer not starting up. Bundled up and went to the store to help her get it working again. Then spent the afternoon at my Dad's house.
We delayed our service yesterday to 11am worship only instead of starting at 9:45 with Sunday School and then Worship at 10:45. It was nice. Went to Red Lobster for lunch and then to Rural King to get Jeremy some more thermal socks before he delivers mail in this insane cold air this week. I didn't realize the pair I bought him on Friday evening were that great, so I only had bought him the one set, haha.
I'm at work today, but he and Athena (and of course the cat) are all at home enjoying the holiday inside the warm home. I'm semi-warm but I have a heater at my desk, so I'll be toasty in no time. Actually got to work early today and the IT people have already brought my computer back. I only had to be inconvenienced for about 2.5 hours. NICE!
I think we're having a soup or something for dinner. Jeremy mentioned a crockpot.
Its a balmy 9 degrees in Indiana today. The cold killed the battery in my brother's car. Dad helped him get a new battery in.
It's been 20 pretty much all day here. The bantam chicken water froze solid.
I have a birdbath heater in the other waterers that seems to be working.
I'm not sure the temp broke 20 here today. 12 right now. Laid around today. Get to work from home tomorrow, aka do nothing. I'll probably drive Lou to work tomorrow morning and check on the church. Roads pretty bad around here.
At work again.. this time with Athena beside me. I don't have as productive of a day with her thanks to all of her potty breaks, hahaha. She has the window in front of her today so hopefully a squirrel will entertain her.
We have an auditor coming today at 11:30 with our workers compensation insurance. They typically physically in-person audit every two years, but due to COVID, they missed a year, so it's actually been 3 years since they were here last.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on January 15, 2024, 10:55:18 PMIt's been 20 pretty much all day here. The bantam chicken water froze solid.
I have a birdbath heater in the other waterers that seems to be working.
Bird bath heater is a thing?
This might be what I'm going to use for my dog's water bucket from now on. Thanks.
Athena's been pressing her luck with me all day. She hates going potty outside on a leash, but she's not trustworthy enough in my book to be let off one with me. Jeremy's the only one brave enough for that chaos.
In other news, my friend's mom was taken by ambulance today with a suspected heart attack. They had to shock her twice to bring her back. They're thinking it's not a heart attack now, but are awaiting test results. She had been sedated and intubated, but they've had to resuscitate her again if I'm understanding correctly. My mom is friends with the mom as well, and their other friend is tryin to update the best they can, so I'm hearing things 3rd hand. Since Paige is in the middle of all of this happening to her momma, I didn't want to bother her myself.
Good morning everyone.
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On an unrelated note...I'm sure many of you remember Newsman. I was near his resting place a few weeks ago and went by to visit.
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I sure miss that joker.
He (would've) loved that visit I know. I think of him often!
@Work. Doc visit went fine. Sugar was high, but I told her.. I've been having a snack binge lately. It's almost over. lol. Grabbed some breakfast and some fruit for snacking.
Was pulling into McDonalds to get food before church and felt my phone buzz. Checked the messages to find this...
ACW Family,
Due to recent severe weather, our church has sustained damage, including frozen pipes that have affected our furnace system, impacting walls and ceilings. We were hoping to be able to continue with service, but unfortunately, we must suspend tonight's service.
We anticipate, Lord willing, to resume services this weekend!
In the meantime, we invite you to revisit past services on our Facebook or YouTube channels, especially the latest from our Firm Foundations series, "Sin & Conviction," or our ongoing 2024 Grow/Vision series.
Your prayers and understanding are deeply appreciated. We love our ACW family!
So, I had another day off. Cancelled church since we had several back roads that were still yucky. Kinda feel guilty about cancelling but I didn't want the most faithful, my older folks, trying to get here and breaking a hip. Some of them will come no matter what if that door is open. I love their faithfulness, but I worry myself to death over them.
Got word tomorrow is back to work, albeit two hours late. I've been reasonably good diet wise- may splurge and drink a ton of calories in the form of a coffee or frappe tomorrow...
Ugrah. At work. The coffee was 1) expensive and 2) ineffective. :pound: How can I laze around all week and get tons of rest, and still drag on the first day back?!?!
May slip out and drive a couple of drive by home visits- basically make sure the house is still there for a couple of my better offenders.
I've never come back recharged and ready to work my hind end off at work after days off work... I don't know if that's only for people who are just crazy passionate about their jobs or what, haha. It gives me a taste of what it's like to NOT have to go to work... and it usually feels nice, hahaha. But I have bills and whatnot, so I still go back..
@Work. It's finally getting warm enough out that Athena could go with her dad today to work. WOO.
Up to 58 here today. Thankful it's out of the teens.
it was, once gain, cold here this morning. 14 degrees. So tired of it. I need my heat!
Back down to 32 atm. About ready for Spring.
Soooo ready for spring too. I was on PTO last week. It was nice. Getting up today wasn't as nice. lol
Cold and raining here today.
One more day of work then I'm off for a long weekend Wednesday through Sunday. Using some of my PTO time while I can still get it as paid days off. After February 1 any accumulated PTO time over 80 hours I'd get paid for but not get to take as time off.
It's been raining all day here. Thankfully not quite as cold.
Been rainy and cold all day. Supposed to warm up this week though. Next weekend, a planned dash to Pickard's anniversary service in Boswell, Ok will be a quick getaway for Lou and I.But lord, I gotta get through the week.
I'm still here. Still nothing worth reporting, unless you want to hear about my latest exciting find at the salvage grocery. (It's delicious though.)
Zero sleep last night. I've now been awake 24 hours and it is catching up with me. I will sleep like the dead tonight...
This gloom and doom got to go. I need some sunshine. :noo:
Still raining. We may need an ark soon.
IKR! Or at least a rowboat.
My back yard is literally under two inches of water. The ditch that provides drainage away from our field line (over a foot deep) is full, over flowing and can't get rid of the water fast enough.
It is a mess. Fortunately, although over cast, it is not raining today. I went to bed around 8 last night. Slept very soundly and did not wish to get up today...
Have a ton of things to do, not the least of which includes putting the power point for tonight's bible study together. I should've done that last night, but sleep did not allow.
Well I almost thought the sun was gonna come out, but it's still trying. No more rain here today not that I've seen.
I didn't sleep well last night cus Adam had to go to Ardmore OK for work yesterday and today. He comes home tonight thank goodness!!! I don't sleep well when he's not here. Which is quite humorous cus I often don't sleep when he is here cus of the snoring LOL :updown:
I, too, am thankful it's not raining today.
It misted here today, but wound up sunny.
In sharing- I've learned not to put video in my powerpoints. Taught lesson on Oneness last night and numerous in the church were new to the faith and to the concept. I apparently presented it well and they responded. There was one section thought I had a 4 minute video by Bro Johnny James that really spoke to me so I put it in the slide presentation, tested it before church- all good. Got to that point and it wouldn't play. Instead of going on, I figured it would be just a quick button push. Nope. Gave up, but the whole incident rattled me and DESTROYED the flow. I left feeling defeated.
Fortunately, one of the new folks texted me saying "Pastor that was an amazing message. It really cleared up some questions I had".
Thankful. And determined to NOT make that mistake again.
Ready for tomorrow to be over. Looking forward to slipping away with my sweetie, even if it is to a church service. Any time with her is good time. :)
Welllpp I spoke too soon. Woke up to it pouring rain today. And still going at 2pm. Sigh. :noo:
Just cloudy all day here.
Hi. Been busy...youd never have guessed I am sure.
Went to Texas friday night. Stayed the night, went to a ham radio store and was greatly tempted, then went to oklahoma and enjoyed the company of a brother i had not seen in several yeara. Good time. Drove back got in the wee hours of the mornong and since I'd already made arrangements, played hooky and slept until 11.
Good friend preached tonight, had 40 plus there, tremendous move of God.
So thankful.
I thought you didn't do ham radio stuff any more...
My brain suddenly asked me "why can't green beans go in pasta?" I didn't have a good answer.
So yesterday I cut up half a pound of bacon into bits, fried it in the bottom of a big soup pot, then (left the grease IN) added milk, angel hair spaghetti, green beans, a bit of onion powder and basil and cooked the whole mess until the noodles sucked up most of the milk.
I don't know if I should call it bacon spaghetti or genetically modified green bean casserole. But it's good!
Where in Texas did you go, Bobby?
Isaac, I still play with ham radio, just not as active in the hobby as I have been in the past. Life and all that keeps getting in the way. Trying to get Jerm to get active in it again which will cause me to increase my activity...
Fuzz, went to Paris. Then over to Pickard's at Boswell, Oklahoma- he was celebrating 22 years as pastor there.
Twas a good time- it's been somewhere around 14 years since I've been to Boswell.
And yesterday I ran. Had to take a brother in the church to run some errands, check on a commercial ice machine for the church, and did a bit of work on Sam. Decided to run the Model A to town to pick up a headlight- halfway there the old biddy blew a fuse and caused me grief before I got her going again and went home.
Currently fussing about the IRS, calling my tax professional, and praying for miracles. I hate the IRS.... blood sucking leaches.
Paris is barely in Texas. ;)
Doesn't seem like the Pickard's could have already been there that long.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on January 30, 2024, 04:42:00 PMParis is barely in Texas. ;)
Doesn't seem like the Pickard's could have already been there that long.
Ugh! I don't like to think about that.
The pastor's son used to be the little brat I had to dodge as he ran through the church halls. Now he's a preacher and going to college. I'm proud of the man, but I don't like to think about what that means for my age.
It's pretty today and 76*. Someone said we would be in the teens again on the second week of February. :o
That is not what I want
Well. Did not feel great yesterday so I took off and spent all day in my recliner. Taught bible study last night on salvation. Good response, a couple of folks saying they understood now and wanted to be baptized. I was overjoyed.
Back at work today, where the IT division has proven to not be my friend. They installed a new secure print system recently that made us put our employee number into the printer for every print job. Exasperating and time consuming. However, they mistakenly left a back door opened and I found a way to access the printer without going through their system, so for the last few months I've been gleefully continuing my work without their stupidity.
They caught me apparently. They removed the driver for my printer and as they have the system locked where we can't download programs without their clearance, I'm stuck using their system. Pains. :laughhard:
Don't worry.. I'm at work. Been here all week. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. :)
Finally got the contribution statements ready and started distributing last night. So NOW I'll finally be able to either... work at work on Saturday or work on our cluttered home. I'm really preferring the second option.
So much going on drama-wise. Jeremy's work is frustrating in many ways, haha. I went from only having iron issues (which seem to be corrected by taking an iron pill daily), to now having low potassium and high glucose. I'm not diabetic, but I have to really get things in check or I could be. You know how that is.
Quote from: Roscoe on February 01, 2024, 02:18:32 PMWell. Did not feel great yesterday so I took off and spent all day in my recliner. Taught bible study last night on salvation. Good response, a couple of folks saying they understood now and wanted to be baptized. I was overjoyed.
Back at work today, where the IT division has proven to not be my friend. They installed a new secure print system recently that made us put our employee number into the printer for every print job. Exasperating and time consuming. However, they mistakenly left a back door opened and I found a way to access the printer without going through their system, so for the last few months I've been gleefully continuing my work without their stupidity.
They caught me apparently. They removed the driver for my printer and as they have the system locked where we can't download programs without their clearance, I'm stuck using their system. Pains. :laughhard:
They have a lot of problems with illicit printing?
Sorry, I'm trying to figure out why they would go to so much trouble to keep people from using up (gasp!) ink and paper. It's not as though either is expensive or in short supply.
It's like storing pencils in Fort Knox. Sure they're safe, but why THIS much effort to safeguard something so cheap?
I'm guessing they put a measure in to prevent you carrying the driver in on a USB flash drive, but if I was there I'd still try it just to see.
I would also try bringing my own laptop with printer driver for print jobs. Just because I hate inane restrictions.
Sensible restrictions I can tolerate. Inane ones chafe my spirit something terrible.
As cheap as printers are, I might be tempted to bring in my own, just so I could thumb my nose at their keypad.
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:hi: Beautiful day. Still not 100%. Hiding in my office. Eating two pieces of pizza which is doubtless more calories than my diet allows. I don't care.
Ready for the weekend- why I don't know. Work-ish day at church tomorrow, church Sunday, Monday meet with CPA re: the bloodsucking leeches with three initials ending in "RS" and I NEED to go to Little Rock for church business- that may or may not happen.
Good morning everyone!
:ugly:
On the irritability struggle bus this morning. Sweet tea would probably help, but I'm not allowed to have that now, haha.
Trying with a string cheese and a Crystal Light (Wild Strawberry). It's pretty tasty, but it's no breakfast sandwich. I need to get research done asap and then prep, so I can be happy with my snacks.
I'm in the ER. Started having chest pains and numbness in my arm last night.
Praying for you, Tia.
I'm back home now. ER did bloodwork, chest X-rays, and ekg. Results came back saying the pain is not caused by a heart attack. Apparently I've got a pulled muscle or high anxiety. Knowing me it's probably both.
That's much better than heart problems. Thank you, Jesus.
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Went to the CPA. She worked miracles. I still have to repent for the thoughts I am having towards the IRS.
Church last night went well. Had about 40. Several out, and several of our newer folks told me unsolicited how much they loved our church and how happy they are there. Guess God knew I needed to hear that.
Did NOT go to Little Rock. Had lunch with an elder who used to pastor our church and who actually dedicated me as a baby. It was nice to hear some stories about our church from then. Came home, did some tinkering with Rusty and took hm for a drive, then ventured out with the Model A. Wound up having adventures and driving 75 miles....adventure being when the old biddy QUIT ON TOP OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER BRIDGE.
Fortunately, it wasn't my day to meet the Lord in person, and I managed to jury rig a fix with a piece of wire and fishing line and got it home. Try that with your fancy new computerized gizmo whiz bang car.
Now, I am in pre-dread stage for work tomorrow.
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Doesn't seem like that car really wants to be taken out for long drives... lol.
@Work. Snotty nose and light headache. Hoping I'm not sick with something communicable.
Training class for new job starts next week. My month of leisure is soon to be gone.
And I don't want teen weather anymore either Sandra. Make it go away. :noo:
Quote from: Nelle on February 06, 2024, 02:21:50 PM@Work. Snotty nose and light headache. Hoping I'm not sick with something communicable.
Nelle is being snotty! Nelle is being snotty!
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I'd better hush. The same thing is going around here, and I don't want karma to hit me upside the head with it.
Mini- you are a nut. I was checking "Lord, did I pocket dial him?"
I didn't cuss, but lord the thoughts...
And the old girl is 94 years old and I have awoken her over the last few months from a decade long sleep pretty much. I understand her being cantankerous. LOL
Today- is busy as what. I am over it already...
Hi. Lord, today. :pound: Busy as what. At lunch I went and renewed the church bus tags, and Chey's cars. Teach Bible study tonight.
And in Bible reading, I've discovered Nehemiah may be my new favorite "minor" bible character.
In Nehemiah 13:21, he says in part-" if ye do that again, I will lay hands on you".
I've said that a time or two. And felt guilty. Now I have bible and shall feel guilt no longer. :biglaugh:
My five pound wheel of port du salut just arrived!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
If you have ever eaten brie and thought the texture was good, but you wished it didn't have such a strong flavor, you need port du salut. Maybe not five pounds of it, but you definitely need to try it.
I can only eat a very small nibble right now to test quality. If I ate what I wanted, my sinuses would NEVER let me sleep tonight.
But breakfast tomorrow gonna be epic...
Urgh. Morning, all. wandering through the day over here. Dreading the liklihood of more rain. I was worried my mud was gonna dry. :smirk:
Woke up today hungry as what. Could smooth eat the south end of a northbound cow. Doing everything in my power to not give in and feed the craving with a double stack. :pound:
I was right. Breakfast yesterday was epic. And my sinuses made me pay for it all morning and half the afternoon. And it was worth it.
:yawn:
It warmed up into the 50's and 60's for a few days so I got to ride my bike to praise team practice last night.
It is 73 here today. Absolutely beautiful. Tonight I have prayer meeting, tomorrow I have to work for an hour and hopefully at some point I get a little "me" time...
It's 73* here, also. So lovely.
Raining most of the day here.
It was hailing the worst I've seen since we moved here over 30 years ago. I almost dread going out to look for damage.
Hi. Lawd dont know where to start.
Prayer meeting was awesome...as in one of our ladies walked in grabbed my wife and said pray for me. I aint leaving until I have God. Dear lord...needless to say prayer meeting turnt up as the kids say.
And last night, after a total holy ghost explosion, I got to baptize her in Jesus name
Today..half the church is calling with various ailments, but all are praising God and saying the devil is mad.
And in less spiritual sharing..I gotta take ethan to take his drivers license test today. Its a cold rainy overcast day.
Once upon a time, long long ago, I got a 7 lb wheel of gorgonzola. That was an experience.
This port du salut, I think this is gonna become a lifestyle.
Bobby we had one of them explosion thingies yesterday at church too. Which was interesting timing because Saturday night grandma was more fractious than usual so Sunday morning I was kind of low on sleep. I told the pastor if I dozed off during his sermon, don't take it personal.
After the service I told the pastor, "Well... I didn't fall asleep in the middle of your sermon." =^.^=
We dipped strawberries most of the weekend. I only have one more meet-up this evening after work and I'm chocolate covered strawberry free!
I'm having to leave work early today to take Athena to her vet appointment. She's getting a medicine for heartworm prevention, plus her Bravecto.. and getting her eye examined to make sure if she does or doesn't need an eyedrop. Easier for me to take off than Jeremy, so.. me it is!
Morning y'all. Coffee is assisting Jesus this morning in keeping my heart clean. If not, at least my hands...as in I haven't strangled anyone- YET.
If I can make it through today, bible study. I hope to have fun with this one. Gonna take a break from the several church building/ evangelistic series we've done the last year and slip over to a few studies on heroes of the faith. I've been working up a Bible study on Peter I think my people will identify with. Titled it: "God's Redneck; a study on an unlikely bible hero".
It may get away from me- I thought just a couple weeks...the first two verses mentioning him gave me tonight's study. Nearly thirty slides and two pages of notes, and I ain't got past "...and followed Him." :laughhard:
Uh- Oops. Someone reminded me that today is Tuesday. I have NO idea how I got off. Now I'm borderline ill that I spent until 11 last night working on the bible study when I had today. :laughhard:
Now to go change the date on the church posts.... *slinks away sheepishly*
My pastor always says "If it's good, it's worth spending time on" when it comes to our series!
Tomorrow night we are doing a valentines party for the sunday school kids. Gotta make my checklist at lunch.
Urgh. NOW it is Wednesday. :pound: How I wish it were Friday. I am majorly dragging. I need something to get me going.
Starting training today. The 3 days this week are just "tech" days. For all of the external hires they're all setting up their laptops, getting logged-in etc. I'm already way ahead of them so I don't have to do any of that lol. So my cat is keeping everyone entertained on camera lol.
SO excited to be starting today though. Excited to jump into it!
Happy Relationship Tax Day.
I'm exempt.
I know you must be so relieved that job worked out, Jenn.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on February 14, 2024, 04:12:35 PMStarting training today. The 3 days this week are just "tech" days. For all of the external hires they're all setting up their laptops, getting logged-in etc. I'm already way ahead of them so I don't have to do any of that lol. So my cat is keeping everyone entertained on camera lol.
SO excited to be starting today though. Excited to jump into it!
Yay!!
I also feel like we deserve to see said kitty ... (cue all the hearts)
Nelle I don't remember how to upload one here. lol
I tried attaching one too but it's too big.
lol. I feel ya.. I don't think I know how to anymore either.
Kids sunday school valentines party tonight at church. I have the pizza scheduled for 630 pickup and then I have to go to walmart and grab the rest of the stuff (in a pickup - thank you whoever decided to do these). Gotta stop on my way home from work at Dollar Tree for a few balloons and some knick-knacks.
I am NOT having cheese in my breakfast this morning. This is a big departure from what has become my daily routine for about a week.
For me to be like "Maybe you should scale back on the cheese a bit there big boy," do you have any idea how overloaded on dairy I have to feel? :o
Maybe my coworkers were right. They have commented that my voice has been sounding different for about a week now. I told them port du salut is worth every sniffle. I regret nothing.
Party went well last night. Kids seemed to enjoy themselves.
I've been eating a turkey meat stick and a mozzarella string cheese every morning for breakfast instead of spending money at McDs or Wendys for their breakfast foods. I made some hard boiled eggs just now though, so I'll probably add that in the morning, plus have them for snacks today and tomorrow.
I'm excited for the weekend. Ready to sleep in Saturday. Last weekend was SO busy. Ready to NOT be THAT busy this one.
Hi. Last night went well...a bit over 50 in attendance which was amazing for us. Enjoyed teaching, got a few laughs and a few "hmmmm" which generally means they are thinking about it.
Today I've ran a bit. And tomorrow, I'm playing hooking and burning my employee birthday holiday from last year.
I may not tell Lou, just so she doesn't give me chores to do. :laughhard:
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 14, 2024, 05:08:30 PMI know you must be so relieved that job worked out, Jenn.
Realized I skipped this. lol sorry Sandra. and YES I am soooooooooo happy. Gosh I can't even begin to describe how happy I am. The girl who took my place in the old job is a friend who I've known forever. She always helped ME. She's struggling and I feel so awful for her. But I am sooo thankful it's not me LOL
Urgh. Glad I am off tomorrow....and don't have anything I HAVE to do
Wishing I was off today, but I'm not. Which is good I guess considering the plethora of pay requests that need to be submitted today and tomorrow! :)
Arkansas this weekend for me.
Working today and tomorrow then I'm off for 2 days.
Today is our 41st anniversary, time sure flies.
Wow Happy Anniversary Sandra!
Day 1 of official training. I've been bored mostly cus it's stuff I already know for most part. lol week 2 (next week) is when it gets tough supposedly. We'll see!
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 19, 2024, 06:03:25 PMToday is our 41st anniversary, time sure flies.
Happy Anniversary
My parents would have been married 45 years this Saturday.
Happy anniversary Fuzz.
Here it is ten pm and I've just now gotten the chance to get here. Slept in, worked on Sam, went to the church and worked on Wednesday nights bible study, prayed, came home and worked on the power point for said bible study. Back to the salt mine tomorrow...
Urgh. Salt Mine. Bah. Unexpected court at 9am. I may request for the defendant's execution. :laughhard:
Day 2 of training. Getting back to having to be awake before 9 is hard lol. Mornings are hard.
I'm happy for the routine, but it's hard.
I slept the entire night smelling weed and I swear I still smell it now. It's very odd. And no I promise Bobby there is not an ounce of weed in my house. Thankfully hubbs hates the smell just as much as I do! LOL But why does my house smell like pot?!! It's a mystery!!!! And one I am quite perturbed at!! :noo:
Jenn, is your hubby liking his new job?
Quote from: MsJennJenn on February 20, 2024, 02:59:08 PMDay 2 of training. Getting back to having to be awake before 9 is hard lol. Mornings are hard.
I'm happy for the routine, but it's hard.
I slept the entire night smelling weed and I swear I still smell it now. It's very odd. And no I promise Bobby there is not an ounce of weed in my house. Thankfully hubbs hates the smell just as much as I do! LOL But why does my house smell like pot?!! It's a mystery!!!! And one I am quite perturbed at!! :noo:
Right now the skunks are out in full force here. Sunday, we were headed to church and we were talking about how bad they smelled. As we pulled up in the middle of town, we got yet another whiff of skunk. I stepped out and said (loudly) "Man, it stinks out here...wait...that's someone smoking weed!" I then looked over at the car next to us, I realized someone was sitting in there smoking a joint. I was embarrassed...lol
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 20, 2024, 03:05:39 PMJenn, is your hubby liking his new job?
haha no not really. he feels like he's already gotten the store to a better place.
I think he feels stuck and he's just restless cus he wants his own store.
And Mini - ewwww. But often you can tell the difference. I usually can. lol key word usually.
i know the guy next door smokes, i've smelled it late at night before. but for it to invade my house is new. so idk.
Honest confession- I've never understood how someone doesn't differentiate between weed and skunk. To me, there's a big difference. And weird confession- I LIKE the smell of a skunk,. Hate the smell of weed.
This morning, I had the torture of being around approximately 200 people. Unwashed hindquarters and weed seemed to be their choice of cologne. I was VERY glad to get out of that place...
Our neighbor smokes it on the nicer evenings. I'm thankful she hasn't found any of these evenings nice lately. It drifts RIGHT over into our bedroom window (which is closed) and fills our house shortly thereafter. We still aren't sure if my sickness in Colorado was solely altitude-based or also somethin to do with the weed in my SIL's house. They shut off their growing operation while we were there bc I was so ill that first day, haha. I still think it was mostly the altitude since we are so low here in Southern IL and they were situated near Pike's Peak's base.
Ate lunch. I also ate three donuts. Tell no one. LOL. I'm regretting the sugar intake, but they tasted SOOO OOOOOOOO good. Hopefully I can make penance the remainder of the week. I didn't even have strawberries with my lunch as part of a small token of atonement for such greed.
I did break a small barrier for myself over the weekend. I hadn't had any tea at all for like 2-3 weeks now. I drank a small bottle of Gold Peak on Saturday and i was so nervous I would have a hard time going back to water if I tasted tea, but I didn't. I'm still enjoying my water. I'm even purchasing some new flavor packs to try. I've only not liked the starburst all pink (too sweet) and the Propel black cherry (saltiness). I only buy the zero sugar options, and I try to steer clear of Red 40 ingredient so the husband can also use them.
Hi. Hope all have a great day...
:hi:
:waving:
I just had a maaaaaaahvelous day!
My tax return dropped last Wednesday. I promptly bought new tires, a used gaming laptop with a VERY sweet video card, a ThinkPhone, a video adapter to use the ThinkPhone's desktop mode with an old screen, a fan cooling pad for the laptop... and a little three dollar blade sharpener, the partridge in the pear tree.
A lot of stuff came in the mail today. I've been covering the whole kitchen with boxes, cables, adapters and etc. to make sure everything works the way I want, then setting up my computer table in the corner of the living room.
Right now one laptop is running Fallout 4 on ultra graphics settings with no lag at all, while the phone is acting like a desktop computer on the bigscreen monitor. The phone itself is pretending to be a trackpad so I can move a mouse pointer around.
Story time in the next post.
So Wednesday I placed a lot of orders online. Thursday I went to w*rk and told a cow*rker "Yesterday was Valentine's Day, and I had the day off, so I found the love of my life online! I decided what I wanted, then I used a few filters to screen out what I didn't want..."
She interrupted me: "What kind of cheese is it?"
>.>
I tried again with somebody else. She also interrupted me: "It's cheese?"
>.<
I tried again with a third person. She also interrupted me with: "Was it chocolate?"
Grrrrr...
I tried with a fourth person. She also interrupted with: "A computer, right?"
I mean... Well... She DID guess right. But really, FOUR WOMEN IN A ROW had to interrupt me? I w*rk with some doggone cynical people.
This new computer is actually not the love of my life. (The port du salut wheel comes closer to that.) I think this might be the last gaming computer I will ever buy. Grandma can't last much longer, and then I won't have loads of time to kill here in the corner of the living room.
But it really was a pretty sweet deal. GTX 1070 graphics card, 8 gig video ram, for $450... in a LAPTOP! Even used, that usually costs way, way more.
Sounds like you work with people who know you. :biglaugh:
Morning all. Apparently there is an AT&T outage nationwide. I have FirstNet, a special system for first responders (Police and what not) that switches automatically to other modes and works even when AT&T can't most of the time, so I've not been impacted.
Taught last night. Crowd was down, we had several out sick, including my Chey girl. I've got to try to get her a doctor appointment.
Yep. No service here for hubbs and I either. I wouldn't of probably noticed except hubbs came home from work (his store is around the corner like literally lol) and told me cus he tried to call me. Wanted to make sure everything was okay.
I have cell service but apparently some in my city don't because the city mentioned it on their Facebook page
Welp, it's official- Chey has the flu. Unfortunately, the doctor said that all she could do is let it run its course and treat the symptoms as we have been. She should be good by Monday...
Now I'm hoping the rest of us don't get it. :sadbounce:
Quote from: Roscoe on February 22, 2024, 01:08:54 PMMorning all. Apparently there is an AT&T outage nationwide. I have FirstNet, a special system for first responders (Police and what not) that switches automatically to other modes and works even when AT&T can't most of the time, so I've not been impacted.
Yeah, about that...
I have Mint Mobile (T-Mobile mvno, one of the little guys that buys bandwidth from the big guys and sells it to you) and I had service all day. Apparently almost everybody at w*rk has AT&T because they were all complaining.
Every service will go down now and then - like, EVERY service. It's unavoidable. Not just practically unavoidable, it literally cannot be avoided.
I like to use one service as my daily driver and get the lowest cheap yearly plan on another service for a backup. Like, Mint Mobile (T-Mobile) for my main service and a cheap Boost Mobile (AT&T) yearly plan for a hundred bucks. The backup is only one gigabyte a month, but I only need it if my main provider goes down.
Put the backup plan in an old phone I never use anymore and only turn that phone on if my main phone doesn't have service for some reason. And for $100 a YEAR, it's worth it to still be able to connect.
Morning. Friday, Thank de Lawd. The scale is mean. Lack of coffee is mean. And I'm a grump.
Yes thank the LORD it's Friday finally. My tummy isn't too happy this morning.
I'm eating some toast. Hopefully it will calm. We have to be on camera for our training classes. So like every day. Ugh. lol that's the only bad part about virtual. But at least I get to be at home. Thank the LORRDTTT! :sing:
At work, but I got here super late. Didn't feel super great this morning. Going to eat some toast in a few minutes.
Work today, then right after work to church to spot clean sanctuary, then home to pack the car and get the cat ready for the weekend away from me being home to care for her, haha. THEN Arkansas. Not really sure how the plans are working now that they're having a funeral tomorrow, but it'll workout someway. Hopefully I get to rest at some point, haha.
Shew. Got up early, had the oil changed in the Ford...then trip to Russellville and bought gutters for the house. Then ANOTHER trip to Russellville to pick up parts I meant to pick up originally. Then I came home and got most of the gutter job done. Still have a couple drain and down spots to mount but it got dark on me. Waiting rather impatiently for Sam's headlight harness and rings to get here so I can get his headlights installed and move to the final phase..
Lord. Headache. Feel not good. And I have to preach tonight. May God move....
It's windy here today.
Monday again. Sigh. Weekends go by too fast.
Garfield got you covered.
https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2024/02/26
Fun fact. When we moved to W. Falls, our new house is currently on Garfield Street. lol
It's why I wanted this house, besides that we liked it.
I read that it hit 100* yesterday in Killeen, TX. :o
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 27, 2024, 06:07:06 PMI read that it hit 100* yesterday in Killeen, TX. :o
I heard a rumor that a certain feline is keeping his short tail in Tennessee.
It seems like a Monday here again. I feel like crud.....not sick enough to take off, but definitely "blah".
Stuck in a "teams" meeting. Wanting to go home.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 27, 2024, 06:07:06 PMI read that it hit 100* yesterday in Killeen, TX. :o
It was 92 here in W. Falls. What was your temp Sandra?
Quote from: MsJennJenn on February 27, 2024, 09:52:48 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on February 27, 2024, 06:07:06 PMI read that it hit 100* yesterday in Killeen, TX. :o
It was 92 here in W. Falls. What was your temp Sandra?
I think ours was 87*
I'm liking warmer temps. This morning, however, is NOT warm. Cold front pushing through. Oh, it's not terrible- low 40s- but it's definitely not the 70s and 80s I love. :pound:
I backslid this morning from the way of the diet. Got a Oreo Mocha frappe from a local coffee shop. Conviction has yet to wrench my soul- and when it does, I'll take another swig to calm it. :lol:
Right, it's 49 this morning. Crazy bipolar weather.
It said 35 here. Or "real feel" is 27. :noo: :nono:
I ONNNNTT LIKE IT. make it go away.
Anyone alive :o
Cold and gloomy here. I just wanna crawl back in bed.
:hi:
Shew. Been busy as the proverbial one armed paperhanger today...One arrested on new drug trafficking charges, another turned himself in after being awol for 6 months, and one got arrested and thrown in the slammer- and in my name- after he felt it was a good idea to send his young female parole officer videos of himself and all that God blessed him with. Ick. It didn't go the way he apparently felt it would.
I, personally, am OVER this whole being an adult thing for the week.
That has to happen a lot to female parole officers. I'm not about to look it up though.
Quote from: Lynx on February 29, 2024, 11:46:01 PMThat has to happen a lot to female parole officers. I'm not about to look it up though.
Surprisingly, around here it doesn't. I think this is the first time I remember it happening in the 8 years or so I've been here.
Morning all. Went to sleep at a normal time, had an incredibly vivid dream/vision pertaining to church that woke me up. Wound up being awake half the night but when I went to sleep it was with an immense feeling of peace.
Now, I'm back at work- thankful it is Friday. This weekend is full.
So glad it's Friday.
Hubbs job is opening a store in Searcy, AR. After our vac to AR, we're more inclined to live there lol
Quote from: MsJennJenn on March 01, 2024, 03:01:51 PMSo glad it's Friday.
Hubbs job is opening a store in Searcy, AR. After our vac to AR, we're more inclined to live there lol
That would be awesome! Searcy is just about an hour and a half from us. And Arkansas is beautiful if you get out of the flat eastern part. :laughhard:
Quote from: Roscoe on March 01, 2024, 03:11:09 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on March 01, 2024, 03:01:51 PMSo glad it's Friday.
Hubbs job is opening a store in Searcy, AR. After our vac to AR, we're more inclined to live there lol
That would be awesome! Searcy is just about an hour and a half from us. And Arkansas is beautiful if you get out of the flat eastern part. :laughhard:
Hey now! Eastern half is beautiful too. We lived (parents still do) on Crowleys Ridge. I loved Arkansas! Lots of natural beauty.. and SOME good people. :lol: LOL
I'll stay as far away from Arkansas as I can. Their poor job of fixing the interstate is why I have hardware in my back.
Quote from: Roscoe on March 01, 2024, 03:11:09 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on March 01, 2024, 03:01:51 PMSo glad it's Friday.
Hubbs job is opening a store in Searcy, AR. After our vac to AR, we're more inclined to live there lol
That would be awesome! Searcy is just about an hour and a half from us. And Arkansas is beautiful if you get out of the flat eastern part. :laughhard:
Mom has a close friend whose parents live in Jonesboro. So she was all for that one. I mean besides it being 7 hours closer to her LOL
Quote from: Backseat Radio on March 01, 2024, 07:41:16 PMI'll stay as far away from Arkansas as I can. Their poor job of fixing the interstate is why I have hardware in my back.
I cannot deny their interstate repairs have not always been the best.
And Nelle, North east is different from east..kinda. I was throwing shade on Brinkley/West Memphis/Delta area... :biglaugh:
But there is nothing like the Boston Mountains in the fall...or Hwy 7 trip to Hot Springs....and of course, the First State Part, my beloved Petit Jean.
Quote from: Roscoe on March 01, 2024, 08:13:19 PMQuote from: Backseat Radio on March 01, 2024, 07:41:16 PMI'll stay as far away from Arkansas as I can. Their poor job of fixing the interstate is why I have hardware in my back.
I cannot deny their interstate repairs have not always been the best.
And Nelle, North east is different from east..kinda. I was throwing shade on Brinkley/West Memphis/Delta area... :biglaugh:
But there is nothing like the Boston Mountains in the fall...or Hwy 7 trip to Hot Springs....and of course, the First State Part, my beloved Petit Jean.
West Memphis deserves it. Was on I-55 south around West Memphis that I smacked the interstate divider.
We are back up to 79* today. This weather will give you whiplash.
I've enjoyed the pretty weather. Did a bit more work on Sam Saturday, then had some church kids over, which Chey enjoyed, at least one of them anyway. :lol:
Preached today. Small list to do tomorrow...
Good ol Texas weather. I love the warmth and sunshine though so no complaints from me.
I don't want to adult and work today. Sigh.
Its nice 60 degree day here in Indiana today. Tomorrow its supposed to be rainy all day.
I think we get rain this week too. Or should. Who knows with Texas.
My hubbs boss was out with covid last week/week prior. And so he was down 2-3 days last week.
I think he passed it to me cus I feel awful today. I cannot stop sneezing. :'(
It's looking like Spring around here.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on March 04, 2024, 10:58:47 PMIt's looking like Spring around here.
I'm trying to not think about it. Grass will need mowing all too soon... And after I got home from w*rk today, I killed the first wasp of the season.
This time of year, I have to repent a lot about Bradford Pear trees. I hate those things when they bloom...lol
They're pretty but they sure could use a better scent.
@Work.
Congested. Slight headache and slight sore throat. I think I might have the throat ache at bay, but this congestion and sinus junk can kick rocks!
Car is in the shop today for brakes. I'm not getting my Uber until 5:10 (my husband) though.. glad I got snacks last night!
Hello. Hard at work- seriously. Been too busy to say "Boo". Why I'd WANT to say "Boo" I don't know- but I've heard that saying for years.
I don't have any Bradford pears here. My peach trees that have never made a peach are beautiful though.
It's been in the 70s here. My weather...
The trees here have yet to get the memo that its spring
Morning. REALLY praying the whole "Create in me a clean heart Oh Lord, Renew a right spirit within me" thing today.
I'm glad we are approaching vacation. I can tell when I'm getting stressed and need some time off- and that time has arrived.
Quote from: Lynx on March 04, 2024, 11:20:24 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on March 04, 2024, 10:58:47 PMIt's looking like Spring around here.
I'm trying to not think about it. Grass will need mowing all too soon... And after I got home from w*rk today, I killed the first wasp of the season.
We've already forked out money to get the grass cut. The yard in this house is literally 4x the size of our previous house lol. I also paid the guy to clean out a ton of branches, leaves, trash, hauled a bunch of stuff away. Cleaned out our fire pit. Was well worth the money.
About to end my foundational training. Only got one more week of advanced training. wooo.
T-minus 6 days until our new king bed delivers. :clap:
Wake up sleepy heads. It be morning.
Back at work, where today and tomorrow will give me three days off. Cool and overcast today.
Speaking of lawn care- I need to mow our lawn. The little purple flowers/weeds has it looking like a longhaired hippy version already. And I have to get some caulk this weekend and seal some joints on my gutter job.The rain last night showed a couple of them to be leaking.
I don't wanna be doing morning. :noo:
I have the little purple weed flowers everywhere too. I like them but then I remember they're weeds and hate that I have so many weeds lol
Final assessment today in foundation training. EEK
I made an 87 on the practice one so hoping it goes well.
Just think of those flowers as bee food. ;)
TRUE Sandra. Did you know you can order bees now for your garden? lol
I was so close to doing it last spring for mine. Cus my garden was growing well, but it wasn't producing. So I was considering bees to help pollinate it. Still might do it this year.
Made a 97 on my final assessment!! WOOOO :clap:
A weed is a plant that some human decided he did not want where it was. The difference between weeds and not weeds is only the difference between what we decided we wanted and what we decided we didn't want.
Besides, they are pretty.
So glad it's Friday. It's gloomy and rainy though. IONNN LIKE IT. :'(
I've got a slight headache too due to the weather.
Final task in training today. We have to do a mock client call. EEK. So nervous. Mine is at 11:15. Just sitting here rolling in anxiousness lol :noo:
Welpp def. bombed that lol. :roll:
Well.
I regularly bomb client phone calls. Had one get indignant with me recently telling me I wasn't very kind or patient on the phone. I pointed out that when they were in the office, they expected my full attention and I attempted to give that to them- and it wasn't fair for them to take up SOMEONE else's time with me when they could simply discuss it at their next office visit for the most part.
They agreed that was so.
Lord, I'm glad I am an hour away from the day being over. I'm wanting to choke folk.
It rained like crazy this morning. Water going over the road in quite a few places, then it turned into a pretty day.
Well I did better then I thought haha. One person said 15/20, the other 19/20 and "Is Jennifer ready for client calls" they both said yes. Whew!!!
Monday again. Time change messed me up hard for bed. I was up till after 3. Weeeeeeee :biglaugh:
My white vehicle looks kinda yellow from pollen.
Yup. T'is the season to be sneezin.
I bought double extra strength Benadryl for bedtime. (normal is 25mg, extra is 50mg lol), I bought EYE LID WIPES.... labeled for allergies...cus apparently allergens can sit ON (or around) your eyes and not always IN them. I bought new nasal spray. And a new allergy med maybe for daytime. I am trying all routes. lol
Got a message last night from my church media team leader asking me if I'd be available to run the ProPresenter for the rally our church is hosting in April. Was able to get that day off work so I'm in for my first real challenge as the media team rookie.
I feel and sound under the weather, haha. I feel the worst in the AM when I wake up, but with warm liquids and water, I do better during the day. Hopefully this is the week it goes away! lol.. Everyone would enjoy too much if my voice goes away completely.
This month is going so fast! Still working on decluttering my home of any and all extra possessions. It's exciting.
Making a meat/cheese tray tonight for tomorrow's funeral. Our church lost a precious saint this past week(end). She had dementia and her husband was being SUCH a great husband. I cannot imagine how rough the past several years have been on him watching his wife slowly slip away. Very sweet, sad, and humbling to watch. They were married 64 years and they fulfilled those vows.
Been busy as what. Worked in the shop this weekend, the Sunday was as usual church. Had upper 40s sunday night,low 40s sunday morning. Different people missing at each. If they could just get in ONE ACCORD AND BE AT CHURCH.... :lol:
Today I went to finish up Sam, then got called in the middle of the day that I was needed in court. Immediately. I told them I'd head that way buuuut -they'd have to excuse my attire. They said to come on, no time to waste. So that's how I wound up entertaining the judge, prosecutor and public defender by showing up and taking the witness stand- in overalls. They were lucky I had a new pair on.
My probationer was less than happy... they had been talking about dismissing his revocation if I was not there to testify. Since I showed up- we had a hearing and he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years prison.
Now I've got two more hours comp time to burn.
Well... If they call you in with no notice, they gotta take what they get. I wouldn't be embarrassed at all. They oughta be grateful. :cool:
Morning. Started nicely- flat on the work car. Bah. :pound:
Husband is making me go to the doctor tonight. Well, he isn't making me, but he's peer pressuring me into it, haha. "Are you going to wait until you've completely lost your voice to go to the doctor?" I can't tell if I've had any improvement or not, but my throat hurts when I cough so I'm not enjoying that, haha.
My doctor left their clinic at the end of February, so I'm currently trying to get accepted by another doctor in that clinic. If I don't hear back today, I'll have to do something else because unfortunately, I have medicines that I'm going to need doctor approval on to be reissued to me fairly soon.
Time change hasn't been horrible, but it hasn't been a ball either. I'm also already ready for lunch. I guess I need to find something healthy and filling enough to tide me over until lunch haha.
Quote from: Roscoe on March 12, 2024, 12:13:46 PMMorning. Started nicely- flat on the work car. Bah. :pound:
Omg we just had this problem. Went to Target Sunday night and came out and saw left driver side tire was 1/2 flat. Sigh.
Funny part is hubsters gets his bonus Friday and we had planned to get 2 tires for the car and 2 for the truck with that bonus. lol Just had to get the car tires 4 days early!! Sigh :noo:
But in other news our KING BED delivers today and I am STOKED. :sing:
Quote from: Nelle on March 12, 2024, 01:38:53 PMHusband is making me go to the doctor tonight. Well, he isn't making me, but he's peer pressuring me into it, haha. "Are you going to wait until you've completely lost your voice to go to the doctor?" I can't tell if I've had any improvement or not, but my throat hurts when I cough so I'm not enjoying that, haha.
My hubsters does this. But when HE needs to go....he doesn't.... lol :roll:
:hi:
My big photo lab printer decided to break down for a 2nd time in a week. Over the weekend the portion that prints the order numbers and dates on the back of the pictures quit acknowledging that it was in the correct position. Fuji came and fixed that.
Then today pictures kept getting caught on the plate that pushes prints to the back info printer. After 2 phone cals with Fuji, I'm now waiting for another tech to come fix the machine.
:banghead:
Gosh I remember the days of working in the actual cvs retail store and working in photo lab... lol those fuji's were a pain. Def. don't miss that LOL
King bed is supreme. But also will take some getting used to for a bit. lol
I do wish I was back in bed and not having to work. :biglaugh:
It's all cloudy and dreary looking today. Maybe it'll wash some of this pollen down.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on March 13, 2024, 01:39:03 PMGosh I remember the days of working in the actual cvs retail store and working in photo lab... lol those fuji's were a pain. Def. don't miss that LOL
We have the DL650 model and it breaks down regularly. I'm the one that does regular maintenance on the machine, which also means I'm the one having to try to fix problems and call Fuji when its beyond my ability to fix. Currently have a Fuji tech working on the machine.
My morning coworker called off so I spent the morning by myself.
Doctor said just allergies last night, which I had already figured.
I ate lunch about 20 minutes or so ago... now I'm still hungry, but for sweets.. haven't been able to quite curve that yet. I have some sugar free items, but alternative sugars tend to affect your system, so you have to be careful with those, haha.
Wishing for a nap..
Morning all.
Back at work. And, I just realized while I've talked about Sam, I haven't shown folks here his current look and some don't have fb... So, here is the result of much labor and an expensive lesson to me that I can't do bodywork or paint. But at least it looks decent in pictures and is an improvement over his former rusting self..
(https://i.ibb.co/rZYYT9d/sam-at-church-street.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sFnnk7W)
(https://i.ibb.co/QmVTV5m/sam-outside.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VBGzGKB)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on March 13, 2024, 02:06:19 PMIt's all cloudy and dreary looking today. Maybe it'll wash some of this pollen down.
We have rain on the schedule for like the rest of the week it says... but you know how that goes. lol
It's a nice and balmy warm 82 today.
I love that color Roscoe.
@Work. Wishing I wasn't. LOL.
Looks swanky.
I still miss the clear coated rust though. I thought it was an interesting idea.
I know, that was a different truck. I still miss it though. We never hear anything about Rusty.
Quote from: Lynx on March 13, 2024, 11:40:45 PMLooks swanky.
I still miss the clear coated rust though. I thought it was an interesting idea.
I know, that was a different truck. I still miss it though. We never hear anything about Rusty.
Rusty is still around. Doing some work on him now.... I had him out last week in fact. He's not been driven near as much since I bought the modern F150...
Ever have a visitor mistake your place for a used car lot, and ask how much you want for one of your vehicles?
Quote from: Lynx on March 14, 2024, 09:06:28 AMEver have a visitor mistake your place for a used car lot, and ask how much you want for one of your vehicles?
Well..... maybe. :laughhard:
But since most of my toys are antique and/or specialty cars like the Corvettes, most folk have me pegged for the idiot that I am and know they won't be going anywhere. LOL
I'm trying to not be cranky. I'm so sleepy and at work.
Quote from: Nelle on March 15, 2024, 12:15:04 PMI'm trying to not be cranky. I'm so sleepy and at work.
Sames... and I cannot stop sneezing. I hate it when the temp drops. It's 50's outside. I know it's not a thing, but I promise you I am allergic to winter. Every time the temp drops I start sneezing.
Got blood work done yesterday for an upcoming doctor's appointment. My A1C is in the diabetic level now. Guess my snacks on break will now be nuts, fruit, and cheese with bit of whine.
Lord, today will never end.
Last night- much storms.
Today overcast. Next week- off of work.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on March 15, 2024, 07:02:47 PMGot blood work done yesterday for an upcoming doctor's appointment. My A1C is in the diabetic level now. Guess my snacks on break will now be nuts, fruit, and cheese with bit of whine.
That's nuts! That's also fruit and cheese...
What are your favorite nuts, fruits and cheeses?
I have trouble with peanut so the only nuts I've been able to do so far is Blue Diamond brand almonds and Wonderful brand pistachios. Everything else my store carries is done in peanut oil. :sadbounce:
Cheese its cheddar or cojack usually. Sometimes I'll try the other block cheeses I find at Walmart. Can't stand string cheese.
Fruit I like most things found in Walmart produce department ...blueberries, strawberries, cherries, pears, peaches, cantaloupe, honeydew, pinapple, tomatoes. I don't like apples or grapes unless I can find really sweet black grapes.
HAH! You're singing my song! Don't know what it is about apples and grapes. Maybe because it was all we got when I was a kid. But I like any fruit besides apples and grapes.
I can flat kill a jar of apple juice though...
Beautiful but cool day here.
If I see that groundhog I'm gonna shoot him. He done lied! Early spring, my frost covered clover.
Quote from: Lynx on March 18, 2024, 05:56:36 PMIf I see that groundhog I'm gonna shoot him. He done lied! Early spring, my frost covered clover.
I'm all for making stew out of that groundhog. My part of Indiana had snow this afternoon.
Did it stick, or just fall and melt on contact?
I guess it might not matter. Around here if some people see it falling they call in to w*rk and say they can't get out of their driveway.
Quote from: Lynx on March 19, 2024, 11:21:19 AMDid it stick, or just fall and melt on contact?
I guess it might not matter. Around here if some people see it falling they call in to w*rk and say they can't get out of their driveway.
It did not stick but was still annoying to get snow in March. We're used to snow here so unless we get freezing rain then snow or quite a bit of snow we still get out.
I had some delicious watermelon yesterday from a fruit bowl from Kroger. I could've eaten the entire watermelon if I'd had it.. lol. I left the honeydew and cantaloupe for husband. I still don't care much for those two (the fruit - not the husband LOL). I also had some strawberries yesterday, but I had to eat them with zero sugar cool whip b/c they weren't ripe enough for me yet.
@Work. Yesterday we had a Clearwave outage so our phones and internet both did not work. Thankfully (or unfortunately?) our accounting system doesn't need either to work, so I still had things to do.. which meant (the unfortunate part) that I still had to stay at work. LOL.
It's been COLD here the past two days, but I'm enjoying getting to wear my sweatshirts a bit longer. I get SO attached to warmer clothes or shoes during fall/winter, and then when spring/summer comes... I have no clue what to wear again, haha.
Morning, all. Thought of you yesterday, Isaac when I found myself near you- Jackson. Would have stopped and tried to torment you had your county's most famous son's museum been open- Ethan wanted to see it- but it's closed until Wednesday.
Enjoyed dinner with a pastor Friend in Parker's Crossroads, and am currently in Bowling Green Kentucky. If the kids get moving we will have fun today...
Just as well. I was at w*rk anyway.
I couldn't even get you a discount on quarter pounders.
:cool:
:couch:
Tomorrow is moving day for my church's media team. We'll be getting together at the church to paint walls, set up new desks, move our media equipment over, and get everything set up and hooked up in our new media room. :clap:
We'll have 3 separate stations now. 1 for ProPresenter, 1 for the livestream, and 1 for the camera vision switcher. That effectively means when our livestream is having technical trouble like it did last Sunday the person running the stream won't have to interrupt to person running ProPresenter to jump on the computer to try to fix the problem. They'll have their own computer and equipment to adjust and fix things on the stream.
Home since the wee hours of the morning. Lou not feeling well. Picked up tax returns and paid fed taxes. Bah. The IRS is an infernal pain in the rear. I snuck into church late and sat on the back pew, while Bro Clayton preached. Felt nice to sit in the congregation and be fed... Tons to do tomorrow.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on March 21, 2024, 03:19:52 AMTomorrow is moving day for my church's media team. We'll be getting together at the church to paint walls, set up new desks, move our media equipment over, and get everything set up and hooked up in our new media room. :clap:
We'll have 3 separate stations now. 1 for ProPresenter, 1 for the livestream, and 1 for the camera vision switcher. That effectively means when our livestream is having technical trouble like it did last Sunday the person running the stream won't have to interrupt to person running ProPresenter to jump on the computer to try to fix the problem. They'll have their own computer and equipment to adjust and fix things on the stream.
How big is your church again? I feel like I've asked before, but have no memory of the answer.
Quote from: Lynx on March 21, 2024, 09:58:41 AMHow big is your church again? I feel like I've asked before, but have no memory of the answer.
We're a smallish church. Probably run 70-80 people on a regular basis. We've been growing the last year or so because our Pastor and leadership team has put a lot of focus on being a place of healing and restoration.
Shoot, that's only how big MY church is, and we don't have a separate room with three computers just for media. Now I'm jealous... Well, maybe just envious.
Quote from: Lynx on March 21, 2024, 01:01:17 PMShoot, that's only how big MY church is, and we don't have a separate room with three computers just for media. Now I'm jealous... Well, maybe just envious.
We've got a nice media setup mainly because our Pastor is passionate about media and the impression we make with in service lighting/graphics and our online presence. Plus he has the ability to sell his vision to the church members and get them on board.
Currently we have 3 video camera setups, one on a camera slider, one on a gimble with tracking equipment hooked up to it, and one that's just on a tripod. In the next few weeks one of our photographers will start walking around with gimble camera so we can get shots not possible from stationary points. We also have a 6 camera vision switcher with a nice monitor.
For the move Pastor got us some sweet equipment upgrades... 2 stream decks, a 64x64 AioP expansion card, a separate sound board for the livestream. We'll have a 2nd computer setup up too specifically for the livestream operator.
:wah: :wah: :wah: :wah: :wah:
That's not green with envy.... Uh... Green is just my natural color. I'm 2/3 Vulcan. Right. That's it.
I just got a new recliner. My old one was so worn, cushion wise, that it was making my right leg ache like crazy. I'm thankful, even though I didn't want to spend the money.
Been busy today doing clean up. Had dinner with my assistant pastor and his wife, very enjoyable. Looking forward to the ministry of Jerm and wife this weekend....
Jealouuuuuuuuus. of you seeing Kim.. let's be real here. LOL... I kid Jeremy! I've never had the pleasure of meeting you yet!
@Work.
Feeling a bit off this AM, but hoping the day gets better!
I was at the church last night from 4:30 PM till 2:30 AM helping with the media room move. Pastor was there well past 2:30 AM working on programming the new setup. Our new desks got stuck in shipping so we're still waiting on them. We set the equipment up on 2 6ft folding tables in the meantime.
I'm running on caffeine today to stay alert at work.
Shew lawd. Drove some poles in the ground, strung some rope posted some signs. All to try to keep the eclipse viewers from demolishing our little church property.
Its nearly 4 pm and ive gotten nothing I needed to get done, done.
Urgh. Up this morning, meat on the smoker. Looking forward to Church at 2...
I had leftover pizza.
Lawd. Jerm forevermore preached. Absolutely awesome presence of God. Very much enjoyed it. Good food too...and Jerm got to drive Clara the A afterwards...
Back @work.
Didn't get much done this weekend. Friday I woke up with a sore right shoulder.. which unfortunately is my dominant arm. Couldn't lift my arm to do anything much. Praying it gets better asap because i have things to do!!! lol.. also really is messing up my sleeping since I can't sleep on that side either.
Gotta do store pickups tonight so we can have groceries. We technically "meal planned" a couple of meals this week, so we are ahead of the game for a day or so there.
:hi:
It has came a veritable Noah's flood here today. :pound: And tomorrow- I return to work. Bah.
I was just starting to get a hang of this "time off" thing, even though in actuality there's been very little time off. Today was a prime example..."off" day- saint needed a ride to Carti doctor. This took up from 11 until 430 before I got home. I DID get a bit of wiring done on Rusty though....closer to him being back on the road.
Hey Bobby, I want to run something by you.
Grandma's TV channel had an advertisement for some kind of health insurance add-on "for people in Arkansas" and the woman doing the talking didn't pronounce it ARkanSAW. She pronounced it arKANsas, like you just stuck an "ar" on the word Kansas.
Are y'all doing a makeover on how you talk, trying your hands at rebranding, or is she wrong?
But one would think they would at least learn how to say the state name for an advertisement ostensibly targeted at that state. I wouldn't try to sell something in "MassaTUEsettes" without CHEWing on it first.
I don't live there anymore, but I feel like I can soundly say no.. no one in Arkansas pronounces it like ar-Kansas except people who don't live there..
@Work. Murdered two raw eggs on accident, so I only have three hard boiled ones now, haha.
Not a great day. :pound:
But I shall survive...
Quote from: Nelle on March 26, 2024, 01:53:25 PM@Work. Murdered two raw eggs on accident, so I only have three hard boiled ones now, haha.
Murdered as in ate them? Orr?? ???
Did anyone catch the groundhog? Cus I wanna string him up too. It was like in the 30's last night!!!! I rebuke it. I demand my spring. :demand:
Soooo uh we rescued a very young, very pregnant, black cat in the STREET last night while door dashing. Omg she is the literal sweetest thing. I am very worried she's too young for kittens though. I don't know how far along she is though, I'm trying to get her a vet appointment but so far earliest I've been able to snag is Thursday. First place told me mid-June.... LIKE REALLY.... :roll:
My Binxy is a black cat and he's not even two years old yet and her face looks younger then his!!! Sooo ahhhh
Quote from: MsJennJenn on March 26, 2024, 05:28:42 PMQuote from: Nelle on March 26, 2024, 01:53:25 PM@Work. Murdered two raw eggs on accident, so I only have three hard boiled ones now, haha.
Murdered as in ate them? Orr?? ???
First one broke on the way to work (inside the ziploc) and the second one broke when I tried to poke the hole in it to get it hard boiled.
Soooooooooooooo tired. The thought of having to make meatloaf tonight.. ugh.. I know it doesn't take long to make but it just sounds so tiring hahaha.
I went to bed at 9pm last night. Hopefully this isn't a pattern.
Urgh. Tired. On the plus side, Mcdonald's has finally done something right. They brought back my beloved and much-missed steak bagel. It's been four years or better. I felt like the old lady in Titanic "It's been Eighty-Four years"...
Now Lord help me through this day.
Quote from: Nelle on March 26, 2024, 08:17:57 PMFirst one broke on the way to work (inside the ziploc) and the second one broke when I tried to poke the hole in it to get it hard boiled.
Soooooooooooooo tired. The thought of having to make meatloaf tonight.. ugh.. I know it doesn't take long to make but it just sounds so tiring hahaha.
I went to bed at 9pm last night. Hopefully this isn't a pattern.
What's this about poking eggs? I hardboil eggs a lot, but I've never had to poke them. Crack them, a lot, after boiling, but never poke them.
Quote from: Lynx on March 27, 2024, 05:08:33 PMQuote from: Nelle on March 26, 2024, 08:17:57 PMFirst one broke on the way to work (inside the ziploc) and the second one broke when I tried to poke the hole in it to get it hard boiled.
Soooooooooooooo tired. The thought of having to make meatloaf tonight.. ugh.. I know it doesn't take long to make but it just sounds so tiring hahaha.
I went to bed at 9pm last night. Hopefully this isn't a pattern.
What's this about poking eggs? I hardboil eggs a lot, but I've never had to poke them. Crack them, a lot, after boiling, but never poke them.
I use one of those egg cookers, so you poke 1 hole on top for those. I assume it's to make it a speedier process.
Ohh I wondered what she meant by poking a hole too LOL
I finally got some work today after not having anything since last Thursday LOL
These rotations are very uneventful.
I've been using a vegetable steamer for my "boiled" eggs. Fresh eggs are sometimes hard to peel and that seems to work well.
Morning. Back at work. I've got two folks scheduled today. Ready for beautiful weather.
Done got ghostlike here. :sadbounce:
Been busy on my side. Thank the lawd it is the weekend now...
Quote from: Roscoe on March 29, 2024, 09:29:38 PMDone got ghostlike here. :sadbounce:
Been busy on my side. Thank the lawd it is the weekend now...
If you want the exciting highlights from my day...
I found jars of powdered seiyo wasabi for a dollar a piece and cans of skinless, boneless sardines for $0.59 a piece. So I'm happy.
We saw Chel briefly today.
Just been busy.
Lord. 400 miles today. And one of the heaviest china cabinets ever. A church member needed me to take him to Paragould to get his grandmother's china cabinet. While I enjoyed the visit...that devil weighed 9,000 lbs. I didn't think we would ever get it in his house. Now tomorrow's brief sermon prepared may God help me...
We were just chilling at home today and Chel called. Robbie was broken down in Tyler and she had been called in to work, so, off we went to Tyler.
Happy "Don't Even Go NEAR A Restaurant" day!
Happy birthday Ike!
I had a peaceful birthday yesterday. Nobody at w#rk realized it was my birthday. Everybody who would have remembered was off the schedule on a Saturday.
Thus I did not have to deal with any "you didn't ask off on your birthday!?" junk. :clap:
Well. I did not know...but Happy Birthday!
One service today. Preached to around 70 people. Good day overall. Too lazy to do anything else today and I'm laying down.
Happy Belated Birthday!!
@Work. very busy day yesterday as always and as everyone's was. :)
Today has been annoying. Just been in a general funk, nothing I touch working out. :pound:
Service Sunday was amazing. Had a full house and lots of visitors including one that had been watching online for a while and told God if a certain sister invited her she'd attend the Easter service... That sister called and invited her.
Here's the pictures our photography team got Sunday during service.
https://www.facebook.com/100064532839153/posts/pfbid02KDcUXLnVPuxDPj3DkDLtXZqQ2Di1yPj1CRMaBdZferHhPi12JZYbQY7uqHJgrE2gl/?app=fbl (https://www.facebook.com/100064532839153/posts/pfbid02KDcUXLnVPuxDPj3DkDLtXZqQ2Di1yPj1CRMaBdZferHhPi12JZYbQY7uqHJgrE2gl/?app=fbl)
Hope you had a good birthday, Isaac.
It's been kinda cloudy and bluesome today.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on April 02, 2024, 02:46:35 AMHere's the pictures our photography team got Sunday during service.
https://www.facebook.com/100064532839153/posts/pfbid02KDcUXLnVPuxDPj3DkDLtXZqQ2Di1yPj1CRMaBdZferHhPi12JZYbQY7uqHJgrE2gl/?app=fbl (https://www.facebook.com/100064532839153/posts/pfbid02KDcUXLnVPuxDPj3DkDLtXZqQ2Di1yPj1CRMaBdZferHhPi12JZYbQY7uqHJgrE2gl/?app=fbl)
I'll take your word for it. Facebook won't let me see it unless I'm assimilated into the collecti... er, unless I have an account.
Yesterday we were busier than midget mountain climbers. We're usually running more than usual on the first of the month, with all the guv'mint check money floating around in the neighborhood, but yesterday it was like every single check recipient had to spend ALL the money RIGHT NOW!
It was kinda fun. Hope we're busy again today. Keeps the dust off ya.
Morning. Today is not a mess with me day, and a coworker has already started. This may not end well.
I put in a long day today working 7AM to 7:20PM. Both of the 2nd shift guys intentionally called off today because the department manager made them mad, leaving the manager by herself on a 2 truck night. I volunteered to stay over to help get the freight done.
Cat we rescued last week had her babies Saturday night. Four healthy kittens. They're sooooooooooo cute.
Otherwise not a lot going on around here lol
I am sooo tired. Slept fitfully.
May get 7 brew in violation of the diet...
Quote from: MsJennJenn on April 03, 2024, 02:20:19 PMCat we rescued last week had her babies Saturday night. Four healthy kittens. They're sooooooooooo cute.
Otherwise not a lot going on around here lol
Thou shall not envy... Thou shall not envy.. LOL. HOW CUTE! I don't even need to know what they look like.. I'm trying to not be envious, hahahaha. I miss kittens tho I love my old girl. One day I won't be scared anymore and I'll sign up to foster kitties.
Wild night here Monday evening/Tuesday morning with the storms. There is some damage but everyone I know is fine. Thankfully our neighbor's tree missed OUR garage and vehicles. Only half the tree fell, so that saved our property. Hoping they take the rest of that one down as well as their one in the front yard that has nearly taken out my car dropping massive limbs in the last year or so.
@Work. I am participating today in our state entity (capital development board) training for projects. It's 8:30am-4:30pm. Literally my whole work day minus half an hour. I'm HOPING they do a lunch break tho I have no clue when it is. LOL.
They just opened a 7 Brew here on Monday. I am not a fan of coffee.
Quote from: Roscoe on April 03, 2024, 02:23:21 PMI am sooo tired. Slept fitfully.
May get 7 brew in violation of the diet...
*Lynx runs off yelling something about a pastor drinking a brew.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on April 03, 2024, 01:13:46 AMI put in a long day today working 7AM to 7:20PM. Both of the 2nd shift guys intentionally called off today because the department manager made them mad, leaving the manager by herself on a 2 truck night. I volunteered to stay over to help get the freight done.
That's how you do it. A friend of mine has a father who started as a checkout bagger and ended up part owner of the grocery store.
"How do you climb that high?"
"I just kept coming back, and doing the jobs nobody else wanted to do, and I wound up here."
LOL Nelle - there is one black, one all gray, and two that are black and white. One of the black and white has grey stripes on his/her tail though.... they are so precious.
I have just gotten into iced coffee at home and I am OBSESSEDDD. lol
I get the international something iced coffee in mocha or vanilla - then i add Dunkin creamer.... *drool*
I have to limit myself to one cup so I don't tear my stomach up LOL
I often fall into sin, if 7brew coffee is considered a sin. :laughhard: I hate black coffee- but the froufrou drinks with names like "German Chocolate Blended"...well, I am weak. :laughhard:
Church tonight. I've only lost my temper twice today, so there's that. Man, that whole "I die daily" thing...sheesh. I am an embodiment of Lazarus lately. :laughhard:
Part of getting old I guess. My tolerence for stupidity is at an all time low.
On the bright side- the insurance company for the church called, and he and I had a good chat. Hopefully his company will insure us..:pray:
Our old insurance company quit insuring churches and it has been a trial to find insurance...
o.O
What has been happening at churches, that they stopped insuring them?
Quote from: Lynx on April 04, 2024, 10:30:40 AMo.O
What has been happening at churches, that they stopped insuring them?
Man, I don't know. All I know is after years of the same policy and coverage, we were suddenly told that they were no longer insuring churches. And our ONE claim two, almost three years ago- ONE IN OVER 50 YEARS- disqualified us from some of the major insurers. And getting insurance agents to actually communicate has been the equal of walking on water. They just don't respond. When the guy yesterday called back- I'd finally pressed enough buttons to get a voicemail and resorted to groveling- I couldn't move fast enough. He says he sees no issue and will get some paperwork worked up for us by this weekend. I will breath easier when that's done.
Church last night good move of God. I needed it. Had my morning talk with Him and now to get through the day.
It may be a reaction to national social trends, not anything to do with one church in Arkansas. With all the woke anti-church sentiment these days, they may expect a lot of church arson in the near future.
Yea Isaac that's what I wondered was the case too. So much violence in churches now too unfortunately.
Another thing I could think of would be weather stuff, but Arkansas doesn't get much LOL
Morning all. Gearing up for the mighty eclipse weekend. All the hullabaloo over four minutes of darkness. Tourists are beginning to infilterate my community. Lou couldn't get in to the local coffee shop this morning. :pound:
Me- I pickup up my half a cow yesterday, have stacks of meat. I'm gonna fire up the smoker and find a good book. Or work on projects at home.
(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/eclipse_clouds.png)
It's supposed to be just barely west and north of us. Barely barely.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 05, 2024, 07:41:38 PMIt's supposed to be just barely west and north of us. Barely barely.
We are dead center of totality. Like over 4 minutes of the full on darkness, which is said to be phenomenally long.
Just got back from touring several counties in interest of making sure offenders are where they should be.
Just a few more hours Bobby. Hang on just a few more hours and all the foreigners will leave your peaceful town alone.
My dad is in Paducah and is currently disgusted with all the yokels flooding his town. He ain't going nowhere today for nothing.
Good morning everyone. We are planning on going outside and watching the eclipse, but we are not in the path of totality.
It's all cloudy here.
Yeah... My phone claimed we got 98% eclipse, but you couldn't prove it by us. Clouds for days here.
Well... They wanted to see something blocking the sun. That's what we got. The sun was pretty well blocked.
We had absolutely perfect weather. Clear, sunny, totality.. the complete package. Unfortunately for local businesses, folks got spooked as there was a chance we would not have clear skies, and they mostly went elsewhere. Oh, Russellville got a taste and I40 westbound between me and Mini was a bit of a parking lot for a couple hours, but it was NOTHING like we were told it would be and built up for over the past two years.
I stayed at home and actually checked it out- it was cooler than I thought it would be I must say. Glad it is over though. Went to Conway to take care of some business after it, and then home. Conway wasn't busy either. Back to work tomorrow. :pound:
So... You're disappointed that you didn't have to deal with the crowds you thought you'd have to deal with?
Not in totality here - but it got soooooooo dark. And then it was gone. lol
Threats of rain/storms/hail today but I think it's gonna go around me like it did last night. Super gloomy though.
Making me wanna sleep.
I was not disappointed. In fact, it was good. Our church did a yard sale this weekend that brought in $1,000. I didn't have to deal with MUCH mass stupidity. And it was beautiful, and I got some much needed work done on Rusty. The thing I was disappointed at was waking up to still need to be gainfully employed. Kinda thing just s.ucks the life outta ya.
Thankful for the job, of course, and even occasionally enjoy it. But I enjoy not having to do things so much more. I was designed to be a rich man of leisure. Someone stole my life, and is doubtless enjoying it in the Bahamas! :pound:
I too, am upset someone stole my life of leisure. Working is for the birds. I want to garden and frolic in flower fields with my pets all day. :demand:
It did in fact rain, thunder, AND hail just now. Thankfully hail only lasted 3-5 minutes. Hubbsters was grumbling cus he's at work and his truck got the hail lol. Oopsie.
It is Wednesday. Every one rejoices, because it means the week is half over. Me? My heaviest work day. Ten hours secular job, then teaching bible Study. From this point- Lord give me strength 'cause I am SO tired. :lol:
Wanted a steak bagel. Scale did not want me to have it. Debating on whether to disappoint myself or the scale. :lol:
Got infuriated yesterday at lunch. Local restaurant posts on facebook that they are having a half price salad day, and bemoaning the fact that they had stocked up too much for the expected visitors. Almost a guilt trip into helping support a local business who had through no fault of their own wound up in a painful situation. I was like, ok, they make decent salads, I need a salad as opposed to a burger, and half price? Sure, I'm in. I ordered a house salad with extra ranch. Nothing special. It took, no lie, an HOUR for me to get my salad to go. I was really having to pray. :pound: I woulda left around the half hour mark but I was trying to be understanding- and at that point, with over half lunch break gone I was committed. Wait or don't eat. And the salad wasn't all that. :pound:
Did you know that avocados have dropped to 74 cents a piece? At least around here they have.
Did you know Walmart will let you just walk in and BUY 11 avocados at a time?
Did you know if there are avocados sitting around you can eat 11 in 45 hours and not really notice?
They were good though.
It's been raining so much here that the river was nearly touching the bridge yesterday... and it was still raining.
I've just started being able to eat guacamole. Glad they're getting cheaper.. LOL. Hopefully soon I can graduate to eating avocado toast, and then.. just avocado! I'm GROWING UP!! lol
@Work.
I don't see what the facination is with avocados. They're not appealing to me.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on April 11, 2024, 04:34:36 PMI don't see what the facination is with avocados. They're not appealing to me.
Good. If everybody liked them as much as I do, the price would be much higher and I would be supremely upset.
You may have my share. If you ever see me eating an avocado, or guacamole, know that I am starving and haver mercy on me, because at that point I will have begged for Vienna Weenies. Been busy today. Ready for tomorrow...I need the weekend...
Morning. Been juggling knives this morning- or so it seemed. Took church member to dr appointment, on to work (with a detour by Mcd's for a bagel), pick up church member and take home, wake Chey up, pick up work car, back to work...and now I have to go try to grab two or three home visits if I can rustle up someone to tour with me...my work sistah is back after three days out and has to catch up and thus can't go. Ready to blow this popsicle stand for the weekend....
Oh and we have prayer meeting tonight- which the pastor forgot about, not once, but twice. Hopefully he will remember it and show up... :sadbounce:
Quote from: Roscoe on April 12, 2024, 05:44:09 PMOh and we have prayer meeting tonight- which the pastor forgot about, not once, but twice. Hopefully he will remember it and show up... :sadbounce:
Tell your phone's calendar app about it.
I finally had to break down and start using my calendar to remind me of stuff. Hated to admit I'm getting old, but it's better than missing stuff I forgot about.
:hi:
I ate 21 avocados in one week.
Even I gotta admit, that may be a bit much...
Quote from: Lynx on April 15, 2024, 10:10:00 AMI ate 21 avocados in one week.
Even I gotta admit, that may be a bit much...
:o
:flush:
Morning. Been eventful weekend. Had one pray back through Sunday night, good church. Enjoyed company of a friend yesterday, got an encouraging telephone call, and now I'm back at work. Would prefer to be home, but it'll be ok.
Got a call last evening while I was headed to town- my assistant pastor informed me matter of factly, that he had been in a head on collision, and couldn't reach his wife to tell her. I sailed to the scene, then to the hospital.
He's okay but banged up. His new car, less than 5k miles, is a total. Dude was driving too fast, lost control on a curve and sideswiped the car ahead of Bro Clayton, then ricocheted into him head on. I fear that if the guy had not hit the first car, which took some of the energy out of the incident, it could have been very different. Thankful for God's hand.
Was a good weekend here. My church hosted the ALJC Indiana Section 2 Youth Rally Saturday afternoon. I was supposed to be the one running the ProPresenter. A friend that I invited showed up and wanted to be able to sit with me, so my Pastor booted me out of the media room and took over running the ProPresenter so I could be with my friend since it was his first time at my church. I ended up getting quite a sunburn during the afterburner food and fellowship after the rally.
Sunday service were good. Had a lady get the Holy Ghost. I've been working with wearing headphones during church for the past few weeks to better tolerate the noise levels. Discovered during altar service that they help me tune out the distraction of folks wanting to pray with me so I can focus on praying.
I get my bikes back tonight. :clap:
I'd sent my teen years bike to the shop to be resurrected from the dead. It had sat behind dad's house for over 10 years getting dirty, rusty. The seat was half eaten by some critter, the tires were tore up from the mud, and the shifter cables were wore out. The bike shop made it look new. My newer bike I had cleaned and safety checked.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on April 16, 2024, 07:28:17 PMSunday service were good. Had a lady get the Holy Ghost. I've been working with wearing headphones during church for the past few weeks to better tolerate the noise levels. Discovered during altar service that they help me tune out the distraction of folks wanting to pray with me so I can focus on praying.
You too? Some churches just have it TOO LOUD!
I got a pair of earplugs, cut them in half and colored the cut end with a black marker. Good sound protection, no questions from other church people. Nobody can see them.
Just in case you get tired of people looking at you funny for wearing headphones in church.
Quote from: Lynx on April 17, 2024, 10:55:28 AMYou too? Some churches just have it TOO LOUD!
I got a pair of earplugs, cut them in half and colored the cut end with a black marker. Good sound protection, no questions from other church people. Nobody can see them.
Just in case you get tired of people looking at you funny for wearing headphones in church.
Not been able to find any in ear options that won't bother the pressure in my ears. Got any suggestions on ear plugs minus eardrum pressure? Thankfully my church family and pastor is well aware of autism and sound sensitivity so they're not phased by me wearing headphones in church. My Pastor's middle daughter wears them too sometimes.
Urgh. Work. Bible Study tonight. Feel sorta like a used battery. No zip to me at all. :laughhard:
Urgh. Morning. Made it through yesterday....Bible study went well. About 40 there, with several out with health issues. Announced a planned Baptism for Sunday night and had a lady that just started attending about a month ago raise her hand. "Would you mind baptizing me that night as well?" No ma'am, indeed I would NOT mind. Without offense- I'll treat folks like cattle in that regard- I'll run them through and baptize in Jesus' name until I'm outta water or people. :laughhard:
So glad to see God moving in our area and I just want to be a part of it.
In much less spiritual news, I am cranky and sore this morning- aka a normal day. Hope y'all have a great one!
My mom wrecked her car the other day. I'm glad she wasn't hurt. But now I have to take her to her doctor appointment today. Hope she gets another car soon. Cars are so expensive nowadays. She lives in the next town over, so it's not like it's just around the corner.
@Work. I have had the equivalent of two breakfasts in a plan to try to avoid snacking before lunch.
so very sleepy. I've been sleeping hard the past few nights and waking up like I worked all night. lol. Hoping I can quit this trend soon. :)
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on April 18, 2024, 02:45:05 PMMy mom wrecked her car the other day. I'm glad she wasn't hurt. But now I have to take her to her doctor appointment today. Hope she gets another car soon. Cars are so expensive nowadays. She lives in the next town over, so it's not like it's just around the corner.
They are indeed way expensive. Especially for anything with less than a quarter million miles on it and decent.
I know that when this economic bubble pops it's going to hurt. But I keep hoping it pops soon.
Something needs to give for sure. People are struggggggling.
We had to make an emergency trip to Dallas Tuesday. Husband is blind in one eye (due to VHL - von-hippal lindau - a rare genetic disease). And he was/is having some fuzzy in his only good eye. SOOO stressful :noo:
But... dr says he is okay. Says the fuzzy is old debris in his eye from prior issues but should hopefully go away? IDK. Husband doesnt know why it happened and dr didnt say anything. *I think* - its cus he came from sleeping 4 hours to working a SIXTEEN hour shift overnight. I think he was/is just tired and stressed but IDK. That's just my thoughts.
I'm just thankful it's nothing serious and he doesn't have to have surgery on the good eye. He DOES have angiomas (tumors) on the good eye as it is. We already knew that. So the fear was something related to those but it's not. They leave these tumors because it's more detrimental to his eyesight to remove them vs. leaving them until/if they ever cause issues.
It's been a week. So glad it's Friday.
:waving:
It's sunny but cool outside today.
I'm still looking for that groundhog, if anybody has seen it. Soon as I find it, it's dead!
"Early spring" my frost covered car bumper.
Hi, all. Been busy and shamefully did not post this weekend. Lots going on- typical home stuff; baptized three Sunday, more home stuff, did hospital visits and home visits on church members, texted/called/communicated with it seems like everyone in three counties regarding church...back at work.
Just in time to prepare bible study tonight for tomorrow night. Oy Vey. :laughhard:
That's more than I've been accomplishing. All I do is go to w*rk, come home, get grandma up to pee, put her back to bed. If I'm fast enough and get her up and on the pee pot in time I don't have to clean the floor.
Oh, and I'm currently building a very efficient ship in Genesis Alpha One. It's a video game.
Morning all. :hi: Yesterday was Lou's birthday. She wanted Pizza so we went and got pizza. Otherwise, pretty dull suburban life. Just like I like it. Now, to get through the day and earn these crumbs I call daily bread..
Hope everyone has a great day!
Pizza for a birthday meal?
Keep her! You got off light. I hear tales from some guys of lobster, sushi and steak.
Morning. Back at work. Enjoyed Bible study last night and the ladies surprised Lou with a small birthday party afterwards..
Isaac Newton is really fighting me today. You know his second law? Something about the heavier something is, the more it doesn't like to get up and move.
Well... I had a big lunch and now I don't want to move no more.
It's a really pleasant day today. Nice temperatures.
You never know whether you'll need air or heat around here.
Today we are under a tornado watch.
Yeah, I think we are too. I'm over storms/rain/nastiness. I want summer...
Man, what a weekend.
Busy Friday and Saturday. 1 am Sunday, my dad calls and says "We are ok!" The small town where they live and where I grew up got hit with a tornado. I'm thankful God protected them.
That was a scary night!! Seeing Okemah on national radars was weird. Thankfully my family was safe as well.
Friday evening late, we got a call that my husband's mom was having a stroke. We rushed over to the Cape hospital and while driving had alerted some of my family and his to start praying. When we got there, they had no idea what happened, but couldn't find anything new wrong in her brain. She even felt perfectly fine, so we took her home to her house (she had been camping over in Marble Hill area in MO) so she could rest since it was such a long drive back to her campground. We got home about 2:30am, then went back at 11am to pick her up and take her back to her truck and friends.
Our pup got to swim in the Castor River for the first time swimming ever. She LOVED the water. I wish I could show you guys the video of her swimming, because she's not an Olympic dog swimmer, but she had a blast! LOL. Her paddle is hilarious.
Morning all. :waving:
I had to take my mom to the hospital Monday morning, way too early, so that she could have a procedure done. It took all day today for me to "sort of" recover.
Today was hubby's birthday. I didn't even make him a cake since we don't need to be eating it. ;)
Morning. Man Not a lot to say lately. Slightly overwhelmed by this season of life- between the normal job, church "job" and ministry, and Chey graduating in just 13 days I feel like a deer in headlights. On a busy freeway. In New York City. :laughhard:
Times like this I reach down and remember a dream I had as a child when I was overwhelmed by circumstances out of my control. In the dream, a giant man in a glowing white robe brushed my brown and simply said "This too shall pass". It was so vivid...and my mama swore I'd seen an angel when I told her. Maybe it was. His words were true- it passed. And so shall this season. It may pass like a dog passing a peach seed- but it'll pass. :laughhard:
I ended up making hubby a pound cake today, after all. ;)
Yay for cake!
Good morning. It is raining again here. Got to do some home visits, then a list of things to do this weekend. Hope all is well for everyone here.. :waving:
Went to a couple garage sales today. Didn't find much.
In the words of my noble and illustrious ancestors - YEEEEEEHAW!
Tuesday I went by the salvage grocery to see if there was anything interesting lying around. They had pint jars of tomato hummus for a buck a piece. I got all eleven.
Today I popped 'round to see if they had anything neat. They had 17 more jars of hummus. They don't got 'em no more.
Two days. I guess GP is truly dead not. :sadbounce: Everyone is so busy now....
:hi:
We've had tons of rain. The rivers out of its banks. My yard is soggy. I have nothing much interesting going on.
@Work.
I'm taking off Friday this week, so only four days of captivity. I'm considering taking Monday off as well. Trying to get some things done at the house before the husband & pup go on their trip and my mom comes into town. Got LOTS to do.
It's supposed to rain here pretty much all week it feels like. I know spring rain is necessary, but goodness..
Was on PTO last week. That's why I haven't been here. lol
Went to Indiana Sat-Wed to meet my new nephew. Came home and have been sick ever since. Sigh. I'm so tired of coughing.
Hi. Yes, everything here is soaked too. :pound:
Lord, what a busy week. I may have a brief respite this Saturday- then it's off to the races again. Next week will be killer- Sunday services, Monday to Fort Smith to take a church member to a dr appointment, then Tuesday Chey's graduation, then Friday is something, then Saturday graduation party... then back to Sunday services.
And in there somewhere I have a ton to do at the house on Chey's apartment and nursing home/ rehab visits I NEED to make. To say nothing about planting my poor window boxes, and my yard maintenance...
Apparently, God's view is, "Oh, he can rest when I call him home" :laughhard:
So, you're making Chet an apartment at your house? Or elsewhere?
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 07, 2024, 11:30:35 PMSo, you're making Chet an apartment at your house? Or elsewhere?
Yeah, behind our house- about ten feet from the back door- was a screened in patio of around 450 square feet. Dad converted it when he was alive to an apartment, but when he passed, I "de-converted it" back to a garage. Now I have it closed back in and am redoing it for Chey. It'll have a small living room area probably 9x12, a bedroom, a kitchenette- fridge, sink microwave and stove with a few cabinets- and a bath. Actually, a three-quarter bath I guess- shower, toilet, and sink.
It'll be a bit more than the tiny house living craze but not much. Since most of the work was already done, I just need time to frame up two interior walls, sheetrock, paint and freshen up everything.
It'll give her some independence while she is in college and still be under Daddy's wing.
Morning, all. Back at work. It's cloudy, I tried new technology and ordered breakfast by McDonald's app. Picked up my order, the first window didn't give me my receipt- strike one. The second window, the woman gave me the food but no drink, then stared at me like I was a problem, until I finally tapped on the glass and asked if I could have my drink. No apology, no nothing but still seemed to think I was the issue.. Strike 2. And I take a sip- it's diet coke, not diet Dr Pepper, my most unfavorite. Strike Three.
But the steak bagel was delicious as always,
I guess I'm going to spend the whole day repeating 2 Timothy 1:7. Storms with tornado potential make me SO nervous. Today we are expecting some violent storms. Praying they are as meek as the lions in the den with David.
I am at work until 430 unless something crazy happens. Then I'll be driving home in it.
Quote from: Roscoe on May 08, 2024, 11:59:13 AMMorning, all. Back at work. It's cloudy, I tried new technology and ordered breakfast by McDonald's app. Picked up my order, the first window didn't give me my receipt- strike one. The second window, the woman gave me the food but no drink, then stared at me like I was a problem, until I finally tapped on the glass and asked if I could have my drink. No apology, no nothing but still seemed to think I was the issue.. Strike 2. And I take a sip- it's diet coke, not diet Dr Pepper, my most unfavorite. Strike Three.
But the steak bagel was delicious as always,
As a McD's employee... Don't even get me started on that stupid app.
I think word has done got out about steak and bagels being back. We've been getting a LOT of requests for a side of bagel sauce, the best part of a steak bagel and delicious to dunk a hash brown in.
Yeah. You can just get a side of bagel sauce. You oughta try it.
I was about to say since when can you get a steak bagel at Mcd LOL
I use apps on my phone for a LOT. Pretty much any bill I have I pay via an app.... But I get the frustration on them too. Some of them are so awful to navigate.
Well.... hubbs' DM told him to apply into the Ardmore OK open store director position. So hopefully this means he's FINALLY getting his promotion. We'll just have to move to Ardmore LOL. Sigh. Having to move again in under a year sounds absolutely awful. I have too many plants.
Texas....Oklahoma.... so close to the promised land. :lol:
Morning all. Plugging through another day.
I know Ardmore! Good place, with lots of beautiful old homes. We have offices there, and I'm down there a couple of times a year.
A couple of good churches in the area too.
We survived the marathon storm day! I'm tired BUT I'm off tomorrow still... so, I'll just try to sleep in tomorrow for a minute.
:hi:
Quote from: Roscoe on May 09, 2024, 11:46:56 AMTexas....Oklahoma.... so close to the promised land. :lol:
Morning all. Plugging through another day.
Hey after our summer trip to Arkansas last summer the hubbs and I are all for it. lol
Just gotta find him a store there.
My day off from work is already over. It stops feeling extra nice when everyone else who is at work goes home for the day, haha. It's been semi productive. Hopefully I can continue in my night-owl-era and get more done before bed and hit it back hard again tomorrow. It's going to be NICE to have a decluttered home and have gotten rid of things as well instead of just storing them out of sight. We have a TON to go on that journey still, but at least the house will look nicer for Mom's visit this month! She should be arriving end of next week!
I also managed to get a craft together for sunday school class that isn't super involved and includes ZERO scissors. Even if I'm the only one cutting with them, I'll set them down for a second, turn around, and someone's halfway through a sheet of paper. I'm like "Why are you even using them? You had nothing to cut..?" It's amazing! How you people kept any children alive, blessings to you. I only have them an hour once a week and I'm like WHAT! lol..
We are having BBQ for supper. We had the stuffed salmon from Sams last night. It was DEEElicious as always. We pop it in the air fryer for 20 minutes. I like that texture on salmon better than the baked. My mind already knew the oven-baked salmon was done, but now my mouth and eyes know too. LOL.
I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday AM with my new doctor since my "old" one left the practice and moved. She had me do lab work, but I haven't heard back yet. I've downloaded my health records twice today hoping they were uploaded but hadn't been reviewed yet. Driving me nuts waiting to see if my sugar level went down or not. I'd like to not just get on medicine if I am making any positive progress on my own with diet (and adding regular exercise now).
Well, it finally stopped raining for now and it's a nice cool 67* this morning. That is wonderful temperatures for May.
My garden is overjoyed for the rain. The gardener not so much lol.
I need some sunshine. It's been such a rainy season here in W. Falls. But my zucchini, squash, and cucumbers all have flowers!!!! :clap:
Hubbs finally made me call doctor on Saturday after coughing all night Friday night.
So she set me up with an antibiotic, cough meds, and two types of nasal sprays. Sigh. I'm finally in a better place today with the coughing thank goodness.
Been a busy day. Trip to Fort Smith.... then a repair on a leaky sink. Tomorrow....Chey graduates high school :shocked:
That just doesn't seem possible. Y'all weren't even married yet when we were at that camp with Lou...
Quote from: Roscoe on May 14, 2024, 04:06:04 AMBeen a busy day. Trip to Fort Smith.... then a repair on a leaky sink. Tomorrow....Chey graduates high school :shocked:
https://youtu.be/LwFIDA9y0tc?si=rZiefElEE_RqtpPn
We should learn to treasure
Each day of their lives
They grow up so quickly
Before we realize
Do they have to grow up
Do they have to grow up
Do they have to grow up so soon?
Awww.. Roscoe.. such a new part of her journey, as well as for you guys as her parents. Glad she's staying close to home for your sake! lol..
@Home working today on the house. I'm glad my mom is super non-judgmental about housekeeping. LOL. Our house has been a wreck lately. I've been slowly trying to declutter. It's been achingly slow. Hoping we can get it less cluttered feeling before Friday and then we can slowly go through things without feeling like there's a mess all over the place.
I feel like a traitor for not being at work. I don't think I even took all of my vacation days last year. It feels nice being off work during the week though and not being sick. Usually that's the only time I'm home during the week.. if I'm ill. I have access on my phone to my Outlook, so I have been answering a few emails here and there. It's nice sometimes to know what I'm walking back into the next day at work, but sometimes makes me feel guilty for not being there to jump on in and get things done. I've got a backlog of work there just waiting on me to work Saturdays after Memorial Day. It'll feel amazing when both the house AND my work desk are cleaned off, organized and clutter-free! Too much paper on my desk currently. At least it makes me look busy I guess. LOL.
Athena (husband's service dog) is disgusted that she can't be with her dad though. It's supposed to storm sometime today, and I had her Saturday as well as Monday with me at work. She's tired of my face. LOL. She'll be excited tomorrow though when she gets to go with him to St Louis to meet up with some of his online friends. Then Thursday evening, they'll be back in St Louis for the night and flying out Friday morning to Utah! She's going to have an absolute blast once she lands. I'm SUPER nervous about their flight, but I'm SOO glad I don't have to be the one in the situation all anxious and worried the whole time. Hopefully she flies like a champ.
Mom will get here Friday sometime and she won't leave until the Tuesday after Memorial Day. He will be flying back into St Louis that Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, so we will maybe get to have some burgers and hot dogs together. Hopefully my dad enjoys his break from taking care of Mom for a while. She had hand surgery a few weeks ago and has been VERY limited on what she can get done. He's even had to step up and help fix her hair. Glad to see vows in action though these days!
Morning all. Time DOES fly. Chey graduated last night....I cried. It's been a rough emotional few days for me, I'm a softy and emotional anyway. God musta stumped His toe when He was working on me and added too much emotion, especially for a tough dude.
Seems every turn is something to make me wanna run and hide. I think alot of it is the finality of Chey's graduation. I know it is silly, but up until now, she was still my baby. Now she's out doing grown up things and high school- the last milestone of childhood- is in her rearview. I wasn't ready. I still want my gap-toothed running buddy with the smile, the Dr Pepper, and the "let me dwive Daddy". Last night, in her modest but definitely more form fitting than Dad would like dress, it was apparent that particular tom boy is not coming back. :pound:
Today- no sleep last night- dozed off around midnight, wide awake at 2 ish... and a bible study to finish for tonight.
Quote from: Roscoe on May 15, 2024, 03:35:12 PMMorning all. Time DOES fly. Chey graduated last night....I cried. It's been a rough emotional few days for me, I'm a softy and emotional anyway. God musta stumped His toe when He was working on me and added too much emotion, especially for a tough dude.
He knew what he was doing giving you a "Daddys girl"!! lol
I'm off work for a staycation the next 4 days. :clap: Already got plenty on the to do list... church tonight, teeth cleaning tomorrow, liver ultrasound Friday, working media Sunday.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on May 15, 2024, 09:03:22 PMI'm off work for a staycation the next 4 days. :clap: Already got plenty on the to do list... church tonight, teeth cleaning tomorrow, liver ultrasound Friday, working media Sunday.
You are contradicting yourself. That don't sound like no staycation. With a staycation you don't do nothing.
Quote from: Lynx on May 16, 2024, 08:36:41 AMQuote from: Backseat Radio on May 15, 2024, 09:03:22 PMI'm off work for a staycation the next 4 days. :clap: Already got plenty on the to do list... church tonight, teeth cleaning tomorrow, liver ultrasound Friday, working media Sunday.
You are contradicting yourself. That don't sound like no staycation. With a staycation you don't do nothing.
Hubbs and I did a staycation in January. And we doordashed all week to try to make a thousand dollars lol
That sounds suspiciously like w*rk. Vacations are supposed to be restful. At least mine are supposed to be restful.
Did you meet your goal?
Well, MY upcoming vacation will be 4,000 miles of driving; sightseeing; and companionship with my daughter. I just wish my wife had time enough to come along, but she is not crazy about the driving...
Yea that's a lot of driving lol.
We have vacation planned in July with Mom and Dad. Meeting them in a beach town in Mississippi. Buttt... could be pending hubbs promotion. We're still in limbo even though we booked the AirBnb. :-?
And yes Lynx we just about did that if I remember right. lol
So glad it's Friday. All four of my kittens are now successfully eating the wet food. On to the dry food we go!!! :clap:
I am so glad it is Friday. Last night, I thought, home, peace, quiet. Lou says " Oh, Mik (girl from church) is coming over to help with the banner for the graduation party Saturday. Ok. Then a text from a friend " I'll pray for you. I hear you are going to have a houseful of ladies tonight."
Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?
I get home- Mik; Her mother; her two little brothers; her older brother; Lou's friend Melanie and her mother, who recently prayed back through after a decades long time away from church; Chey and Ethan of course; and the my friend Bro Roger had a truck issue near the house and limped to my house- just in time for dinner.
Loved each and every one of them. Enjoyed the company. They were there until 10pm. My social battery now has a dead cell. :laughhard:
No updates in 3 days? Wow!
Drove way down into Texas for the weekend. Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio...
Home now, and glad.
My only update worth noting is, yesterday I decided to be unhealthy. I can eat greens any day of the week, but there's no point in living longer if you don't have anything to look forward to.
So yesterday for breakfast I consumed the entire contents of a can of whipped cream.
I figure I can do that once a month without having a pronounced overall negative effect on my health, and it gives a person something to look forward to.
Nothing interesting here.
Well, I've been too busy to post much this week. Friday night was youth night, Saturday was graduation party, followed by the graduates deciding they want to go to the local dragstrip. They twisted my arm...before I knew it, Chey and I both took her vette blasting down the track. I can see where that would be addictive...as can Chey. Her smile was ear to ear getting to drive her Corvette legally like it was designed to be. She said it won't be the last time.
Then yesterday was church, graduation for JJ midday and church again. Preached. Today- off to Lowes for church items, changed a light bulb at the house, helped clean, ran baptistry full for another baptism Wednesday night, worked on Chey's apartment, got the truck oil changed....sheesh. NOW you see why I no post....
Count down to the trip... four days this week, two days next week and we gone!
Hi. None responding devils. Where be ye??? :pound: :pound:
Apparently one of my birthday gifts this year was catching strep throat. Had to miss church Sunday to go to the walk in clinic and get antibiotics. :sadbounce:
Strep is no fun. Hope you're feeling better
Quote from: Roscoe on May 21, 2024, 09:24:21 PMHi. None responding devils. Where be ye??? :pound: :pound:
I am here. You are there.
Wanna hear about how Grandma peed on my arm when I changed her pull-ups? I don't have much else to share.
Not much here. It's been hot hot in the 90's. Quite overcast today though.
Hubbs has his third and final interview today for the store director position in Ardmore. Here we goooo hopefully. lol scared about the constant scary weather in that strip of Oklahoma though. Eek.
I have another interview type chat with a lady I would work closely with for a team. Hoping this means I get my own book of business finally. I like not doing anything most days, but eventually it gets a little old.
Lord. Today.
My diet has suffered. I INTENDED to do right. But that burger...and that shake.... :pound:
Just today and three more working days until the big trip...
It's been storming off and on. Super muggy and been getting up in the 90s some days. I can't complain though, because one year it was already hitting the 100s in May.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 22, 2024, 02:57:46 PMNot much here. It's been hot hot in the 90's. Quite overcast today though.
Hubbs has his third and final interview today for the store director position in Ardmore. Here we goooo hopefully. lol scared about the constant scary weather in that strip of Oklahoma though. Eek.
I have another interview type chat with a lady I would work closely with for a team. Hoping this means I get my own book of business finally. I like not doing anything most days, but eventually it gets a little old.
When you move up there, make sure you go outside and watch for the naders when they announce them. That will make you a 'fo 'sho 'nuff Okie.
:ugly:
@Work again. I've only worked three days this week technically... but it definitely feels like a full week plus some. I don't know what would happen if I took my vacation like everyone else in this company does. LOL. I shudder to think.
Extended weekend is almost here! Husband will be home Sunday afternoon, BUT it's supposed to be fairly strong storms that day. We also have a special cookout at church after our morning service with a missionary. Hoping the storms don't go too crazy. Normally he isn't home in time for the actual holiday day, so we normally go visit his friend's grave here in town for him. Maybe this time I can go with him and Athena.
On another note.. I love how easy to please my mom is for supper, haha. I did NOT feel like cooking last night after the grocery store excursion, so I bought that prepackaged bbq, buns, and some TGIFridays potato skins. She was ECSTATIC and enjoyed dinner. They don't eat much like that at home.
Urgh.
Thank God it is Friday. Counting down to Wednesday evening....
Quote from: mini on May 23, 2024, 07:50:47 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on May 22, 2024, 02:57:46 PMNot much here. It's been hot hot in the 90's. Quite overcast today though.
Hubbs has his third and final interview today for the store director position in Ardmore. Here we goooo hopefully. lol scared about the constant scary weather in that strip of Oklahoma though. Eek.
I have another interview type chat with a lady I would work closely with for a team. Hoping this means I get my own book of business finally. I like not doing anything most days, but eventually it gets a little old.
When you move up there, make sure you go outside and watch for the naders when they announce them. That will make you a 'fo 'sho 'nuff Okie.
:ugly:
Folks do that in Texas, too. :lol:
Hello.
Midway through a weekend. Preached. Done miscellaneous things. Ran around like a chicken minus a head. Still not sure if I am coming or going. Attempting to get everything in order... three more days and Chey and I head out on a trip to remember. Still bummed Lou can't go..
Just found a tiny kitten in one of our sheds. Last thing I want is another cat around here. The neighbors won't get theirs fixed and they keep reproducing. A friend stopped by and took it since it needed a bottle.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 27, 2024, 04:49:03 PMJust found a tiny kitten in one of our sheds. Last thing I want is another cat around here. The neighbors won't get theirs fixed and they keep reproducing. A friend stopped by and took it since it needed a bottle.
How many cats y'all got? Or are they all just neighbor's cats?
All belong to the neighbors.
whew what a weekend whirlwind.. quite literally. So ready for tornado "season" to be done this year. Seems the storms are changing their natural paths from years gone by and getting SUPER close to our house and my work now. My work has narrowly escaped already twice this year. We ARE getting a big storm shelter installed in June thankfully.
Mom left for her house this morning. Back to routine for all of us.
We had a tornado warning this morning. It was so dark out that I thought I got the time wrong and it was really early.
Shew. Been insane today. Ready for quitting time..
The storm knocked out power to lots of folks. Thankfully ours stayed on. Right now the sun is shining, but you never know...
Quote from: Lynx on May 27, 2024, 10:40:31 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on May 27, 2024, 04:49:03 PMJust found a tiny kitten in one of our sheds. Last thing I want is another cat around here. The neighbors won't get theirs fixed and they keep reproducing. A friend stopped by and took it since it needed a bottle.
How many cats y'all got? Or are they all just neighbor's cats?
I know you didn't ask me but I have 8 currently LOL
Well I got the team I interviewed for!! Husband got his promotion. So we're officially about to become OKIES. Oh lawd. lol
Post thou varlets. :demand:
Finally Friday woohoo. I am sleepy. Zzz.
Congratulations on your hubby's promotion, Jenn.
Been running the roads grocery shopping.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on May 31, 2024, 02:04:38 PMPost thou varlets. :demand:
Finally Friday woohoo. I am sleepy. Zzz.
Well... You asked for it.
I am currently playing a game with big battleships. You can choose where to put what generators, propulsion, shields, guns, etc.
Some of the rooms, like generators, are explosive. If they get destroyed by enemy fire they go BOOM and damage other rooms around them.
Know what else in this game is explosive?
...
...
The restroom. :updown:
It only provides +1 morale so I never bother putting one on my ships. No idea what the poor sailors do. I guess just hang their butts over the water and hope the wind doesn't blow it back against the hull.
Someone had FUN programming this game.
Also, most characters level up automatically. In this game my gunner has a mission attached to his promotion. Huh... That's odd.
Oh well. *click
"This mission requires 20 beers."
Well that makes sense. He's getting promoted. We gotta have a party.
Somebody really enjoyed making this game.
Well. Been a bit since I got in here. After church Wednesday night, Chey and I went home and slept until about 130 am, then hit the road. About thirteen hours later, we were ten miles from Taco and the clown's house. They treated us like royalty and fed us, and we had a nice multi hour visit before I went back to the hotel and died for about ten hours,
Today, we set out for Hershey. Got sidetracked by Gettysburg, led astray by GPS which took me THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A 10,000 tree apple orchard before dumping me out- in front of a race car museum. Seemed like a God thing, we had to stop. Saw some cool cars and continued to Hershey. The chocolate factory was a tourist trap. Chey agreed. But we didn't let our assessment stop us from being the perfect customer and buying a ton of chocolate. Then on to the AACA car museum, where we got to see two of the remaining 49 Tucker cars, plus some of the very cool parts and factory equipment, among other things.
We headed for New York then. I made a rookie mistake and stayed on the road too long....leading to us struggling to find a motel room. Finally found one in Oneita/Cooperstown. It wasn't the Hampton I wanted, and looked rundown outside (Super 8). But the rooms were clean and bug free and after I inspected it we have a room for the night. If my truck is here and untouched in the morning I'll consider it a win.
Tomorrow- Gloversville New York and family...then off to Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine!
So you're doing a Chel and traipsing all across the country.
Y'all have fun now.
That sounds like a great trip!
At home today with the dog and cat. Working on Sunday School for tomorrow and maybe doing some chores. Husband started the carnivore diet today. So we will see how nice he is for 30 days haha,
Didn't get to sleep in really when the dog stays home on Saturdays. It's raining off and on all day, so of course I have a headache. Thankfully I didn't have to go into work today. I'm going to start working several hours on Saturdays to catch up on some backlog work in two weeks tho. Next week is the wedding of our boss' son, so I don't want to ruin my day by going to work first LOL. Husband is thankfully off for the day to go with me since we are all friends with these people. Exciting!
We're talking about going to Yellowstone again next summer with the same friends as last time. I'm a little excited! Hesitant due to our cat. I'll have to figure out a plan for her for while we are gone. Not sure if I want to board her somewhere or just have a friend check in on her. I'm leaning towards a friend so she won't have to leave her comfortable surroundings and get all stressed out.
It's COLD here today. I think it's still in the mid-to-upper 60s so I'm wearing a sweatshirt in June to take the dog potty haha,
Nothing exciting happening in my world unless my department manager being on vacation counts.
Most exciting thing here is a big pot of peach pudding. It's delicious though. I dumped a can of orange juice concentrate in it, which brings out the peach flavor somehow. Not sure how, but I like it.
More storms came through today. Many folks lost power but thankfully ours stayed on. Chel's was off quite a while yesterday.
I'm going to get to see Dina's 3 youngest kiddos tonight. :)
Headed home. It's been fun, but after the lobster in Maine, Chey looked at me and said Daddy, I want to go home. No Statue of Liberty, no Liberty Bell- I'm ready to be back in my own bed. She takes after her mama- not a travel person past a few days. So we headed home. Ran through Amish central, aka Lancaster County, PA, on the way. I made it as far as Knoxville before I called it a day. Booked us in what possibly is the only Hampton Inn I wouldn't reccommend....they are usually just my speed but this one- well, the room is ok, but has a ghetto feel to it. That's ok, we just here for a few hours...
Been busy with grandkids. :)
There's no place like home, Roscoe.
Introduction call with my first client today. State of Connecticut. Eek.
We found a house in Ardmore finally woot. Now we're just waiting on the contract.
Home. Got in last night. Well over 3k miles, many pics, lots of smiles and memories, even without several planned stops. I'm spending this date recuperating...tomorrow, I'll be back to the apartment work and other chores.
Read thru the house contract it's fine basic. You can tell they're new to having renters lol. But I'm a pro renter so psh :freaky2:
Woke up with a bleh headache this morning. Have tons of calls today.
Got our momma kitty spayed yesterday. She's doing so well, but all of the options we've tried to "cone" her head so she doesnt lick her spay area haven't worked. She slides right out of them. We're still struggling to find her and 3 of the kittens homes. Sigh. Kitten four goes to a home this Saturday. I am not okay thinking about having to send them off.
New house is already doing us a solid by letting us have our regular 3 cats, we can't add four more to the mix unfortunately. If we were able to buy a house we'd just take them all lol
:hi:
It's not raining today! Nice to see some sunshine.
We can fix that. :freaky2:
Been busy today. My phone died last night- I had it backed up to google. Except for my pics. So the only pics I have from our trip are those I posted on FB. Glad I actually posted them. Spending 1300 on a phone was not in my plans though. When nothing would make it come back on, the store said it was likely a motherboard issue. :pound:
Mowed the yard. Upgraded to a Galaxy S24 Ultra. Wild since my first smart phone was a Galaxy S4...
I hate that you lost your photos. It's always a pain when your phone gives up the ghost.
Quote from: Roscoe on June 08, 2024, 02:28:59 AMBeen busy today. My phone died last night- I had it backed up to google. Except for my pics. So the only pics I have from our trip are those I posted on FB. Glad I actually posted them. Spending 1300 on a phone was not in my plans though. When nothing would make it come back on, the store said it was likely a motherboard issue. :pound:
Mowed the yard. Upgraded to a Galaxy S24 Ultra. Wild since my first smart phone was a Galaxy S4...
Spending... HOW MUCH on a phone?
Dude. My ThinkPhone was less than a third of that price and it's a powerhouse. I'm using it as a desktop computer right now (what you Samsung users call Dex mode.)
You can get a phone with a built-in laser projector and a camping-grade light on the back for $600. I'm not getting it because I don't want to project videos on the wall or go camping, but I think it's really cool that someone made it.
I'll stick with my $159 Tracfone Galaxy A15 5G. It might be a bit slow but it does everything I need a phone to do.
We had an unloader fiasco today at Walmart. We got a pallet of 32 inch tvs stacked 4 high on tonight's truck. One of the newbie unloaders was pulling said pallet off the truck, rounded a corner too fast, and dumped the whole pallet over on its side. We had to claim out the whole pallet to send back as broken. Thankfully no one was hurt.
Oh no Tia - at least they were only 32's lol
Things are slowing starting to progress on finding the kittens homes. I only have one left!! Plus Momma cat. I can tell she's sad though. I feel so awful. I know it will pass and she'll forget but ahhh.
I got someone to take the fish tank and fishes too. Plus the shelf it was sitting on. Sold the full bed frame and mattress I had. Plus gave away the walking pad/treadmill thing I never used. Hubbs and I cleaned up a pile of stuff in the backyard and went thru the garage stuff since new house has no garage. Slowly getting things ready for our move.
Back at work. Narrowly avoided having an audit today. She's going to reschedule since she had a family emergency come up herself. WHEW. I had already forgotten it was today! I panicked when I saw it on the calendar this morning. LOL..
Busy weekend! Wedding was beautiful. Athena did great at her first wedding. Annabelle Festival went well for the youth. They completely sold out of lemon shakeups!
I'm a little tired but I did manage a recliner nap after church. I think that helped my headaches for sure.
:couch: Just peeking in
Bleh. It's gloomy here today.
Yesterday: breakfast and iced coffee = all fine.
Today: same breakfast and same iced coffee = VIOLENCE.
whyyyy :-?
:eyebrow:
Not in a great mood today. very irritable. Probably not a good day for it seeing that it's my busiest day of the week. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Still waiting to see what all this VIOLENCE was about...
I'm guessing she means the way her insides reacted to the food.. but I could be wrong.
Lunch made things a little better here for me. I'd still rather be on vacation haha.
Bahaha - yes violence in my belly/bowels. lol GP has no poop emoji. lol :noo:
Got our move date from the relocation company. Starts 6/26. Eek coming up fast.
Wow, that's really soon to be moving again.
Supposed to swap out grand kids this weekend. Trading one for two.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 13, 2024, 01:39:42 AMWow, that's really soon to be moving again.
Lordy don't I know it. We just moved here in October LOL.
But it's for the best. Husband got his promotion which is why we moved here in the first place. Thankfully the new town is only an hour and a half drive away. So not too far. And we will hopefully stay there 3-5 years. Lord willing. :updown:
With the move, you are probably about the same distance from Dallas aren't you? Maybe a little closer?
Quote from: mini on June 13, 2024, 07:12:54 PMWith the move, you are probably about the same distance from Dallas aren't you? Maybe a little closer?
Closer!! We're about 2 hours now from DFW in W. Falls.
Our house in Ardmore is only an hour and a half. lol woo. closer to my friend who lives in Aubrey too. Yay.
:hi:
Sneaking in to see what ya'll have been up to in my absence. I've been busy.... I don't know how I'm gonna find time to go back to work next week. :pound:
Friday mornings wear me out!
Lunchtime I went to pick up Athena from Jeremy on his route. The humidity was zapping all her energy. She's now trying t nap in her kennel here at my work. Hopefully I can stay awake too, LOL.
Off work at 3:30. Oil change at 4pm. Then to the church to clean and finish my sunday school room decor.
I found starkist tuna in the little plastic pouches for $0.79 a piece!
That counts as exciting in my world.
Been a good week. Car show, parts,etc bought; time spent with uncle; time spent with Mini and Kim. Just tremendous. And now we are about to be off for Father's Day service and the traditional potluck dinner, with Jerm being the preacher standing between the church and food. Mahvahleous.
I found five pairs of black pants at the thrift store for two bucks a piece!
Good for church AND w*rk.
Not a bad deal Lynx.
Cleaned out my dresser - 2 bags full.
Cleaned out the linen closet - got rid of 4 comforters, 3 sets of sheets, and various other items. Another bag full. Put the comforters and sheet sets on FB marketplace for free to anyone who wants.
Cleaned out husbands dresser/closet - 3 more bags full.
Purged entire kitchen had like 5 boxes full. lol put it all on FB marketplace for free and someone came and picked up most of it.
Would rather give it to someone in need vs goodwill make money off of it.
Last full week in Wichita Falls. Eek.
Purging feels so great! (house stuff... not being sick Lol)
Jeremy's pushing SO hard for this move to Utah. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to ride this wave until it dies, hahaha. I said at least one year before I can move. Too much in our house to deal with structurally and with all our stuff as well.
@work. Fairly good weekend.
The dog days of August arrived a month and a half early... highs in the mid to upper 90s all week with humidity making it feel worse.
:shine:
Hi. Back at work. None stop.... I'm glad I was caught up when I left. Just my normal caseload this week is unbelievable.
Clearly, it's been too long since I stopped in. :o
JennJenn, you're married?!? How long? Where'd you meet him? And all that good stuff. Lol
The Cliff Notes update to my life:
- I closed the salsa business last December.
- The three minions are 7, almost 9, and 11. The oldest two ditched the pirate ship a few years ago, and are both living in Texas - one is engaged to be married this summer.
- The Pirate (AKA Tsalagi) still works for the post office, and is LOVING having an 11 yr old girl. The sheer volume of terrible Dad Jokes at our house would make even Mini and Roscoe proud. :lol:
:beret:
Hey, Ruby. Glad you dropped by.
Now if I had gone and got married since the last time you dropped by, it really WOULD have been way too long since your last visit. :updown:
Wowser. So glad to see Wooby sneaking in. Please don't be a stranger, we miss ya!
Glad for the update on the kiddos.
Morning all. I'm back at work. Our little town is all over the news and full of excitement and cops. Seems an Alabama bad guy killed someone, ran to Oklahoma and killed a few more, and decided he would stop in our little town to rest. FBI and other alphabet agencies spotted the car he had stolen from a murder victim, and the dude ghosted the motel. They have video of him buying camping equipment, and our area is perfect for that sort of thing..lots of wooded undeveloped areas. They are pretty sure he is camping around here. Guy has a nasty habit of walking up to motorists, shooting them and taking their car.
I've got my ladies being super watchful, and keeping their guns at ready.
Had bible study last night...summer sickness and vacation has struck the congregation. From a norm of 40sih down to low 30s last night. :pound:
And I am scheduled heavily today...on a day I don't wanna do anything. :pound:
Quote from: SippinTea on June 20, 2024, 01:41:43 AMClearly, it's been too long since I stopped in. :o
JennJenn, you're married?!? How long? Where'd you meet him? And all that good stuff. Lol
Clearly, it's been TOO long Ruby!! lol
Yes, I am married. October 23 will make 2 years lol. We met on a dating app in 2016. We were friends for many years before we tried dating. I hate uploading photos here cus I have to use a go-between sight, but if you check @the.sunshine.jungle on Instagram you'll see photos. lol We're about to invade Oklahoma and become Okies with Mini. EEK :o
Got the bulk of my garden all moved into pots. I hope it doesn't die. I still have one garden bed to do but my drill died so I could get the screws out. I also cleaned the back patio off. Moved everything that I back there except the actual patio set to the garage for movers. Movers can do the patio set. Getting down to the wire. Got my u-haul for Saturday to move my 70+ indoor plants and garden pots. Lordy I'm already tired thinking of it. lol
@work. So is Athena. She's not happy about it either, hahaha. It's just so hot for her with Jeremy.
I'm headed to Arkansas after work tomorrow. My brother & SIL flew in Tuesday evening. Mom & Dad almost got caught up in a police car chase heading into Memphis. Mom hasn't recovered yet haha.
I saw that news about Morrilton but totally forgot that proximity. Hope they catch him quickly!
Quote from: Roscoe on June 20, 2024, 12:19:44 PMWowser. So glad to see Wooby sneaking in. Please don't be a stranger, we miss ya!
Glad for the update on the kiddos.
Morning all. I'm back at work. Our little town is all over the news and full of excitement and cops. Seems an Alabama bad guy killed someone, ran to Oklahoma and killed a few more, and decided he would stop in our little town to rest. FBI and other alphabet agencies spotted the car he had stolen from a murder victim, and the dude ghosted the motel. They have video of him buying camping equipment, and our area is perfect for that sort of thing..lots of wooded undeveloped areas. They are pretty sure he is camping around here. Guy has a nasty habit of walking up to motorists, shooting them and taking their car.
I've got my ladies being super watchful, and keeping their guns at ready.
Had bible study last night...summer sickness and vacation has struck the congregation. From a norm of 40sih down to low 30s last night. :pound:
And I am scheduled heavily today...on a day I don't wanna do anything. :pound:
This is why we can't have nice things, or lives.
You've been a cop. Why do you think people do stuff like this? It seems directly contradictory to their own best interest.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on June 20, 2024, 03:32:25 PMWe're about to invade Oklahoma and become Okies with Mini. EEK :o
Quoting this for memory...MUHAHAHAHA!
More Okies! Remember that Roscoe!
Quote from: SippinTea on June 20, 2024, 01:41:43 AMClearly, it's been too long since I stopped in. :o
JennJenn, you're married?!? How long? Where'd you meet him? And all that good stuff. Lol
The Cliff Notes update to my life:
- I closed the salsa business last December.
- The three minions are 7, almost 9, and 11. The oldest two ditched the pirate ship a few years ago, and are both living in Texas - one is engaged to be married this summer.
- The Pirate (AKA Tsalagi) still works for the post office, and is LOVING having an 11 yr old girl. The sheer volume of terrible Dad Jokes at our house would make even Mini and Roscoe proud. :lol:
:beret:
*sniff*
Tell Tsalagi I'm proud of him for the dad jokes. And I am pleased you remembered me, the dean of bad dad jokes.
Well. In sharing they caught dude man. Snuck up on him sleeping in a hammock in the middle of a local forest.
Life is back to normal. I'm covered up with work as usual....
Yay for catching bad guys :!:
It's rather warm this week, and the A/C went out on my van yesterday. :angry:
I'm attempting to land another Pinterest client, and the two youngest Minions will NOT stop interrupting. :pound: I may list them for sale on Etsy while I'm at it. :hypocrite:
:beret:
Hi. What a powerful move of God this morning as Mini ministered to our congregation. Can't wait until tonight to see what else God has in store!
And Lou and I will be invading Texas tonight or early tomorrow. Sis Proctor, wife of one of the men of God that has been very important in my life, passed away. I can't make the funeral but I can make the visitation..,
I'm glad that God, in all his wisdom, gave us kids when we were young. They wear me out now.
Yea I dunno how people do it. I'm doing good to just keep me, the hubbs and 4 cats alive. lol
If I had screaming children I'd be done for.
Movers come Wednesday.
Lady who was supposed to take our Momma cat is like MIA. So I am low-key (read high key lol) fr ea king out. :noo: :o
In the great state of Texas.
Shew. It is as hot as the surface of the sun here.
Got a couple hours to kill...Lou is using that in Cato's, etc... thwn to the veiwing. Spend a little time, then make my way back home to go to work tomorrow.
If you're in Paris, that's barely Texas.
Texas is big and he had to be back at w*rk tomorrow. He didn't have time to go very far into Texas. That would have taken three days, one way.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 25, 2024, 05:31:25 AMIf you're in Paris, that's barely Texas.
Tis true. But....barely in is like a little pregnant. Either you is or you isn't. In my case, I felt like I stumbled into the devil's living room.
Stopped in Okie territory and ate dinner with the Pickards. Got home at 1230am. Strange how I can,as a matter of habit, stay up util midnight and never feel any the worse, yet having been out driving until that time makes me feel like I am being drug by the entire Chinese army this morning...
And paraphrasing an old country favorite "The coffee ain't working any more"
I def. think the sun opened itself up and is like burn texas burn. Hottest week of the year to date here. It's so gross. lol
It is hot this week but I'm not complaining. That one year we were breaking 100* in May.
I'm thankful for air conditioning and electricity.
Morning all. Typical day. Much work, bible study afterwards. I'm of mixed emotions today. I love bible study night- truly enjoy it. But- Got a bible study that I wanna teach but it's really not complete yet. Not sure what I will teach tonight...
Movers are here packing. They come back in AM to load. And then deliver Friday.
I'm off Thurs and Fri so won't be around much. Hope everyone stays cool. The heat is wild.
:waving:
Morning..
Back at work. It would be Mama's 80th birthday today. Lord I miss her. Plugging through the day, already...several to see. Ready for the weekend..
Landed a new client yesterday and have two more interested in hiring me in early July. Pivots are funny. Sometimes it's like beating your head against a wall, and then sometimes God flings doors wide open and it feels really solid walking through them.
Kids are at VBS today (not our church, I'm a free-loader who just wanted 3 hours in a coffee shop to myself). :lol:
:beret:
I missed what you're doing now that has clients...
Morning. I need some sort of stimulant to get going. Overslept, was 5 minutes late; fortunately we don't do time clocks, our boss isn't over the top concerned, and he's off today anyway. But Man, the Chinese have attacked.
Yea what kind of work Ruby?
I have clients now for CVS. I work on the PBM (pharmacy benefit manager) side. I have 13 clients. lol
Well.... we're in new house. But no furniture or stuff. It got moved to Monday. :noo: :noo:
SIGH. I didnt pack enough clothes thru Monday. LOL so I got nothing to do. Nothing to sit on except the mattress or the floor. Hubbs has a hotel, but I don't wanna leave kitties alone. And he's at work anyway.
But the internet just got turned on. That's what I'm testing now was seeing if it worked! lol
I call my folks "clients" too. Difference is, if my client annoys me too much, I can lock him up. Don't you wish you had that option? :laughhard:
Meh. You didn't miss much. I haven't really talked about it outside of the business groups I'm in. :) I'm doing Pinterest account management for service providers. I've only been doing it a few months, but apparently I'm amazing at it, because their numbers are climbing substantially. Lol.
Roscoe - I mean, I could kind of lock them up if I lock them out of their own Pinterest account. :lol:
:beret:
Took my mom and the kiddos to the farmers market/outdoor market this morning. Found mom's birthday present, and a couple things for me. Lol
:beret:
Dina and family are here for the weekend. I don't get to see them very often.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on June 30, 2024, 12:21:21 AMDina and family are here for the weekend. I don't get to see them very often.
Tell them the guy in Tennessee says hi.
:hi: Tremendous move of God today. Really have enjoyed Mini and Kim ministering the past three Sundays. They really helped our church. Feel good things ahead!
And in sharing- old age caught me Saturday. Pulled a muscle in my back simply reaching for a bowl in the cabinet. :lol:
Been spending much of my tiny amount of "spare" time working on the apartment. At the hanging sheetrock portion...
All the family left this morning. I'm tired. Now to recuperate.
Morning all. Back at work. I'm glad, I needed the break. Personal discovery- just 'cause Jesus is my Daddy, did NOT mean I would inherit his carpenter skills. :laughhard:
Now to deal with stupid people today and try to get them on the straight and narrow.
Yeah. I didn't inherit his skill at talking to people either.
All our stuff is here. I've gone thru a LOT of boxes. Kitchen is about 90% done. Our closet is about 90% done.
Office desk is all set back up for work. Not that the internet is working!!! (using work hotspot for now). Internet guy comes today 12-2. Sigh. I don't have much of a linen closet here. There is a "hall" closet, but there are no shelves!! So trying to improvise a solution.
I'm tired of unpacking. But I'm also so tired of the mess LOL and it's only been 2 days.
It is SO hot out though. I went to see a new doctor cus I'm out of BP medicine and old dr wont give cus I need to see her and wellppp I'm too far now. Went to see a new eye dr cus I need contacts. Don't even get me started on all of the accounts I have that need to be updated to the new address. I did the important ones like Amazon LOL
So excited to have tomorrow off though!
Amazon is THE important one. =^.^=
Quick nerd question: Why don't you just use your phone to hotspot? I don't even have a "home internet" any more. I just use my phone for everything.
Urgh. Just got up. Lou has gone to Branson with a friend. Kids at the aunts. Me and the dogs are alone on a beautiful hot day, I likely will do nothing today.
Happy scare your dogs day.
:war:
Good morning everyone.
We accomplished absolutely nothing yesterday. Didn't even go anywhere to watch fireworks.
Yeah the only thing I did was go pick Chey up and go get dinner. I did NOTHING constructive yesterday and today is not looking much better. I was late to work because I could not find my work keys. I have THREE keychains all with different, necessary keys. Of course, the one I needed this morning would be hiding. Finally found it in Lou's car.
Quote from: Lynx on July 04, 2024, 10:45:33 AMAmazon is THE important one. =^.^=
Quick nerd question: Why don't you just use your phone to hotspot? I don't even have a "home internet" any more. I just use my phone for everything.
idk the answer to this except i have too many things that connect to the internet. lol amazon alexas. smart plugs. tvs. phones. work computer. i work from home too so the hotspot isn't always the best. if i use the phone or the battery gets low it will interrupt the hotspot.
I didn't watch any fireworks either. Hubbs was at work.
I have narrowed down my boxes to about 13 left. From approximately 65. lol I was rocking and rolling yesterday.
Quote from: Lynx on July 04, 2024, 10:45:33 AMAmazon is THE important one. =^.^=
Quick nerd question: Why don't you just use your phone to hotspot? I don't even have a "home internet" any more. I just use my phone for everything.
Cell phone tower internet is super slow compared to my fiber optic home internet. Nor can I get unlimited on a hotspot plan like I can with home internet. Really important when you're a YouTube addict.
We have a hurricane coming through Texas. It'll be a tropical storm by the time it gets up here. Texans aren't really scared of the hurricane as much as losing power in 90 something degree weather.
Part of your hurricane escaped and has lost its water at my house this morning. Either that, or it sent out advance friends. For about three hours it dumped a ton of water on us. Still overcast but not raining right now.
Back @work today. It was SO nice having four days off in a row. Hubby was with me Thurs & Friday at home. I didn't get anything done except a couple loads of laundry and got stuff ready for Sunday morning church/class.
We got rain last night but nothing like this. We've had multiple tornado warnings and flash flood warnings.
The lady who sells me goat milk is VERY disappointed in that hurricane. We were supposed to get some good rain out of it, but then it changed its mind.
Personally I don't mind at all. The less it rains here, the less I have to mow.
Lord, it rained here last night. A lot. And there are some limbs down. I haven't had time to look and see the extent yet.
I had to cancel this week's bible study because of Covid. I am so tired of that stuff. Almost half the church has it- and they haven't been around each other. Started with one couple, in the middle of the week calling and saying they had it and would be out. It's been none stop since... I took a member without transportation to town yesterday and by Walmart, and picked up a couple of covid tests since Lou had been exposed and wanted to make sure she was good. My saint got one too, because "Well, I HAVE been feeling poorly". He has other health issues though so he had not thought anything of it. Got home- yep, positive. And he'd been tooling around with me all day. :pound:
My hypochondriac self immediately took the test. Nope, negative.
Today's supposed to be our bad storms possibly from good ole Beryl. Of course Athena is with me today, so I'm sure she'll be moaning and groaning most of the afternoon, haha. I am going to be working on "sprucing up" our area of the basement where we are supposed to go in case of a tornado. It won't be ready for this evening, but I'm hoping it'll be ready for our next threat. Pallets on the floor in case of water leaking in (our basement is somehow keeping itself together in some spots), hopefully a thick industrial rug on top of that, then our camping chairs or something similar that can be comfier. I'm going to keep the chairs and our emergency supplies in a big plastic tub so nothing gets into things throughout the year.
Just got my shipment in from ModLW yesterday. I LOVE their athletic skirts. I love that the shorts are hidden underneath in the ones I bought. I might end up buying some with the leggings for the fall/winter though. I've tried the Snoga in the past and they just were such heavy material that I guess I had the wrong size and it was hard to feel like they were staying up, haha. These ModLW ones have drawstring waist so you can tighten it as well.
I did order an athletic top and a pencil skirt from Snoga to try that product out since they were having a sale last week. That arrives today. I ordered some dresses from Dainty Jewells as well.. they're usually hit and miss for me. I don't know where everyone wears all those dresses to, because they're mostly all fancier than my church is for service. I did get a few winners tho! I'm excited about one dress b/c the theme for SS classes in the fall is Royal Court/Castle, so we are going to do a "dress up" day where they can wear a dress that makes them feel like a princess (or a prince for our one boy lol). My dress fits that bill for sure.. not sure when I'll wear it otherwise tho.
Quote from: Nelle on July 09, 2024, 02:16:18 PMJust got my shipment in from ModLW yesterday.I'm gonna need to know more for Lou...seems like what she would love and I don't recognize that company name
... Royal Court/Castle, so we are going to do a "dress up" day where they can wear a dress that makes them feel like a princess (or a prince for our one boy lol).If'n your boy feels like a prince wearing a dress....we has a problem. :ugly:
Quote from: Nelle on July 09, 2024, 02:16:18 PMJust got my shipment in from ModLW yesterday. I LOVE their athletic skirts. I love that the shorts are hidden underneath in the ones I bought. I might end up buying some with the leggings for the fall/winter though. I've tried the Snoga in the past and they just were such heavy material that I guess I had the wrong size and it was hard to feel like they were staying up, haha. These ModLW ones have drawstring waist so you can tighten it as well.
I've been trying to find a good athletic skirt for riding my bicycle. Everything I'm finding so far in mid calf skirts is polyester and super hot. :sadbounce: The only thing I've been able to find in cotton is 20 inch skorts that are knee length when standing but blow up in the wind showing half my upper leg making me feel naked.
The moving company came today and hauled off all the boxes and paper. I am officially box free.
Well almost, I have like 5 boxes of books left to do for my big bookshelf. But 5 out of approximately 65+ is pretty good I'd say! lol
SO HAPPY to have all of that hauled out. :clap:
We got the Beryl rain yesterday/Sunday. Wasn't too bad though and it blew in a "cool" front. LOL
It was so nice outside this morning. Alas, it never lasts very long.
T-minus 6 days until Mom and Dad come down for the week! EEK!! They're gonna spend our vacation with us since we originally were meeting them at a beach in Mississippi before our big move happened. Then after they leave here they're gonna visit two of Daddy's sisters who also live in OK.
Beryl is dumping on Indiana today and tonight. Had to join ALJC Indiana camp via livestream because the rain is too heavy to safely drive in.
I don't know what y'all are doing with Beryl down there, but we had a spinoff storm come through here like it was late for an appointment in Georgia. It was going so fast I expected to see a state trooper pull it over.
Quote from: Lynx on July 10, 2024, 11:07:04 AMI don't know what y'all are doing with Beryl down there, but we had a spinoff storm come through here like it was late for an appointment in Georgia. It was going so fast I expected to see a state trooper pull it over.
just sharing the love ;)
Quote from: Roscoe on July 09, 2024, 05:41:09 PMQuote from: Nelle on July 09, 2024, 02:16:18 PMJust got my shipment in from ModLW yesterday.I'm gonna need to know more for Lou...seems like what she would love and I don't recognize that company name
... Royal Court/Castle, so we are going to do a "dress up" day where they can wear a dress that makes them feel like a princess (or a prince for our one boy lol).If'n your boy feels like a prince wearing a dress....we has a problem. :ugly:
Quote from: Backseat Radio on July 09, 2024, 06:16:15 PMQuote from: Nelle on July 09, 2024, 02:16:18 PMJust got my shipment in from ModLW yesterday. I LOVE their athletic skirts. I love that the shorts are hidden underneath in the ones I bought. I might end up buying some with the leggings for the fall/winter though. I've tried the Snoga in the past and they just were such heavy material that I guess I had the wrong size and it was hard to feel like they were staying up, haha. These ModLW ones have drawstring waist so you can tighten it as well.
I've been trying to find a good athletic skirt for riding my bicycle. Everything I'm finding so far in mid calf skirts is polyester and super hot. :sadbounce: The only thing I've been able to find in cotton is 20 inch skorts that are knee length when standing but blow up in the wind showing half my upper leg making me feel naked.
LOL. He's all boy.. drives me crazy in Sunday school sometimes but he's a sweetheart before you pull your hair out completely. He's only like 5 haha.
https://modlw.com/ <==== MOD Lifewear. They have free shipping for $100 and up.
They have several length options. They have styles with shorts that are hidden underneath or a legging that goes past your knee. So far I really like these.
I'm doing the kids class this Wednesday and next and then the 31st. Tonight's class I just found out last night that I was doing. I'll have to scramble at lunch to organize that.
That 4 day weekend last week really messed up how I feel about working this week. LOL.
Morning. Back at work... ready for the weekend..
:hi: It's sunny and nice this morning, upper 70s. I'm sure it'll be in upper 90s by this afternoon.
I'm trying to avoid people for multiple reasons. I've developed a cough....this combined with general "blah" and know exposure make me think Covid. But if I take a test, it's going to trigger all kinds of issues if it's positive, as I have a ton scheduled next week...
But think of all the good quality recliner napping you will get in!
Sorry. I know. Not helping.
I don't want Covid back in its 2020-2021 vibes again because of the tragic amount of loss that was happening. BUT - I do really miss the freedom it gave me from everyone's plans for me. I was free to just go home and rest after work. I wasn't being asked to do a zillion things and go to so many places. I'm a hermit.. I like being in my zone of comfort. I do like people, but I only like being around them on my terms. LOL. Other than the fear of getting sick and the sadness of loss, there was an element of peace within that timeframe. I feel so selfish for even saying that when our own family was rocked with loss from it. I would never wish those losses on anyone else for sure. I feel like I have to defend my feeling that way and saying those things tho. It was the only time in my entire life that I didn't have to feel guilty for not wanting to go somewhere or do something.
Yeah... It WAS pretty sweet.
I'm not an introvert. I'm just incredibly indolent. It was awfully nice to not have any plans at all.
I've read there are spikes again for the newest covid strain.
Last few hours of work and then I am free until the 23rd!!! wooooooo :clap:
23rd also happens to be my birthday haha. idk why I didn't take that day off too. lol
@Work. It's raining here again. I feel like I live in Florida haha.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 12, 2024, 05:26:31 PMI've read there are spikes again for the newest covid strain.
Last few hours of work and then I am free until the 23rd!!! wooooooo :clap:
23rd also happens to be my birthday haha. idk why I didn't take that day off too. lol
Definitely spikes- one of them hit my little church dead center. :pound:
And I'm jealous of the time off. I've got around 7 days of vacation I HAVE to take by December 31 or lose, but no time to take.
And I hit a personal goal this month. I have a sick time balance of 900 hours. That's alot when ya get 8 hours a month. As you can see- I don't take sick days much...sadly, within the next year or so of accrual, sometime over 900 hours, they start taking it. Or at least not giving you any more until you are under the limit. I want it high as possible so when I stroll outta here in a few years under retirement, they gotta cut me a fat check for it. :biglaugh:
The extraordinary peace thing and lack of plans - I took it and ran with it. I am WAY less likely to say yes to anything I don't want to do now. They figured out they can do events without me, and I figured out I don't have to attend. So now I just say no, with no explanations or excuses. It's amazingly liberating.
Got a couple guys showing up to move my piano back into the living room this afternoon. My entire house has been torn up for over a month now. It shouldn't be this complicated just to get carpet installed, but there you have it. Lol
:beret:
Today has been an emotional rollercoaster. But tonight, God moved as only He can. I nearly stripped a gear preaching, which is so not my normal reserved self. God really helped me, because He knew I was struggling. Two backsliders and one backslider's wife in the altar crying, one backslider speaking in tongues....I just needed that and He knew.
I just cooked lunch. Nothing interesting going on here today.
I'm at work.
Jeremy's at the hospital with his momma. She had troponin in her blood and was having chest pains yesterday. They did a cath and found a large blockage, so they've placed a stint (stent?). Hopefully (for her sake as much as the rest of us) soon she can get in a healthier place of living. We are hopeful she will finally allow us to help her sign up for disability, and with God's help, we can get her approved. She needs a less stressful daily life and a healthier one.. but don't we all I guess.
I have a big ol pot of lime pudding. It's delicious.
That's the most exciting thing here.
My workplace has Inventory tomorrow. Did a 10 hour shift today helping my department manager finish up stuff that needed to be done for tomorrow.
I finally figured out who I'm voting for this year!
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Quote from: Lynx on July 16, 2024, 11:08:06 AMI finally figured out who I'm voting for this year!
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I have this shirt. LOL
Morning all. Back at work. Got a busy schedule today. Slightly jealous of one of my parolees. His father left him an inheritance- among which is an all original 1947 Harley Knucklehead, with a sidecar. I am definitely fighting the sin of envy. A Harley, one of my old, long-term passions, AND from my favorite era! Shew lawd, I want.
Quote from: Roscoe on July 16, 2024, 01:04:02 PMMorning all. Back at work. Got a busy schedule today. Slightly jealous of one of my parolees. His father left him an inheritance- among which is an all original 1947 Harley Knucklehead, with a sidecar. I am definitely fighting the sin of envy. A Harley, one of my old, long-term passions, AND from my favorite era! Shew lawd, I want.
Oooooh, conflict of interest... What if he offered to sell it to you at a really good price? What would you do?
I guess I really need to become someone who watches the weather daily in the AM and PM. I did not realize we were gonna have actual gulley washers today. I currently have Apple Music's "Sleep" playing in my office to try to keep Athena from spazzing out about the thunder. The d a m broke in Nashville IL and they're having some bad flooding.
My MIL is supposed to be going home sometime this afternoon/evening last we heard. They ended up having to do two stints because when they inflated the one to place a stint, it caused a collapse in the one below, so I guess she got a BOGO on stints. They had to fix it since they caused it.. but I'm sure the billing won't reflect that discount. lol. So thankful God has kept His hand on her so many times in the last several years. Keeping believing she will come back to God as well!
I've already spent too much money today on Prime Day, but like I told the husband.. I tried to focus on things we already use in our home that could be stocked up on that are a good enough sale. I don't have any shoppers remorse so far.
Quote from: Lynx on July 16, 2024, 05:15:18 PMQuote from: Roscoe on July 16, 2024, 01:04:02 PMMorning all. Back at work. Got a busy schedule today. Slightly jealous of one of my parolees. His father left him an inheritance- among which is an all original 1947 Harley Knucklehead, with a sidecar. I am definitely fighting the sin of envy. A Harley, one of my old, long-term passions, AND from my favorite era! Shew lawd, I want.
Oooooh, conflict of interest... What if he offered to sell it to you at a really good price? What would you do?
In short- cry. :laughhard:
Looks like we gonna be in East Georgia sometime around the end of the second week of September. Don't know if any of y'all are around that area, but just in case. Thought I might warn you.
Morning. Back at work.
So, I had taken yesterday off for a meeting, which got cancelled as one of the men of God I was meeting got sick, but I was not about to cancel the time off. We had gotten over 8 inches of rain- in some areas as many as 13- since Tuesday night at midnight. Lou has my truck, her car is in the shop for Bambi inflicted repairs. Chey gets to work and her car quits in the middle of the parking lot. I have choices- Rusty; nope, Lou has my keys. Sam; he has no wipers as I have not gotten around to buying and installing them. The Model A; one manual wiper that hasn't been replaced since WWII AND it has a flat. Oh yeah, the Miata. The one that Mother Nature's bipolar self had gotten so hot that the back glass fell out of the convertible top because the glue MELTED in the 140-degree sun the other day. Sigh. Yes, I got soaked. But I got her stupid car fixed. Then came home to work just a bit on the apartment only to find that it had rained so much a very small amount of water got into the apartment and got the edge of some stored sheetrock wet. Sigh. Better to find the leaks now I guess..
So that was a sample of my day yesterday. I ALMOST wanted to be back at work, until I was told they literally were flooded and spent half the day bailing water out of the building.
It's cloudy and gloomy today.
SO HOT this week. I'm ready for winter and snow.
:beret:
It's been nice today for July. It's only 79* right now.
I hate when it gets below freezing. It's a pain when the chickens' water freezes.
Yeah my dog ain't too happy about ice buckets either.
When it gets too cold you'll see a lot of little ice blocks in my yard, where I dumped his ice out and gave him fresh water. Sometimes every day.
Bobby: It MELTED the glue? Was this standard window sealant? Also, how hot did it get? Pretty sure 143F was hyperbole but now I'm curious how hot it really got. (Or did you mean it literally reached 143 inside the car with the windows up?)
Morning everyone.
Its a rainy Sunday here. The exact type of rain that demands a open window and a nap...lol
Not really raining here as much as it is misting. About to go try to preach. 50% chance someone will ignore it; someone will think they've heard it before; I will flub; and someone will sleep. BUT there's a 50% chance someone will respond- and that's what I'm reaching for.
Guys, I do not know why I feel so drained and unwell lately. I need God to move for me. I can't claim illness or anything- just totally wiped out physically if that makes sense.
It's sunny and warm here.
Good morning everyone.
Roscoe, you need a drive in Sam, Rusty, or Clara. And don't answer the phone.
Yeah. What mini said.
Morning all. Didn't get my drive in the antiques...rain began to happen. I can't believe I'm saying this in July, but I'm over rain. :lol:
Back at work to discover one of my assigned morons- I have clients who make a mistake but are trying, and then I have utter idiots, this one falling in the latter category- has committed her second set of felonious acts in two weeks. I would bet should she see me again, she will claim the arrest is someone else's fault. It's never her fault. I try to be compassionate and see folks like Jesus does- but this one I am struggling with a vison problem in that regard.
And finally, although I feel decent this morning my sinuses are raw. I've never had sinus issues this late in the season. :pound:
Oh, and Isaac, I realized I never answered your question regarding the Miata- standard window sealant. The window just fell right out. No idea how hot it actually was, but Lou did have the car parked on the east side of the bank in direct sunlight...
Hope y'all have a fantastic day.
Quote from: Roscoe on July 21, 2024, 09:31:01 PMGuys, I do not know why I feel so drained and unwell lately. I need God to move for me. I can't claim illness or anything- just totally wiped out physically if that makes sense.
If only one had 900 sick hours to utilize a rest day. :thumbsup2:
Vacation over. Sigh. We didn't do much. It was nice to have Mom and Dad here too.
Dad loves Dr Pepper Cherry Zero. And they can't find it in Indiana. He found it here lol and bout 10 2-liters. But he left them in the hot car..... sooo guess what exploded on our last trip back to the house LOL (only 1 thankfully).
We took a "sunset cruise" on Lake Murray - that was soooo nice and beautiful.
Back to work today and already caught up thankfully my jobs still super slow.
It's my birthday! I dislike being a year from 40. :noo:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 23, 2024, 03:55:42 PMQuote from: Roscoe on July 21, 2024, 09:31:01 PMGuys, I do not know why I feel so drained and unwell lately. I need God to move for me. I can't claim illness or anything- just totally wiped out physically if that makes sense.
If only one had 900 sick hours to utilize a rest day. :thumbsup2:
It's my birthday! I dislike being a year from 40. :noo:
The 900 hours....yeah. But lord, it inconveniences so many when I take off, because I work late. Someone has to cover the late shift. I feel guilty when I take off...LOL
And happy birfday! This Saturday my sweet Bug, Grumpy Bear, will be grown up...18. I'm totally not vibing on that.
And then two weeks later- I hit 48. Only two years from half a century. How on earth did that happen?!?!?
Well you know if you don't rest when you are tired God will make you rest LOL
JenN: thank goodness it was diet. At least it won't be sticky.
Happy birthday, Jenn! :partyballoons:
Happy Birthday, MJJ!!!
Yes. TAKE YOUR REST! Or your body will make you take it when you least have time for it.
Morning all.
YES! Good MORNING y'all!
Today is Wednesday. As my days off are Wednesday and Sunday, today is one of the two very good mornings in the week.
:hi: I'm just checking in.
Quote from: Lynx on July 24, 2024, 04:43:56 PMYES! Good MORNING y'all!
Today is Wednesday. As my days off are Wednesday and Sunday, today is one of the two very good mornings in the week.
I think I'd die having split days off. :laughhard:
Today is being very slow indeed.
Quote from: Roscoe on July 24, 2024, 07:28:21 PMQuote from: Lynx on July 24, 2024, 04:43:56 PMYES! Good MORNING y'all!
Today is Wednesday. As my days off are Wednesday and Sunday, today is one of the two very good mornings in the week.
I think I'd die having split days off. :laughhard:
Today is being very slow indeed.
I like it because I only have to w*rk two days and three days at a time.
Thursdays are the worst. I have to go three whole days before I can look forward to a day off.
The only downside is sometimes I can't remember if it's Monday or Thursday. I know I just had a day off, but am I going to have to w*rk only two, or a whole three days this time? (Wait, yesterday we had church in the evening, not in the morning... Rats, it's Thursday!)
Quote from: Lynx on July 23, 2024, 05:41:02 PMJenN: thank goodness it was diet. At least it won't be sticky.
lol it def made the whole car smell like cherry though!!
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on July 23, 2024, 08:59:43 PMHappy birthday, Jenn! :partyballoons:
Quote from: Nelle on July 23, 2024, 09:00:19 PMHappy Birthday, MJJ!!!
Thank you!!! :wasup:
Today is one of my days off. Went to a funeral viewing this morning for a coworker that passed away from copd and lung cancer.
So glad it's Friday! :sing: Everybodddyy is working for the weekendddd :sing:
Went out checking for garage sales but only found a couple cause we have drizzling rain again today.
I went by the office to renew the tags for our trailer and (for the second time that I tried) I couldn't get them because the internet was down. That was two Fridays in a row. Kinda aggravating.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on July 26, 2024, 04:14:22 PMSo glad it's Friday! :sing: Everybodddyy is working for the weekendddd :sing:
For me its working through the weekend. I've got a long day tomorrow. I'm scheduled for my usual 7-4 shift at Walmart. I'm also scheduled to run ProPresenter for a memorial service at 11 AM at the church. I'll be taking a long lunch to do the memorial service and then working longer in the evening at Walmart to make up the time.
Shew. Last night I had to people way too much. Then today a shopping trip. Tomorrow church. Monday= ME DAY. :laughhard:
We had Chel's rugrats today while they were out at the "you pull it" junkyard.
At least they were good. ;)
We call it a pull-apart junkyard. If I knew anything about cars I'd love those places.
Did they get what they needed?
Partly. But they also were looking for a motor for a Toyota car and didn't find what they needed.
U-pull it can be awesome, but around here it is mostly newer cars, which doesn't help car nuts like me as much.
So-yesterday, day with Chey shopping and celebrating her day. Spent way too much. Today- spent all day at church, preached, felt like I ran a marathon, and now I'm home. Tomorrow a few errands to run after all, not as much a "me" day as I planned. :pound:
Newer cars like before the 50s? Or newer cars like before 2000? With your proclivities it's hard to tell.
Quote from: Lynx on July 29, 2024, 08:49:44 AMNewer cars like before the 50s? Or newer cars like before 2000? With your proclivities it's hard to tell.
Newer cars like 2000 up. Jelly beans. Boremobiles. Vehicles that are "normal"- ugh.
Morning all. ONE day I try to be upbeat and happy in the morning- one day- what happens? My boss "Man, you are chipper and happy. You ok?" Jerm texts "Good morning". I respond "Good Morning!!"
He responds- You've been hacked.
Bah. :pound: :pound: :pound: :pound:
It has been insane for me the last few days. I'm still blessed beyond measure.
Fighting with software this morning. This one is supposed to talk to that one, but even though this one is supposedly connected to that one, it's refusing to talk to that one. Bah humbug.
Boys are playing out in the dirt. This is the first day in nearly forever (okay, maybe two weeks) that they've been able to, because the smoke finally lifted enough to be safe this morning.
Bella is making felted wool animals that she plans to sell to make some money. It's sometimes hard to earn spending money when you're 11. Lol. I told her I'd post them on my facebook profile for her when she's ready to list them.
Making graphics for clients in Canva while I wait for a response from the helpdesk about the stupid software.
:beret:
Finally got a dr appointment that wasn't mid august for these weird hives I'm having. Going on 3 weeks now. Currently my ears feel like they're on fire. It started out with super itchy hives, but now it's feeling more like rosacea with the heat... but not as much itching. Ugh. Idk what the issue is. But I am over having crazy splotchy red skin.
It's only Tuesday and I'm wishing it was Thursday. Sigh. :mad:
Quote from: Roscoe on July 30, 2024, 05:10:45 PMQuote from: Lynx on July 29, 2024, 08:49:44 AMNewer cars like before the 50s? Or newer cars like before 2000? With your proclivities it's hard to tell.
Newer cars like 2000 up. Jelly beans. Boremobiles. Vehicles that are "normal"- ugh.
Morning all. ONE day I try to be upbeat and happy in the morning- one day- what happens? My boss "Man, you are chipper and happy. You ok?" Jerm texts "Good morning". I respond "Good Morning!!"
He responds- You've been hacked.
Bah. :pound: :pound: :pound: :pound:
It has been insane for me the last few days. I'm still blessed beyond measure.
That sounds like me and the salad. I was at a restaurant with some friends and I was trying to be healthier than normal so I ordered a salad. My credit card got locked down for unusual activity.
Hi. Busy. Made one person angry when I caught him sneaking a small bottle of someone else's urine in his underwear to try to pass a drug test with. Bad day for him- it was his last chance according to the judge and he is now at the jail awaiting a return to prison for around ten years. I am no longer his friend I guess. Can't blame him, I wouldn't like me either...
Church tonight. Lawd I'm ready for a weekend..
Morning everyone.
:yawn:
I'm trying not to think about it.
Sames. :yawn:
But it's Thursday!! My favorite day of the week!
Thursday here means "trash day". ;)
Urgh. Thank the lawd tomorrow is Friday. :lol:
Plugging through a very HOT week...
My church is having a children's revival this weekend with children's evangelist Ethan Hethcox. I got scheduled to do the ProPresenter for all 3 of the services so we shall see what new challenges a children's revival brings.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on August 02, 2024, 12:01:43 AMMy church is having a children's revival this weekend with children's evangelist Ethan Hethcox. I got scheduled to do the ProPresenter for all 3 of the services so we shall see what new challenges a children's revival brings.
Just be glad you're not on the sound board. If they have any kids singing, it's anybody's guess how loud they'll be. They might shout or they might be so quiet that you have to balance the mic just short of feedback range to get any sound at all.
Quote from: Lynx on August 02, 2024, 11:28:45 AMJust be glad you're not on the sound board. If they have any kids singing, it's anybody's guess how loud they'll be. They might shout or they might be so quiet that you have to balance the mic just short of feedback range to get any sound at all.
Pastor Gothra and Sis Dominique should have any sound issues well handled with their iPads
@Work of course. It's finally Friday! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Quote from: Nelle on August 02, 2024, 02:32:56 PM@Work of course. It's finally Friday! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
I second this emotion.
It is hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk here..... :pound:
Quote from: Roscoe on August 02, 2024, 08:22:34 PMIt is hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk here..... :pound:
Same. Add in yucky smoke levels from the fires, and picture me looking green. :yell:
:beret:
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This morning is the last service of my church's children's revival. Our guest preacher is doing great but he also tends to run last minute. First night he was setting up the puppet stand less than half hour before service. Then last night he didn't get scripture to the ProPresenter operator (me) until about 20 minutes before service started.
That last minute junk can be hard on my digestion...
The last service of the revival went well. The guest preacher read a Max Lucado kids book as part of his message and had pictures for me to put up on the LED screen as he turned the pages.
We baptized a kid at the end of the service. We also accidentally baptized a microphone. :laughhard:
:hi:
Morning folkes. :waving:
Back at work. Ran Saturday; Sunday church, with Lou badly the humidity and breathing issues; yesterday I went to Little Rock to pick up a tube for Clara the Model A who had a flat. Before I left to go though I cleaned out the gutters on Chey's apartment and the rear of the house. It amazed me at how much dirt was in them from leaves decomposing.
While I was in Little Rock I enjoyed lunch and a conversation with some old friends of mine, one of whom is 89 years old and still preaching as an evangelist. He was also a bad influence trying to sell me a motorhome...Oh, tempt me not. It was a diesel pusher....big, nice....LOL
Now to plug through today.
Lou, by the way, went to another doctor to try to determine her issues. He gave her a shot and a prescription for an updraft machine, as well as a referral to a lung specialist. I really hope they find and fix the problem. It's awful hard to hear someone you love struggle to catch their breath, especially when they are so young.
Glad she's getting some progress on her issues.
@Work.
Tomorrow I'm going in to have an upper scope done. Little nervous about being put out, not gonna lie. It's been quite a long time since I have had to be put out for any procedure.
It's hot here in Texas. That's all.
Hot here in Okleehoma too. I'm for once, ready for fall and winter.
As much as I hate to admit it- I won't mind cooler weather. I don't want too cold- I AM still in the middle of some outdoor projects- but it's been a bit too cold for even me.
My workplace has steadily became more Hitler-isque. They started blocking site that can be accessed on computer. FB of course was first, which didn't concern me really, although I DID actually use it to gather info on my offenders. But now- Godplace is blocked, yahoomail is blocked, any "forum" is blocked, ebay is blocked...
Annoying. I do my job don't treat my like a 5 year old.
They haven't found two of my hotrod sites and Amazon yet... :pound:
I was in a habit of leaving GP up in a minimized window and just check in occasionally through the day. It was my security blanket...
When they start blocking stuff, it just gets worse.
There's always GP on your phone...
I don't even use a "real" computer for internet any more. I have my phone connected to a big screen. Ebay, GP, facebook (I assume...) it's all there.
How do they expect you to get dirt on your work-children? File a complaint! LOl
Hi. Officially just two years from half a century. :pound:
Tomorrow will be 2 o'clock service and potluck... and I MIGHT have Monday for me to get things done. Maybe.
I'm only 46, but much more indolent than thou.
Happy birthday and good luck.
Isn't it crazy how fast the years fly by...
Happy Belated Birthday! Glad to see your church family got one in on you! LOL
@Work.
Just got my letter from the doctor through my chart online and I do NOT have any issues currently with my stomach/esophagus! Just have to keep watching my trigger foods and taking my meds. So thankful!
Happy belated Bobby. :sing:
Why does Monday roll around so fast!! :'(
Quote from: Nelle on August 12, 2024, 02:09:28 PMHappy Belated Birthday! Glad to see your church family got one in on you! LOL
They did indeed. For those not on FB- those goofy things wore overalls to church as a tribute to me. At least twenty pairs of overalls worn to church. And I, the overall king, was left out of the loop and was wearing a three-piece suit due to having a visiting minister. :pound: Lou had compassion and brought me some overalls so I changed into them after the dinner.
Good service, between 60 and 70 there with a few out sick. Then during the potluck they surprised me again with birthday cards, gifts, and the like. Alot of the cards' messages meant more to me than the gifts. However, the joy the large amount of chocolate and dr peppers brought cannot be understated...I loved them.
Today- carried a saint with no transportation to town for errands and groceries; came home and read a book I'd ordered that came in. Being an idiot, I sat down and devoured it in one afternoon. It was good, but my eyes were strained by it and as a result things have been a tad blurry for the next couple hours. I may have to break down and get glasses.
Get you some reading glasses. You can probably make it a few more yers on just those. Speaking from experience. ;)
What was the book? If it was THAT good you oughta mention the title.
Quote from: Lynx on August 13, 2024, 10:10:17 AMWhat was the book? If it was THAT good you oughta mention the title.
Um. I dont know. I have a fascination with historical biblical fiction.
If an author is good and historically accurate, and doesnt conflict with the Bible, I enjoy reading how the unrecorded parts of life could have been for bible characters.
This was the second book in a series regarding Joseph and Potipher's wife...very talented writer who gives Potipher's wife a possible explaination to why she did what she did. And as an added benefit, it explores Joseph as a human not just his Godly side, and it does it without conflicting with the bible.
I give the series 5 stars and eagerly await any further books by this author.
Morning.... I am dragging so much today. LOL. Ready for the weekend....
My church is launching small groups this Sunday with a small groups fair after Sunday morning service. As an introvert, asking me to sign up for a small group feels more like asking me to sign up for torture.
I haven't fully embraced the "small groups movement" But in fairness, my church is still a "Small Group" by some standards, with average attendance in the 30s to 50s most of the time. Things ARE coming together though.
Morning all. Somehow the agency gave me access to GP and others again. Don't know if it is a glitch or the blocking was a glitch...It works now though so I am thankful for that.
Also, thankful it is Friday. Hopefully I can get some more stuff done this weekend so by the time winter gets here I will be able to site without guilt and enjoy SNOW and cold through the window.
Our church is a small group in and of itself as well. I love the idea of small groups tho! You get to know people of actual mutual interests on a less anxiety-producing level. It's a good supplement to good church bonding. :)
@Work. It's rainy here again today.
:sing: It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday :sing:
Gonna attempt to go to the farmers market in the morning. If I can get up haha. And if I can find it. :biglaugh:
I sure wish these 100 degrees would go away. I am so ready for fall. And even winter.
It's supposed to be super hot today. I think like 102*. :shine: :shine:
:hi:
:waving:
It's 103 today "real feel" = 108!!!!!!
I am over this 100 degree messsss. Make it stop!!! :'(
:pound:
I am thoroughly fed up with mechanics and vehicles.
I have been maintaining two vehicles, so I will have one to drive when the other is in the shop. This costs a bit, but I don't want to be one of the crowd who has to badger a mechanic to get my car fixed RIGHT NOW!
One of my vehicles has been in the shop a month and a half now, and the other is about half a month into its shop stay.
New plan: Folding bike, electric, waterproof bike wheel, foam unpoppable tires. Also wet weather and cold weather gear. I can fix everything on that MYSELF and the mechanic can take his sweet time. I've had it.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on August 19, 2024, 08:11:09 PMIt's 103 today "real feel" = 108!!!!!!
I am over this 100 degree messsss. Make it stop!!! :'(
:pound:
We only got to 88 here! I saw there was a weak cold front over part of the state, I guess we were on the lucky side!
Quote from: mini on August 20, 2024, 01:22:48 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on August 19, 2024, 08:11:09 PMIt's 103 today "real feel" = 108!!!!!!
I am over this 100 degree messsss. Make it stop!!! :'(
:pound:
We only got to 88 here! I saw there was a weak cold front over part of the state, I guess we were on the lucky side!
:pound: :pound: :pound:
It's been mind melting hot over here, interspersed with hurricane force winds, hail, and rain. Apparently someone made God mad in Oklahoma -looking at you Jenn- and He apparently needs to work on His aim a bit. :laughhard:
Either that or I've annoyed Him and am pleading His forgiveness.
For once, I am ready for Cold, kinda. If I can get the front of Chey's apartment painted where it looks decent first. I can work on the inside through the winter.
Now I still don't want any of that northern frozenness that cause the temperature to have a negative sign in front of it, but I will even entertain snowfall at this point, provided the power doesn't go out....
Quote from: Roscoe on August 20, 2024, 03:58:28 PMprovided the power doesn't go out....
Well shoot...
*Lynx puts down the bolt cutters and walks away grumbling.
Quote from: Lynx on August 19, 2024, 11:50:13 PMI am thoroughly fed up with mechanics and vehicles.
I have been maintaining two vehicles, so I will have one to drive when the other is in the shop. This costs a bit, but I don't want to be one of the crowd who has to badger a mechanic to get my car fixed RIGHT NOW!
One of my vehicles has been in the shop a month and a half now, and the other is about half a month into its shop stay.
New plan: Folding bike, electric, waterproof bike wheel, foam unpoppable tires. Also wet weather and cold weather gear. I can fix everything on that MYSELF and the mechanic can take his sweet time. I've had it.
Electric bike is a good way to go. I do the 2 mile bike to work most days now. I don't have an EBike yet but I don't have any steep hills on my commute to worry about.
I like the temperature to stay above freezing.
Quote from: Roscoe on August 20, 2024, 03:58:28 PMIt's been mind melting hot over here, interspersed with hurricane force winds, hail, and rain. Apparently someone made God mad in Oklahoma -looking at you Jenn- and He apparently needs to work on His aim a bit. :laughhard:
Either that or I've annoyed Him and am pleading His forgiveness.
For once, I am ready for Cold, kinda. If I can get the front of Chey's apartment painted where it looks decent first. I can work on the inside through the winter.
Now I still don't want any of that northern frozenness that cause the temperature to have a negative sign in front of it, but I will even entertain snowfall at this point, provided the power doesn't go out....
Probably all the above. :freaky2:
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on August 20, 2024, 09:12:17 PMI like the temperature to stay above freezing.
I also prefer this. I prefer like 50-70's lol.
I'd entertain a snow storm for a day or two too like Bobby said lol
If you want 50-70 degree weather Indiana is the place to be right now. That's what temps in my area have been the past few days. Tomorrow morning its supposed to get down to 45 which will be pretty chilly for my morning bike commute.
Started my day with a transportation mishap. Got out on my bike to ride to work and the petals wouldn't engage. Got looking to find the chain had come off. Had to pump up the tires on my older bike and ride it to work instead.
:moped:
One of our drug court guys has an e-bike. Worked great- until it didn't. Some chain issue and when he got it fixed it broke several spokes. He finally got it back working.
I can't believe it is only Wednesday. I'm ovah it and want a weekend...
I am always ready for the weekend. Today is no different haha.
Quote from: Roscoe on August 21, 2024, 06:34:56 PMOne of our drug court guys has an e-bike. Worked great- until it didn't. Some chain issue and when he got it fixed it broke several spokes. He finally got it back working.
SEVERAL spokes? What was he doing with that thing, taking jumps?
But I could fix all those problems myself, without waiting for a mechanic to use a computer on the bike and try this and that and run up a $500 bill.
No idea. Around here, it's possible he was treating it like a Jeep. :biglaugh:
Morning all. Annoyed already- it is Chey's first day of college and thanks to procrastination I was up until 10 pm trying to help her make sure she has everything and the ability to log into BlackBoard. And now, she wants to drag tail and not get moving. :pound: :pound:
She will be broke, homeless and hungry if God calls me and her mom home.
Well, maybe not homeless... ;)
:waving:
Friday. Glad for it. Looking forward to next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lou and I will have a few days to ourselves.
Looks like I might get to see some of the grandkids this weekend. :)
Shew. Yesterday- church. Good church I might add, despite several being out. Today- got up, set up appointment for service on the ice machine. We went years without one, bought one a few months ago that gives that "good ice", i.e. Sonic style- and spoiled the church. Everyone has been grabbing bags of it...This weekend- "Oh, Bro Moses, the ice machine has quit. We can't survive. Surely you have brought us into the wilderness to die iceless. We remember the leeks and ice of Egypt". You never heard such whining. :laughhard:
So I scheduled a service visit for tomorrow, so I don't lose half my church members to the First Church of Sonic.
That done, I ran errands; bought paint, and painted the entire exterior front of Chey's apartment, which now somewhat matches the house. If I get enough done, I won't feel guilty about Lou and I being gone for two or three days.
I think we are gonna invade Fuzzy's state and go to the Canton flea market...
Supposed to be mid 80's this weekend with rain. "supposedly". Sigh we'll see. I sure could use a cold front lol.
Took tomorrow off cus it's hubbs normal day off and it's his birthday! He turns 40 :freaky2:
We're going back to Wichita Falls so I can attempt getting a copy of the title for my car so we can again, attempt to get the registration switched over to Oklahoma. My Texas registration expires 8/31. eek. such a process and such a pain!!!
Ice machine fixed- for now. Prayer meeting held at the request of coworker, whose aunt was troubled. Long story short, myself, coworker, coworkers aunt, COGIC boss and two other coworkers went to our church and had prayer meeting at lunch. The presence of God was so strong you could cut it with a knife. Coworker's aunt said " I don't know how to say this but when I walked in this building it was like God wrapped his arms around me".
They have prior commitments this Sunday- but said they would be coming next Sunday... I'm looking for God to get a grip on them and a heavenly hoedown to happen.
I spent the evening switching from a Samsung Galaxy A15 over to an iPhone 13. Walmart's new style of shelf tag has to be scanned with a phone rather than the old TC70 devices we used to use. Got tired of how slow my Walmart issued Galaxy XCover Pro and my personal Galaxy A15 are when trying to scan outs. I'm officially an Applestolic now.
That could be a good thing. 13s are old enough to be (relatively) cheap now, but still new enough to hold their own for daily use.
Battery might become an issue. A 13 is no spring chicken anymore.
You know about charger cases? Basically a phone case with a built in battery. That could be very handy in the near future. Adds a bit of bulk, but extends the useful life of your phone, both for the day and for the phone's lifetime.
In local news: At the salvage grocery yesterday I found a jar of peach amaretto jam.
Why is this not more popular? Peach amaretto jam should be in every convenience store. It should be in little squeeze packs that you get with your breakfast at the fast food place.
Quote from: Lynx on August 28, 2024, 11:13:36 AMThat could be a good thing. 13s are old enough to be (relatively) cheap now, but still new enough to hold their own for daily use.
Battery might become an issue. A 13 is no spring chicken anymore.
You know about charger cases? Basically a phone case with a built in battery. That could be very handy in the near future. Adds a bit of bulk, but extends the useful life of your phone, both for the day and for the phone's lifetime.
iPhone 13 was the newest full sized phone with a decent amount of storage I could get on a prepaid phone plan. As long as the battery last through my work day that's what matters to me.
Work. Bah. I need a vacation. Fortunately I'm gonna take one , starting tomorrow, for a couple days.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on August 28, 2024, 12:18:02 PMQuote from: Lynx on August 28, 2024, 11:13:36 AMThat could be a good thing. 13s are old enough to be (relatively) cheap now, but still new enough to hold their own for daily use.
Battery might become an issue. A 13 is no spring chicken anymore.
You know about charger cases? Basically a phone case with a built in battery. That could be very handy in the near future. Adds a bit of bulk, but extends the useful life of your phone, both for the day and for the phone's lifetime.
iPhone 13 was the newest full sized phone with a decent amount of storage I could get on a prepaid phone plan. As long as the battery last through my work day that's what matters to me.
Oh I don't mean right now. But in, like, two years, remember that battery cases are a thing.
That's the problem with liking niche phones nobody has ever heard of. Nobody makes a battery case for my favorite phones. When their own internal batteries are too shot to be useful, they're just useless.
We got a bit of rain today along with cooler temperatures.
Work today. Oil change/headlight repair at 4. Walmart pickup at 5. Dinner and then destroying my Sunday School classroom and putting up the new theme decor. Thankfully Jeremy is off work the next several days, so hopefully we can get this all done before Sunday morning. We're having "Prince/Princess Day" Sunday in our classroom. I'm wearing a poofy dress, and I've requested the kiddos wear an outfit that makes them feel like a prince or princess (depending on what gender they were.. lol). They seemed excited. I need to send a reminder to the parentals tho. Hopefully this decor change goes smoothly and they love it.
I am SO ready for an extra day off. Thankful for Labor Day, haha.
Labor Day is just another work day for me. Going to be a busy weekend with holiday shoppers. I'm also scheduled to run ProPresenter both services Sunday.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on August 30, 2024, 05:10:13 PMLabor Day is just another work day for me. Going to be a busy weekend with holiday shoppers. I'm also scheduled to run ProPresenter both services Sunday.
I really miss getting holiday pay for working. One of the few perks of retail occasionally haha. Sometimes it still wasn't worth it.
Shew lawd. I have walked a few dozen miles today.
Rented Lou a scooter cause covod has jacked with her breathing. She went from embarrassed "I don't need that" to playing Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit" within one building.
She bought salsa from everyone who dared to set up a salsa stand, bought clothes for her and chey, and whatever else i dont know. Now we aboht to leave canton. No telling where we gonna stay tonight...just meandering
Yeah, they come out of the woodwork at my job too. Labor Day means a lot of hectic labor. Not heavy labor, but you gotta move FAST!
Alex and his boys just left and Chel and her boys are on the way. :)
Been a busy few days. Good church last night. Got a radio installed in Chey's little gas saver and got some stuff for the apartment that was needed. Back to work tomorrow.
Urgh. Dear Lord, it is morning. I 'ont wanna adult no mo'. :pound: :pound:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 03, 2024, 02:34:26 AMBeen a busy few days. Good church last night. Got a radio installed in Chey's little gas saver and got some stuff for the apartment that was needed. Back to work tomorrow.
Wait, what is she driving? I thought she had a Corvette...
Did you get her a gas saver with her approval or despite her anguish?
Quote from: Lynx on September 03, 2024, 06:56:48 PMQuote from: Roscoe on September 03, 2024, 02:34:26 AMBeen a busy few days. Good church last night. Got a radio installed in Chey's little gas saver and got some stuff for the apartment that was needed. Back to work tomorrow.
Wait, what is she driving? I thought she had a Corvette...
Did you get her a gas saver with her approval or despite her anguish?
She still has her Corvette. Through no fault of hers- mine, actually- we wound up with an extra vehicle, a '95 S10. It was obtained with good intentions, for my nephew to have for school and work. He lost his mind, his job, and his drive to do the right thing, not necessarily in that order. As much as I love him, if I have to pay for it- it is mine. He chose to go his own way and try life from a different angle. No hard feelings I love and wish him well...
So- since Chey's vette gets 15 to 18 mpg around town due to her loving the pipes on it, she wanted something with better fuel mileage. Since it was here anyway, I went and had her put on the loan in place of him, build her credit, and she can drive something with mid 20s mpg. The Corvette is now her weekend/show off ride.
Is that the kid that was staying with you? It's hard watching them make bad decisions.
Quiet week over here. Lots of "rain" even though I haven't seen it. Only seen it on the weather map lol.
But it's not 100 degrees, nor is it 90 degrees, so we will take it!!!! :clap:
One of my cats is sitting in front of my screen as I type this and he's trying to catch the emojis that are moving above the text box lol it's quite cute!
I've been dealing with chest congestion all week.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on September 03, 2024, 10:38:30 PMIs that the kid that was staying with you? It's hard watching them make bad decisions.
Yeah. Decided he didn't want to go back to school for his senior year, and hasn't passed his DL Test. Mid-summer, it was like he decided he was done with anything constructive.
Morning all. Back at work. Today is Lou and my 21st anniversary. Doesn't seem that long ago in some ways- in some ways it feels like forever.
Church last night- taught on giving, always a ticklish subject. Went well although our numbers were down a bit- I joked someone must've leaked my subject.
I totally am relying on coffee this morning to move me. I cannot describe the degree to which I am dragging.... :biglaugh:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 04, 2024, 10:10:35 PMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on September 03, 2024, 10:38:30 PMIs that the kid that was staying with you? It's hard watching them make bad decisions.
Yeah. Decided he didn't want to go back to school for his senior year, and hasn't passed his DL Test. Mid-summer, it was like he decided he was done with anything constructive.
Summer heat can sometimes do that to a boy...
So. I'm half asleep. Office is dead quiet. All of the sudden an EXPLOSION rocks the building. Scared me to death and now "I need new tighty whities." Sounded like a bomb went off.
We have a drug court offender who has no transportation and rode his bicycle in. Since some of our clientele are not the most honest, thus having to come see us, he was allowed to park his bicycle inside the lobby while he was in class.
His bike tire EXPLODED. Spontaneously.
And while we were just discussing it, I found something more to laugh at. We have an old crone who causes everyone heartburn. She's been here since the Dead Sea got sick, and bless her heart she can be most disagreeable. She can also be sweet- but it's not often.
She told me " I was in the bathroom, and just as I flushed, I heard the explosion". Poor old thing thought she'd blown up the bathroom literally. :laughhard:
hahaha that's hilarious Bobby. I didn't know a bike tire blowing up could make that much of a noise.
Covering for a teammate today and so had to come sit at my desk for 30 mins. lol
Now back to the couch!
Off topic - why do some emojis work and some don't?
I've heard of professional bikers having high pressure tires, but that's ridiculous!
I run Gatorskin hardshell tires myself, but it would probably take a good 110 psi to make them go boom.
Urgh. I am thankful it is Friday. Torn between wanting to run to Lowes for some supplies tonight after work or running to the house and recliner. I've GOT to get the plumbing done before it gets cold out. And I hate plumbing thus putting it off..
4 days until vacation.
Creeping crud has set in. The weather gets pretty- and boom I am attacked by a wicked cold/sinus drainage.
Had guests tonight at church. I tried to follow God, preached what He gave me- and my voice said "I quit". I actually had to end early because I simply couldn't speak more.
The guests both had tears in their eyes afterwards and told me they would be back- and they were going to bring more folks too. I pray they do. They are some of the sweetest people I have ever been around.
I think I've got the crud, too. Sinus drainage and sore throat and feeling cruddy.
Ya'll keep that crud over there I don't want it lol
So I found a friend I had in my 20's who lives in Ardmore. We met up last night and caught up. It was so great!!!
Morning. Despite the crud I went to Paragould yesterday and hauled back a trailer load of a church member's belongings. Highlight of the day was a late lunch with some most delicious fried pies for dessert. Got home around 5, took Nyquil and laid down. Couldn't sleep. Wound up with around 4 hours of sleep and back at work. If I had not had to turn in the uhaul trailer and had 12 people scheduled, I'd have burned some of those 900+ hours of sick time today.
900 ommmgg use them bobby!! lol :pound:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on September 10, 2024, 06:26:33 PM900 ommmgg use them bobby!! lol :pound:
LOL That's not counting vacation hours of nearly 250 hours.....
It's just so hard on me to catch up my work when I take off and have tons scheduled.
My vacation started yesterday afternoon when I clocked out. I will resume being a productive member of the human race in a week and a day.
I may take off friday. Just because.
Not sure.
Back at work. Gotta go tl court today so no uniform. Dress slacks ,shirt and even a tie.
That will scare my bible study folks tonight. :laughhard:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 10, 2024, 12:43:02 PMMorning. Despite the crud I went to Paragould yesterday and hauled back a trailer load of a church member's belongings. Highlight of the day was a late lunch with some most delicious fried pies for dessert. Got home around 5, took Nyquil and laid down. Couldn't sleep. Wound up with around 4 hours of sleep and back at work. If I had not had to turn in the uhaul trailer and had 12 people scheduled, I'd have burned some of those 900+ hours of sick time today.
Whoa. That's too close to my parents. LOL.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 10, 2024, 10:32:23 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on September 10, 2024, 06:26:33 PM900 ommmgg use them bobby!! lol :pound:
LOL That's not counting vacation hours of nearly 250 hours.....
It's just so hard on me to catch up my work when I take off and have tons scheduled.
I have a VERY hard time taking off work as well. It's SOOO stressful the day before and after.. or a the week depending how long I'd take off. I took off a day yesterday to work on the house before my momma comes this weekend. I felt guilty for using the day I had available anyway.
Back @work today. I start payroll on Wednesdays and finish payroll on Thursday mornings so those are not days off possibilities for me barring some major vacation.
Still spending tonight working on the house since we have switched our midweek to Thursday nights to combine our midweek with our Celebrate Recovery services. I enjoyed our first one last week, tho I am somewhat anxious about this process. I know it will be beneficial in the end for myself and hopefully many others in our community.
Jeremy leaves Friday after work for a bear hunt in New Hampshire. Secretly (guess not so secretly now) hoping he DOESN'T get one so that I don't have to pay to have anything mounted. This "free" trip is costing a lot of money at this point, haha.
Quote from: Nelle on September 11, 2024, 02:07:42 PMJeremy leaves Friday after work for a bear hunt in New Hampshire. Secretly (guess not so secretly now) hoping he DOESN'T get one so that I don't have to pay to have anything mounted. This "free" trip is costing a lot of money at this point, haha.
I'm hoping he doesn't either lol. Poor bear :(
I'm glad it's Wednesday finally. But this week seems to be dragging for some reason.
Sitting in my office at my desk and I hear the roomba talking. She's stuck somewhere. lol
Quote from: MsJennJenn on September 11, 2024, 02:33:46 PMQuote from: Nelle on September 11, 2024, 02:07:42 PMJeremy leaves Friday after work for a bear hunt in New Hampshire. Secretly (guess not so secretly now) hoping he DOESN'T get one so that I don't have to pay to have anything mounted. This "free" trip is costing a lot of money at this point, haha.
I'm hoping he doesn't either lol. Poor bear :(
I'm glad it's Wednesday finally. But this week seems to be dragging for some reason.
Sitting in my office at my desk and I hear the roomba talking. She's stuck somewhere. lol
I feel much the same.. BUT they are experiencing overpopulation of bears which is a danger to humans as well as their species in the area. So I get it.. lol. I'm a Bambi kid. They'll also be hunting some nuisance animals while they're in the area.
Our friend just got back recently from South Africa hunting safari. He was thinking about getting a giraffe.. which I had serious issues with.. as well as the zebra among the other animals they got. He decided against the giraffe this time, BUT - I understood their reasoning. The animals the guides pick out are often the trouble makers that are causing issues in their own herds or endangering other wildlife. Plus they feed the villages with this food.. so it's not just slaughtering of animals widespread there either.
This is Lynx radio, broadcasting live from uptown Newnan Georgia!
Coming up on this half hour... Not much, because nothing is open yet. My friends don't get in till later today.
I'm about to hit the local thrift stores HARD for their CD collections.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 11, 2024, 01:26:21 PMI may take off friday. Just because.
Not sure.
Back at work. Gotta go tl court today so no uniform. Dress slacks ,shirt and even a tie.
That will scare my bible study folks tonight. :laughhard:
They don't really get scared until they see a big sheaf of notes. Bring a notebook.
Better yet, 17 loose pages. A notebook might have one page of writing. 17 loose pages, there's a reason for each page.
Bear. Having tasted the flesh of said beast, I am in favor of hunting them. Greasy but good.
And Gawja.....Lawd hab mercy. Been through there one time, while puttering around Florida on a motorcycle many moons ago. Absolutely loved the tiny section of the state I saw.
And re: bible study- Didn't go. Got a call at 530 that my sister Kim had fallen in a local store parking lot and I had to go get her. Basically, she went to enter a car parts store, tripped over the curb, and caught herself with her hand. Wound up at the ER with a badly sprained wrist and a shore shoulder, hopefully just a tissue bruise. Call my assistant while rushing in to deal with her and he handled it.
Prayers requested for unspoken on my part...I need wisdom to address some things and His guidance.
Oh- and last but not least- I'm taking vacation tomorrow. And I don't think I'm telling anyone.
Goodness Bobby glad shes okay and heals up.
I found a book club in my town and the meeting is tonight. I'm so close to chickening out. Ugh. A year and a half of not having any friends has made me such a recluse. And making friends is hard hard.
This crud has still got us feeling weak. Seems to take forever to get over.
Our meetup is over and I have moved on to visiting Mom in East Tennessee.
While here I am making the rounds of the local thrift stores. Good grief, there sure are a lot of them in this small town!
Bobby, Lou would be ecstatic about all the CD collections around here.
Well I went to book club and survived. It was actually quite nice.
Hubbsters had the full weekend off and we literally vegged on the couch all weekend. That was nice.
But alas, per usual I did NOT want to get up this morning. lol
Covering for a team member this week. Maybe I won't be so bored. :great:
Still dealing with the crud here too, Fuzz. Congestion, coughing, plow in the chest. Trying to power through it. Not sure it's working but no other choice.
Thankful for the day off. Went to the bank; went and picked up a brother in the church and took him to lunch as he needed to talk for a bit. Praying God moves deeply for my friend Shane and gives him the infilling with tongues that he is seeking.
Came back home, sanded some of Chey's walls- wrong grit, need finer paper. Turned myself into Casper with sheetrock dust. Didn't exactly boost the breathing either. :pound:
There are times you NEED to wear a face mask. That sanding is one. So is cleaning out the chicken coop.
You are right.
Left early going to north east arkansas...here lately I'm around Nelle's stomping grounds alot.
Found a good bbq joint in Osceola.
On way home. So tired of riding...
Quote from: Roscoe on September 17, 2024, 07:59:56 PMYou are right.
Left early going to north east arkansas...here lately I'm around Nelle's stomping grounds alot.
Found a good bbq joint in Osceola.
On way home. So tired of riding...
You got any music playing?
When I turn on my music collection, the miles just melt away...
Been back at work, busy today. Still coughing my head off- stomach is sore from so much coughing. Off to teach tonight.
Morning all. Wanted a McDonald's steak bagel. Couldn't find my work phone. Finally found phone, still no bagle. Bah. Day is NOT being kind thus far to me.
:sing: Talkin' to myself......
Morning all. TGIF. Home visit day...
I thought we had a coffee emoji.
I need coffee.
urgh.
:ugly:
I grabbed breakfast at BK this morning and really wanted to get a frozen coke (caffeine!) but their machine was down. So sad. I didn't have any creamer here at work, so I had to settle for a coffee with Fairlife chocolate protein drink mixed in. It's okay... I'm not sure I'm getting much out of it tho, haha.
Jeremy FINALLY comes home tonight. Athena's going to be out of her mind with excitement when he rolls in this evening. She's been a good girl but I am OVER THE MOON excited to not be her only human LOL. I think I've also talked my momma into staying thru Sunday so we can go hang out tomorrow sans the dog child, haha.
Finally Friday! :sing:
It's supposed to be 100 today. Like whyyyyy. Where are you fall?? :'(
So, I had to go try the steak, egg and cheese bagel since Bobby kept talking about it. It was good but super filling and EXPENSIVE.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on September 20, 2024, 04:16:07 PMSo, I had to go try the steak, egg and cheese bagel since Bobby kept talking about it. It was good but super filling and EXPENSIVE.
They do be pricey.
Just got in from doing home visits. Ready to go home myself.
I work tomorrow then I'm on vacation for a week. My church is frying pork rinds to sell at the James Dean Festival next weekend.
:clap:
Shew. Church. Yesterday was busy. I was so caught up in working on things time got away from me. At one point while sanding on sheet rock I looked like Casper the friendly ghost in a four factory. Little by little...
Monday Monday Monday :sing: Everrrryyybodiessss working for the weekendddd
It's SUPER gloomy outside today. But it was like 65 this morning WOOOO. Thank you autumn equinox.
NOw please stay.... please?!!
I keep seeing posts about Mcdonalds bagels on Threads. I need to see if mine has it.
My favorite fast food breakfast these days is the Wendy's biscuit and gravy. Holy moly that thing is delicious. I get two! :biglaugh:
I'm on vacation. :clap:
Spent my first day of vacation loafing around doing nothing- unless eating, reading, and watching YouTube counts as doing something. I'm headed to the church shortly to join the first night of the pork rind fry and assembly line.
Urgh. Lord it is Monday. Well, it is for me anyhow. Sleep was very restless last night. Thankful I just have three days this week. Fall swap meet happens this weekend.
You guys are making me hungry and I have more than an hour until Lunch!
Sipping coffee and contemplating my next work step to get done today.
Managed to get an injury last night. Stepped in a hole in the church yard and twisted my knee.
Started putting together my she-shed (gardening pots and dirt shed lol) together last night cus the weather was finally decent. Got about 1/4 of the way into it and got stung by a scorpion. Soooo.... shed isn't done. And I was violently attacked!!! Holy moly that hurt sooooo bad. Finally today I finally feel semi ok. The pain is gone now it just feels tingly. Last night it made my lips feel weird though. All of me felt weird. Not anything I want to repeat any time soon. BURN IT ALLL!!!!!!!! :cry2: :noo: :nono:
Scorpions...
That's one of the top 10 reasons I stay in Tennessee. Scorpions. That's one reason all by itself.
I'm staying away from y'all. Pain may miss you and hit me.
I've never been stung by a scorpion. Don't wanna either. Morning attacks me enough,I don't need God's little critters joining in. :laughhard:
Quote from: Roscoe on September 24, 2024, 06:44:47 PMI'm staying away from y'all. Pain may miss you and hit me.
I've never been stung by a scorpion. Don't wanna either. Morning attacks me enough,I don't need God's little critters joining in. :laughhard:
I agree. Landlord/lady bought stuff to come put on the yard for them. Cus I've seen three now.
One back first of August I caught IN THE HOUSE in laundry I PICKED UP. Then last night when I started my project I saw a dead one ON the porch. Didn't think I'd encounter a live one soon thereafter. :noo:
Wednesday. I can do this. Lol.
Stuck at a satelite office where EVERYTHING is blocked on the computers. So exasperating.
Ive got one to see at 1pm then I will run back to my main office..
Bible study tonight...modifying Bro Woodward's "Games people play" bible study. Good foundation, i just felt the need to flesh out and tweak it some. I was reading it like I often do and thought "I like this but I would say..."
Thats one thing I love about listening to or reading info from other Holy Ghost filled ministers.
Just reading it, you can see their thought...and God will open up things specific for your church alot of times
Ive seen some mesaages that bore no resemblance to the work that planted the seed...but it was dynamite.
Anyhoo...get through tonight and tomorrow then Im off for the fall swap meet
I am officially the owner of an EBike. Went to the bicycle shop today and tried out the different EBike options. Decided on the Aventon Pace 500.3
:moped:
Quote from: Backseat Radio on September 26, 2024, 05:17:09 AMI am officially the owner of an EBike. Went to the bicycle shop today and tried out the different EBike options. Decided on the Aventon Pace 500.3
:moped:
They sure are getting popular these days. I'm starting to see them everywhere. Even my uncle Brent has one, which I did not see coming at all.
I'm going for a bicycle with an after-market electric wheel. I know official electric bikes have some components sealed inside the frame for very good reasons (like not shorting out if it rains) but I like to be able to access and fix all the parts myself.
I see several in our local drug court that have them. Many have suspended license until they complete the program or nearly so, so a vehicle isn't an option but these little things do quite well and providing transportation for some of them that live a mile or two from the office. Pretty cool, even if I'm not one that they would work for. Now a Harley- I could totally go back to those ( None electric, with the great American eagle flying in the form of a straight piped Vtwin engine) :laughhard:
Morning is a meanie today. I overslept and didn't wake up until Lou's alarm went off, which gave me 30 minutes to get dressed and get to work- and I live 15 minutes from work. So rush, rush, and no bagel for me this morning. I may not have needed it but I wanted it, so now I sit sulking and grumpier than usual. I made it on time though. :pound:
Quote from: Backseat Radio on September 26, 2024, 05:17:09 AMI am officially the owner of an EBike. Went to the bicycle shop today and tried out the different EBike options. Decided on the Aventon Pace 500.3
:moped:
I have looked at the Aventons quite a bit. Im interested in seeing how you like it.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 26, 2024, 12:59:31 PMI see several in our local drug court that have them. Many have suspended license until they complete the program or nearly so, so a vehicle isn't an option but these little things do quite well and providing transportation for some of them that live a mile or two from the office. Pretty cool, even if I'm not one that they would work for. Now a Harley- I could totally go back to those ( None electric, with the great American eagle flying in the form of a straight piped Vtwin engine) :laughhard:
In my case I have a valid driver's license and 2 working cars, I just like bike commuting. Amuses me when folks want to know where my car is or if I need a ride. Car culture for ya.
When I was test riding the bikes, I went whizzing past a teenager at 20 mph. He immediately wanted to know if what I was riding was an ebike.
Was rudely awakened by the landlady banging on our bathroom window. :roll:
Sorry my bad we were asleep and yes I forgot you scheduled the bug guy for 9am. MY BAD.
Then she stomped off to her car like a child.
Quote from: Roscoe on September 26, 2024, 12:59:31 PMI see several in our local drug court that have them. Many have suspended license until they complete the program or nearly so, so a vehicle isn't an option but these little things do quite well and providing transportation for some of them that live a mile or two from the office. Pretty cool, even if I'm not one that they would work for. Now a Harley- I could totally go back to those ( None electric, with the great American eagle flying in the form of a straight piped Vtwin engine) :laughhard:
Morning is a meanie today. I overslept and didn't wake up until Lou's alarm went off, which gave me 30 minutes to get dressed and get to work- and I live 15 minutes from work. So rush, rush, and no bagel for me this morning. I may not have needed it but I wanted it, so now I sit sulking and grumpier than usual. I made it on time though. :pound:
I heard a comedian say that you know you're in a rough neighborhood if the guys on bicycles outnumber the guys in cars.
You know you are in a very rough neighborhood if you see guys riding a bicycle while carrying another bicycle they just stole.
Quote from: mini on September 26, 2024, 01:01:07 PMI have looked at the Aventons quite a bit. Im interested in seeing how you like it.
I love my e-bike. Bike trips that used to leave me coughing from exercise induced asthma are now super easy and fun.
The bike shop had me test out 4 different e-bikes to make sure I got the best one for me. The other 3 were really hard on my injured knee and painful to ride.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on September 27, 2024, 03:26:02 AMQuote from: mini on September 26, 2024, 01:01:07 PMI have looked at the Aventons quite a bit. Im interested in seeing how you like it.
I love my e-bike. Bike trips that used to leave me coughing from exercise induced asthma are now super easy and fun.
The bike shop had me test out 4 different e-bikes to make sure I got the best one for me. The other 3 were really hard on my injured knee and painful to ride.
I keep on going back to the Adventure.2. If I lived closer to work, I would have one to ride every day. It would be rather difficult to do 30+ miles every day on a bike though...lol
Quote from: Backseat Radio on September 26, 2024, 05:17:09 AMI am officially the owner of an EBike. Went to the bicycle shop today and tried out the different EBike options. Decided on the Aventon Pace 500.3
:moped:
I took a look at that model. They claim it has 60 plus mile range. Of course that's with "moderate user input." They all use the assumption that the rider will be pedaling a bit, because it makes their range sound much better.
Reckon how much range does it have if you don't pedal at all?
:hi: Weekend at an end. :sadbounce: Tomorrow will be "my" day- meaning I get to catch up on chores and possibly work a bit more on the apartment.
Quote from: Lynx on September 27, 2024, 06:36:20 PMQuote from: Backseat Radio on September 26, 2024, 05:17:09 AMI am officially the owner of an EBike. Went to the bicycle shop today and tried out the different EBike options. Decided on the Aventon Pace 500.3
:moped:
I took a look at that model. They claim it has 60 plus mile range. Of course that's with "moderate user input." They all use the assumption that the rider will be pedaling a bit, because it makes their range sound much better.
Reckon how much range does it have if you don't pedal at all?
I looked that up. Throttle only range is 30 miles. Personally I was more interested in the petal assist than the throttle. Being rather overweight and out of shape means I effectively have exercise induced asthma. Got tired of having a coughing fit every time I had to petal up a minor hill.
30 miles is still pretty doggone good for a little e-bike battery.
And the more exercise you get, the longer that battery will last as your health gets better.
Actually considering the lifespan of lithium ion batteries, it should just about even out. The batteries should get age on them about the same pace as your health gets better.
Morning. All new level of pain this morning with my hip. And the work car had a dead battery. It's just not started well today. :pound:
Weekends just go by too fast. Sigh.
So I found an Ardmore Community Choir - went to the practice last night and yikes. lol
It was hosted at a baptist church so the music was very much that. They all could read music and I cannot. I thought it was gonna be more traditional christmas songs and it wasnt. Soooo sigh. So much for that. lol I don't think I'm gonna go back.
We have neighborhood trash can drama. Curious how it wraps itself up tonight. Neighbor put their trash cans in our driveway to be dumped and husband moved them out of the driveway (but still on our property). It's so frustrating that no one asks permission to use first.. just uses whatever they want. We don't know for sure if it was our next door neighbor or if our backdoor neighbor is being a chaos instigator. The houses don't like each other already and the backdoor neighbors JUST moved in the past few months. It's so irritating. Just stay on your own property and don't talk to each other. That's what I try to practice, haha. But we get dragged into things when people won't leave us alone. I want to move.
@Work. Headache. Had coffee earlier so maybe I just need more water intake. I also need a nap.. didn't sleep great.
BUT it's supposed to be a nice week weather-wise for once. So yay for that!
Drama. Lord, Nelle, I HATE drama- and still get hauled into it frequently. If it ain;t work, it's family. And if I avoid them- it's someone in the church. :pound:
I told a saint today during conversation "God's moving. He may be moving to grab my hands before I choke someone but He is definitely moving". :laughhard:
Quote from: Nelle on October 01, 2024, 05:50:49 PMWe have neighborhood trash can drama. Curious how it wraps itself up tonight. Neighbor put their trash cans in our driveway to be dumped and husband moved them out of the driveway (but still on our property). It's so frustrating that no one asks permission to use first.. just uses whatever they want. We don't know for sure if it was our next door neighbor or if our backdoor neighbor is being a chaos instigator. The houses don't like each other already and the backdoor neighbors JUST moved in the past few months. It's so irritating. Just stay on your own property and don't talk to each other. That's what I try to practice, haha. But we get dragged into things when people won't leave us alone. I want to move.
@Work. Headache. Had coffee earlier so maybe I just need more water intake. I also need a nap.. didn't sleep great.
BUT it's supposed to be a nice week weather-wise for once. So yay for that!
You could just take the trash cans back in with yours as though you assume they are giving them to you.
:freaky2:
Yeah, probably a bad idea. Hush Lynx.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 01, 2024, 06:12:49 PMDrama. Lord, Nelle, I HATE drama- and still get hauled into it frequently. If it ain;t work, it's family. And if I avoid them- it's someone in the church. :pound:
I told a saint today during conversation "God's moving. He may be moving to grab my hands before I choke someone but He is definitely moving". :laughhard:
I heard an interesting phrase at work. Somebody was speaking in frustration and said she was about to AT&T somebody. Reach out and touch them. I'm so stealing that one.
I'm also going to use an excuse I heard from a comedian on YouTube. He is slightly overweight, more so than I, and said, "I've got a washboard stomach. I'm just doing a load of towels right now."
Nehemiah 13:21
".... if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath." And just like that, Nehemiah became my favorite old testament character. :laughhard:
Quote from: Lynx on October 01, 2024, 06:23:36 PMQuote from: Nelle on October 01, 2024, 05:50:49 PMWe have neighborhood trash can drama. Curious how it wraps itself up tonight. Neighbor put their trash cans in our driveway to be dumped and husband moved them out of the driveway (but still on our property). It's so frustrating that no one asks permission to use first.. just uses whatever they want. We don't know for sure if it was our next door neighbor or if our backdoor neighbor is being a chaos instigator. The houses don't like each other already and the backdoor neighbors JUST moved in the past few months. It's so irritating. Just stay on your own property and don't talk to each other. That's what I try to practice, haha. But we get dragged into things when people won't leave us alone. I want to move.
@Work. Headache. Had coffee earlier so maybe I just need more water intake. I also need a nap.. didn't sleep great.
BUT it's supposed to be a nice week weather-wise for once. So yay for that!
You could just take the trash cans back in with yours as though you assume they are giving them to you.
:freaky2:
Yeah, probably a bad idea. Hush Lynx.
Interestingly enough.. the previous people who lived there did the same thing (by our actual trash can) on a trash day, and we took it back with us to where we keep ours. LOL. We enjoy having two cans now thanks to them! They moved out before trash day so.. they didn't even know we kept it.
If that keeps up you may have a whole flock soon, and not have to take the trash down but once every quarter or so.
Dear Diary:
Day three of this week's hostage situation. My captors were gracious enough to allow me to go to church and to sleep at my home briefly- no doubt to mitigate the cost of feeding me.
There seems to be no end to their cruelty however. Insisting that I awake and toil for peanuts beginning entirely too early. I know I have much in common with an elephant, but the whole peanuts pay thing is a bit ridiculous. I am trapped- with no path of escape. It appears I shall forever be imprisoned, and in a cruel twist of fate, I must "supervise" those that have been set free- with no sight of parole for myself.
Signed- Eeyore, aka Bob the weeping preacher.
Morning y'all. It has attacked me in its usual viscous manner, Nary a sight of kindness.:pound:
I spent yesterday hanging out with Chel. :)
Quote from: Roscoe on October 03, 2024, 12:19:28 PMDear Diary:
Day three of this week's hostage situation. My captors were gracious enough to allow me to go to church and to sleep at my home briefly- no doubt to mitigate the cost of feeding me.
There seems to be no end to their cruelty however. Insisting that I awake and toil for peanuts beginning entirely too early. I know I have much in common with an elephant, but the whole peanuts pay thing is a bit ridiculous. I am trapped- with no path of escape. It appears I shall forever be imprisoned, and in a cruel twist of fate, I must "supervise" those that have been set free- with no sight of parole for myself.
Signed- Eeyore, aka Bob the weeping preacher.
Morning y'all. It has attacked me in its usual viscous manner, Nary a sight of kindness.:pound:
I have often said that Eeyore is my spirit animal.
You might also like Marvin the depressed robot from the hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy series.
Just a few more hours before I can begin to sing the old spiritual song of the weekend- :sing: "Thank God I am free, free, free, of this world of (toil). Washed in the blood of Jesus been born again; Hallelujah I'm saved from this office of sin!" :sing:
TGIF! And payday, let the church say "amen". I choose to not think of the fact that my weekend will likely be busier than my work week. :laughhard:
Payday? What's that? Mine goes so fast I don't know.
Sooooo we finally decided to upgrade Rodrigo (my 2011 kia optima lol).
I got a 2021 Honda Accord - but it's already in the shop because the ball bearings and steering rack need to be fixed. Something the dealership should have caught PRIOR. Sigh. But they're fixing it on their time because I drove it off the lot for less then 24hrs with that pre-existing issue. Sooo my pretty new blue car is in the shop for who knows how long and I'm in a loaner.
Cat found another scorpion IN THE HOUSE> whyyyyyyyyyyy :pound:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 04, 2024, 05:36:11 PMPayday? What's that? Mine goes so fast I don't know.
Sooooo we finally decided to upgrade Rodrigo (my 2011 kia optima lol).
I got a 2021 Honda Accord - but it's already in the shop because the ball bearings and steering rack need to be fixed. Something the dealership should have caught PRIOR. Sigh. But they're fixing it on their time because I drove it off the lot for less then 24hrs with that pre-existing issue. Sooo my pretty new blue car is in the shop for who knows how long and I'm in a loaner.
Cat found another scorpion IN THE HOUSE> whyyyyyyyyyyy :pound:
Move to Tennessee. I've never seen a scorpion in my life.
Grandma is gone.
She died comfortably in her own home, with all her family around her.
She was unconscious for the last week and six days. Three of her kids - my Aunt, uncle and dad - basically lived in her living room, turning her and changing her periodically.
For the last three years she has required a sitter whenever I'm not here.
But she stayed in her home. We didn't have to send her to a nursing home. She would have been VERY unhappy living in a strange place.
I'm so sorry, Isaac. Will you still be able to live there?
For legal reasons Dad basically bought the house from Grandma. (We did NOT tell her. She would have worried herself sick about it.) We didn't know if she would be in the hospital for a long time or something, and the house might be claimed to defray costs. And this is where all her kids grew up, so they wanted to keep it.
Dad keeps insisting I'm getting the house when he dies. I don't really want it, as I am already going to be taking care of mom's house after she dies, mostly to make sure my mentally disabled half brother will always have a place to live.
I may soon wind up moving back to East Tennessee, depending on how my brother's condition progresses and how well my mother is able to take care of him. Mom is in her late 60s now.
Or I may remain here for a few years. No idea right now.
*hugs*
So sorry, Isaac. You did amazing taking care of her. Praying for God's comfort for you and your family, and His guidance for the next move in your life, wether it be remaining where you are or moving to a different area.
I'm so sorry, Isaac. I'm thankful you were all able to honor her wishes of staying at home, even though we only know the surface of what level of care was involved. You served your grandmother and family so well! I know God honors those loving sacrifices as well.
@Work. Been a rough morning, but it's a beautiful day outside.
So sorry Isaac. You've posted often of taking care of her. Hopefully answers will pop up soon on what you have to do.
Also, in reference to your "move to Tennessee" lol - hubs long goal was to eventually end up in Tennessee to retire there, but with Helene doing what she did now he's worried LOL
Bobby you'd be happy to know he thinks he would still like to give Arkansas a try based off of the vacation we had there. I said well unless a hurricane hit Texas like Helene did we'd be safe in AR lol. He agreed.
Arkansas would be a good place to live when I am elderly.
My stepfather was huffing and puffing up a hill during their daily exercise walk and commented that when he retired he was going to move to the flattest place on earth.
If the part of Arkansas I have driven through is not the flattest, it is at least a strong contender for the title. It would be easy to take an exercise walk there.
Biking would also be a breeze. There would be no problem at all biking anywhere in that part of Arkansas.
Of course no uphills also means no downhills. There would be no struggle to get to the top, but also no thrill of flying to the bottom.
I guess that would be a fair trade. I would take flatland over going down a hill knowing I had to go up another one.
Morning all. And Isaac if you want flat you gonna have to stay east of us. Because the Center, north, and west portions will wear out your ebike...the Boston Mountain Range and the Ozarks aren't a joke.
Man. Back at work. Bah, humbug!
I don't even have an e-bike. Just a regular bike.
That wouldn't wear out my e-bike, it would wear ME out!
Shew Lord. This day- is not working out in the manner I would like. At all. But God is still good..
It's was nice and cool this morning but got in the upper 80s later on.
Hi. Been a rough few days. Sickness grabbed hold and wont let go. Headcold, no taste, coughing. Blah. It aint even cold yet and I'm dealing with junk. Over it.
If I lost my taste, nobody could tell. I don't have much taste to begin with.
Sorry... That was a tasteless reply.
Quote from: Lynx on October 13, 2024, 12:23:09 PMIf I lost my taste, nobody could tell. I don't have much taste to begin with.
If it were my taste in clothing,etc. I'd care not. But it's affecting my food man. :pound: :pound:
Got a bit of taste back. I think I'll break off from study in a few and trot over to Micky D's and grab a chicken big mac...see if I can taste that.
Bobby never reported back, but I know how that test went. I have been cooking chicken macs for the past half a week. They don't have much flavor.
He tried one and couldn't taste it at all, so now he believes his cold has returned with a vengeance.
Quote from: Lynx on October 14, 2024, 09:30:20 AMBobby never reported back, but I know how that test went. I have been cooking chicken macs for the past half a week. They don't have much flavor.
He tried one and couldn't taste it at all, so now he believes his cold has returned with a vengeance.
Chicken Big Mac doesn't even sound good to me.
It's about four chicken nuggets, mashed into one big patty. Two of those patties in place of the regular beef patties on a Big Mac.
I'll just stick to chicken nuggies lol.
We start vacation this weekend woohoo. So t-minus 4 more days.
For vacation: We're going Sunday to DFW to stay at hubbs grandmas. He's got an eye appointment on Monday early AM. Then we'll trek back home. Going to spend the remainder of the week just doing Spark deliveries to make money. Apparently Oklahoma tax, title, license aren't included in the car cost? From what we can see? So now we're afraid we're gonna have to fork out 1300. Stressing hard over that. Especially since we don't even have the car yet. :pound:
I'd never heard of a chicken Big Mac. :o
Well. Being the odd duck, I actually liked the chicken big mac very much. My cold has let up to the point I can actually taste something.
So. The church, for those of you not on fb, were way generous to us this weekend. For twenty years, we've had a basic small white refrigerator. The inside rails in the doors have been broken and taped up and recently the ice maker began leaking. I'd promised Lou that once I got to the point of Chey's kitchen having tile, I'd move the old faithful out there and buy her a new fridge. Her best friend, who prayed back through a few months ago and is making up for lost time, has heard her say how bad she wants one. When someone mentioned Pastor Appreciation Month, she suggested a new fridge. Our wonderful, amazing folks bought us a beautiful stainless steel Whirlpool fridge with all the bells and whistles- Icemaker with crushed or cubed dispenser, water dispenser in the door- everything Lou wanted, AND had it delivered. Yes, being a tenderhearted wuss, I cried- because I know the sacrifice some of those sweet folks have made to contribute to pay for that. So blessed.
Getting cooler out.
Soon it will be time for the people who said they missed the snow just a few weeks ago to start saying they miss summer.
That would be me. I have grown to tolerate cold and enjoy the occasional freezing weather influenced day off.... But deep down, I'm already missing my summer. :pound:
At work. Been busy as what this morning but the rest of the day should be chill.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 15, 2024, 03:48:01 AMWell. Being the odd duck, I actually liked the chicken big mac very much. My cold has let up to the point I can actually taste something.
So. The church, for those of you not on fb, were way generous to us this weekend. For twenty years, we've had a basic small white refrigerator. The inside rails in the doors have been broken and taped up and recently the ice maker began leaking. I'd promised Lou that once I got to the point of Chey's kitchen having tile, I'd move the old faithful out there and buy her a new fridge. Her best friend, who prayed back through a few months ago and is making up for lost time, has heard her say how bad she wants one. When someone mentioned Pastor Appreciation Month, she suggested a new fridge. Our wonderful, amazing folks bought us a beautiful stainless steel Whirlpool fridge with all the bells and whistles- Icemaker with crushed or cubed dispenser, water dispenser in the door- everything Lou wanted, AND had it delivered. Yes, being a tenderhearted wuss, I cried- because I know the sacrifice some of those sweet folks have made to contribute to pay for that. So blessed.
By the way - You can order replacement door shelving and replacement interior shelving online for your fridge. I've had to replace one of our door shelves and our bottom glass shelving 'house' on our fridge.
@Work. It's raining a bit here and it's 50 degrees. SO COLD, hahaha. Thankfully I'm inside the office with my heater on, but I have the dog today, so we do have to go into the chilly air to go potty (she does, not me). I'm assuming it's the weather helping my head to have an ache.
This Saturday evening we are going to see the Oak Ridge Boys in 'concert' at a local casino/resort in the area. Hubby loves them and it's their farewell tour, so we splurged a little on two tickets to go. I'm hoping I enjoy it more than I think I will. I'm not a big concert person. I can listen to music at home with less people around.. and can pause it when I get tired of it, haha. It doesn't even start until 8pm, so that'll be interesting since I'm usually sleepy around 9:30. LOL. I'm glad he's getting to go and experience them in person though!
Please report on what songs they sing.
The only album I have of theirs is a very old one, so I have no idea where they are musically these days.
Quote from: Lynx on October 15, 2024, 05:40:35 PMPlease report on what songs they sing.
The only album I have of theirs is a very old one, so I have no idea where they are musically these days.
All I know is that one retired earlier this year and they've got another guy singing in his place. He looks to be significantly younger than the other 3. I only know a song or two of theirs myself.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 15, 2024, 03:25:03 PMThat would be me. I have grown to tolerate cold and enjoy the occasional freezing weather influenced day off.... But deep down, I'm already missing my summer. :pound:
At work. Been busy as what this morning but the rest of the day should be chill.
This is me too. Also love that they bought ya'll a fridge Bobby. lol it's the little (big) things that matter the older you get lol
Quote from: MsJennJenn on October 16, 2024, 03:35:30 PMQuote from: Roscoe on October 15, 2024, 03:25:03 PMThat would be me. I have grown to tolerate cold and enjoy the occasional freezing weather influenced day off.... But deep down, I'm already missing my summer. :pound:
At work. Been busy as what this morning but the rest of the day should be chill.
This is me too. Also love that they bought ya'll a fridge Bobby. lol it's the little (big) things that matter the older you get lol
Indeed it is.
Well, my day is starting appropriately for a grump. It's 32 degrees. Not a fan.
I had to get up. Not a fan.
I hurt. Once again, not a fan.
And I forgot my phone and left it at home. Bah. I'm over adulting. :pound: :pound:
@Work. Eating leftover Casey's breakfast pizza. We brought in two pizzas and a cookie cake for Bosses Day yesterday. The cookie cake had icing writing saying "Thanks for not firing us yet!" lol.
Tonight is Celebrate Recovery service.
I was SO tired last night that I was in bed around 9pm. It's also way too cold. It was 65 in our house and our heater in our bedroom turned itself off for some reason. My Dyson app wouldn't connect, so I had to get UP out of bed at 7am and turn it back on so that I could get ready for work and not feel like I was freezin to death, hahaha.
Quote from: Roscoe on October 17, 2024, 12:09:37 PMWell, my day is starting appropriately for a grump. It's 32 degrees. Not a fan.
I had to get up. Not a fan.
I hurt. Once again, not a fan.
And I forgot my phone and left it at home. Bah. I'm over adulting. :pound: :pound:
Good thing you repeated so much that you are not a fan. A fan would be way too cold on a day like this.
I just took an old friend for his last ride. My Mazda minivan is no more. The engine just kept getting worse and worse. It was still drivable when I made it to the scrap yard, just barely.
Maybe not the Green Mile, but it's definitely the metal mile.
Pixar should have an adult division and make a movie about cars on their last trip to the scrap yard.
Quote from: Lynx on October 17, 2024, 02:02:01 PMI just took an old friend for his last ride. My Mazda minivan is no more. The engine just kept getting worse and worse. It was still drivable when I made it to the scrap yard, just barely.
Maybe not the Green Mile, but it's definitely the metal mile.
Pixar should have an adult division and make a movie about cars on their last trip to the scrap yard.
They probably would. But there are those idiots like me that will rarely if ever see a day that my beloved babies would take that last trip. I can always bend metal back out, and fix parts.
Granted, regular passenger cars that I haven't bonded with when they are used up they are done. But if it has managed to become my "friend" :biglaugh: ...no matter what it is, it'll stay forever with me. Of course this is why I have- uh, I think 9 licensed and drivable rides right now. :laughhard:
I'm a car hoarder and addict. I admit it.
It's Thursdddaayyy :sing:
I love the cooler weather that's dropped in for a brief moment.
We took a mile walk down our road last night and it was so chilly.
Hubbs and I are on PTO next week. Cannottt wait.
NINE!?
Between license plates and car insurance, that gets expensive!
Quote from: Lynx on October 18, 2024, 01:39:42 AMNINE!?
Between license plates and car insurance, that gets expensive!
I cheat a little. Four- The '46, the '52, the Model A, and Chey's '79 Corvette are all on an antique auto policy. About $60 a month for the four, and antique tags are a one time purchase.
The remaining 5- Liability on two and full coverage on three. Kinda pricy but not terrible. But yes, it'd have been cheaper if I'd kept my hobbies limited to ham radio and forgot about cars :nono:
I picked up a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Lord help me...
Before this, my latest model car was the 2003 Mazda minivan. Lots of stuff for me to get used to now. The motor starts if you hit the lock button four times, and I'm never quite certain the car is entirely turned off when I leave it. I need a jump start kit, stat. The battery ran down last night at church and I had to get a jump from a friend.
As an old phart I of course don't care about most of the bells and whistles. The navigation map can go fry its processors. I don't care at all about Bluetooth. The backup camera can go blind for all I care.
But there is one feature I kind of like... In the bottom left corner of the dashboard screen, the current speed limit on the road I'm traveling is always displayed. That could come in really handy.
I just got caught by the Forum automatic censor for f a r t. Really? Who made the censor word list, Emily Post?
And in other local news, I now have half a gallon of banana pudding.
We had the section 8 Christmas for Christ banquet last night and my church hosted. Instead of being out there with the other ministers, I hid out in the kitchen and sliced and cooked stuff, because I would rather cook than socialize. Actually I would rather stay home than do anything else, but I'm trying to fight that.
All the desserts were made by ladies of my church, so we had Butterfinger cake, homemade pecan pie, a few other things... And a big honking bowl of homemade banana pudding. Sister Donna went all out yesterday. We had banana pudding, the guests had banana pudding, I poured half a gallon of banana pudding into a pitcher to take home... And there was still more banana pudding left in the bowl than what I was taking home.
Mind you, I'm not complaining at all. Nope, not a bit.
Welp. I don't know whether to congratulate you most on the car...or on the banana pudding. :laughhard:
Glad you are trying to get out and socialize- it is difficult for those of us that don't especially "people" well.
And in regards to bells and whistles- I never was one to care either- but that back up camera, I have came to like. And Bluetooth- yeah, I liked it well enough I put a radio with that capability in Rusty. Nice to be able to talk on the phone without holding it to my ear since some of the folks that call me won't shut up for an hour at a time. But mainly, I love to stream music to it from my phone. I've got a subscription to YouTube music I've had for so long I don't even remember signing up for it...love it.
And TGIF. I needed Friday. Payday too thank God..
Oh... Yeah, no, I don't need to use a car's substandard speakers for that. I have a one ear earbud with a 12-hour play time. Crystal quality, long play and it goes with me instead of staying with the car.
I got one for my dad and he almost immediately bought two backups just in case the earbud ever dies. If he can't find his earbud and you call him, you have to wait until he finds it. That's how much he likes using it.
Quote from: Lynx on October 18, 2024, 10:39:04 AMI picked up a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Lord help me...
Before this, my latest model car was the 2003 Mazda minivan. Lots of stuff for me to get used to now. The motor starts if you hit the lock button four times, and I'm never quite certain the car is entirely turned off when I leave it. I need a jump start kit, stat. The battery ran down last night at church and I had to get a jump from a friend.
As an old phart I of course don't care about most of the bells and whistles. The navigation map can go fry its processors. I don't care at all about Bluetooth. The backup camera can go blind for all I care.
But there is one feature I kind of like... In the bottom left corner of the dashboard screen, the current speed limit on the road I'm traveling is always displayed. That could come in really handy.
When my parents moved to Indiana and left me all alone in Texas I asked for a jump start thing for my car since Daddy was no where near to rescue me lol. I've never had to use it. Yet. Thankfully.
I also like these features lol. I love the backup camera for people. Cus people in the Walmart parking lot are dumb. The navigation on screen comes in SUPER handy with my bluetooth connected phone when we are doing Walmart Spark Deliveries also. So I don't have to stare at my phone while driving.
My new honda accord that's still in the shop waiting on parts :roll: has this feature where it shows the tiny little speed rate thingie is too. I think thats dope!!
Now if I did DoorDash or spark or something, that navigation might come in handy. I can see that.
The word he is right in the middle of the word they. Why have I never noticed this before?
This would have been so handy last time I was preaching about my shack, your shack and a bungalow.
Also why have I never noticed before that there is a turd right in the middle of Saturday?
Isaac, are you ok? Lol
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 22, 2024, 12:35:51 AMIsaac, are you ok? Lol
Of course he isn't! He has a turd in the middle of his Saturday. :laughhard:
But yes....the random thoughts..a bit surprising.
My weekend is over. Tomorrow, back to work. Bah
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 22, 2024, 12:35:51 AMIsaac, are you ok? Lol
Never have been. Why start now?
But that turd has been sitting there my whole life, just staring at me. I have never seen it before now. It seems at least one person in high school would have mentioned it. I remember the kids in high school. They would have made a big deal out of it if they had noticed it. Nobody even commented once about it.
Morning all. Back at work. So not feeling work. Lou has an appointment with a lung specialist today- praying they will help her with her breathing issues.
So...
I always seem to want something two or three years before the rest of the world realizes it is possible.
I wanted to use my own phone with AT&t service back when most people didn't even know about unlocked phones... Including the local AT&t store. They actually got snippy with me about it. I had to go to the corporate store in Jackson to get something accomplished.
Back when they had a big whole whopping 5 GB internet for your phone, I knew they could sell me a larger package if they wanted to. These days phone unlimited internet is common.
And now...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sleepcation-travel-trend-ano_l_6710019ce4b0907fa507d7b7
Yep. Sleepcation is now a thing.
In room meditation apps? Special sleep suites? PILLOW MENUS!?
Where was all this stuff back when I was making plans to hole up in a motel for a week!?
I don't like using those "authorized retailer" stores from the cell phone folks. You always get better results from the corporate store.
I avoid wireless stores all together. I'd rather purchase a prepaid phone from Walmart and go online to activate it so I don't have to talk to a sales rep bent on upselling me a high priced plan I don't need or want.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on October 23, 2024, 07:20:26 PMI avoid wireless stores all together. I'd rather purchase a prepaid phone from Walmart and go online to activate it so I don't have to talk to a sales rep bent on upselling me a high priced plan I don't need or want.
You sound like Aunt Ann. She was always leaving her phone in her pants pocket. When she got a new phone they would try to get her to get the latest iphone. "No thanks. I just wash the cheap ones. They wash just as well as the expensive ones."
My daddy still has a flip phone. It drives me crazy because he'll want me to fix something on it for him and it is not at all intuitive. I have a hard time figuring it out. I told him if he'd get an iPhone or something, you pretty much just touch the picture of what you want to do. So far I haven't convinced him.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on October 24, 2024, 12:51:49 AMMy daddy still has a flip phone. It drives me crazy because he'll want me to fix something on it for him and it is not at all intuitive. I have a hard time figuring it out. I told him if he'd get an iPhone or something, you pretty much just touch the picture of what you want to do. So far I haven't convinced him.
Ugh! Don't remind me...
I set up Grandma's flip phone so she could auto dial people by holding one button. As her dementia progressed, she started forgetting which button went with which person. Then she started pushing buttons instead of holding them, dialing random numbers. Then she started just pushing random buttons and getting things like the camera and just all kinds of stuff. I finally took it away.
Then she started trying to call people on her chair controller. But at least she wasn't calling China.
Morning, all.
Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days that the only phone you had was on your desk or wall. It'd be nice to not have an electronic leash.
Of course, I'm also the guy that would be ok with overalls as high fashion and 70-year-old plus vehicles make me happy, so my opinions are probably not mainstream.
I put my electronic leash on silent when I am at my job or at church. Anybody tries to call me, I'll get back to them.
Any other time, I actually do want to know what they are calling me about. Even if it's a telemarketer, I want to answer and have a little fun with him.
Shew. Work stunk. More issues at church. This time, I had to get an infrared camera to come show us where the leak was. God promised to never flood the earth again but He apparently exempted the spot in front of my northernmost altars from that decree. :pound:
So right now I just came back from church where it will be a miracle if the carpet is dry by Sunday....I have a Mini -X and broken concrete all behind my church.....and I will be rolling that way tomorrow to dig up the remaining sewer line that the camera showed to be the source of the water intrusion, something I did not expect as it does not in any way smell like sewer. I'm over this mess..
We are having our Fall festival tomorrow, in case any of y'all are in the neighborhood. Chili, soup, games for the kids, bingo for the adults... and of course the pie contest.
The official winner is the one who brings the best pie. The real winner is the people who get to eat a lot of pie! I'm a winner every year. We have lots of winners every year.
I told them we should stop calling it adult bingo. It makes it sound licentious.
Hi,
Been a long expensive weekend. Replaced- dug up, removed, reinstalled, which included some chiseling through solid rock- 100' of sewer line. Our church is named appropriately- we are definitely built on a solid rock.
Removed 2,000 sq feet of stinky, nasty wet carpeting. Finally got it working and together this afternoon. Next weekend will be using tractors to cover up line with sand and topsoil as we didn't have any time this weekend to do it. Tomorrow I will return some excess plumbing; call and have the definitely full 50 year old septic tank pumped; call and get some pricing on flooring; and maybe, if possible, have enough time to run by the rod shop and finalize Rusty's air conditioning install. I haven't been able to so much as look at Chey's apartment this week...and the next few ain't looking good either.
Jen, my wife and I are in your fair city this morning...if you feel an odd disturbance in the force, its us!
In other news, I am tired.
:hi:
@Work, but within an hour of release.
Survive this weekend. Jeremy had fishing trip with AMVETS about an hour away all weekend, so I had to keep the dog (and the cat, but she's easy) while he was gone. We also had breakfast responsibility for all SS classes this weekend (which he didn't realize when he got the trip) so that was fun. With everything being so busy lately (fall fest that I'm in charge of Thurs evening, funeral Friday (lady in our church passed Friday AM), Pastors Appreciation (also in charge) this coming weekend) I am streeessed. We are working on our decor for the trunk or treat Thursday as well. I've got quite a few colored plates to paint like a Skittle. I thought this would be simple, but I may have bit off more than I can chew. Thankfully Jeremy's making the clouds haha. I'm just responsible for the rainbow and the skittles.
Urgh. It is morning. Sheesh. I don't feel like there WAS a weekend.
Quote from: Lynx on October 24, 2024, 12:53:29 PMI put my electronic leash on silent when I am at my job or at church. Anybody tries to call me, I'll get back to them.
My phone is on silent 100% of all of the time. I can't do the constant noises. Now I do leave my work phone on sounds during my workday lol and even those sounds drive me nuts.
Quote from: mini on October 28, 2024, 04:16:01 PMJen, my wife and I are in your fair city this morning...if you feel an odd disturbance in the force, its us!
I knew the day felt weird.
Anybody alive today? lol :o
Partly.
Both husband and I have been sickly (stomach) the last 12-24 hours. Really hoping it's just food we ate and NOT a bug.
Trunk or treat is tomorrow night and I have one cloud done. I did just paint the skittles at least. LOTS to do tonight! Plus I've gotta make a fruit tray tonight or maybe tomorrow during the day for the funeral dinner Friday.
Been alive. In several ways. My old man is wanting to get in the spirit of the season and be a zombie. These folks pushing ALL my buttons.
I have one of the most inconsiderate coworkers of all time. I go to her office in another county on Wednesday to help her with drug testing. I stay until noonish and utilize the morning when not drug testing to see folks who live in her county, to save them a drive. Wednesday evening, I'm back to my office to see more clients. (I have Tuesdays and Thursdays to see my folks, as Friday is field work). So, with 120 people on my caseload, I have little to no time to vary, typically seeing 15 to 17 per day to get them all in as per policy.
Heifer asks today if I can "stay later so she can get home visits, etc...". I told her I had appointments but would shuffle around- needed to get back to my office by 4pm. I tried to help.
She never came back. At 415 I am 20 minutes from my office and appointments. That's it. Will NOT assist again other than the drug testing. Period, and will tell boss why.
Totally could be like Jesus in the table flipping mode right now. Angry and annoyed- and have to go teach bible study. Knowing my daughter likely will find an excuse to miss.
I had something like that happen today. A woman from a store in a neighboring town drove over to borrow a couple cases of supplies. I will call her woman. I refuse to call her a lady.
She parked about as far from the door as she could, then stood there and waited for me to haul each case out to her car. Didn't bother to help carry a single thing. Didn't even occur to her to park closer. Next time I will leave the stuff she wants to borrow by the back door. Then I will lock it.
Today seems to be a little better. Got a rain last night. It has let up now.
We got rain this morning. We sure needed it. They lifted some of the burn bans but not our county, yet.
The last of my foam tires came! My bike is now 100% puncture proof.
More expensive than a new inner tube, but way less expensive than new inner tubes over and over and over, and stopping on the side of the road to change a tire every now and then.
I've been riding with a foam tire on the front for a while, just to see if it would work for me. It does, rather well.
They actually sell them in PSI equivalents. You can buy one that is the same density as the tire pressure to which you are accustomed. That doesn't mean any of them are soft... Inveterate bikers run 90 psi, minimum.
Never heard of that, Isaac.
I wonder if they make a version for a Model A Ford... :laughhard:
I am still fighting a leaky tire....
Good morning everyone.
:ugly:
Murrrnin' :updown:
So glad it's Friday!
Welppp so we got our car back from dealership Tuesday. GUESSSS WHAATT?!?! It's still making the same creaking sound it was when we took it back in the first place. Soooo it's back in the shop. I have another loaner. This time an SUV. SIGH. I'm gonna end up making my first car payment and NOT HAVE HAD the car for more than a day!!!
I soooooo feel that JenN.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 01, 2024, 12:24:45 AMNever heard of that, Isaac.
https://tannusamerica.com/collections/road/products/tannus-semi-slick-700x28c-20x-1-1-8
That's what I wound up getting. It fits like a glove on a rim for an old 27-inch road bike.
Voila. We is back thanks to our friend Jerry. Gonna paypal him later when I'm not on the old work computer.
I know its just a handful of us, but lawd I need this vent place...
Morning all. Let's see if anyone comes back...
Dragging this morning and have not found my motivation or my Dr. Pepper. Thankfully it's Friday. And tomorrow...gotta work at the church for a bit. My wife has decreed that Monday though is OUR day, being as how it has been a month or better since we had a day to ourself.
Present.
Been a long week. Funeral was sweet and we were glad we were able to go even if it was just a drive in that morning and drive back that afternoon. I wanted to be there for my best friend's family.
I'm tired.
Good morning everyone.
I'm not crazy about this whole month so far. Lost one of my best saints and friends- that funeral was HARD. But when his son who has just been coming a few months stood up during the second song, carrying his dad's bible, stopped at the coffin, then began a victory march "for Dad because he would do this"...man, I walked with him as did half the church, but it caused me to battle tears.
Now to get back to regular life...and carpet replacement....and covering the new sewer line...
Maintenance on a 55 year old building. It NEVER ends. :pound:
:hi:
Yay GP is back. Thanks Jerry!! :clap:
I'm still here.
All of you are still there.
Assorted cheesecake flavors this Sunday at church. Yay!
Church. Many out...I'm assuming deer camp. I hate deer season. :pound:
Bro Long gonna preach tonight.
I'm wacked. Bushed. Tarred. Whatever you call it.
We had a birthday party at church today. Like, everybody's birthday party at once. 12 tables, each labeled with a month.
Actually it was 11 tables. Eight tables got their own month. The other three tables we could fit in the fellowship hall were divided into 4 months. My month was one of those, and I complained that it was not fair we did not get a whole table while August did.
Don't worry. The people at my church are used to me. They knew I wasn't serious.
Somebody in each month signed up to bring a dessert. I signed up for my month. Picked up a cheesecake from a place where none of my church goes, one of those 12 slice cheesecakes that have six different flavors, two slices per flavor. Brownie, raspberry, strawberry swirl, turtle, chocolate swirl, plain.
I also had two boxes of cheesecake bite squares as outriders. Aldi is a wonderful place. If you have never tried their cheesecake bites, do please go look for them.
So now I am peopled out and I don't want to people anymore for a few days please.
I've gotten cheesecake slices from aldi that were yummy.
Same brand. Belmont. In the wall freezer cases on the side they also have little squares. They taste the same.
Shew. Been nice to not have anything to have to do today. Slept in got some work done on the apartment, once more remembering that I am NOT a carpenter...went by the church and took care of some stuff there, discoveringthat the water line we cut and capped off actually went to the baptistry, which means I have to fix that.
Grovery shopped. Now cooking dinner
Urgh. SO over being unrich. :pound: :pound:
Back at work. A ton of folks coming in. Bah.
I actually LOVE that birthday idea. That way everyone gets celebrated!!
Back @work. Feeling ROUGH. Sneezy, runny etc. I think I did it to myself... I had the window open yesterday in the house so the cat could sit in the window and get some good sun time and I'm allergic to way too much stuff haha. Hopefully between drugs and Jesus, I can quit this sniffling.
Quote from: Nelle on November 12, 2024, 03:02:40 PMHopefully between drugs and Jesus, I can quit this sniffling.
Well... the folks I deal with are usually sniffling because of the drugs...and they express the same hope. :ugly:
Quote from: Roscoe on November 12, 2024, 04:42:43 PMQuote from: Nelle on November 12, 2024, 03:02:40 PMHopefully between drugs and Jesus, I can quit this sniffling.
Well... the folks I deal with are usually sniffling because of the drugs...and they express the same hope. :ugly:
:laughhard:
LOL to clarify.. legal pharmacy drugs. I finally got to take Coricidin this morning since my antihistamine finally was thru from yesterday morning. All of the cold meds I can take have that in there, so I didn't want to double up. Slept horribly last night and feel about the same or a little worse for wear today. I'm chasing that med with some OJ, so I'm TRYING to help. I drink more water now than I have ever in my life.. lol.. I'm hoping that'll count for something.
:biglaugh:
Hi folks-es. Been in the office that has a block on all sites. :pound:
Back at mine now.
Still gotta do a few slides on break for tonight's bible study. We had no lights or internet last night at the house so I could not do them then.
So ready for weekend. Why I don't know, it'll just be more work, but...
Hubbs is in DFW today for their "Reindeer Run" where they go and visit the stores in their district.
Then he's staying at his grandmas tonight cus he's got an eye appointment there in the AM.
So just me and the kitties tonight.
Hubbs and I started weight loss meds (compounded one) a month ago. My dose went up for the second month which I took today and whewwww it's made me so nauseated. :-?
Urfgh. Morning. Bah.
On the happy side- today, if I get time- my dear old Rusty truck goes to his "doctor" Getting some wiring issues fixed, but his main reason for going is- I'm having air conditioning put in for next summer. Gonna be awesome next summer driving my old friend with nice cold air in the cab. Maybe Lou will ride with me some now.
Air conditioning is necessary in the South.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 14, 2024, 02:07:14 PMAir conditioning is necessary in the South.
Soooooo needed. More everywhere it seems these days with all of the wild weather lol
Hi. It's Friday. And pay day. Just a few more hours- and on to the next job. LOL. Get trailer, then run to Conway for pex to replace water line with. Tomorrow- finish up that part of the job hopefully.
I just need someone to send me like 100k. Nothing to large. A small hundred k will work.
:updown:
Man. Today was long. I didn't actually do much- a man from our church, and a backslider and his son in law shower up with tractors and backhoes. They did most everything. I was there to fetch tools and buy parts. It was obvious they knew what to do, so I tried to stay out of the way.
Church tomorrow- then a trip monday for carpet
Shew. Preached guts out. One more day down. Tomorrow- road trip. Maybe next week, we will lay carpet. Thanksgiving break- I'm gonna do me things. Namely hide from people. :laughhard:
Did everyone quit coming by?
Went to Mississippi today and brought carpet home. Just got in about an hour ago. Long trip...good company and better food. Unfortunately back to the grind tomorrow.
:hi:
Getting ready a little at a time for thanksgiving.
Back @work.
Can't wait to be in Arkansas next week for Thanksgiving. I'm hoping our bosses let us off early that Wednesday so I can head down early. :clap:
Finally starting to really feel better. Not sure what it was, but I'm thankful it's leaving. :) Our skunk issue is also slowly improving. I'm thankful for the past two days of better temp so we can open some windows. the SUN is back out today after the rainy Monday - causing me to be a lot more chipper of a person. LOL.
I'm still here. Just nothing to report.
I would report a wonderful electric bicycle, but the parts haven't come in yet. Amazon says 2 weeks. This is punishment for me not paying for shipping. But I would rather wait than ante up.
I don't have all the parts yet, but I have the necessary stuff ordered. The main kit - electric wheel, torque arms, controller box, throttle, display, etc. - has already arrived. All I need now is the ego power mower battery, the battery adapter, battery charger and a couple odds and ends like brake adapters.
Yep, really thrilling times here at my house.
Sounds interesting, Isaac. I'd love to see a picture when it's done.
Yep...sounds pretty cool.
Back at work running my legs off. Lou had to have a dental appointment today. They price...ouch. It couldn't be more painful if they were drilling without Novocain.
Hoping to actually catch up in a week or so. I may have already said it- if not I am saying it now. Thanksgiving weekend? I AIN'T DOIN' NOTHING!
Howdy howdy - not much to report here. Car is still in the shop.
They called yesterday asking if I could bring the loaner in and swap it for another loaner.
The new loaner I got is a 2021 BMW x3 SUV. I actually kinda like it. And that's saying a lot cus I dont like SUV's lol.
Alas I would still rather have my car back. Sigh.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on November 19, 2024, 04:01:48 PMHowdy howdy - not much to report here. Car is still in the shop.
They called yesterday asking if I could bring the loaner in and swap it for another loaner.
The new loaner I got is a 2021 BMW x3 SUV. I actually kinda like it. And that's saying a lot cus I dont like SUV's lol.
Alas I would still rather have my car back. Sigh.
We looked at a beautiful Lincoln the other day- one owner, low miles. The age kept me from financing it as long as I wanted -it was an '18. They had a '23 BMW, probably BMW's entry level that was very attractively priced, but I really wonder what church folks would think if the pastor pulls up in a BMW.
Some folks are weird that way....
And Lou kinda wants a car, not an SUV any longer. Sadly, Most American companies- I personally have never had a Japanese car other than Miatas- have gone straight SUV. Not everyone needs a giant people mover.
Dental bills...
I let my teeth go for so long, ignoring my mother, that by now I am just pulling them as they go bad. I'm down to 12. When I get down to few enough to not be effective at all, I'll pull the last few and get dentures.
Kids, brush your teeth. Your mama wasn't kidding.
Quote from: Roscoe on November 19, 2024, 04:57:03 PMWe looked at a beautiful Lincoln the other day- one owner, low miles. The age kept me from financing it as long as I wanted -it was an '18. They had a '23 BMW, probably BMW's entry level that was very attractively priced, but I really wonder what church folks would think if the pastor pulls up in a BMW.
Some folks are weird that way....
Yeah... I heard a comedian talking about people who are quick to tell you what a great deal they got on something, as though it's a contest to see who can save the most money. What I wanted to tell the comedian, through the YouTube screen, is that sometimes that is a matter of self-defense against criticism.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on November 19, 2024, 03:32:32 PMSounds interesting, Isaac. I'd love to see a picture when it's done.
Won't be much to see. I found a big triangle bag, and if the online measurements and my tape measure are accurate it will just exactly fit in the triangle in my touring bike. I'm going to stuff all the parts in there. Waterproof too.
Quote from: Roscoe on November 19, 2024, 04:57:03 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on November 19, 2024, 04:01:48 PMHowdy howdy - not much to report here. Car is still in the shop.
They called yesterday asking if I could bring the loaner in and swap it for another loaner.
The new loaner I got is a 2021 BMW x3 SUV. I actually kinda like it. And that's saying a lot cus I dont like SUV's lol.
Alas I would still rather have my car back. Sigh.
We looked at a beautiful Lincoln the other day- one owner, low miles. The age kept me from financing it as long as I wanted -it was an '18. They had a '23 BMW, probably BMW's entry level that was very attractively priced, but I really wonder what church folks would think if the pastor pulls up in a BMW.
Some folks are weird that way....
And Lou kinda wants a car, not an SUV any longer. Sadly, Most American companies- I personally have never had a Japanese car other than Miatas- have gone straight SUV. Not everyone needs a giant people mover.
Funny thing is husband and I do Walmart delivery (Spark) and he was like people are prob wondering why this person in a beemer is rolling up delivering their groceries LOL.
I also don't understand why they've gone the way of SUV's too and arent making as many cars. It's weird.
I heard on the radio the other morning that many of the vehicle companies are going to lower budget vehicles because the demand for the 'luxury' size/styles are decreasing - I'm assuming inflation etc.
Quote from: Nelle on November 19, 2024, 10:17:34 PMI heard on the radio the other morning that many of the vehicle companies are going to lower budget vehicles because the demand for the 'luxury' size/styles are decreasing - I'm assuming inflation etc.
Well, even your base models have what used to be considered luxury options. CarPlay, leather, cruise, power everything...
Kinda hard to justify paying an extra 20k for cooled seats and a sunroof most never open, especially when the base vehicles cost so much.
Fall sickness has caught me. Started off with the sinus pressure yesterday. Now it's congestion, stuffy runny nose, ears backed up, and chills just started tonight.
Urgh. Hate that you are sick Tia.
Back at work at the office where everything is blocked.
Absolutly hate this office. Depressing spirit here and a coworker that I suspect is the cause of that.
I cant wait until this afternoon when i can escape.
Been a miserable day. I'm at work but still sick.
I'm trying to bring back an old tradition.
In certain parts of Britain it used to be customary to serve eggs benedict on a hubcap.
Because, as everybody knows, there's no place like Chrome for the hollandaise.
I just typed that as speech to text and my phone said, really? Is that really what you want me to type out? Seriously?
Speech to text is NOT a friend of my accent. It has caused me to say, lo, many things, I have not said. :laughhard:
It and autocorrect are the bane of my existence. I have a group chat I am in with a couple of ministers, and I'm pleased to note it doesn't like them either. :lol:
Morning all. Back at work. Couldn't get coffee this morning because I was out of coffee filters. I didn't think anyone ever ran out of them. I'm not sure I've bought more than one package in our marriage, so I guess they had the right to be used up, but it was majorly annoying when I wanted coffee this morning.
You must either not drink coffee very often or perhaps you bought a trailer truck load last time. Uncle Fred goes through those things like toilet paper. Of course he also goes through coffee at the rate of a big Folgers container every three or four days.
:o It's November 22nd. Where did this year go?!
At the same time... I'm anxiously excitedly waiting for next week to arrive so I can be off work AND in Arkansas with my mom and dad. I know I'll at least get TWO whole days of veggie status with no care in the world other than eating my weight in food and sleeping and what to watch on the television with my parents (probably Dad will choose football which will mean me reading a book, goofing off on my phone, playing a game or puzzle with my mom). Pajama day for two days straight! WOOHOO.
I've had caramel cappuccino already this morning instead of my normal OJ (which I should probably drink now instead of a second cappuccino).. We start at 7 on Fridays, so I've had time to get super hyper caffeinated. I don't get a lot of caffeine anymore, so it REALLY affects me now.
Urgh. Friday. So over the work week.
Got to church at 8. Home at 9. Only problem was the 8 was AM and the 9 was PM. But we've made progress...about 3/4 the sanctuary done..
carpet50.jpg
I'm pleased. I was worried it would be too dark.
Much preferred to this:
wet floor.jpg
Nice carpet. Goes better with the wall, and better for hiding stains too. Somebody with a good eye for matching colors picked that carpet.
Quote from: Lynx on November 24, 2024, 03:07:33 PMNice carpet. Goes better with the wall, and better for hiding stains too. Somebody with a good eye for matching colors picked that carpet.
I shall take that as a compliment, since I was the one that picked it out. :laughhard: Finished the sanctuary and had church in it tonight. A few people determined to break it in and had a bit of a shout fest. Tomorrow, my friend Bro Wheatley, who drove in from Kentucky to help put it down, and myself will redo the platform and some trim pieces. Looking forward to calling it done...
You don't have a ladies committee?
Every church needs a ladies committee comprised of the wives, who will handle matters like the color of the carpet in the sanctuary. They will get samples, get more samples, get more samples, hold them against the wall, argue a lot, and eventually come to a decision that half the group is ecstatic about while the other half grumbles a lot about it for the rest of time.
Even now, 23 years after our new sanctuary was finished, occasionally you will hear a random woman comment about how atrocious the carpet is or how it is a perfect choice. "Well I thought we should have gone with..."
Nope. I generally seek advice from several of the ladies. I was talking with the church secretary though and she said " You know Papa (Bro Wilson) would just do it and people could deal with it. " I thought about it, decided she was right and I was nearly 100% guaranteed I would not please everyone. And thought " I like it. It matches. It's better than what we had. I want it". I called and ordered it and that was that. No one else saw it until I opened the boxes and we went to work installing it.
Surprisingly- everyone, men and women alike, have raved over it and genuinely like it. I will agree with one sister who said- "It makes the whole church look bigger and more inviting". I don't care to lay another strip for a long time though. Myself and one other brother the last three days, and a few others from Saturday have laid in the neighborhood of 2200 sq feet. My knees ain't happy and I didn't spend as much time on them as my brother did on his. I don't know how he will function. :biglaugh:
Quote from: Roscoe on November 27, 2024, 04:51:36 AMNope. I generally seek advice from several of the ladies. I was talking with the church secretary though and she said " You know Papa (Bro Wilson) would just do it and people could deal with it. " I thought about it, decided she was right and I was nearly 100% guaranteed I would not please everyone. And thought " I like it. It matches. It's better than what we had. I want it". I called and ordered it and that was that. No one else saw it until I opened the boxes and we went to work installing it.
Surprisingly- everyone, men and women alike, have raved over it and genuinely like it. I will agree with one sister who said- "It makes the whole church look bigger and more inviting". I don't care to lay another strip for a long time though. Myself and one other brother the last three days, and a few others from Saturday have laid in the neighborhood of 2200 sq feet. My knees ain't happy and I didn't spend as much time on them as my brother did on his. I don't know how he will function. :biglaugh:
Speaking as a church treasurer/secretary.. I 100% agree with yours, haha. Our pastor (and wife) pick out our decor and I'd back them all the way against anyone about it LOL. Thankfully I know they aren't crazy eccentric. :)
@Work for a half day. I was able to wrangle our bosses into letting us have half day off PAID today since they're out of town on a "business trip" looking at equipment for the company. I'm thrilled because this means I can get an earlier start for Arkansas after work. :)
I'm stuck until 6pm tonight..then over to church. I made a mistake I guess- I announced " I know Thursday is Thanksgiving and some will be out of town, some cooking, etc- but I am NOT canceling service. I will be there, and we will either have a prayer meeting of the like, but the doors will be open"
Somehow, it is apparent through interactions on the church family chat page that I observe, but rarely participate in, that they HEARD- "Pastor Moses said no church since everyone is cooking".
I get concerned...they hear what I say not, and totally miss others. I posted on the church fb page pictures, and a message that in the SECOND sentence stated that there was trim to be completed and the stairs to our upstairs fellowship hall have NOT been completed yet, but we would next week.
The second comment-" Are the stairs finished?" Really? I despair of humanity. :laughhard:
Yeah. Here at our church, the pastor's wife deals with announcements and stuff like that. She has way more patience than I will ever have. Lots of people hear stuff she doesn't say and completely miss what she did say.
If I was anywhere in shooting distance I would go to your church tonight. Ours is closed. The assumption is too many people will be cooking for Thursday to bother even unlocking the doors.
We've definitely been cooking here.
It's been a busy day but a good day. All the kiddos got to come. :)
We had a low key turkey day. Minus yucky turkey lol.
We grilled a steak, hubbs had a loaded tator, I made myself some sweet tator casserole.
Then he was in bed by 3pm so he could be up for work at midnight. And that's where he's been since.
Yay the life of a retail store director. :updown:
My experiment was successful and I now have an electric bicycle that runs off a power tool battery.
It is a 1500 watt electric wheel, and this thing will go fast enough to scare you. Take it up to its top speed and you will start rethinking your life choices.
Usually they have a 3000 watt wheel, but of course it was sold out. Just as well.
So that's what I did with my Thanksgiving. Argued with a bike for a while.
Low key here too. I never changed out of sweatpants yesterday. Dragging today a bit too.
:couch:
Morning all those that remain. Cold here. And the work car's battery was dead this morning. And I'm back at work. Bah. Totally NOT my time of year.
Took my bike out to a flat stretch of highway with mile markers and timed it between two of those markers. 1 mile in a minute and 56 seconds. 31 miles an hour.
Yeah, much too fast for a bicycle. I'm not going to be using that kind of speed regularly.
Quote from: Roscoe on December 03, 2024, 04:42:26 PMMorning all those that remain. Cold here. And the work car's battery was dead this morning. And I'm back at work. Bah. Totally NOT my time of year.
Mine either. I just want to hibernate like a bear and sleep thru the cold weather to get me back to Spring.
Adam called the dealership yesterday and they told him that basically they dont find anything mechanically wrong with our new car. There is no safety concern. Even though the car is still making the weird creaking sound. He asked them to give us that in writing. We ended up going up there last night and just demanding a new car. He's supposed to call us back today with an update. :roll:
Urgg.
Morning. Bah.
Christmas...bah. bah.
People....bah bah.bah.
I'm getting a sheep complex.
Actually probably more of a goat complex. There are some beings on this earth i would enjoy headbutting if i only had the horns. :laughhard:
Quote from: MsJennJenn on December 04, 2024, 03:14:48 PMQuote from: Roscoe on December 03, 2024, 04:42:26 PMMorning all those that remain. Cold here. And the work car's battery was dead this morning. And I'm back at work. Bah. Totally NOT my time of year.
Mine either. I just want to hibernate like a bear and sleep thru the cold weather to get me back to Spring.
Adam called the dealership yesterday and they told him that basically they dont find anything mechanically wrong with our new car. There is no safety concern. Even though the car is still making the weird creaking sound. He asked them to give us that in writing. We ended up going up there last night and just demanding a new car. He's supposed to call us back today with an update. :roll:
Following...I'm interested in what happens.
Quote from: Roscoe on December 04, 2024, 03:55:54 PMUrgg.
Morning. Bah.
Christmas...bah. bah.
People....bah bah.bah.
I'm getting a sheep complex.
Actually probably more of a goat complex. There are some beings on this earth i would enjoy headbutting if i only had the horns. :laughhard:
Yeah. That.
I reiterate my feelings of yesterday morning. :pound:
And work drama.....My job may change a bit for a bit- one of our coworkers resigned yesterday. She was over a drug court specialty program in another county and I may find myself taking different roles for a bit... Not overjoyed, but I know my boss will work on filling that job as soon as possible.
@Work. Athena came with me every day this week except Wednesday (Jeremy's day off) due to how full their trucks are from the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Holiday shopping. He's hoping she will get to go with him again soon.
CR tonight. Tomorrow I have an eye appointment that I'll have to leave a bit early to get to. I don't think I'll escape getting my eyes dilated this visit, so I dunno if I'll have plans afterwards or not. Our church is hosting our ministers'/wives banquet this year, so I'm hoping she's got enough volunteers already. Saturday morning we were supposed to not be participating in the village's Christmas bazaars, but somehow we're having a free cocoa/coffee/cookies situation. I was like "This isn't what we intended. Now we are not only still doing what we originally would've done, but we're also getting zero money back on the investment." Normally we have a bake sale of sorts as a fundraiser. We've all said we were so overwhelmed with everything on the calendar that we didn't want to do it this year. I think someone didn't understand. I'm frustrated about it, not gonna lie.. but it is what it is. So now I have to make 2-3 dozen cookies anyway PLUS Sunday evening is our ladies Christmas that was just decided to do like two weeks ago. I get that everyone likes to have these, but everyone's calendars are so full that my hermit-itis is flaring really badly. So I picked up my ornament for the ornament exchange last night. I still have to make a side/dessert for that as well. Then NEXT Sunday morning, we're having our sunday school party. Still have to figure out snacks and games and crafts for that.
I just.. feel really overwhelmed between my normal church responsibilities (I have 2 months of books to update PLUS I need to start working on year-end), my own home/finances, my family, the holiday season stress, as well as my job being stressful currently. The few days at my parents were SO nice and peaceful for me, but those effects have been blown back up in just 3-4 days back at home, haha. I'm trying to breathe through my irritation/stress and take one day at a time. I have a hard time telling people no. You couldn't have guessed that huh?
Quote from: mini on December 04, 2024, 07:12:07 PMQuote from: MsJennJenn on December 04, 2024, 03:14:48 PMQuote from: Roscoe on December 03, 2024, 04:42:26 PMMorning all those that remain. Cold here. And the work car's battery was dead this morning. And I'm back at work. Bah. Totally NOT my time of year.
Mine either. I just want to hibernate like a bear and sleep thru the cold weather to get me back to Spring.
Adam called the dealership yesterday and they told him that basically they dont find anything mechanically wrong with our new car. There is no safety concern. Even though the car is still making the weird creaking sound. He asked them to give us that in writing. We ended up going up there last night and just demanding a new car. He's supposed to call us back today with an update. :roll:
Following...I'm interested in what happens.
Ditto. Brand new cars shouldn't be having issues.
Quote from: Nelle on December 05, 2024, 03:13:21 PMI just.. feel really overwhelmed between my normal church responsibilities .......I'm trying to breathe through my irritation/stress and take one day at a time........ I have a hard time telling people no. You couldn't have guessed that huh?
Ditto x3
I think in some ways that true of any ministry. And church secretary IS a ministry make no mistake!
Ok, I'm gonna give my opinion which may not be popular.
Jesus said "my yolk is easy and my burden is light".
Between our own expectations on ourselves and the "church's" expectations, we are not following the intentions of Jesus.
I've always struggled with the way I feel, haha. I feel WAY less spiritual than them all. It seems like everyone around me is THRILLED to do all these things and I just wanna crawl into my recliner with my cat LOL. I generally enjoy the outings once I get there, but I "stress" about them from the moment they're announced, hahahaha. Even just having an eye appointment to make sure I attend tomorrow is constantly something on my mind because I'm afraid I'll forget about it and miss it. Sometimes it's irrational worry.. sometimes it's just being overwhelmed.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 05, 2024, 08:29:00 PMOk, I'm gonna give my opinion which may not be popular.
Jesus said "my yolk is easy and my burden is light".
Between our own expectations on ourselves and the "church's" expectations, we are not following the intentions of Jesus.
When You say come, rest,
Should I be working so hard?
When You say love, rest,
Did You want hands or my heart?
′Cause I have done my best
And still I miss the mark
But I remember You said it's done
So I come
So convinced that it was right,
Adding weight to what was light
Seeking value in Your sight
But I was wrong
For all the labor I have done
Is but a candle to the sun
I can see that it would
Never measure up
- Lindsay McCaul
Shew. As usual for the weekend, I find myself busy. :pound: But now, I have some time tomorrow....to myself. :happydance: But it'll likely be cold and rainy, leading me to make my errands brief and return home to lie about.
Morning all. What an eventful night! I found myself being a deputy sheriff, wrestling an angry female with a knife, who was covered in baby lotion. I successfully arrested her and transported her to jail in a 1970 Ford pickup (I have NEVER driven one even, to my knowledge), then continued to the next call.
I suspect my ibuprofen I took at 10 pm was laced. :laughhard: Nothing like a flashback to a past life, with dreams of sheer terror you can't wake up from.
Now I'm in real life again, at work- and feel like I worked a full shift as a deputy. Even though it was only a dream, :pound: :pound:
Good morning everyone.
Quote from: mini on December 11, 2024, 04:31:06 PMGood morning everyone.
I take that as a personal insult!
Not your greeting, just m*rning in general. It is an affront to my sensibilities.
Best news ever... My momma finally got to go home from the hospital today!
Turns out last week.. I didn't have to worry about cookies. Mom was scheduled for an upper & lower scope on Friday morning around 7am. Got a phone call around 9:30am from my dad (never good sign) that there had been some complications. They'd found some large polyps in her stomach along with some smaller ones. Small ones they leave, but the larger ones had to be cut out. Somehow she started bleeding inside and it was more than the outpatient clinic could handle so they transferred her over to the hospital. They ended up in a four hour surgery late Friday afternoon/early evening which should have been maybe 2 hours. They ended up having to put a coil in her artery to make sure the bleeding is stopping. She already had some much in her stomach that they couldn't tell if it was successful or not. After surgery she was in the ICU on a ventilator until mid-morning Saturday. She woke up and was excited to have "fresh air" and though her throat was sore (still is), dad said she talked up a storm to everyone, haha. She had fever over the next couple of days and finally got moved from ICU to a regular room on Sunday afternoon. We thought Monday they'd check her stomach and then send her home, but they didn't. Not sure they've ever rechecked her stomach, but I know God healed those bleeding spots on Friday before the surgery - they just couldn't tell for sure. :) She had physical therapy and started feeling much better and finally this afternoon she's back home.
RELIEVED. You can imagine the breakdown I experienced when I read that she was on a vent. I felt much better after asking our ladies group at church for prayer plus getting to speak to my dad verbally again finally. Texting isn't his forte LOL. I'm sure my dad will be thankful on his birthday on Friday to have the past several days behind him. I know much of what she experienced is very routine for her situation, but after COVID, I don't take ventilation lightly.
Sunday's ladies dinner party went fine. This Sunday is our kids Sunday school Christmas party. That's still VERY much in the air about the details. Hoping tomorrow night we can clearly define some things.
I'm almost done Christmas shopping. I think I have maybe one or two gifts to get. I still have to wrap everything, but I'm hoping we can make that fun by spending some time with my husband's grandma. She lives alone and that's where we do a majority of the presents I have.. so I'd LOVE to wrap them at her house and leave them under her tree. It'd make Christmas Eve so much easier in getting settled into her house not having to carry a car load of gifts, haha.
Still not really sure WHAT we are doing for my family's Christmas. I may end up taking off the two days after and staying in Arkansas so that Jeremy can come down for the day of Christmas to see everyone and then he and Athena can head back while I stay. I'll have to figure that out with my parents tho. We would have to meet up halfway or something to exchange custody of me, haha. We'll see.
Mawning.
Back at work. Got my FB Christmas decor up- Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge and Sir Grinch as my profile picture. :lol:
As much as I love the reason for the season, I'll be honest, I AM the grinch, pre heart change because it always feels like too much. I feel obligated to do presents and cards...and I really ain't like that. I love folks, but I try to show them daily, not one time a year. And cards, etc- I'm notorious for not buying them or for finding them waaaay after Christmas.
One old lady in our office left me a little tin of Christmas Candy on my desk Monday while I was off. I saw her ONE time Tuesday cause I was busy, and sadly, I didn't say thank you- it really didn't cross my mind because I was running none stop. Yesterday I was in another office. This morning, she cornered me in front of another staff member, demanded if I had gotten her gift, and indicated that she "just was making sure" pointedly indicating I had not thanked her and kissed her ring over it.
I thanked her and apologized, but I'm not sure she was having any of it. "You saw me Tuesday"
Sheesh. If you gonna get bent about me being busy, keep ya five pieces of stale Christmas candy and 4 Hersey's kisses.
And it's not like she doesn't know me. We've worked together EIGHT years. She KNOWS I have the attention span of a gnat and don't do real well with social niceties. :pound:
I'm wrong though. I'll admit it. And I will 100% ROCK the Grinch title/outfit. :laughhard:
If that bugged her, she did not give you that candy for the right reason. Poor old lady. I would have been tempted to pat her on the head and ask if everything is okay at home. I would not have done it, but I would have been tempted.
Quote from: Roscoe on December 12, 2024, 07:03:45 PMMawning.
Back at work. Got my FB Christmas decor up- Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge and Sir Grinch as my profile picture. :lol:
As much as I love the reason for the season, I'll be honest, I AM the grinch, pre heart change because it always feels like too much. I feel obligated to do presents and cards...and I really ain't like that. I love folks, but I try to show them daily, not one time a year. And cards, etc- I'm notorious for not buying them or for finding them waaaay after Christmas.
One old lady in our office left me a little tin of Christmas Candy on my desk Monday while I was off. I saw her ONE time Tuesday cause I was busy, and sadly, I didn't say thank you- it really didn't cross my mind because I was running none stop. Yesterday I was in another office. This morning, she cornered me in front of another staff member, demanded if I had gotten her gift, and indicated that she "just was making sure" pointedly indicating I had not thanked her and kissed her ring over it.
I thanked her and apologized, but I'm not sure she was having any of it. "You saw me Tuesday"
Sheesh. If you gonna get bent about me being busy, keep ya five pieces of stale Christmas candy and 4 Hersey's kisses.
And it's not like she doesn't know me. We've worked together EIGHT years. She KNOWS I have the attention span of a gnat and don't do real well with social niceties. :pound:
I'm wrong though. I'll admit it. And I will 100% ROCK the Grinch title/outfit. :laughhard:
Petty Janelle would bring her a box of Midol or Pamprin, but that's probably being gender-ist. I can't stand when people act hateful over gifts.. especially since it's SUPPOSED to be more fun to give than receive. I get awkward when people say thank you for things.. just let me see you enjoy it and I'll be fine. LOL
Quote from: Nelle on December 12, 2024, 07:17:59 PMPetty Janelle would bring her a box of Midol or Pamprin, but that's probably being gender-ist. I can't stand when people act hateful over gifts.. especially since it's SUPPOSED to be more fun to give than receive. I get awkward when people say thank you for things.. just let me see you enjoy it and I'll be fine. LOL
I'm not near as subtle. :laughhard: My old man wanted to flare up and call her names, and then some. I was aided by Him putting His hand over my mouth- I may have bit Him, Sorry God- and by the fact that one of our receptionist is a young lady in our church, who doesn't need to see Pastor who she's called "Uncle Bobby" all of her life, be the evil man that I killed years ago. :laughhard:
Hi. Weekend is rolling by. Just thought I would dash in and speak to yall
I'm still here. Just nothing much worth reporting.
Not that this is a BAD thing. I like calm and quiet. Just that it doesn't make for a very interesting post.
This will be a quiet Christmas. Dad won't make it down from Kentucky for Christmas this year. Uncle Bren and Aunt Lisa will be out. It will only be me, Uncle Fred, Aunt Lucy, Aunt Diane and Uncle Stanley...
Ah yes, Uncle Stanley...
Okay so it won't be all THAT quiet. Good ole Stanley makes up for a lot.
Speaking of relatives though, Uncle Fred said something last Saturday at breakfast that I will have to remember. I may need to use it if I follow the family tradition of diabetes.
We were discussing a peanut butter pancake this local diner makes, with peanut butter chips cooked into it. "It sounds great, but if I ate one we'd have to chase my blood sugar with a butterfly net."
Good morning everyone.
I was dreaming of a white Christmas this year. Headed to Minnesota... unfortunately, it looks like it will be a brown Christmas up there.
I pray for one great snow this year. lol
Morning. Back at work, and stuck on the first day of a two day powerpoint presentation class.
I shall struggle to remain concious i suapect.
If i can make it through this week....then I'm off until the 2nd.
It's been in the 70s here the last couple of days. Not that I'm complaining. It just doesn't seem like December.
It's supposed to get on back down there here directly.
Right. It's in the 40s now...
Yesterday the temperature here dropped like it done saw a state trooper.
Good morning. Been busy here this past few days. The flooding put MORE water on the NEW carpet. So much for having "fixed the leak". Got professionals coming in to try to determine how to fix. Fortunately we got it off the new carpet and it doesn't appear to have damaged it- and it was a smaller spot so there is that.
Secular job is whipping my tail. Busy as what.
Thankful we are nearly to Christmas although it is cool and depressing. Not a fan of gray skies. But at least I have time off coming....and I am looking forward to it.
So tired.
Need to wrap presents this weekend.
We're not really sure what is going to happen for us for Christmas Eve this year. Normally we go to his grandma's house and do the whole thing with that side of the family. Grandma had a stroke on Friday sometime and has been in the hospital doing antibiotics for a UTI and just started her therapy today. She's better, but she has to get strong enough to walk on her own before they'll let her out. I'm hoping she will be out by then, but the grandkids aren't as sure.
Nevertheless - We are headed to Arkansas at least on Christmas day! I'll stay there until Sunday the 29th. Then my parents are going to drive and meet Jeremy halfway to exchange custody. I'm glad I'll get to spend some time with my brother & SIL. They flew in yesterday from CA. Jeremy & Athena will have a short visit and return in the same day unless something changes, but I know my family appreciates the sacrifice since they don't get to see him often.
Been way too busy with retail holiday shopping mania to have energy to post here. We had 3 deliveries dumped on us in 2 days. Stayed from 6:09 till almost 5:30 Tuesday trying to help us get caught up on freight. Was only scheduled 7 - 2 that day.
Went to a ladies Christmas dinner with my Dad's fiancée. The party said to bring an ornament for gift exchange so she taught me how to make ornaments. she and I and my dad also decorated our Christmas tree while she was here. My dad is in Kentucky this weekend doing Christmas party at her church.
My church is having a candlelight service Christmas evening. This will be my first year doing ProPresenter for the candlelight service. Our media team leader usually does it but he'll be on vacation.
We finally got our car back. And so far so good. *knock on wood* :clap:
We're having a quiet Christmas at home the two of us. And all the kitties.
Then we're heading to Indiana on Jan 4th for Christmas with my fam.
Shew. So. Church is over, No work the rest of the week. No church until Sunday. Peace. I gotta admit I'm gonna enjoy the week off....even if I AM gonna have to go to Paragould Thursday with Bro Roger to get his lst few things out of storage.
Well...got my day interrupted. I headed to Russellville to Harbor Freight to buy a paint sprayer. Got it bought, numerous side conversations about Rusty as I'd taken him- by the way his new heater will blister the paint and thaw out frozen mammoths on high- and then on the way back, the call. Sis Reed, my 94-year-old saint was going to the hospital by ambulance. I rushed hope, changed out of the stained overalls into something a tad better suited for a hospital visit, and off to the ER in Conway fearing the worst. She was spry as ever. Nothing but general annoyances. I laughed when she told the nurse that she'd "sign them papers, but if'n they is papers to put me in a nursing home, I'm finding a gun and shooting you". I winced- anyone else they'd have called a swat team in. She- they smiled, patted her hand and assured her they weren't doing that. She returned to the conversation about her parents receiving the Holy Ghost. This lady will be 95 in four days....and remembers things from her childhood like they were yesterday and remembers yesterday as well. She is harder of hearing now and no longer walks for fear of falling- she has her chair- but mentally I'd not challenge her to a battle of wits or a memory contest. She would win; I have no doubt.
Then I made the mistake of telling Lou I was in Conway. "Hey, run by Sam's club and get.." Sam's Club is NOT where any sane person goes this time of year. I thought I was gonna have to shoot my way out. :laughhard:
Yup, I went in Sam's yesterday, after saying I'd wait till after Christmas. Very busy.
Morning. Cool rainy dreary. I've got pinto beans soaking. Whether they will be my patented delicious version of pinto beans with ham hocks or ingredients for my chili remains to be seen. Other than this I have zero intent to do much if anything today.
Pinto beans are good in white chili, with chicken. Just my personal opinion.
Roscoe, I laughed when that woman on FB thought Lawanda was your daughter. :lol:
O.o
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 25, 2024, 06:55:48 AMRoscoe, I laughed when that woman on FB thought Lawanda was your daughter. :lol:
And the sad part- that woman was our county clerk who has known BOTH of us for 25 years and Chey since birth. :pound:
Made it through the holiday. Enjoying relaxing in the recliner.... :lol:
Quote from: Roscoe on December 26, 2024, 01:48:00 AMQuote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 25, 2024, 06:55:48 AMRoscoe, I laughed when that woman on FB thought Lawanda was your daughter. :lol:
And the sad part- that woman was our county clerk who has known BOTH of us for 25 years and Chey since birth. :pound:
Made it through the holiday. Enjoying relaxing in the recliner.... :lol:
Sad? It sounded like a big, albeit unintentional, compliment to Lawanda.
Unless you are taking it to mean you are really old...
Christmas came and went. Felt super off this year. I had a rough day of it mentally.
The overconsumption around Christmas is awful. Expectations are so hard to change.
My hubbs has his heart in the right place but he is terrible at gifts lol. I've slowly realized gift giving is one of my love languages, but gift receiving is DEF NOT.
What aggravates me with gifts is... I try to think of something a person will actually use or enjoy. I'm not hard to please, it doesn't have to be expensive, just pick something I LIKE.
it's really aggravating when I've already told you I don't WANT a thing and you get it anyway.
I have done told people I know that I don't want anything for Christmas. I have too much junk already, and I can't think of anything I want. Like, I already have it. Anything I might have wanted for Christmas, I have done got.
Except the cheese ball. For some reason we have developed a tradition of Aunt Diane making me a cheese ball for Christmas. This is a tradition I approve of heartily.
But I now know what to do with any unwanted gifts. Take them to the auction house. They can sell them off for me, usually getting more money than I would have gotten myself on craigslist.
Gifts aren't a big thing around here. Chey got a couple of her main obsession- Juicy Couture purses and night clothes.
Lou and I- if we want something we get it through the year.
For some reason this year was hard on me. Even though she has been gone eight years and had been in a home not knowing anything for 15 years prior to that, I've really missed my mama this year. No idea why- normally I don't think about it.
In sharing, drove to Paragould/ Jonesboro area today and got a saint's LAST -thank God- load of belongings from when he moved down here. I'm stove up now.
Wait, what?
I know the pastor customarily drives elderly people to doctor appointments... for some reason... but I didn't know pastoral duties included being a moving service too.
Was this a good friend and you are doing him a personal favor? Or is this just normal being a pastor stuff?
In local news taza is really good chocolate and ginger chocolate is an amazing flavor combination that I don't know why more people are not doing.
Made it through the holidays and a trip to Minnesota. Got to enjoy a white Christmas too.
Quote from: Lynx on December 28, 2024, 11:54:57 AMWait, what?
I know the pastor customarily drives elderly people to doctor appointments... for some reason... but I didn't know pastoral duties included being a moving service too.
Was this a good friend and you are doing him a personal favor? Or is this just normal being a pastor stuff?
I'd say a combination. He has definitely became a good friend- when someone is faithful, a prayer warrior, an encourager, and a neighbor all rolled into one, that tends to happen. Those folks are hard to find, and tend to grab a pastor's heart when they come around. Add to it that he has no transportation, little family in the area, and health issues, and pastor/ friend HAS to help. Hard to pigeonhole the trip... :lol:
Rainy today. Have my sermon ready for tomorrow, and treated myself to a new suit. I'm high rolling now- I got THREE of them in the closet now.
And still prefer overalls. :laughhard:
Went to church. Preached. Not the sermon I intended. Came home. Thankful for three more days before I have to go back to work
I'm on vacation for a week. Going to Kentucky for New Year's with my Dad's fiancée. I'm also taking a month off of ProPresenter duties at church. Been a very stressful holiday season and my brain and body needs a break.
I have got to get this stuff out of this house...
Aunt Diane made a no bake chocolate cheesecake that was sugar-free. I don't do sugar free. But it tasted good enough that I did eat it anyway.
I got the recipe and whipped up a batch on my own yesterday. It's nothing but cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and a melted chocolate bar.
I whipped it all up in a KitchenAid mixer and it is... Dangerously good. Even before it cooled in the fridge and set up, I ate too much.
I think I might take some in little containers to w*rk. Maybe some of my co-w*rkers will eat some of this stuff.
Quote from: mini on December 28, 2024, 02:21:30 PMMade it through the holidays and a trip to Minnesota. Got to enjoy a white Christmas too.
It was 70 degrees yesterday lol. Welcome back to it.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on December 27, 2024, 09:18:02 PMWhat aggravates me with gifts is... I try to think of something a person will actually use or enjoy. I'm not hard to please, it doesn't have to be expensive, just pick something I LIKE.
it's really aggravating when I've already told you I don't WANT a thing and you get it anyway.
Agreed. I need the gift you got me to be well thought out. lol or something I asked for.
Not random "cat" related stuff just cus I like cats. lol somethings are just weird. I've told my husband I would have been happy with a written card but what can ya do. I'm easy to buy for but also not at all LOL
I'm okay with some people giving me cat-related items. LOL.. I don't want just ANY ole cat stuff tho.
Back @work today. Half day tomorrow and off Wednesday. Unfortunately I'm not getting to be off Thurs & Fri like I was last week, but I hope I survive, hahaha.
Had a great Christmas. I'm going to be a REAL Auntie sometime probably in the summer this next year. We are praying for our SIL to have a perfectly healthy pregnancy. I personally wouldn't have told anyone this early, but we are claiming our sweet little angel in Jesus name. We rejoice with her in this beautiful bouncing baby news. I was also able to spend 25th-29th with my family in Arkansas. Jeremy met us at Boomland in Charleston MO to pick me back up. He started feeling icky on the 25th and finally went to the VA ER on Saturday night. He has Flu A and was just a few days away from pneumonia. Glad he finally listened to his body even though his wife knew long ahead that he needed to go, LOL. Don't we always? LOLOL.
Christmas Eve turned out pretty well. We "kidnapped" Grandma Duty (husband's paternal grandmother) from her rehab facility so that we could all party for a few hours. I don't remember if I posted about it, but she had a stroke a week or so ago. She had another scare this weekend but God has touched her and she's about to go back to rehab after getting emergency procedure to look for GI bleeding. We are hoping she can soon come home, especially since her birthday is Wednesday. She's not your typical older grandmother. She mostly consumes sugar and soda, never any water, haha. The doctors have NOT been happy about this and the no water news about blew my mind. No one her age I know drinks/eats like that, haha.
I'm doing a stretch on the couch sleeping so that hopefully I keep the flu away from me. I have SO much to do the next 30 days and I don't have time to be sick. Year-end blah. LOL.
Tabby (our cat) was excited to see me. She slept on the couch with me last night. I did miss her.
Dashing in to see if I am the last poster of the year 2024.........
Painted Chey's apartment bedroom and put down about half of the flooring today in addition to other things.
I'm sure Cheyenne will be happy to have it finished.
I'm not trying to brag or anything, but... I think I have enough money to live out the rest of the year comfortably.
First post of 2025!! lol :waving:
We went to bed about 10pm. I set down my phone around 11:15pm. And then we were rudely awakened around 2am with fireworks in the neighbors but they sounded like gunshots. I sat up so fast. I hate fireworks. My cats were so concerned.
Happy New Year i guess!! :noo:
6 hour road trip yesterday to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. My back is telling me off and reminding me why I don't do road trips anymore.
:hi:
I haven't posted since last year. :ugly:
I don't want to go back to work tomorrow. Church is doing a 3 day fast starting tomorrow, so the weight loss should be nice...lol
Busy few weeks ahead. I am not sure I am looking forward to it.
Dont everyone post all at once! :ugly:
Good morning everyone!
Good Morning. Back at work, somewhat recharged from my vacation. The same could not be said for my work car's battery. Despite battery tender and my very powerful battery charger it had less than 2 volts this morning. It be dead-dead. Less energy than me in the mornings.
It's colder than Mini's heart out...
Back at work.
I haven't taught a Sunday School lesson in a month. If I had my choice, I wouldn't again. That month off spoiled me. I love the kids, honestly... it's just a lot this month and especially hard coming back t everything from our "holiday stupor" we've all been in for the last two months, haha. I know I'll get back in the swing of things soon.
Where was this weather last week?
Christmas felt like October!
And in other news, my vacation starts tomorrow as soon as I get off w*rk. I'm going to spend a week and 2 days pretending the world does not exist.
Our vacation too, starts tomorrow after we get off. I can't wait.
Although my anxiety about leaving my cats is thru the roooooooooooof. Sigh. :smirk2:
I'm just glad to have a couple days off this weekend. Although Saturday will be interrupted by the church Christmas party. And sometime this weekend I need to get the flooring down in Chey's apartment. I laid half of it in a burst of energy, then slacked off. :pound:
Shew today...my work sistah was out so no home visits. But I did get to go get a battery for the work car. Otherwise I've been trapped here in the office. Bah.
Well, apparently GP has finally died. No one posting... Like the old country song :sing: I'm just a ghost in this house :sing:
Back at work. Hearing that Mini will get, and share without my approval, up to eight inches of snow here Thursday night/Friday morning. Well, I've heard 3 inches....5 inches...8 inches...truth of the matter is, no one knows we won't get anything or it'll be a blizzard.
Lou is sick. As in throwing up all night sick. I feel sorry for her and feel guilty. I don't want her sick, but the sound of retching turns my stomach and if I go to assist her- I'll join in. :pound:
And it is cold. Like 23. Not amused at all.
Good morning. I hear that we will get snow too. We shall see. Ive seen this same song and dance routine enough that I will belive it when I see it. I have heard anywhere from 1 to 11 inches.
Sorry to hear Lou is sick.
Back @work. We had that same system come through Saturday/Sunday/Monday. I didn't go to work yesterday because it wasn't worth it to me. :)
We have more snow coming this week as well. I don't mind snow.. just really didn't appreciate the ice. BUT - it IS very beautiful even tho it's made things treacherous with so many out of power. Ours only was out for about 7 hours - which about 4 of those were spent sleeping. I was laughing at myself because I had been SOO worried about us staying warm without power and I literally couldn't fall asleep because I was sweating. I had to shed layers in order to even fall asleep.. which is still no easy task since our dog would NOT share the bed well. Somehow i was the only one who lost real estate in bed.. LOL. Well, other than the cat, but she takes mine also, so.. in the end, it was still only me. LOL
We are supposed to get "winter mix" on Thursday. Not a fan of the cold.
Quote from: Roscoe on January 07, 2025, 01:40:57 PMWell, apparently GP has finally died. No one posting... Like the old country song :sing: I'm just a ghost in this house :sing:
I haven't had much time through the holidays to post.
Also noticed this last time GP was reactivated its came back up with a lot of glitches and dead end links. Used to be able to click "new" at the end of the thread title and get to the most recent posts. Now I have to click on the last page number and scroll down and down and down past stuff I already read to even get to new posts. Makes doing a quick read and reply on break nearly impossible.
Ive been going down memory lane a lot lately, and recently found a lot of my old blog spots from 2 decades ago. which brought up the memories of this place, and oh so many friends who I miss!
Thank you guys for helping shape my past, helping me stay on the right path at times, and being such an encouragement in the times of hard.
I really appreciate you guys. I'm not gonna name names cause there are too many of you! lol, and one day when the kids are older maybe I can make random day trips again without 20 potty breaks (or maybe by that time the potty breaks will be for me and not them) and we can come see some of you again!
~ Chel
/me hugs Chel
CHEL! So good to see you!
Also, I have proof that Roscoe likes winter. I nearly fainted when he told me that.
Tis my day off. Would rather rest today but I got a doctor appointment to go to. All the doctor appointments for diabetes is annoying.
My church recently installed a new door lock that allows entry through a smartphone app. My pastor was going to get me set up yesterday with a key to the church building but got to chatting after service and never got to it. He's one of those super outgoing sorts that doesn't know a stranger. Maybe tonight at praise team practice we'll get me set up with that key.
Ordering a bunch of canned beans and tomatoes from Walmart. I think chilli is on the menu for the next few days. This super cold weather is making a big pot of chilli sound good.
Hi Chel! Good to hear from you. My family misses yall!
Yes. In a moment of delireium I told Mini I love winter.
It started when as I was beginning to doze last night...I heard my phone *ding*.
Message was an official announcement that my office was closed today and tomorrow "out of an abundance of caution".
I was beside myself. I needed that time off.
Now. Ive just got back from town, taking chey for a snack run and going to check on the church.
We have gotten an inch of snow in less than an hour, our roads are slushing up and slick.
If it werent for the fact that my internet went out, id be in heaven
Home. No company. Excuse to not leave. Good food.
Ill grab a book and forget my troubles.
Morning. My wife made me drive her to work. Over 8 inches of snow maybe more with a heavy snow falling.
Since im up town i will support the open business....Waffle House, i am inbound. 🤣
We're finally getting snow in northern Indiana :clap:
It finally stopped around 230 today here. 10 inches or so. And on the way back to pick Lou up I put her car in the ditch. First time in 20 years I've done that...let a wheel get over a tad into snow and away I went. Nice kid in a Jeep pulled me out, no damage.
Now it's refreezing and will be black ice tomorrow...
We finally got a few flurries but that's all.
My area got about 3 inches of snow- Just enough to make the roads a sludgey mess. Snow came down fast enough to re recover a cleaned off car in 15-20 minutes. Had to break out the ice/snow scrapper multiple times.
I have key to the church building now so I can go in the evening and play the piano in the Kid Nation area. Would like to play the keyboard on the platform but that will require getting headphones with a 1/4 size plug...not something I can buy at Walmart.
If there was a radio shack still around you could buy a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter and use any old headphones. But I doubt the local Walmart will carry such a plug.
Just so you know, though, such adapters do exist. You don't have to buy a whole new pair of headphones.
https://www.amazon.com/6-35mm-Headphone-Adapter-Speaker-Digital/dp/B0BZKJ5Q26/
Or if you want a cable instead of just a plug...
https://www.amazon.com/Headphones-Adapter-MillSO-Amplifiers-Theater/dp/B07DFFBNC5/
Both will work with any modern headphones you have lying about and plug into that keyboard's quarter inch port.
I have been on vacation since Friday afternoon a week ago. Today is the last day. It's about time... I'm starting to get restless again.
I have been pretending the world did not exist for eight days. It's nice to be a hermit for a week. Good break from the world. But I don't think I could do it for a lifestyle.
Oh yeah... It snowed here too, made everything pretty, but even our backroad was driveable by the next day at noon. That's about the perfect snow for here - pretty and nice, but gets out of the way soon and doesn't overstay its welcome.
Quote from: Lynx on January 12, 2025, 11:53:10 AMIf there was a radio shack still around you could buy a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter and use any old headphones. But I doubt the local Walmart will carry such a plug.
Just so you know, though, such adapters do exist. You don't have to buy a whole new pair of headphones.
Walmart actually used to have that adapter as part of a kit with an 18 foot aux cord and some other goodies. We quit carrying that kit a few months ago. I decided to order an aux cable with the 1/4 on one end and 3.5 mm on the other to plug into my existing over the ear headphones
I'm back at my desk today for work. Cry cry. :cry2:
Vacation was quite eventful.
We left Saturday 1/4 to drive to Indiana. Get about 6 hours in and hit Joplin MO, and a very loud flopping type sound occurs. We stop look at everything nothing seems out of place, no warning lights on dashboard. Call my Dad, he asks us things.. no clue. We search for a Honda. Closest one was Springfield, 30 mins out. We drive, no go. They closed at 12 that day and it was 2pm. Look for another and nobody is open. Soooooooooo we keep going. Get to parents house around 8pm finally.
Then the snow hit Sunday early AM. It snowed 8-10 inches. lol Fun times with fam.
We take car to Terre Haute Honda on Monday. It's a wheel bearing that was bad. $565 later it's fixed. (thanks to Mom lol). Then Tuesday...... the thing that goes like UNDER the car and covers all the guts down there is flopping on the road, like dragging.
Dad gets it back to the house. Jacks the car up and apparently it was barely hanging on. It had no bolts but one......so either the snow chunks did it or one of the stupid Hondas we've visited in the last 2 months didnt bolt it back right......Dad and hubbs off to auto store to get bolts. But one part is completely like stripped and has lost its hole (from it dragging across the road/snow I guess).
We keep seeing the impending doom that is the snow across central Texas/Oklahoma etc. So we leave early Wednesday to come home. No issues thank the LORD. Get home....and it snowed 6 inches Thursday. Soooo we brought it home with us LOL Sorry bobby..
Spent the rest of the weekend being bums on the couch after all the travel and issues and snow.
It was 50 degrees yesterday and most of the snow has melted.
Back to work today. :great:
It was pretty yesterday and today. My chickens were happy. They've hardly been laying but in the last 2 days I got 9 eggs.
Shew. So. I feel like I've ran nonstop lately. Even with the office closed I was stuck dealing with taking Lou in, etc, so every day I was gone from the house at least part of the day. We survived with no water leaks at the church, and out of caution just had an evening service. So tired of weather and sickness- we were running 50's but with everything going on, down into the 20s and a handful. Seems like every service my phone blows up with members ill or something.
I go back to work tomorrow. So not a fan. :pound:
And I keep seeing and hearing that we have a big artic front coming through this week with extremely low temperatures....and more possible snow in the near future. What we have ain't gone! Over it. :pound: Bring back my summer. Even triple digit temps...I have a/c in Rusty so I'm good. I just can't handle the cold.
Well it's good that Rusty can keep a cool head now.
Also good that at least your members call instead of just not showing up.
Yesterday was my first day back on the job after a week of pretending the world does not exist. Today is a corporate inspection. Oh well. At least I had a day to get ready for it.
I'm with you Bobby - Bring back the summer please. Spring and Summer are my favs. I'm a July baby so true summer girl here.
Hold on to your mittens. My phone says it's about to get much, much colder.
Morning. Yeah, they are calling for bone chilling cold here too, maybe Saturday. On the plus side- they are now saying it MAY be a dry air so no precipitation. Not sure whether to be happy about that as no church postponements should be necessary, or to mourn for the lack of inclement weather days. It's like getting everything I hate about winter (cold) and none of what I enjoy (free days off).
In sharing, Chey is going to college for the first day of the new semester this morning.
Bless her heart she had been adamant that she was taking a semester off, while I begged her not to, because I was afraid she would not go back. She simply wasn't having it so I didn't budget appropriately. Thursday "Dad, I'm going to talk to the Counselor/advisor for next semester. Cool. Thirty minutes late- "Dad, can you come to the college and pay? I've decided to go this semester too." Dad scrambled and liquidated some savings...sheesh.
And, bless her heart- was coming to church last night in my nice truck...my modern truck I try to keep spotless...and she backed into her S10. The S10 now has a slightly more bent front bumper- which we were going to replace anyway. And my spotless truck- now has a harelipped back bumper. She was sobbing about ruining Daddy's nice truck and I had to clam her down and tell her it was ok, it could have been much worse.
Hid the fact I wanted to cry looking at my bumper.
And I'm back at work. Bah.
My vehicles would probably make you cry. I have an extremely cavalier attitude about how the outer shell looks. As long as it doesn't break anything I want to use or impair gas mileage, I don't really care if you hit my car. Don't even bother reporting it to your insurance.
Got my teeth cleaned this morning and discovered 3 cavities. Went back this afternoon to get said cavities filled.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on January 16, 2025, 09:43:54 PMGot my teeth cleaned this morning and discovered 3 cavities. Went back this afternoon to get said cavities filled.
https://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1993/07/30
Quote from: Backseat Radio on January 16, 2025, 09:43:54 PMGot my teeth cleaned this morning and discovered 3 cavities. Went back this afternoon to get said cavities filled.
...and now you have a cavity in your wallet.
Morning all. Thank God it is Friday. Got some home visits to do. Then the weekend. Ahhhh.....
I'm not ready for more freezing weather. :-(
New vocabulary term: Quaintify. To pinpoint exactly how obsolete something is.
"I thought his dino laptop looked like a 1999, but he quaintified it as a 2002. No idea how he was getting online with that thing. It must have been a real beast back in its day."
Looks like the snow all hit south of us... which is fine with me.
I'm so done with cold weather. We've had the ice, the power outages, the snow.. and it's snowing (not gonna amount to anything) again this morning. It's so way below freezing. I need it to move along. That doesn't mean I'm ready for Spring and its tornado weather, but I just want to not be freezing cold IN my house.
I am with Nelle on this. The novelty passed with the ten inches of snow a couple weeks ago. The cold is completely ridiculous and I'm over it. Twenty degrees now....and that's AFTER it has warmed up.
Bring Spring. Bring Summer. Bring it all. Just keep the precipitation and cold. :pound: :pound:
My phone says a low of 8° tonight. Then it starts getting warmer. Not warm, but relatively warmer than 8°.
My dog has refused to leave his dog house for a long, long time.
I am ready for summer!! :demand:
I too, always have a cavity in my wallet. lol
Me also. Man, I am tired. And slightly sick. Tired- I went to bed at 1130pm last night, not unusual. At 1250am a water alarm went off at the church- new deal from church mutual, we have three sensors through the building and they are supposed to detect water, and freezing conditions. I'd made sure the water was left running, all doors open and heat on. However given our recent history with water damages, I got up and drove to church to check. We were good and then I didn't know whether to be happy- or angry the sensor woke me up for nothing.
As a result I got home at 230 and had to get up at 530. Needless to say I am wore out and grumpy. And I have to teach bible study while feeling like total crud.
Sad news. I just saw on fb that Melody Bush passed.
:sadbounce: I hate it when friends die.
ike- where do you work at now/still?
roscoe- I'm supposed to be writing a paper due at midnight for school myself. I should get started on it.
Same McDonald's I've been working at. Same reason I started working there. It doesn't pay much but it's an easy job. And I am indolent.
The news about mel crushes me. I literally used her TONIGHT in my teaching, without calling names...was teaching on recovery and how she had said that she learned it wasnt just for addictions. Then I came home and got the call from taco and elona...
I so wish we had made it to Chattanooga to see her like we talked about.
Reminds me how precious life is...and chel,ike, all of us...we have to get together sometime. I use the excuse Im too busy but man. :sadbounce:
:sadbounce:
So sorry to hear about Mel. She had asked a question on facebook the other day, I responded and she never responded back. She posted several times after that, so I figured she was busy.
Interesting quote I saw yesterday...
"Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you."
I've been telling my husband, it's like folks are worshiping certain politicians.
Whatttt how sad. What happened to her? :'(
I read somewhere that she passed in her sleep.
Quote from: MsJennJenn on January 24, 2025, 09:03:45 PMWhatttt how sad. What happened to her? :'(
If I have the story right she didn't show up for work and they couldn't reach her. They went by her house and found she had passed in her sleep. Same as Newsman.:sadbounce: I think I'm gonna sleep in my recliner and break the cycle.
(Mel would laugh at that, or at least give me an eyeroll.)
And re: politics. Left wing, right wing. Same bird. Same stupid movements. I really am becoming less fond of politics in any shape and don't like to see people I love exalting one. Yes, he or they may give lip service to things I agree with... but I know if it is politically expedient for ANY of them, they will turn the other direction so fast your head will spin....
Sounds like she went peacefully. Say hello to Newsman for us Mel. We'll all miss you.
I had horrible insomnia last night. Like up way past 1 and then again at 6:30 when Adam left for work. Ugh. I am already nodding my head and it's only 10am. lol
Feel drained and cruddy today. Haven't left the house. Probably going to bed early tonight.
Uh Bobby hope that flu didnt get you.
It's raging everywhere I've heard and it's a bad strain. :noo:
My brothers had it and has missed work for 3 days now. Nephew has it and missing school.
Yall keep it away from me. I dont want it! :nono:
Well, I'm not displaying the major symptoms of flue. Still don't feel sterling though. May just be old age and orneriness catching up with me.
I came to work. I have very little intention to do much more than I have already today. I've been running none stop all morning, but now seem to have caught a break...
:hi:
I see 50 degrees popping up in the forecast over the next few days. Bicycle time
:moped:
:waving:
Back at work dealing with drama llamas as usual. Ready for the day to be over.
Morning. Up late with saint at hospital. Flooding on Biblical proportions since 2 am. Half church out last night due to sickness. Next plague please? I'm over these. :sadbounce:
On the plus side- I am up in time for work. Two backsliders were home last night on the pew where they belong. And a woman who has been coming but not making alot of moves toward God asked to be baptized this coming sunday night.
Quote from: Backseat Radio on January 29, 2025, 02:43:51 PMI see 50 degrees popping up in the forecast over the next few days. Bicycle time
:moped:
We have 77 on the forecast for the weekend plus lots of 70's next week too!!! :cool:
Yes! It was nearly 70 this morning even though it was raining.
I started a new thread. Too many cats in my life that aren't even mine. :spin:
:waving: :bustamove:
Miss you, John Boy!